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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1920
Page
4
The Montana state board of hail insurance plans a levy of $1.15 per acre to fund claims for 1920 losses, with 257000 acres insured and an expected payout near 245000 dollars. The board faces a deficit exceeding 7000 dollars and anticipates 30000 dollars for 1921 expenses with 3000 dollars in uncollectable taxes.
Frank Tryon drove to Coffee Creek with a two horse load of home grown melons sold quickly at five cents a pound. He reports marketing ten loads from about a half acre, netting slightly over $500.
Logged off lands of the Anaconda Copper Mining Company offer agricultural terms of ten percent down and ten yearly payments at six percent interest. Dairying fits western Montana timbered sections with pasture and winter feed, plus hogs poultry and diverse crops. Expert appraisers set values, no extra promotion charges, and assistance is provided to locate suitable land.
Judges and exhibitors tally sheep awards with champions and first placings for Oxfords and other breeds. The Manhattan company and Thomas J. Bird lead in ram and ewe categories. Ewe lamb, ram, and champion titles go to multiple local growers and Montana stations. Goats and horses also feature, highlighting Toggenberg goats and Percherons with several grand champion honors awarded to Cronk and Geary entries.
Exhibitors include J A Wolf Whitehall Helena Holstein Fresian Co Helena Louis N Hall Drummond C E Davenport Hamilton L Ryman Harlowton Albert Woolf Great Falls and Delfert Woolf Great Falls. Winners span junior senior and grand champion bulls and cows with names such as Lyon's Fayne Posch Pietertje, Pet Ondino De Kol, Dorothy Priscila, Mona's Noble King and Noble King's Lamberto. The T C Power Co of Helena notes market plans after harvest and Charles A Hall ships a top steer weighing 1540 pounds to Armour & Company via Long & Hanson at 13 cents per pound.
Montana reports the Victory wheat from Dillon yielding about 120 bushels per acre in a Union Pacific exhibit at Butte. James A. Johnson of Shelby elected president of the Northwest Reclamation League in Seattle. A national reclamation program seeks a $250 million loan for irrigation, with Montana possibly receiving $25 million.
Montana poultry association members completed plans to exhibit Treasure state birds at the Chicago Coliseum show tied to the state fair. Montana entries faced strong outsiders, with J. D. Veach of Sanders county dominating his division, winning nine of twelve first places, the Sweepstakes cock, and Sweepstakes pen, securing the grand prize for the second year in a row.
The crop can become overloaded and distended. instructions cover both non surgical and surgical relief. If non surgical methods fail, an incision may be made to remove the contents, then the crop closed and heals with limited feeding and no water for 24 hours. The article also notes good statewide conditions for corn, hay, pastures, and fall plowing after recent rains.
Reports from 12 counties to Commissioner C. B. Green indicate wheat yields for the last week are higher than expected in about half the counties and at or below forecast in the remainder.
High Grade Corduroy Pants offered at 5.19 with claimed quality features and a refund promise. The notice requests waist and length measurements and payment by money order cash reg or COD, postage prepaid. It asserts wearability and test period with full refund if not as represented.
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