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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1957
Page
7
New postal rates show registered and insured mail fees from $0.20 to $50 plus postage with special delivery options. Certified mail costs 20 cents plus postage, and return receipts available. Delivery rules outline where special delivery mail is held or delivered and officer guidance from Postmaster Harry J. Andrus.
A cattle lung disease, pulmonary adenomatosis, is increasing in rural areas where silo filler’s disease occurs in humans. Nitrogen dioxide from decomposed fodder is the suspected cause of both conditions.
Beaverhead County Agent Ed Atkins reports Montana Agricultural Experiment Station tests in Bozeman indicate irrigated pastures supplemented with a self fed ration of dried molasses beet pulp and crushed barley can raise beef cattle yields. Yearling steers on self fed pasture produced 1 204 pounds per acre vs 492 on pasture alone, with about $20 more per steer above feed cost.
County agent warns equine encephalomyelitis remains a danger to remaining farms and ranches. The disease, spread mainly by mosquitoes, causes fever and nervous symptoms, with 30 to 90 percent mortality in fatal cases. Vaccinate every spring to ensure protection through the insect season.
Experience shows it is best handled by a veterinarian and suspected cases of sleeping sickness should be reported to a veterinarian so steps may be taken to protect healthy horses.
As incomes rise, U S consumers spend more for food including meals at restaurants and away from home. The 1956 average was 419 per person versus 336 in 1950, with 25 percent of disposable income spent on food, reflecting pricier food and more services like preparation and packaging.
County Agent Ed Atkins outlines insect pests harming lawns and lists chemicals such as Chlordane DDT aldrin dieldrin heptachlor and lead arsenate as control options. Insecticides may be applied when pests are numerous and should be washed into the soil for faster results.
Three births recorded at Barrett hospital for week ending Wednesday noon including a Davis Dillon daughter Weeks Lima girl Hale Dillon boy born Aug 7. Admissions list includes Adelphus Keith Olsen Thompson Bunch and others from Dillon Dell Monida Melrose. Dismissals cover multiple residents from Dillon Bannack Jackson Wisdom Lima Monida and Melrose.
Read Admiral George Dufek became the first American to set foot at the geographic South Pole, the first person to stand at the world’s bottom since Captain Robert F. Scott, 44 years prior.
Mr. Atkins cautions readers to follow container directions and observe all precautions for safe use of insecticides after application.
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