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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1923
Page
2
Experts at the State Agricultural College in Bozeman describe funded Montana tillage experiments. The articles aim to outline best practices and are urged to be saved by every reader of the newspaper.
Four acres of sweet clover maintained cows produced 19,393.6 pounds of milk in a season, worth about 88.46 dollars per acre in milk value and 40.85 dollars per acre for butter fat. Cows grazed from May to October with minimal bloat and steady weight gains.
Montana Experiment Station expert H E Murdock outlines how to choose reservoir sites by evaluating land fall soil type water use and gravity flow to irrigated land. The article covers natural coulee sites spillways diversion ditches dam types earth foundations impervious cores and construction cautions.
Extension poultry specialist H. E. Cushman notes the need for uniform stock. Bankers Burks of Chinook and Arnot of Glasgow back a Pullet Auction Sale plan to secure standard bred eggs, raise chicks, and auction two pullets per setting to reimburse funds. Blaine and Valley counties will host falls sales with Rhode Island Reds and Barred Plymouth Rocks.
Railroad estimates for Northern Pacific indicate the Bitter Root apple crop will reach 800 to 1,000 carloads if weather stays favorable. Sweet cherries about 10 carloads and strawberries around 30 carloads are noted for the valley. Potatoes may total 300 to 400 carloads, while lumber remains the major export, with 200 carloads weekly from Benner Milltown Missoula and the Bitter Root valley. Coast lumber shipments to the east run 250 to 300 cars daily.
Montana state entomologist R A Cooley warns farmers the grasshopper situation in 1922 may repeat to 1923. He endorses poisoned bran mash as the standard remedy and notes burning stubble fields can kill young hoppers, provided it is controlled to avoid property damage. He stresses even distribution of mash to prevent livestock poisoning.
Goiter cases rise across Montana with Lewistown reporting 322 afflicted pupils in a 34.4 percent share. Other counties show figures from 9.1 to 30.3 percent, linked to iodine in water. Health officials plan school iodine treatment to prevent and cure the condition.
City Treasurer records indicate the town has just two female dogs. The remark highlights a tiny canine population detail in Butte with no further context about the dogs or authorities involved.
The Postum Cereal Co announces a nationwide drive to find 101 new uses for Grape-Nuts. Recipes will be bought for 50 dollars each with four top prizes totaling 2 600 dollars. Good Housekeeping Institute will judge the four winning entries. Helena reports 25 disabled veterans seek farm work in Montana.
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