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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1924
Page
2
The page highlights leading farm articles from the State Agricultural College at Bozeman describing Montana tillage experiments funded by state and federal dollars. Readers are urged to save these descriptive articles detailing the experiment results.
Montana State College Extension Service Bulletin 71 reports combines prove profitable on many farms. Average cost per acre around two dollars for 15 to 20 bushels with bulk grain, higher on coast studies. Weather notes show several rain-free ten day periods in July September, aiding harvest efficiency.
Lighthouses without attendants now use automatic fog horns and bells to aid navigation during thick weather, ensuring warning signals remain active even when keepers are absent.
Mrs. A A White testifies she recovered from two years of illness after motherhood with Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. She regained strength, appetite, and sleep after four bottles, praising the product and recommending it to friends. Available in tablets or liquid at local drug stores or via a 10c trial package from Dr. Pierce's Invalids' Hotel Buffalo NY.
Montana farming leaders urge continued use of labor saving devices to cut production costs as prices and acreage trends suggest stability. J. C. Taylor notes cost reduction mirrors price, while extensions stress bigger teams and efficient hitching. Phillips county hosts meetings on big team methods with J. Peak and M. L. Wilson aiding demonstrations statewide.
Agnes Laut recounts the Oregon Short Line corridor from Salt Lake to the Northern Pacific as Ross describes a dangerous Blackfoot pass. The expedition faces threats from Indians near the Snake River, near capture by Piegan forces, and a warning cannon as they move toward Spokane House. Hudson’s Bay and St. Louis trappers clash over beaver pelts, with Ross failing to buy furs while aiding Ogden’s expedition and noting a broader lawless contest among fur companies.
Montana State College swept the Pacific International Livestock Exposition fat stock division in Portland with 13 placed entries from 11 head of stock. The Montana exhibit, led by R C McChord, won firsts in Hereford and Shorthorn classes and claimed multiple high placings across junior and senior categories. The intercollegiate judging contest was topped by California, with Montana State placing fourth, while Miles City’s L R Dagnall led individuals in horse judging and Montana’s team won hog judging.
The United States wool clip rose by about 16 million pounds in 1924 reaching an estimated 239 million pounds, up from 223 million in 1923. The far western states led gains, while the north and south Atlantic regions declined.
Three Montana State college students Edward Bell Oliver Lee and J J Carter won first place in the Northwest Hay and Grain show at Portland by 500 points over rivals in a second straight victory. Bell took individual honors with Lee second and Carter fourth.
The letter notes expected livestock market gains next week for stockers and feeders as large buyers re-enter. It covers cattle dealings, grass cattle at up to 7.50, fat cows and heifers generally 3.25 to 5.00, calves around 8.00, and bulls 2.75 to 3.75. Stockers and feeders show 4.00 to 5.75, hogs active with light hogs 8.50 to 9.25 for select grades and p ounds, with sows and pigs listed by weight brackets.
A United States Department of Agriculture report shows 77 000 more youths joined agricultural clubs last year bringing total youth club members close to 500 000. Members undertook 722 508 projects across multiple lines, an increase of about 100 000 projects from the prior year as clubs promote better farming practices and home economics.
John Haas of the Hingham community spied a full grown coyote by the road and drove after it. The coyote initially led but after two miles Haas struck with a hammer and killed the animal, ending the chase.
Federal and state authorities tested 8 825 cattle in September for tuberculosis in Montana. Only 54 reacted to disease among the September sample, part of 252 998 cattle tested statewide across 17 739 herds, indicating continued livestock health.
The piece recounts the 1889 constitutional convention and capital vote totals for Virginia City and Helena, noting 2 199 ballots without a capital preference, a 4 278 to 3 821 Meagher county recount, and the eventual move of the seat to Helena. It also mentions Helena’s earlier 1874 bid and a US Supreme Court dismissal in 1876.
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