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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1913
Page
6
Records show October shipments from Beaverhead basin totaling about 5090 fat cattle 880 horses and 20000 sheep. The Big Hole country featured regular stock movement of hardy Mountain type, with likely more stock entering than leaving. Farmers here are described as aristocrats of the valley.
The office of roads in the department of agriculture argues that rerouting roads around hills and avoiding steep grades can extend horse and automobile life and lower hauling costs. It notes the tradeoff with land use, but cites cases where road relocation added little distance while reducing strain on vehicles and improving farm land value.
In December Woman’s Home Companion expands its Better Babies campaign with Dr Roger H Dennett arguing country children enjoy cleaner air and freedom to play outside while city children lack daytime outdoor access. He notes urban mothers sacrifice house duties to accompany children outdoors and contrasts infant sleep outdoors with safety and independence.
Billings hosts the First Annual Montana Seed Growers association exposition with the Potato Show Boys and Girls Corn contest and Farters Institute set for December 1. Kennedy hall and YMCA classrooms will host exhibits and the Farm school. Premium lists have been mailed to top exhibitors and prizes total about a thousand dollars.
Charles H. Green, chief of Panama-Pacific Exposition manufactures, reports exhibitors worldwide promise a remarkable display. He notes the rapid rise of manufacturing with over six hundred thousand establishments in the United States alone and an annual output exceeding fifteen billion dollars, with capital employed over ten trillion dollars.
Billings Montana November 22 reports John Place, a rancher near Cooke City, converting part of his land into a marten farm. He aims to raise enough martens in a few years to meet American demand and export to Europe. Skins fetch 25 to 35 dollars each as the animals multiply quickly.
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