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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1924
Page
4
The page notes experts from Ac tan describe state and federal efforts to identify optimal tillage methods for Montana. It urges readers to file away these articles as a record of the ongoing agricultural research.
The US Department of Agriculture estimates half a million fewer cattle and 775000 more sheep will enter western markets in the last half of 1924. Harlan notes conditions as of August 1 may shift totals, with regional variation across North Dakota Oklahoma Texas Nebraska Kansas and other western states.
The Montana State College at Bozeman highlights broad opportunities in engineering agriculture and general science. Graduates secure roles in New York and Salt Lake City laboratories, with strong demand in civil electrical mechanical chemical and irrigation engineering.
The article recounts the Pony Express route from plains to Sacramento, noting harsh terrain and hostile conditions faced by riders. It highlights Col. William F. Cody's record 320 mile push and costs of operation, including stock feed and high transmission charges, with notes on mail handling and Civil War era service.
The Bitter Root valley irrigation project in Ravalli County completed a major rebuild of the old B R V I system. Ralph Schneeloch and colleagues financed a $650,000 bond issue, restoring the canal, replacing flumes with earth sections, and installing a silting plant to cut seepage. Water supply remains adequate with 14,000 acre feet in Como reservoir for stock water through October 1.
Pondera County farmers credit Franklin gulls from Walier Montana Land & Water with eradicating grasshoppers after poison failed. Flocks of 4 000 to 5 000 birds work mainly in alfalfa fields soon after hay harvest, destroying most grasshoppers within a day or two.
J Bonham Hysham district forest ranger reports blue herons destroying Ott Bent area trout in Montana streams. He urges hunting open season to save trout, a view opposed by conservationists who note the birds are protected by law and drawing interstate attention.
The text notes the Pony Express operated about a year and a half with consistent success in service but financial losses for promoter Russell and partners. It states that within four months of its end a transcontinental telegraph line appeared and electricity and rail replaced stagecoaches and the Pony Express.
W H Jones county agent reports fields planted with copper carbonate treated seed showed 100 percent freedom from smut. Untreated seed in nearby fields suffered noticeable smut losses, confirming the value of seed treatment despite some lingering doubt.
Mr. La Valle notes hoppers were plentiful where poison was used but land without poison saw flood of pests. Weeks ago gulls arrived in great clouds, stayed days, then left. He now calls the birds bene factor and urges protection, linking them to legends of crop saving for Mormon settlers in Utah.
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