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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1924
Page
2
State Agricultural College experts in Bozeman describe tillage methods funded by state and federal dollars. The articles summarize research results and urge readers to file them for reference.
James Franklin, 11, son of Ralph B. Franklin of Hardin, tops the Montana poultry demonstration for 1923 with a 49 percent production rate. Beginning with eight hens in 1922, he built a 50-hen flock, won multiple prizes, and earned scholarships while aiding family flocks and caponizing.
The Montana expert urges choosing seed corn suited to local climate and soil. Plant only acclimated strains such as Jehu Dakota White Flint or Pioneer types for Montana, and ensure seed is well selected strong and vigorous for even planting.
February 1924 car loadings total 24,100, down from 26,892 in 1923, with autos up and farm and mining shipments rising vs February 1923. Wheat fell while dried peas beans potatoes and fruits rose. copper concentrates slag, ore and crude oil volumes varied. Overall farm and mining sectors show progress toward diversification without outside aid.
Within fourteen communities part of a compulsory campaign, good results are reported as silts are being implemented. Most of these communities will eradicate gophers by about 95 percent.
County Agent E. McSpadden warns flax acreage in Montana will rise in 1924 but only to the seed supply. Cascade county farmers are asked to report seed stocks. The Montana Agricultural Experiment Station at Bozeman and state officials plan guidance on planting and harvesting as flax prices stay high.
In Blaine County the Marketing association reports carloads of hogs shipped to market. Lewistown notes crop conditions in Suffolk country are at their best for this time of year. Registrations for the presidential primary May 27 reach 2,447 in the county, up from 2,242 in 1920. Fallon county eggs totaling 67 cases have gone by parcel post from Baker. A second six car special train from El Paso brings 300 Mexicans to the Lower Yellowstone irrigation beet fields, bringing total Mexican laborers to 900. Luella Newkirk, widow of pioneer George Newkirk, dies in Butte after a weeklong illness. At Savanac nursery near Haugan, 10,000,000 forest plants and 3,000,000 small trees are produced yearly, but delayed germination of western white pine seeds has been a recent issue.
Women can dye any garment or drapery with Diamond Dyes guarantees. Druggists stock the colors with directions in each package. No prior experience needed.
Louisiana and Gulf state growers will inspect Montana seed potato regions this summer. F M Harrington reports Montana seed stock shows strong disease resistance and thrift, with June maturation and 192 bushels per acre last year. Dr William Stuart of the U S Department of Agriculture plans to visit Montana after observing Louisiana trials.
Northern Creamery plans a new powdered buttermilk line at Great Falls using space once devoted to milk distribution now taken by Ayrshire dairy. The project marks a dairy industry expansion in the region. Work on the new gymnasium for the State School of Mines starts this month. Slippery Dell Hanlon, a highway robber and jail breaker, has been sent to the Colorado penitentiary for life.
Snatching a 5 months old baby and the mattress from a nearby home, the tornado carried the child through a window and dropped it 100 yards away in an open field. The infant, still wrapped in the mattress, was unharmed though the house was demolished.
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