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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1918
Page
2
A guide urges Montana farmers to keep orderly premises with a place for every item and shelter for implements. It recommends discreet paint colors to conceal unattractive buildings and notes neat surroundings can raise product prices by creating a favorable impression for prospective buyers.
W J Butler, recently resigned state veterinarian, explains mycotic stomatitis a non infectious disease in cattle from moldy forage. Symptoms include mouth ulcers and foot lesions. treatment centers on feed change, good water, and antiseptic mouth washes. medicated salt offered for range cattle.
H. H. Dunn of Salisbury reports the first two threshings show large gains from electrified grain. Over two thousand acres are sown with electrified seed using a salt or calcium chloride soak and a kiln drying. Wheat at Ford St. Cleer in Cornwall rose 20 percent in grain and 40 percent in straw while oats at Moreton near Dorchester increased 61 percent in grain.
A small red bug appears in Flathead county and attacks dandelions. Lawns heavily infested with the weed have been cleaned up by the insect’s activity.
British casualties for the first nine months of 1918 totalled 700000. The weekly low was 4126 and the peak exceeded 40000, reflecting the strain of fighting that year.
An old medical advertisement claims nitro-phosphate nourishes nerves and body cells to treat thinness. It promises rapid weight gain, improved health, and reduced nervousness and sleeplessness, warning it should be used only by those wanting to gain flesh.
Montana wheat production is estimated at 25 324 000 bushels for the year based on an average yield of 12 26 bushels per acre. The forecast splits into 8 184 000 bushels of winter wheat and 17 250 000 bushels of spring wheat with national output at 917 798 000 bushels.
Objection to keeping poultry in towns centers on odor and noise from roosters. Clean housing and daily droppings removal prevent odors. soil should be stirred to absorb waste. If no hatching is planned, remove the rooster after the breeding season to cut noise and save feed, as infertile eggs preserve better for market.
In the first nine months of 1918 British forces suffered an ap palling total of 760000 casualties. The figure underscores the heavy losses endured during the war period reflected in contemporary reporting.
Montana farmers increasingly diversify into sheep toStake wool and mutton supply. The article urges starting with a few ewes and a purebred ram, notes that range flocks remain viable, and covers breed choice, culling, and breeding ages to build a profitable farm flock.
Agriculturist Pollinger from Missoula reports after an inspection trip that the Flathead district shows the greatest acreage sown to winter wheat in the fall. He says the prospect is highly encouraging for the area.
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