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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1919
Page
2
Minnesota agriculturists plan large scale limestone experiments to boost yields. Two tons per acre will be applied across Varied Acre plots with and without additional fertilizer to measure impact. Earlier trials failed due to drought, with results to be observed in the following season.
The Montana Hereford Breeders association announces its first annual sale to show off whiteface stock. Fifty head including 320 bulls and 20 females will be auctioned March 10 in Billings with Ben Magness presiding and Lester H. Thompson as sales manager. Prominent Montana herds are listed among the consignors aiming to widen markets and improve statewide beef stock.
The end of World War I leaves American farmers facing a wheat surplus. Acreage soars from 17.8 million in 1917 to 49.3 million planted in 1919 with a possible 350 million bushel excess after demand. beet growing and sugar factories draw Western irrigated districts to crops like beets while beef and bean markets affect revenue and soil fertility plans.
A Rhode Island Red hen in Deer Lodge Idaho or Montana hatches a dozen chicks in mid December. The owner C F Haydon notes the event as robins return and warm weather continues. The water wagon keeps dust down as Montana enjoys an unusually warm winter.
A period piece about farmers’ struggle and cooperative improvement, shown as a play dramatized by Montana extension workers. Washington approved the staging and the tour runs January through March, aligning with county farm bureau winter meetings. February stops include Terry and Glendive with more towns listed.
January closed with a average temperature 32.5 degrees above zero, about 12 degrees above normal, the highest monthly reading since the weather bureau began in Helena in 1881. Commissioner Daniel C. Roper announced that income tax forms for 1918 filings under $5,000 will be distributed to collectors by February 1 as the revenue bill moves toward enactment.
The extension department of Montana State College has produced a drama titled The Long Trail to show Montana’s agricultural education progress from a farmer’s view. Bozeman extension worker Miss Mignon Quan wrote this comedy drama, set entirely in Montana, depicting three scenes of farming advancement.
The Fik Run Ranch in Highwood Montana offers four fine boar pigs ready for immediate service. These Montana born sons of Hi Model the $1 000 son of champion High Model come from last May farrows. Interested buyers should consider Elk Run Ranch Highwood Montana as well.
A sequence of dates lists events in Sidney Glasgow Malta Chinook Havre with February 19 through February 27 marked for each location. The items suggest a regional schedule or itinerary spanning seven days across multiple cities.
Dairying suits western Montana timbered sections as land can be converted to pasture cheaply. Dairy cows yield good profits without stump removal if enough acreage is plowed for winter feed. Hogs poultry can accompany dairying along with fruits berries and garden crops.
A historical note explains that when Swift and Company paid 13 dollars 13 cents per hundredweight for live beef cattle last year, the profit would vanish. If the price had been 13.13 dollars, no profit would occur, illustrating a weird pricing quirk in that era.
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