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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1919
Page
2
Farmers increasingly use motor trucks to move cattle hogs and sheep to market. Auto transport reduces weight loss and keeps meat in fresh condition, boosting prices. Indianapolis stockyards recorded about 150000 hogs and 58000 cattle arriving by truck in eight months. The piece also notes the Eight cavalry’s regret at stopping a popular push.
Advertises purchase of horse hides at six to ten dollars per hide. Promotes shipping to the American Junk Hide and Fur Co in Great Falls under E L Vineyard as proprietor.
An address discusses drought in Montana, urging moisture management and irrigation expansion. It notes dry farming readjustments, summer fallowing as a key practice, and the shift of some land back to range. It cites large irrigation investments and promises that drought lessons will spur lasting reform.
Farmers may keep silage in silos over winter but souring occurs from previous year's silage absorbed by silo walls. A non toxic silo compound coats the interior to block contamination and air, is moisture and alcohol impervious, and suitable for wood metal or concrete silos.
Dr. W. S. Joseph of Montana State College travels to Utah and Idaho to review Rambouillet and other sheep breeds at the Salt Lake Ram sale and the U. S. sheep experiment station in Dubois. He explores crossbreeding Rambouillet with Lincoln for better mutton and fleece, and longer staple wool while preserving range adaptability. Frank Brown stores a silo west of Chinook for 10 acres of corn and 10 acres of sunflowers for silage to feed sheep this winter, noting sunflowers reach 14 feet and have slightly lower feed value than corn.
The Montana state board of equalization raises stock cattle values in Jefferson county by 100 percent and adjusts assessments across 25 counties with increases in numerous cattle and yearling categories. Several counties show notable hikes, including Gallatin, Lewis and Clark, Mineral, Madison, Ravalli, Silver Bow and Valley, while Garfield and Toole see decreases. No changes were made to horse valuations.
Extension Poultry Specialist R L Smith explains how to identify and cull laying hens in summer. He notes early moulters stop laying and should be killed, while top layers keep laying with glossy plumage. He describes vent, beak, skin color changes and pelvic bone spread as indicators.
Thirty agricultural college graduates were brought into Montana this year from other states to take good positions, with wide demand for trained graduates nationwide. Prof. M. J. Abbey notes a projected need of 17,500 agricultural college graduates and a growing shortage across extension services, colleges, vocational teaching, and industry. Liberal compensation and expanding teaching openings under Smith Hughes spur the rush to the field.
Agricultural lands offered with 10 percent down and 10 yearly payments at 6 percent interest. Logged off lands of the Anaconda Copper Mining Company. Suitable for dairying with minimal stump removal, plus hogs and poultry. Fruit berries garden truck and grain crops thrive. cattle and winter feed feasible. Appraisers set values. no extra promotion charges or commissions. We assist in locating a suitable site.
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