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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1917
Page
2
Farmers should disrupt wild oats soon after autumn rains to kill young plants before frost. Rotate crops to include clover or alfalfa every few years and cut hay to destroy late oats. Heavy emphasis on discing in fall, early spring, and using hay crops to reduce weed pressure.
State Entomologist predicts western Montana districts battered by grasshoppers will be free in 1918 as a parasitic fly destroys thousands. Eggs not yet laid. farmers urged to scout fields and plow in fall or early spring to destroy remaining eggs. Fields with alfalfa and roadside patches highlighted for egg pods search.
Home Demonstrators teach Montana housewives efficient food use to bolster wartime supply. Agents show canning preserving drying and sewing skills, promoting thrifty meals, fewer meats, more vegetables, and zero waste. County programs expand retention of demonstrators as gardens rise nationwide and aim to feed allies.
Officials report annual wheat and rye losses to smut of about 27.6 million bushels, 34 percent of the crop. Treating seed grain with formaldehyde costs under five cents per acre and can be 95 percent effective, though regional soil pollution reduces efficiency in the Pacific Northwest.
A global digest reports Hudson Bay earnings of 2,212,415 for the year ending last May. American women predict 460,000,000 jars of fruit and vegetables to be canned this year. British forecasts estimate 500 Gaza airplanes could bombard London soon. The whisky ban shuts 605 distilleries, with many applying for commercial alcohol.
Opening Yellowstone to private autos boosted visitation well beyond last year with unofficial 32 500 tourists. The season saw 19 000 visitors travel by private car and 13 509 by Yellowstone Park Transportation Company cars, all without accidents. About 15 000 of private car visitors stayed at local hotels or camps.
The work was completed successfully with summer adjustments. by fall at least ten Montana counties have provisioned permanent employment for their staff, while several others consider the move.
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