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Newspaper
Choteau Montanan
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1920
Page
6
Farmers can select high producing hens without trap-nesting by using physical indicators. Look for large bright red combs, pale ear lobes and shanks, pale vents, swollen abdomens in laying hens, soft oil-rich skin, and active, late-molting birds to identify likely layers for winter.
A carload of mile maize, a Texas feed crop, arrived with unusual form and size like berries. Draper Brothers northwest of Red Lodge report cattle eagerly eat it with 60 percent on first try and 90 percent by second feeding, prompting interest from stockmen as a potential solution to local feed shortages.
Montana seed wheat for spring seeding is expected near four dollars per bushel as the Canadian Wheat Board fixes Calgary marquis wheat at 3.25. Montana elevator men must buy at Calgary and pay transport costs, boosting local prices and likely reducing seeding acreage though some fear better cultivation could improve yields.
W M Finck of Detroit offers 5000 toward a 10000 dormitory for girl operatives in Livingston. The gift hinges on a local women’s club board and a fundraising campaign to match funds. The Livingston plant aims to double capacity as the firm projects 25000 in monthly business.
M F Korine statistician at the Chicago union stockyards warns the 1,000,000 cattle shortage will elevate beef prices for at least seven years. He says 1927 won’t late compensate and questions Agriculture Department cattle totals. The year 1919 saw 377,000 more animals received but 290,000 fewer cattle slaughtered, with declines reported at Kansas City Omaha St Joseph St Louis and Sioux City markets.
Montana Experiment Station reports two and three year rotations with spring grains and corn yield more than fallow rotations. Corn in two year systems boosts profits, and three year rotations with corn outperform those with fallow. Green manure plows under reduce profitability, and six to seven year spans are insufficient for permanent method judgments.
Forest service officials report the wireless telephone proved successful after a season of trials on a 30 mile mountain trail. Tests at Mud Creek ranger station and Beaver Ridge Idaho showed reliable reporting during the 1919 fire season, especially when fixed lines failed after early destructive fires.
The report discusses potential hydro electric power developments dependent on local conditions and feasibility. It notes that success hinges on site specifics and practical viability.
An undefined source notes the average value of Osage Indian assets or holdings at nine thousand five hundred seventy dollars and eighty five cents. The fragmentary text lacks context and clear details on times or parties involved.
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