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Newspaper
Choteau Montanan
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1921
Page
6
Government notes hog cholera is not eliminable by serum alone and that fall is peak season for losses. Proper immunization protects hogs but cannot remove the disease from the country. Farmers should monitor herds closely and immunize at first signs to prevent losses.
A 1930s style guide stresses selecting breeding stock in fall rather than spring. It urges culling older birds, using leg bands to identify early layers and late molters, and marketing early molters for better future flocks.
The Benton and St Louis Cattle Company founded in 1882 by W G Conrad C B Conrad John Harris I G Baker and Joseph A Baker grew into Montana s largest cattle outfit before selling to the Conrad Circle Cattle Company in 1902 It started with 500000 capital and 5000 head of stock cattle moved to the range on the Marins later expanding to 600000 to acquire the Conrad Bros herd in Alberta The Circle outfit faced harsh winters and low beef prices but paid stockholders about 980000 in cash and preserved 20000 head of cattle and 11000 acres of land The main interests later shifted to Canada where the Queenstown ranch of 10000 acres was built by the Canadian herd managed by Howell Harris and Belknap Buck The Conrad Circle Cattle Company formed in 1902 with 1 million capital included the same founders plus James T Stanford of Great Falls.
Montana won top honors at the International Hay and Grain show in Chicago with first in spring, winter, and Durum classes. A. J. Ogaard reports sweepstakes to Montana, with 17 winter entries placed and 26 more possible in the landslide route. Casade and Gallatin counties earned Durum honors, and individual Montanan winners include William Murrane of Columbus and George Stinson of Bozeman.
The department notes dairy cows require an ounce or more daily but should not be forced to eat. It recommends small feed quantities and placing rock salt in yard boxes for animals to lick at will.
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