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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1924
Page
2
State Agricultural College at Bozeman publishes expert led articles on tillage experiments funded by state and federal governments. The papers describe results and urge readers to file away these agricultural insights for practical use across Montana farms.
Government figures show lambs wool and dairy products selling at higher prices than other livestock. Sheep numbers on farms January 1 stood at 38,361,000, with milk cows totaling 24,675,000 valued around 1.287 billion dollars. Total farm livestock value declined to about 4.915 billion, while hogs, cattle, sheep, horses and mules combined were down from 1923.
B C White argues small flocks prove profitable as world wool shortages persist. He cites Buffalo Montana farmers like Scott Hayden Wyman Morse and J F Kessel with mid size ewe counts and cash wool advances showing good returns. He notes Montana can sustain millions of sheep alongside dairy cattle and highlights local farm trials with corn feeding and cattle finishing to illustrate broader agricultural gains.
Cascade County farmers embrace corn as a key prosperity factor with acreage rising from 12 in 1916 to 12000 in 1923. S. F. Hockersmith near Sun River sold corn and feed, while John Warehime of Cascade staged a banner show with Yellow Dent corn. Harvest details show tall stalks and ears near four feet from the ground, with eventual October harvesting.
Farmer J. J. Crepeau near Simms began husking shocked corn on February 20. He weighed one measured acre at 44 bushels of dry ear Dakota White Flint corn after planting May 20 and cultivating three times. His yield exceeds national and state averages, though not exceptional for Cascade county, given long term averages.
The notes report a fish hatchery planned by the state in Billings Billings, a corn planting machine in Augusta, and Polson area schools facing closure this month without an immediate special levy. Deputy Buckley camps Beaver creek to enforce fishing laws as season reopens, while Jefferson county officials say Roy Walsh jailed for murder of Renova merchant Albert Johnson is en route to Mexico via California. Attorney General Rankin issues an opinion affecting the case.
In a dispute the Wheat Growers association holds legal title to wheat stored in Montana and argues farmers cannot be compelled to pay taxes on the grain on the first Monday in March while storage tickets remain with the association. The case centers on who owns the tax obligation and when payment is due.
An advertisement extols Cuticura for improving skin. It recommends smoothing Ointment on the face, washing off after five minutes with Cuticura Soap and hot water, and promises relief for poor complexions dandruff itching and rough hands.
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