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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1923
Page
2
State Agricultural College experts in Bozeman describe recent tillage experiments funded by state and federal governments. The articles detail results from Montana soil work and urge readers to preserve the series for future reference.
Prohibitionists rally to keep Alberta dry ahead of the November 5 plebiscite on liquor and beer sales. William J. Bryan and other dry advocates may be invited. funds and speakers pour in from Canada and across the border as voters choose among four liquor questions under a preferential system.
W. E. Joseph analyzes hog feeding cycles tied to feed prices and outlines best practices for herd management. He compares grains including corn, barley, oats, rye, peas, and by products, noting hulless barley often best and corn and wheat most similar in value.
Milwaukee conductor T A Pennewell sold his Belgian police dog Gypsy to Mr and Mrs Tom Sanford of Marmarth and shipped it by express to North Dakota on April 1. Gypsy returned home dust covered after 150 miles in 36 hours, leading Pennewell to refund the purchase and request to keep the dog.
A three year old bullfrog attached to the back of a trout for four months with its front legs wedged between the gills. Dr Maulet of Butte captured the pair at his country home 14 miles south of Butte. The fish surfaced to breathe and the two remain in a running water tank under care.
A speaker argues the hog is not a hog when properly housed and cared for. He cites ancient bans on swine, but says clean troughs good floors and mud-free spaces transform hogs into healthier animals with better market returns.
Timber sales in District No 1 of the national forest for the first quarter of 1923 totaled about 324 636 dollars from 52 675 000 board feet at an average 6 10 per thousand. Coeur d Alene yielded 22 823 000 feet for 210 619 dollars with a white pine sale setting price records. Kaniksu produced 12 616 000 feet for 71 431 dollars near six dollars per thousand. Cabinet and Lolo districts sold 4 000 000 and 3 596 000 feet for 12 065 and 5 780 dollars respectively.
The heaviest operations were on the Kanikay with 7 078 000 feet, on the Pend d Oreille at 2 026 000 feet, and on the Blackfeet at 2 026 000 feet. Three Missoula region forests Bitterroot Lolo and Missoula produced 1 608 000 feet in the quarter. One and a half million feet were sold at cost in the district and 998 000 feet were cut by ranchers at cost.
Forest supervisors report heavy demand from Oregon and Washington sheepmen to use national forest range in western Montana. If granted, all available lands in the reserved domains could be filled for a three to four month season. Cabinet permits total 86,000 sheep, plus 30,000 on the Lolo, with Mis soula forest already largely spoken for by local stock. District No. 1 expects about 900,000 sheep grazing across Montana forests this season.
Public Land totaling 24000 acres in Beaverhead county near Lakeview Montana is opened to World War I veterans. Secretary Work announces the land as part of 275000 acres to be opened in Nevada Idaho and New Mexico. Veterans receive 91 days preference to file entries before public offering. applications via the general land office in Bozeman.
Kalispell resident Ralph Pike, an expert on small firearms, challenged Irvin Cobb over a reference to a 643 caliber Colt in Cobb's Cosmopolitan piece. Cobb replied briefly that a fraction of a caliber matters little among friends and that art should rise above strict firearm accuracy.
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