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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1923
Page
2
Experts from Sta man detail state and federal efforts to determine best tillage practices in Montana. The pieces urge readers to study the guidance and file this important information for improved farming outcomes.
The Flathead Cow Testing Association September report covers 319 cows averaging 684 pounds of milk and 25.1 pounds butterfat. Top herds include herd 9 with 1,545 pounds milk and 47 pounds butterfat, and high cows Johanna Posh Belle Fayne at 2,100 pounds milk and 63.5 butterfat owned by W H Voelker. Pasture costs rank herd 27 most economical at 6.11 dollars per dollar of feed, with butterfat at six cents a pound and milk at 23 cents per hundred pounds.
Rich copper ore bound for testing on the Hudson and Koch property in the Wolf Creek district is said to resemble Rosenfeld ore with chalcopyrite grey copper and bornite. Mining men estimate 20 percent copper with potential silver and gold byproducts though no assays have been completed yet. Local experts foresee a wide extent and major district opening prospects. Five masked men freed Ed Lockhart from the Jay county jail after locking jailer Jack Carey and merchant Perry Arthur in a cell.
Montana seedgrowers association leads state exhibits at the International Grain and Hay Show in Chicago December 1–8 1923. They feature an educational exhibit on Grim and Cossack alfalfa and aim to prove Montana seed superiority to eastern markets. Prizes total 4730 dollars and county agents are urged to mobilize elevator men to locate top grain for judging.
South Saint Paul traders report weaker runs in early week across seven western markets, with Chicago steady and a slight late-week uptick expected. Beefs top at 7.75 with some sales to 8.25, while common cattle bring 4.50 to 6.50. stockers and feeders range 2.50 to 8, with high quality steers up to 7 for feed lots. cows and heifers mostly 2.50 to 3.50.
Rosebud county leads in melon and cucumber seed production for European markets. In two years Rosebud melons and cucumbers boosted local fame as 20 000 pounds of seed export to Holland and 6 000 pounds to Paris are planned this year. Threshing began last week with cucumber seed delivering the highest gross per acre from 60 to 600 pounds per acre.
Rosebud county reports melon and cucumber crops damaged last July by a severe hail storm now yielding $45 to $50 per acre. About one thousand acres contracted to Western Seed & Irrigation, with seed crop this fall from 186 acres expected to bring at least $15,000 into Rosebud County.
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