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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1924
Page
2
The leading articles from the State Agricultural College at Bozeman describe government funded trials to identify optimal tillage methods for Montana soils. Experiments cover row crops, soil preparation, and crop yields with recommendations for farmers statewide.
Beaverhead county prepares to host the Montana Stockgrowers association annual convention in Dillon on April 24 25 and 26. Secretary of Agriculture Wallace will speak and a large livestock show with auctions pure bred and fat stock will be held in the 24000 square foot wool warehouse. The beef cutting exhibit from Washington will be shown west of Chicago for the first time.
County Agent George Gustafson urges Blaine county farmers to plant corn early and use home grown seed. He notes last two years were favorable but warns of frost risk, recommending Gehu Yellow Flint White Flint Northwestern Dent and Minnesota 23 as suitable varieties for early maturity and better feed value.
Cascade County trials lead Montana Extension Service tests with registered Trebi barley. Demonstrators Brookings Kirby Hill and Smock report yields from plots ranging 1.5 to 10 acres, with per acre outputs from 25.2 to 64.5 bushels and straw heights up to 42 inches. Trials align with broader state and national results supporting Trebi as a significant plant find. Trebi originated in Samsoun, Turkey, and was introduced to the U.S. in 1905, with early testing across Minnesota, California, Idaho, and Aberdeen Idaho, continuing through 1917.
The Cuticura toilet trio offers soap for cleansing, ointment for soothing, and talcum for powder and perfume. An Omaha note mentions the Cudahy Packing Company planning future slaughter cattle by electrocution.
M. E. Randall, Milwaukee freight and passenger agent, reports farmers in Montana and the Dakotas are increasing dairy cows and corn while poultry output grows. He notes farmers previously near bankruptcy are liquidating debts and feeling more hopeful after a recent inspection trip with Charles Phelan over the trans Missouri division.
Montana tests at the Experiment station show trebi yields of 90 bushels per acre and have led the Montana Seed Growers' Association to adopt it as a standard variety. Through the Montana Extension service, testing on actual farms progressed rapidly and favorably, with trebi recommended as one of the best barleys for irrigated land. in higher mountain valleys blue hulless may be preferred.
Randall reports stronger farm conditions across the Milwaukee region with more corn and diversified livestock. Many farmers shift to building, machinery, and poultry while debt payoff progresses. rail and storage activity rises as hog and grain traffic increases. Fargo Daily Tribune sale to Norman B. Mack noted.
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