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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1917
Page
2
An instructional notice on baby chick feeding from the Montana experiment station Circular 56. It urges sparing, protein-rich meals, daily litter grain for exercise, and gradual transition to dry mash after week one. Emphasizes clean housing, vermin control, and regular disinfection to boost growth and egg yield.
Agricultural notes warn about potato diseases and seed treatment. Choose healthy seed lots, discard dark streaked tubers, and treat seed with formalin or corrosive sublimate before planting. Dry rot control relies on thorough ripening, careful handling, and cool dry storage. blight is uncommon in Montana.
Timothy Hay of Bloomington Indiana feels lonely and Clover Hay of Goshen Indiana is brought in to keep him company as a curious neighbor’s humor turns into a noted rural tale.
Huh Some postmasters keep the job year after year and never lose a bit of Uncle Sam's property. The note then identifies Miss Stamps as Postmistress at Neidenheimer Texas.
A reader notes prunes priced at 26 cents per pound now taste no worse than when they were 6 cents. The observation prompts reflection on price and flavor without changing daily routines.
Anaconda Copper Mining Company presents Western Montana lands for direct purchase with low payments and fixed values by appraisers. Describes fertility, climate, moisture, growth, scenery, rail and telegraph access, schools, and future electric power as selling points. Blackfoot Land Development Co via Missoula, Mont. address provided.
Montana agricultural engineer H E Marsh argues that using farm tractors and power machinery increases output per worker. He notes labor shortages and foreign demand for crops, advising farmers to expand acreage per man with proper machinery while maintaining acre yield.
Montana suggests immediate long term fe ed planning as meat wool and milk supplies fall. The Montana Experiment Station tests giant Russian sunflowers as silage and promotes more alfalfa clover hay, corn fodder, root crops, oats and peas to bolster next winters feed and beef milk mutton production.
Mrs Gabb reads a letter from home and proclaims her sister was married at high noon. Mr Gabb retorts that it was high time, expressing a blunt, contentious mood.
A digest of wartime items reports Wilson skipping summer vacation, war economy moves, and policy shifts. Highlights include navy strength surpassing 100000, 20000 auto trucks sought by War Department, U.S. loans to allies, and price and labor shifts across nations with stocks of aircraft and food.
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