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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1924
Page
6
State Agricultural College scholars present leading articles on tillage methods funded by state and federal governments in Bozeman Montana. The descriptive results guide farmers and urge readers to file away these informative pieces for reference.
Montana reports show a statewide labor surplus except in Butte and Anaconda. Cities seek farm workers at varied monthly wages, with Bozeman and Glasgow among many calling for hundreds, while mining labor remains steady in places like Anaconda and Butte. Some areas note slower mine work and fewer farm hands, with drift from the west coast and filled Helena calls.
An old advertisement highlights Cuticura products for baby skin care. It promotes Cuticura Soap for hot baths followed by Cuticura Ointment and a dusting of Cuticura Talcum, priced at 25 cents, claiming purity and gentleness.
Montana State College reports a surge in bean plantings from 2,800 acres in 1922 to 23,000 acres in 1923 with further growth expected. The Great Northern variety dominates, irrigation boosts yields, and rotation with small grain and alfalfa is advised.
Montana seed tests from July 1 1923 to April 16 1924 report alfalfa 95 percent purity and 70 percent germination, corn 99 percent purity and 86 percent germination, oats 98 percent purity and 87 percent germination, with several samples carrying weed seeds and poor germination in some lots.
The Montana state veterinarian Dr. W. J. Butler says 1 400 head were killed in 1914 when foot and mouth disease appeared. Since then strict inspections have kept the disease away. He notes persistent reports, recalls California’s crisis, and argues that vaccines or serum, not slaughter, will end the outbreak long term.
The report details swelling and vesicular eruptions appearing on feet and perineum of affected cattle, with udders and teats showing lesions in mild cows. It notes difficulty eating, reduced appetite, ropy saliva, and wide vesicles reaching dime to silver dollar size, plus rapid bedsores as animals lie down.
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