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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1927
Page
5
Louis Vinke reports in Beef Cattle in Montana that steer herds are shrinking as cow and calf herds grow, cattle units lessen, and more beef comes from general farms. Miles City conference notes this shift in western cattle practices and terminology.
Reclamation officials push intermediate credit associations for Sho Shone and Lower Yellowstone to fund dairy cattle and sheep purchases. Kreutzer cites federal loan act rediscounts and 10x capital support. emphasis on alfalfa conversion to butterfat and cheese, with growing livestock and auction land interest in Huntley and Willwood divisions.
Mrs Mattie E Agnew of Sawtell California reports severe back pain and inability to straighten up. She used Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery followed by Favorite Prescription and Pellets and considers them wonderful. She recommends them to others and asks others to obtain trial packs by mail from Doctor Pierce's Clinic Buffalo NY.
Montana beef cattle numbers rise over five years with 1920 to 1930 figures showing total beef cattle growing from 820 445 to 886 562 across 40 counties. The shift favors cow and calf operations over steer marketing, though herd quality declines as beginners use scrub or discarded dairy stock.
USTER county farmers aim to raise potato acreage this year per county agent Paul Lewis. Spring wheat plantings stay near last year. increases are seen in barley and oats. Corn acreage declines, flax remains small. Winter conditions have been favorable. A dramatic note recounts the old time wolf Snowslide killed by poisoned bait in Highwood Mountain district. Barney Brannin, a government hunter, claims the notable chase and kill of a 15 year old wolf known as Snowslide.
County agent R E Clarkson reports that over 90 percent of farmers in the Dutton Power and Collins area will use the duckfoot cultivator for some summer work. Early adopters Joe Lau bach and Frank Loch of Dutton popularized the plawless summer fallow method, fueling wider use.
C. N. Arnett resigns as vice-dean of agriculture and head of the animal husbandry department at Montana State College to take charge of his sheep ranch in the Gallatin Valley. He has a long teaching record at Purdue, Iowa State, and Montana State, with no successor named yet.
Reports from county agricultural agents say many range horses died last winter in northern and eastern Montana due to lack of feed and exposure. Losses were heaviest in Hill Roosevelt Phillips Daniels and Custer counties. Stillwater county farmers report a 10 percent rise in broad sow herds this spring with similar increases in Phillips Judith Basin Lewis and Clark Valley and Roosevelt counties. To offset more hogs, there are increased plantings of feed and pasture crops in many northern and eastern counties.
Reports from parts of the state show leg weakness in poultry improves with cod liver oil. About two percent of the oil is added to the dry mash to prevent losses. First lambing reports arrive from Judith Basin County at Don Waite’s farm with a lamb crop of 112 percent from his ewes.
The Western Montana Co operative Egg and Poultry association has filed with the secretary of state. Headquarters are in Missoula, Montana, with a capital of 10000 dollars. Directors include C H Pearce William Ellison Ernest Eliason Milo Hummel Ross Plumley Clarence Waugh Russell Miller W B Walker and others from Deer Lodge Hamilton Stevensville Alberton Missoula and mis.
An advertisement touts Cuticura Soap and hot water to cleanse pores followed by Cuticura Talcum powder for clear, sweet, healthy skin. It frames a refined woman as distinguished by the fragrance she uses.
Public guidance on bread making from Jeanette Beyer explains choosing bread flour with high gluten, using yeast in right warmth around 80F, and proper kneading and rising. It covers compressed versus dry yeast, sponge method, dough handling, punching down, shaping, and baking at 350 to 450F with timing. It includes a Rex flour based recipe for loaves and rolls and notes on oven moisture for crust.
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