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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1929
Page
6
Montana State College reports D E Richards notes cottonseed cake is most effective when used to supplement low protein feeds. Experiments show one pound cake equals 2.6 pounds hay with alfalfa, while corn and oats vary. Protein content of hay affects value. cake greatly helps with low protein rations.
A U S Biologic Survey campaign led by Robert Burns and rancher Lyman Brewster exterminated prairie dogs along a 25 mile Tongue river front in southern Rosebud county. Some 10 sections were restored to farmers after 5,400 quarts of poisoned oats and 100 pounds of calcium cyanide were deployed at a cost of about 57.50 per section.
AMBS fed last winter by Utah Idaho Sugar at Chinook showed an average profit of 3.57 per head over 98 days. World wheat crop down about eight percent from 1928. US 792 million bushels vs 902 last year. Montana 38 million vs 77. Dry rot in potatoes warned against by storing in small dry ventilated bins at about 40 degrees. 150 national forests total 159 750 520 acres. About 50 4-H members from Milwaukee rail shed counties head to Chicago for the International Livestock Exposition. Derris dust effectively controls fleas on dogs.
Charley Murdo of Butte returns from a five month European tour after joining the American bowling team in Stockholm. He visited Novi and other major cities, noting the team swept the Stockholm tournament and earned him several trophies for high singles play.
The American Legion and For syth citizens advance a concrete pool project 145 by 45 feet with a children’s wading pool. Funds raised total about 6 000 with 1 000 more needed to complete a 7 000 goal, dedicated as a memorial to Rosebud county soldiers.
The Great Falls building survey reports October 1929 marked a strong month with $30,395 more spending than last October and 84 building permits issued, possibly the year's largest for a month. First ten months total valuation reached $3,253,115, up sharply from 1928.
Montana grown apples are shipped by motor truck with federal grade certificates. About 450 to 475 carloads are expected in 1929, mainly Bitter Root fruit bound for New York. Most shipments originate in Bitter Root with Kalispell and Missoula districts contributing smaller shares.
Western Montana’s large logging camps, including Harper, Heron Lumber, and Montana Ging near Lynch, feed about 60 carloads daily to Anaconda Copper Mining mills at Bonner and Milltown and Polleys Lumber in Missoula. Officials expect shipments to rise in two weeks as camps boost outputs, signaling heavy winter logs. Polleys logs come from Revais creek near Dixon. If planning an auto tour, a road map reveals many sights but not folding guidance.
The largest flesh eating bird of prehistoric ages was Teratornis Merriami. It stood four feet tall with a wingspan of seven feet.
Montana stock raiser Thomas J Canty once in the fire department recalled the 1871 Chicago fire and argues the famous O Leary cow started it. Canty, now living in Chicago with a fire department pension, attended a banquet with other surviving firefighters and repeated the cow claim amid others offering theories.
Frank Boyer prepared for his annual deer hunt on the farm with crops harvested and gear ready. A cry from his wife sent him to the back door where a buck stood within range and he killed the animal with several shots. He ended his hunting trip before it started and waited another year. Brazil claims to have the pest highway system in South America.
A doctor aiming at a flock of Canadian geese believed salt on the goose’s tail would trap them. After several hours a bird flew over his blind and was hit when the salt burst through its wing. Comrades’ laughter gave way to silence as the injury became clear.
Ad copy touts Cuticura Soap daily for complexion, Cuticura Ointment for relief as needed, Cuticura Talcum for fragrance, claiming clear skin, clean scalp, and soft hands as a full toilet trio.
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