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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1917
Page
2
An article on optimal rations for draft horses, detailing daily grain amounts per weight, preferred hay types, and feeding timings. It recommends 1.25 to 1.5 pounds of grain per 100 pounds of live weight during work, with heavier morning feeds and lighter evening feeds, plus water before feeding and periodic salt.
A farmer’s guide emphasizes planning plenty of well located laterals to ease irrigation. Build on grade, match ditch layout to land contour and soil, keep runs short to prevent overwatering, and ensure cross laterals for efficient water delivery during critical growth periods.
George Petrie sold about 30 000 pounds of Harlem wool for 56 1 2 cents per pound, topping $17 000 in a year. The sale marks the highest price and largest clip in Harlem as dry farming replaces grazing and only three sheep men remain Petrie Crossen and Maloney. Crossen had previously sold wool at 50 cents per pound as local sheep farming declines.
George Pearson of Conrad develops a portable tow machine that converts threshed flax straw into high quality upholstery tow selling up to 80 dollars a ton. The Portable Flax Tow Co led by L. G. Miltz operates the plant near Conrad turning waste straw into valuable product and reclaiming seed during processing. Shipments of the first tow start this week as demand grows.
John M Baer the Fargo district cartoonist is elected in a special election as the first nonpartisan congressman from North Dakota. Baer previously drew for the nonpartisan league and created Hiam A Rube boosting farmer support.
A. B. Clements, previously with Butte and Helena banks and a 15 year Navy veteran, has re-entered service as a lieutenant.
The ninth annual Judith Basin farmers picnic on Friday July 27 will feature Hon. B C White as presiding chairman and a lineup of speakers from Montana State College US Marketing Office and Soo Line. A ball game Denton versus Moore and an outdoor show are planned along with a home economics demonstration by Miss Bess M Rowe as a new feature for attendees.
A digest of early 20th century items: Rockefeller’s 78th birthday. flour prices in Minneapolis and England. a very light baby in Kansas City. a British cruiser sighting a German U-boat in Galveston news. Reports include air power ending the war, a Western suicide, a German enemy reporter arrested, U.S. soldiers in service, Rheims being shelled, Vancouver city strike, flag incident in Kinney Minnesota, Americans abroad, and assorted local incidents from Niagara Falls to Boston and St. Louis 관한.
County agricultural agent A. E. Enerson of Cascade County urges farmers with short grain to harrow or hay rake to loosen the topsoil. He says tearing the ground prevents crusting, improves moisture retention, and may boost yields as uprooted plants aid the surviving wheat.
Emma Thompson, proprietor of the Elk rooming house in Roundup, was held liable for a suitcase loss after proper notice was not posted. Justice Morrow awarded Guy Thompson 75 dollars plus costs against Emma Thompson, who is not a relative, in a suit for 200 dollars. The ruling cites Montana law requiring posted notices to limit proprietor liability. An appeal is expected.
Mrs. Letta Haymen of Butte was hanging clothes when the yard she stood on collapsed. The home stood over a mine working with ore near the surface, causing the drop.
Anaconda Copper Mining Company offers low-price Western Montana agricultural lands for direct purchase with 10 yearly payments. Properties boast fertility, climate, moisture, growing seasons, mountain scenery, rail and telecom access, schools, and future electric power. Address Blackfoot Land Development Co. Missoula Mont.
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