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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1924
Page
2
The lead articles on this page come from the State Agricultural College experts detailing state and federal agricultural spending. Farmers are urged to save these articles for reference as Montana farming topics are highlighted.
Edward P. Davis of Northwestern Trust in St. Paul argues the Northwest's current hardships are temporary “growing pains.” He cites abundant resources, diversified farming, rising land demand, improving trade, and ongoing infrastructure work as signs of eventual recovery and sustained earnings.
Blaine County's pig clubs helped build a strong purebred hog industry through breeding circuits, club fairs, and cooperative breeders associations. From 1920 to 1923 members expanded from 10 to 20 and produced pigs valued over 750 dollars, with show wins at state and interstate fairs and a joint North Montana show in Blaine. County agent G. W. Gustafson notes club influence drives the popularity of purebred hogs.
Agronomist Clyde McKee of Montana State College warns annual yellow sweet clover yields poorly in Montana. Hubam white clover shows late maturity and limited seed production at low elevations but is a strong honey plant. breeders hope for better adapted strains. Biennial white clover remains common, while biennial yellow gains popularity. plant height varies with moisture from 12 to 14 inches first year and up to 40 inches second year.
The northwest farm sector anticipates similar costs to 1923 for planting and harvesting 1924 crops but expects better profits. Fruits vegetables and potatoes show good earnings with new marketing efforts likely to improve returns. Credit and land values caused banking strain, yet financing under agricultural credits aims to restore confidence and support livestock purchases. Biennial and yellow sweet clover varieties emerge as promising forage options with reseeding advantages for permanent pastures.
The Montana weed statute, enacted in 1895, mandated property owners including towns and railroads to destroy and prevent seed spread of nuisance weeds like Canada thistle and Russian thistle. Despite harsh penalties and county cost-shifting, weed growth persisted across the state, as cities consider stricter ordinances while Missoula reports on a Miss Pickford project.
Roy M. Farwell senior partner of Farwell Brothers a longtime Montana cattle outfit head for 24 years in the Sidney region announces retirement and sale of the business to move to Missouri. The piece notes their move from Benni Peer creek country a pioneering drive from eastern South Dakota in 1900 to secure abundant grass and water, their stable success, and prediction that corn farming will shape the stock business as range declines. It also mentions a separate incident in Garfield county involving Constable Ricks arresting a man in a cabin and delivering him to the sheriff at Jordan, with locals praising the now quiet law-abiding county.
Opinion notes two biennial yellow sweet clover varieties offer satisfactory returns if properly managed. Both have been developed, but neither has been grown long enough in Montana to determine value.
In the Tindall district Ross Ricks assumed the role of constable, described as a fighter who would uphold law and order in the local community. The appointment marks a notable change in local policing duties.
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