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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1926
Page
9
Feed lot totals show Montana on Jan 1 with 110 000 sheep and lambs on feed, down 8 percent from a year ago, driven by reductions in the Billings area. High prices, limited pulp, and varied regional shifts affected feeding activity as nationwide totals fall slightly versus last year.
State livestock officials report Montana cattle shipments to primary markets in 1925 near 332,296 with total cattle moved toward all markets expected to top 400,000. Prices averaged 75 cents to $1 above 1924. Wallace Huidehoper earned 11.75 and Ole Osnes 11.60 for grass cattle from Stillwater and Square Butte.
EH A Phillips secretary of the state livestock commission notes that cattle shipments from Montana reached a record high in 1926, with up to 600 000 shipped and a yearly total of 322 296 in 1925 indicating likely growth. He says 300 000 could be surpassed as export levels rise.
A consignment of about 200 Hereford cows was shipped last Wednesday from Townsend. The cattle, bought by Charles Wilson from A. B. Cook’s herd, will be grazed on Wilson and E. W. Smith ranches at Horse Prairie.
A Dillon Examiner reader shares kitchen tips from Mrs G H MacDonald and others for making pie crust and biscuits in advance. Instructions include using Rex flour, pure lard, and long storage methods for crusts and buttermilk biscuits, plus baked dishes and simple relishes.
Helena notes show dramatic growth in motor registration and fees from 1914 to 1925. Totals reveal 95 895 registered cars in 1925 with fees of 915 572 98, up from 10 172 cars and 11 071 in 1914. New 1925 registrations rose to 12 788, a 13.33 percent increase from 1924.
The new rules propose 10 year permits with fees linked to cattle quotations in Chicago and Kansas City markets. Allotments would be issued where practicable to encourage individual initiative. Local grazing boards of three or five members include one Agriculture Department rep and stockmen, reflecting forest service plans to tailor administration to local conditions.
Helena Jan 24 Assessed value of Montana farm grazing and timber lands in 1925 was 75.44 percent of the 1920 valuation. Musselshell leads the decline with 48 percent, while ten counties maintain 100 percent or better. A six county table tracks declines from Beaverhead to Silver Bow with year by year figures 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925.
Berg Christenson of Dillon Beaverhead county predicts 11 cents per lamb and about 40 cents per pound for wool grease. He expects a 2,000,000 pound clip this year with no contracts yet, noting some last year’s wool remains unsold in Boston as a small amount moves.
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