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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1926
Page
4
Montana State College dairy expert Professor J A Nelson told Farm and Home Week attendees that Montana should focus on better rather than more dairy cows. He notes Montana averages 164 pounds butterfat per cow yearly, with four people fed per cow, and urges improved herd quality to overcome geographic limits.
The National Dairy Association honors 29 Montana farmers with butterfat averages above 300 pounds per cow. Archie McKillop & Son lead with 409.9 pounds from seven Jersey cows. Ford & Hollister Ranch second with 370.8 from 23 Holsteins. C. H. Gordon third with 367.5 from six grade Jerseys. Sixteen Montana farms belong to Yellowstone Bitter Root or Lake County cow testing groups.
Montana State College reports Richland county produced large stocks of approved Marquis wheat Wheat Karmont Victory oats Reserve flax and registered seed to seed next spring's plots Farmers Millegan elected president and Gasahl secretary treasurer of Eureka community club formed to solve farming issues boost social spirit and lead local co operative action Turkey growers in Stillwater county marketed 32000 pounds of turkeys for Thanksgiving and similar volumes in December Co farmers in Cascade county seek alkali resistant crops and hay seed varieties A nutrition project for winter study is set by Rosebud county home demonstration clubs involving 78 women Next year McElroy community Sheridan county plans farm improvement focusing on 4 H boys and girls club work grain variety standardization pure seed extension of sweet clover Farm women in Madison county demonstrate dress forms Blanch Lee Montana extension leads demonstration effort Cattle tuberculin testing resumes in Chouteau county Ledger Community association hosts large banquet in Pondera county Governor Erickson speaks Mountain View Pride of the Prairie and Minneota clubs hold garment making demonstrations Sheep sale at Northern Montana Corn and Pure Seed yields 900 ewes and 50 rams.
Great Northern field man predicts sugar beet contracts will fix eight dollars per ton, matching Great Western. Utah Idaho Sugar plans contracts for 1926 crop in January, with emphasis on land preparation and fertilization to boost yields in the Great Falls Milk River valley and Helena areas.
Smith of Moise, T. B. Williamson, Michael Jaten and T. L. Cope of St. Igatius and Marvel and John Carr of Polson. The members of the Bitter Root association to receive diplomas are P. N. Sellers, Archie McKillop & Son, D. C. Gray, C. P. Frost and Daughter, A. R. Kurtz and C. I. Hartson & Son of Hamilton, Ed Wren, J. W. Randles and David Lea & Son of Stevenguille and the Ford Hollister Ranch of Darby.
The Great Falls Commercial College markets guaranteed job placement for graduates, claiming business houses readily hire qualified graduates. It notes widespread representation from Montana and beyond, urging enrollment and sending in names and addresses for more information.
A concise note on reframing obstacles as progress. It suggests mindset changes to transform difficulties into opportunities for growth and advancement, emphasizing resilience and practical adaptation.
The Montana Experiment Station reports that adding about a quarter pound of oats to a daily ration of three pounds of alfalfa hay yields greater gains than hay alone, but at higher cost. Feeding about three pounds of alfalfa per lamb maintains condition with 80 pound lambs for 77 days, while lighter hay led to condition loss despite small gains.
Farmers and ranchers in the Miles City district form the Southeastern Montana Marketing association to replace the Custer County Shipping association. Frank Spears of Hillcrest is chosen to lead the new organization.
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