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Newspaper
Choteau Montanan
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1918
Page
2
C B Hubbard provides practical pointers on winterizing bees. He states that 30 to 35 pounds of honey keeps a colony through winter, with adequate young bees and food, wind protection, and proper packing. Use insulating materials like cork or sawdust, place hives in packing boxes with four inches of packing, and align entrances for east and west.
Hay crop in Montana is light and will be consumed within the state. Gallatin crops show higher wheat output from larger acreage. Northern Montana hay sought due to drought. Timothy quoted at 32 dollars at Great Falls No 1. alfalfa two dollars below. Butte quotations range 27 and 25 dollars, two dollars above Bozeman due to freight. Oats crop small. price 2.75 per hundred at Bozeman. Barley for feed. 2.10 per cwt. Potatoes slow in Gallatin. wholesale 75 cents to 1 dollar.
Logged off lands of the Anaconda Copper Mining Company offered with terms of 10 percent down and balance in 10 yearly payments at 6 percent interest.
Beaverhead Ranch Company completed an irrigation system six miles north of Dillon with notable water conservation features. The project uses an Equalizing Reservoir to capture Birch creek flow, reducing wastage from twenty five miles of creek bed and allowing full use of decreed water rights for higher crop yields on valuable lands.
The Montana State Poultry Breeders association announces the eleventh annual state show to be held in Butte January 13 to 18 under American Poultry Association rules. Entries expected from Wyoming, Dakota, Idaho, Washington, Oregon and Calgary. prizes include gold medals, silver trophies, cash awards, and special prizes for various breeds and pen exhibits.
An engineer led a decade long effort to salvage water and build five first class reservoirs at the head of Birch creek. Anchored by Bagot and Anchor lakes, the dams create about 6,500 acre feet of storage with concrete core walls and spillways. The plant cost $12,000 and aims to equalize flow and boost daytime irrigation using stored night water.
The Montana Dairymen's association will hold its annual convention in Billings January 9 and 10. G. L. Martin secretary says the meeting will cover topics from Montana dairying conditions to dairy projects for 1919 and the cooperative cheese factory.
The Beaverhead ranch irrigation plan, designed and built by George R. Metlen of Dillon Montana, uses a hydraulic storage plant to increase water efficiency. The system enables daily storage cycles to suit individual needs, boosting crop yields with lower costs.
A bill from the federal Department of the Interior for a soldier settlement fund and board is sent to Governor Stewart for enactment. The plan includes eminent domain powers, land and irrigation control, and two funding options, with loans from the federal government and a 4 percent interest ceiling. Sets up classes of settlers and terms for land, farm improvements, and loan repayment over up to 40 years.
A Montana land buyer named Stevens purchased two sections 40 miles north of Terry, planted all the land to flax, and harvested 16,000 bushels at four dollars per bushel, totaling 64 000 dollars, a bright spot in the year's agricultural record.
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