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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1924
Page
4
State Agricultural College experts publish leading articles on tillage methods for Montana. State and federal funds support experimentation to determine best practices. Journal readers are urged to file away these descriptive results for future reference.
H E Morris of the botany department at Montana State College reports mosaic disease found across much of Montana bean country. The disease is easily recognized by puckered leaves and is a serious threat to growers.
A reader recalls Dr. Pierce remedies praised by a mother and the author notes the Favorite Prescription and Golden Medical Discovery aided health. The piece shifts to bean Mosaic disease, detailing transmission via juice and plant lice, seed infection rates, seed plot practices, rogueing, and the need for prompt control to protect yields in Montana.
Alfalfa seed production may reach saturation in southeastern Montana as ranchers expand acreage near Stacey and Miles City. E A Bacock notes 72 sacks ready for delivery while neighbors consider marketing. Shipments amount to seven car loads so far with about 23 more expected. prices dip but quality seed remains in demand.
The Bureau of Public Roads reports that good roads cut gasoline use. A gallon on a poor road equals seven tenths on a good surface. For every dollar spent on gasoline on poor roads, savings occur with better surfaces.
A federal biological survey declares prairie dogs pests on western grazing lands as their diets mirror cattle. In drought, competition with cattle is deadly, prompting aggressive eradication to protect livestock and save the nation from annual losses.
W H Reed threshes the largest grain harvest in Blaine county history totaling 18500 bushels of wheat rye and oats. He notes summer fallow yielded 33 bushels per acre vs 22 on spring plowing. He faces hauling 15000 bushels to the railroad from his Harlem area ranch 30 miles away.
A historical account recounts the succession of Montana territory leaders with Edgerton resigning in 1866 and Meagher assuming archives. Green Clay Smith succeeds Edgerton and later becomes a Kentucky minister after Virginia City’s prominence. Tufts aided law establishment across four territories and held early legislative roles.
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