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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1918
Page
7
A. G. Thurman of Geraldine unveils a home made headage attachment for binders to harvest short wheat. The device uses a canvas platform and floating roller with corner braces to help binders gather from stalks too short for standard methods. Directions are available from Thurman in Geraldine.
An article argues for rich, varied dry feeds and continuous access over measured wet mashes. It links maximum egg output to balanced nutrition, proper crop management, and allowing hens to select preferred coarser mash components for better digestion and fewer digestive issues.
O B Whipple of the Montana experiment station reports saving seed from the most vigorous potato vines raised yields by over 30 percent. Tests show environment during seed growth affects 1916 17 yields, with Russel Burbank Rural New Yorker and Early Rose remaining stable under seed culling. Perfect Peachblow shows commercial promise with 48 000 pounds per acre in 1917.
A publication from the office of the secretary of agriculture proposes a quota of 100 hens per farm nationwide. With about six million farms, this would yield 600 billion eggs annually, viewed as a military resource. The piece notes most farms could support 100 hens without much added cost and 100 eggs per hen surpass current averages.
Charles MacRae and crew began harvesting timothy hay near Victor after Simpson Kane of Woodside agreed to pay $19 a ton in the field for 65 acres. The purchase is described as a record-breaker for western Montana.
Washington advices that fully 2,000,000 American soldiers will be in France before winter arrives and 3,000,000 should be available by the start of spring 1919 operations.
Britain announces a new aircraft concept planned to carry two crewmen and two tons of bombs with machine guns. The design aims to achieve altitude of 20,000 feet and speeds exceeding current machines.
Electric Light and Water Plants promise time savings and less worry by solving the hired help problem. They attract better labor and ease household chores. Sold at affordable prices with AGENTS WANTED in territory not yet allotted. Montana Electric Co. Box 1366 Butte Montana.
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