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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1923
Page
7
A Montana bulletin explains curing and displaying grain and hay for state fairs. Guidelines cover timing for grasses, preparing show bundles, tying with ribbons, shaping sheaves, selecting mature grain, and judging points like grain quality, yield, purity, and shelling percentage.
The agricultural program at Montana State College Bozeman switches from a six month three year scheme to a twelve week one year course. It offers group tracks such as aeronomy animal husbandry dairy production and agricultural engineering plus several specialized subjects. Open to residents who have completed high school and are over seven years old.
In Blaine County June campaign led by local livestock men under county agent Gustafson, Bear Paw mountains saw a pest reduction as about 2000 magpies were killed. Exact numbers not tallied, but birds were sent to their "happy hunting grounds" with fine results.
Montana Experiment Station at Bozeman reports major yield gains from selection of Bonnie Best and Barana tomatoes. Prof Harrington increased production by 50 percent over three years, with per acre yields rising from 12 849 pounds to 15 827 pounds and beyond. The method uses staking to a single stem, accelerating maturity by two to three weeks and is advised for seasons of 120 days or less.
In Naples many churches host three or four cats kept to control mice plaguing ancient buildings. The animals roam among worshippers and lie before altars, acting as unofficial guardians and pest deterrents.
In a surprise move President Coolidge appoints Campbell Bascom Slemp former Virginia congressman as secretary to the President. He succeeds George B. Cristian Jr. who resigned amid national political chatter.
Here is Miss Myrtle Miller, one of the San Francisco bathing girls who will swim in the aquatic competitions which will form part of the program of the American Legion national convention in San Francisco next October.
Oscar Tieall of Germany repeatedly stowed away to the United States, fourteen times, each time being turned back by authorities. On the final voyage he was found hiding in the coal bunkers of the S. S. President Fillmore, placed in the brig, and put on bread and water diet awaiting deportation.
William Chester McDonald aged twelve, shown strapped to a board with his cherished autographed portrait from President Harding, proposes a penny fund by American children to erect a memorial building at the exposition. Mrs. Winifred Stoner started the drive with a $1,000 check as the effort gains official approval.
Dr. J Walter Fewkes of the Smithsonian calmly studies a porous bread fragment over 500 years old unearthed from Southwest Indian ruins. The artifact prompts questions about ancient baking and national bread supply.
The Ontario Agricultural College reports tuberculosis is common in poultry across the province with many flocks affected or dying. Post mortems reveal tubercles in liver spleen lungs and other organs. Infected birds should be culled and premises disinfected. restocking should use healthy stock only.
Heat harms both fertile and infertile eggs. producers urge clean nests one per four hens and twice weekly egg collection. Keep eggs in a cool dry room and market promptly. Isolating hens from roosters produces infertile, marketable eggs after about two weeks.
Geese require a separate range from poultry to avoid contamination of hens water sources. They need abundant grass, but if allowed near young chicks they steal feed, raising production costs. Geese优势 come from grass-based feeding, allowing cheap feed but demanding space and careful water management.
The Jerusalem Artichoke especially the Mammoth French White proves hardy and prolific for poultry farming. It grows almost anywhere, provides shade and feed for growing stock, suppresses weeds, and stores well for winter and early spring use for laying hens and chicks.
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