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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1923
Page
7
Montana State College experts note a portion of potato culls can be fed to hogs. They estimate 600 pounds of raw potatoes or 400 pounds cooked can replace 100 pounds of grain in the hog ration. Use two pounds cooked or four pounds raw potatoes per pound of grain.
Guidelines for curing pork outline timing heat handling salt mixtures for dry and brine methods. Instructions cover containers from barrels to stone jars, required ratios for salt sugar molasses saltpeter pepper, drainage, repacking, and turning meat with curing periods varying by weight from bacon to hams.
The second Annual Montana Corn show in Chinook during November drew over twenty thousand cars and showcased farms from northern Montana. The hog show connected with the corn exhibit highlighted northern Montana’s rise as a growing hog producer.
Speed is essential when using the cream separator as low speed yields higher butter fat in skim milk. Regularity in turning matters. sudden jars reduce separation quality. Ensure the machine is securely fastened to the floor and stands level for best results.
State College experts warn heavy rains have damaged grain in parts of the state making it unfit for market. Sprouting, discoloration, or mold require caution. feed damaged or sprouted grain to livestock gradually and monitor effects, with hogs and cattle less at risk than horses and sheep.
Herbert Zwisler of Park City won the Montana Bankers Club Special for the best half bushel of seed corn at the Miles City state show. He also took top club honor for the best single ear of yellow dent corn and placed second in open class with that ear. Open class winner was John Struck of Columbus who received the Milwaukee Railroad loving cup for the best single ear. John Eiseman of Park City took third in the open class. State Club Leader Potter notes club boys consistently contend with older competitors and may soon become sweepstakes contenders.
A mature boar weighing 600 pounds needs about seven pounds of grain for maintenance plus alfalfa or an equivalent pasture allowance. Rations rise during breeding, and alfalfa hay beets or silage should be included unless the animal is on pasture.
Local and sectional poultry shows in Montana this winter should include an egg show to attract crowds. Growing interest in grading eggs and paying for them raises questions about acceptable standards for producers and buyers.
Guidance for sanitation in poultry operations recommends treating birds before moving to lice free quarters. A small pinch of sodium fluoride applied under neck feathers under wings and around the vent is advised, with one pound treating about a hundred birds.
A careful rooster choice matters as much as selecting a good sire for the herd. Merely changing the male bird yearly fails to ensure heritage of egg-laying strength. the ancestors’ records should show proven performance.
A bale of last cutting alfalfa is placed in the hen house to serve as green feed for the chickens during winter. Weave wires on the bale and allow the hens to peck as desired.
In a rural tale, the widow Stately sees the Spirit of Christmas take Freddie Freedman’s voice as a vision. a parallel story shows a husband and wife facing a perceived Party of the Third Part and a rekindled love through a Christmas meal and confession.
The verse invokes an open house in the evening where men come to a timeless place beyond Eden and Rome. It frames a wandering star journey toward the place where God was homeless and all men find home, attributed to G. K. Chesterton.
On Christmas Eve nearly midnight Mrs. Fogarty sleeps as a long stocking with a darning needle rests in her lap. Awakening, she sees gifts filling the stocking and muses that Santa Claus must have visited, though she wonders who would think of her.
President Coolidge favors Congress creating a federal department of public welfare with a cabinet head and says it should include educational work. White House officials note support from the National Education Association and the General Federation of Women's Clubs. He plans to push reorganizing federal activities at the upcoming session, but remains cautious about consolidating War and Navy into a single defense department.
Acting Mayor Murray Culbert of New York suggests finishing East Potomac park as a public recreation field to honor President Harding. The White House released Hulbert letters praising the project as a national athletic stimulus and aiding Olympic prep for Paris 1924.
A proposal to have the War Finance Corporation finance surplus wheat exports to Europe is under consideration. Key figures include C. H. March of Litchfield and Burene Meyer Jr. directing a Northwest cooperative marketing push, with Wallace and Hoover weighing congressional authority and economic soundness.
I W Nelson of the United States Bureau of Biological Survey warns that shore whaling stations using modern weapons threaten whales with extinction. He urges an international conservation treaty, citing Britain and the fur seal treaty as models and calling for U S and maritime powers to protect all sea mammals.
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