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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1922
Page
6
Montana notes report northern ducks arriving for lakes around Billings and Custer county winning a big fair cup in Helena. Changes include bank receiver appointment in Broadview, a Havre service medal, and city bond issues.
Three year survey by United States Reclamation Service engineers concludes on a Rio Grande Valley irrigation project. A dam near Rio Grande City Texas would enable gravity irrigation of 850000 to 600000 acres, potentially the largest in the nation, with costs estimated 60 to 100 million dollars. Construction could be funded by federal loan, land liens, or bond underwriting. The climate allows two to three crops annually.
The biology survey and forestry service warn that poison snakes are increasing as fences cut hog ranges. Rattler bites once contained by roaming razorbacks are now common as farms enclose land and hogs are replaced by fenced stock.
Missouri Congressman Millspaugh denounces large banks pushing branches to encroach on state banks. He warns national banks seek charters or convert to state status to gain branch access, threatening rural banks and wartime loyalty. He argues branch expansion could ruin country banks and their customers.
William J. Flynn head of the U S secret service says detectives are no supermen and that life is too bulky for a perfect sleuth. He told Marian Storm of the New York Sun that even the best investigator can chase clues without guaranteed solutions and that a truly realistic detective story would not be artistically planned.
Montana farmers can store ice for winter use with simple methods per H E Murdock of the Montana Experiment station. Ice may be cut from local water bodies or manufactured at home using galvanized cans and insulation. A two inch ice layer forms, then the shell is filled with water and frozen further, producing high quality ice suitable for winter use. Farmers may request Circular No 50, Ice Houses, from the Montana Experiment station in Bozeman.
Statewide discussion centers on a proposed November initiative to allow a commission form of county government and to authorize bonds for a soldiers bonus. Voters will also decide on an enhanced tax commission in Helena to equalize taxes, replacing the current governor secretary of state treasurer auditor and attorney general panel.
Cascade county agent KF i MacSpadden reports six foot tall Houbam clover plants grown near Great Falls show strong yields. Seed planted May 20 produced a striking growth, with field and office exhibits matching in vigor. This forage could help western stockgrowers move beyond native grasses.
Alfalfa is a Spanish name for Medicago sativa also called Spanish trefoil. Brought by early Spaniards to this continent it thrived in the new home and is valued as fodder across much of Canada and the United States.
The crossing of yak with ordinary cattle in Mongolia Siberia and Tibet yields a hybrid more useful than either parent stock. The practice aims to combine hardiness with work efficiency for serviceable livestock.
State college extension service has shot motion pictures on dry farming and farm operations across many Montana counties. The first published film will feature boys and girls club camps with locations including Absarokee Beehive Stillwater Crow Agency Bozeman Helena Eureka Havre.
Of 57 recorded tick fever cases in Montana last season 13 were fatal according to RR W S Cogs of the state health department at Helena One case of tick paralysis attributed to scrub tick bite was reported The health department urges local committees to aid cancer week November 12 to 19 with public education on recognition prevention and cure of cancer.
Under Blaine Ferguson, irrigation specialist, northern Montana farmers adopt flood irrigation or reservoir storage towater dry fields. Dikes and dams direct spring flood waters, enabling 50 to 100 acre irrigations with minimal cost beyond labor. In Hill County an estimated 75 000 acres could be irrigated this way. Ferguson stresses precise dike placement to prevent washouts. He operates from the North Montana experiment station near Havre.
State agriculture reports show rising demand for feeder pigs in Montana as general rain favors fall plowing and seeding, while hailstorms push prices up. Harvesting of a record potato crop began amid weak market conditions and disrupted thrashing in many counties for days.
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