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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1925
Page
2
Sandy pursues Dorinda and pesters about a silver locket at a Christmas party. Dorinda resists yet invites him to glimpse a hidden photo inside, revealing a summer picnic image and confirming Dorinda’s affection as the locket’s contents are discovered.
A lyrical Christmas piece describes angels bearing news to a sleeping star and bells awakening a child. The bells declare the birth of the Shepherd in Bethlehem and invite the child to join in the universal hymn of love. The poem blends celestial imagery with the Nativity story to urge shared reverence this holiday.
Brice Harper travels home for a month long Christmas visit at the Old Farm. Aunt Margaret and Uncle Jack return early with cousins, five department store girls, and a full plan for a grand boarding-house style holiday. The farmhouse fills with tree, carols, cooking, and merrymaking.
The Blaine County Poultry Marketing Association, formed in November led by A. E B. Tag gemaan of Zurich as president and Hilmer Johnson of Lohman as vice president, coordinates Thanksgiving turkey sales. About 5000 pounds sold at up to 88 cents a pound, with expectations for stronger holiday demand. Malta creamery assists Phillips county farmers by handling killing packing and grading to standardize shipments and boost returns under Lt. L. Lants count y agent guidance.
Sheridan county 4-H members started a lamb feeding contest with ten orphan lambs weighing 10 to 16 pounds. Each member paid 2 50 for their lamb and finished in November with Sander Waller of Tomestead winning the feeding championship. Lambs gained pounds and sold at 12 cents per pound, profits used to buy pure bred ewes for a new sheep club.
Scobey continues to top the region in wheat shipments with 644 ears or about 1,000,000 bushels moved between July and December 1, 1925. Elevators hold roughly 125,000 bushels, excluding mill use by Smith Tyner. In 1924 Scobey shipped 1,492 cars of wheat.
Seed peas grown in the Gallatin valley draw interest from farmers in other states where seed production is tougher. A Wisconsin Farm Bureau representative met with Gallatin valley seed pea growers to explore securing 8000 pounds of seed peas for 1926 and a possible contract for next year.
Yellowstone county farmers conduct winter livestock feeding demos focusing on beet pulp. Beef cattle and cows are shown by Conrad Fox Gust Vandveegaete Jake Amend Rockwood Brown and Thomas Malstrom. Sheep demonstrations led by Roy Ames Roy Stebbins Frank Krom and Larry Snyder include several thousand head of stock.
A carload of pure bred stock was received by Fallon county farmers during November. The shipment included 20 pure bred bulls and 14 pure bred heifers as part of the county livestock improvement effort. Farmers, business groups, the county extension service and the Milwaukee Railway Company cooperate in the project.
Deer Lodge National Forest livestock industry expected to bring about $446,000 to the Butte region this year. Forest supervisor John Taylor estimates cattle sales at $150,000 wool at $160,000 and lamb sales at $180,000.
Favorable November weather aided progress on the new Alton community hall in Fergus county. Community club members hope completion allows use for winter meetings with an elaborate dedication program in preparation.
The 1925 census shows Lincoln County leading Montana counties in farm growth since 1920 with 341 farms in 1920 rising to 583 on January 1 this year, a roughly 71 percent increase. Big Horn and Beaverhead follow with 59 and 44 percent gains respectively, while 34 counties declined and Silver Bow, Deer Lodge, and Musselshell fell more than 45 percent.
Montana delegates excelled in national contests at the 1925 International Grain and Hay Show and Live Stock Exposition. Frances Shirts of Plevna earned second in quinning judging, Nina Sharp of Rosebud placed third in clothing judging, May Obergerfell of Sidney took third in clothing exhibit and ninth in the national club girls style show, and TL Cook of Townsend won grand Championship among cows with a Hereford.
The Louisiana Farm Bureau News reports a meeting of potato growers noting Montana seed potatoes were praised for Louisiana conditions. Extension specialist QT Tlebout recounted a northern potato tour through Wisconsin Nebraska North and South Dakota and Montana to study disease control for southern growers.
The Yellowstone Cow Testing Association honors the purebred Trolstein cow Maid owned by Andrew Senty for leading November with 1725 pounds of milk and 100 pounds of butter fat. Plains Cow Testing Clinic led butter fat and placed second in milk with 27.6 pounds fat and 672 pounds milk per cow. Lake County Association led in milk with 679 pounds and posted 27.5 pounds fat per cow.
Forsyth reports the Hysham district produced its largest beet crop on record. Scotty Wilson notes an average of 18.4 tons per acre across the district with Rosebud county areas leading. Finch yielded 3,463 tons at 17.4 tons per acre and Howard 9,908 tons total at 16 tons per acre.
M F Trask owner of Glen Arrow stock ranch near Ballantine reports seed alfalfa crop outperforming livestock. He threshed 41 acres of Cossack alfalfa yielding 21 180 pounds or 458 bushels, sold to Montana Seed House at 68 cents per pound for 8048.40 dollars, equating to eight and one fifth bushels per acre valued at 186.96 dollars.
J. Z. O'Shea of Roberts is elected president of the Montana division of the Farmers Educational and Co operative Association at its annual meeting in Billings. C. W H Dow of Belmont retires as president and Warry Kindler of Columbus is re elected secretary treasurer. The resolutions urge a government fund to handle surplus agricultural products.
The Montana Farm Bureau will hold its annual convention at Bozeman January 4 and 4, opening days of Farm and Home Week at Montana State College. President W L Stockton says four key topics will be considered: transportation rates, handling surplus agricultural products, agriculture credit, and improvement of waterways.
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