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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1924
Page
6
Leading articles by experts from the State Agricultural College Bozeman describe Montana tillage experiments funded by state and federal governments. The pieces detail best practice results and urge readers to preserve these reports for reference.
Montana growers gain access to a ready Louisiana market for certified seed potatoes, with projections of 750 carloads annually. Horticulturists Tiebout and Harrington report Montana yields surpass rivals by about 25 percent and superior disease resistance, prompting planned continued seed sharing and club-based testing statewide.
Bob McDonald a longtime Cottonwood beach rancher near Lewistown becomes a film actor after being chosen by a Universal director for a western. He has two roles completed and four more in contract and plans to travel to New York for opening scenes before returning to Hollywood. He plays a sheriff in one film and a Mexican in another.
A sheep club is organized at Opheim in northern Valley county led by Fred Smith of the Farmers' State Bank. County Agent Murray E. Stebbins sponsors the movement aiming to place sheep on all waste land. A tour of two sheep ranches was held to educate members on raising and caring for sheep. Members must grow one acre of sweet clover this year and raise at least one grade lamb. In the fall, with help from the Rheim bank, each member receives three purebred ewes to start his flock.
The Montana extension service reports an 8 percent drop in egg production from culling across four Daniels county flocks in June. Among 88 birds in Mrs. Herbert Jacques’s flock, 28 were culled. culls produced 11 eggs that week versus 17 eggs from 60 profitable hens, while other flocks showed similar trends and seasonal timing for culling before winter.
J Lane of California, brother of the late Secretary of the Interior Franklin K Lane, has been securing leases on the Blackfoot Indian reservation near Cut Bank. He plans to enter the sheep business on an extensive scale.
Eyewitness account describes a brutal retreat after a failed expedition. A leader shoots himself after warning they would not live long, and survivors bury him. Indians remain in sight as they push forward, facing extreme famine and pursuit with scant provisions and harsh travel.
An old warning about Fletcher's Castoria in use for over 30 years as a safe substitute for harsh teething medicines. It emphasizes pleasant taste, no narcotics, proven directions on each package, and widespread physician endorsement.
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