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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1924
Page
4
Leading farm page items prepared by experts at Boseman summarize results from government-funded experiments on tillage. The articles describe practical methods and outcomes, urging readers to save the guidance for improved farming practices in Montana.
At the 1924 Montana State Fair Fern Frost of Hamilton and her father run a pure bred Jersey farm after she joined a calf club three years earlier. The event showcased 394 club exhibitors, 1500 exhibits, and multiple county teams with wins in dairy judging, livestock, corn, and clothing alike, highlighting youth farm partnership milestones and state records.
Dr. R. V. Pierce founded the Invalids Hotel in Buffalo New York and earned fame as an honest eminent physician. His herbal remedy Doctor Pierce's Favorite Prescription shaped as a woman’s tonic has drawn broad support for fifty years and is now sold as tablets or liquid with a 10 cent trial sample offered.
Richland county agricultural agent H F DePue predicts six to seven dollar seed corn per bushel for next spring. He cites 1924 corn belt results and urges growers to select and store as much seed as possible, arguing local corn is superior to Iowa’s and will repay the effort many times.
The article argues for routine insurance against cattle disease, urging stockowners to immunize herds with Blackleg Aggressin. It explains blackleg persistence in soil, typical transmission through skin scratches, and rapid death, recommending annual protection as a cost effective safeguard.
The Chicago market shows 3500 range cattle on sale with steady to 25c higher prices on steers cows and heifers. Matador Montana steers dehorned sold at 7.35 per cwt averaging 1162 lbs and spayed heifers at 6.75. Junior Spear and W B Johnson consignments include multiple steers with prices from 6.50 to 7.10 and weights around 1000-1145 lbs. Receipts Wednesday 1000 with markets 10c higher and Matador steers at 7.40 average 1182 lbs. Range cows and heifers up 15c-25c for the week.
Fred B. Jordan of eastern Montana credits steady work and debt avoidance for his rise from near bankruptcy in 1909 to a 600 acre farm near Lambert. He and his wife used a diagrammed bookkeeping plan, crop rotations, and frugal saving, beginning with 25 acres of flax in 1911 and expanding despite limited funds.
Market reports show lamb and sheep prices small rise with top fat lambs around 13.00 and bulk at 13.25 while feeding lambs stay near 18.00. Ewes show fat grades to killers at 6.50 and breeding ewes strong at 8.00 to 8.23 for solid mouths, though scarce.
W. J. Otes, a Southern California produce grower, leased 100 acres near Charles Heights with an option to buy. He plans asparagus, celery, lettuce and onions on the main tract next spring and seven acres of ever bearing strawberries on an adjoining tract. A crew of 11 men will prepare the land for next year’s crop, reflecting expectations of large truck farming for outside markets.
On 220 acres of winter wheat at the Coffee Creek ranch of T. A. Fallihee, the 13 320 bushels harvested average 60 bushels per acre, noted as one of the season’s largest yields.
The farmer reports buying 320 acres more on crop contract, boosting the crop haul for the year. A herd grows from one cow and calf to forty-one head, with 18 horses and 10 purebred Duroc hogs. Poultry is strong though dairying is absent, and the Jordans resist dairying. The 1924 grain crop on the market is projected to exceed $8,000.
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