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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1920
Page
2
Article cites M. E. Underwood stating bees can develop a new queen after loss of queen by feeding rich food. Rich diet enlarges the bee and can change its sex, with worker bees raising a new queen using royal jelly. Observes bee life from birth to queen production and colony management.
Farm Bureau leaders propose Congress pass a German credit bill using net proceeds from wartime alien property sales to fund purchases in the United States. They argue this would aid Germany’s war economy while stabilizing global wool markets and supporting U.S. wool producers amidst crop and livestock challenges.
The September crop report for Montana from the U S Bureau notes corn and hay as the most favorable crops. August drought and heat reduced yields across the state, with scattered good results in central and southern regions and heavy losses in the northwest and northeast.
The Great Northern is rushing empties to Montana to relieve grain car demand. A 75 car train left St. Paul recently bound for points on the Butte division.
Market signs a modest lift as buyers show more interest in fine and half blood wools. Montana fine clips attract bid, but consignments slow price agreement. staple content remains low and top figures likely delayed. Territory three eighths blood held around 90 cents to $1, with quarter blood near 70 to 80 cents as mills source stock.
The T. C. Power Company of Helena invites farmers to contact them after harvest to discuss buying grain and grass seed.
Montana wool brought 58 cents a pound in the Boston market for the first 125 bags of the state clip sold, according to E A Gray general agent of the Chicago Northwestern here from Butte. Gray says the price to the producer is 53 cents after storage handling and shipping charges. He notes nearly all Montana wool has been shipped east on consignment.
Offered lands show 10 percent down and ten yearly payments at six percent interest on logged off Anaconda Copper lands. Dairying suited to timbered western Montana with potential pasture. Fruit, berries, garden crops, grains, and livestock thrive. Assistance in choosing location and fixed appraised values without promotion charges.
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