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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1925
Page
2
The weekly Montana ranch report notes threshing has passed its peak activity while alfalfa grows fast paneled for a potential third crop east of the divide. Sugar beets and irrigated corn show strong results as drought dries gardens and potato vines. Creeks run low and ground bakes in eastern and southern counties though moisture is needed east of the main range for fall plowing and seeding.
Irrigated sections near Billings report rising threshing returns as separators record yields. The Ostermiller farm west of Billings leads with 62 bushels per acre, followed by D F Slayton near Park City at 61, and John Webber southwest of Billings with 52. Many farms report exceptional yields and high quality grain.
Don Waite of Waite Land & Livestock Utica sold 100 head of steers at 122.50 each and 300 calves at 259 each at his Judith Basin ranch. Stewart Baxter of Battle Creek Iowa bought the whiteface cattle for 19 750 total. Baxter feeds cattle for others in the area. The Waite ranch is the county’s largest and frequently tops Chicago market quotes.
George Boyer of Frenchtown valley near Missoula reports a 42 bushel per acre yield of beardless Turkey Red wheat. A nine year wheat experiment shows this variety providing the largest yield yet and indicates advantages of beardless wheat for growers.
John Clay & Co Chicago livestock and commission men placed 14 000 head of sheep in the lower Yellowstone valley for fat and winter feeding. Lambs grouped in bands with 22 farmers who will feed alfalfa beet tops beet pulp syrup pea and bean straw and rotate a grain mix of corn barley and screenings to fatten and finish the lambs.
Emmett Smith of Helena Montana announces that Lease Elevators Strauss & Co has leased the Livingston grain houses owned by Cary Hay and Grain Co to operate them for the next year. Strauss & Co ranks second among large grain and elevator companies in the country.
Ernest Schumaker, janitor at Malta high school, farms in Black Coulee and reports six ears of fully ripe corn grown on 12 acres. He says planting started May 23 and harvest occurred August h, with an expected average of 30 bushels per acre.
Fifty eight new families were shown the farm lands of Lake county recently according to W C Larsen employed by the immigration department of the Northern Pacific railroad. All were prospective settlers and many have since located in different parts of the county.
Conrad Beck of the Hardin region harvests an 85 acre Mexican chili bean field likely to yield 15 sacks per acre. He also owns a large sugar beet field nearby.
At a recent stock holders meeting of the Farmers' Co operative Creamery in Circle, Thomas Horsford was chosen as manager. T P Hardahl, a longtime creamery man, resigned to settle on his homestead in eastern Garfield county. The creamery will receive cream on Tuesdays Thursdays and Saturdays weekly.
Yellowstone country farmers report high quality crops and strong yields across staple grains with good prices. Irrigated fields lead in returns while nonirrigated areas average well. spring wheat yields range 25 to 80 bushels per acre at Billings and about 10 bushels in nonirrigated sections. Alfalfa third cutting is above average with favorable weather for curing.
Harrington at Montana State College is hailed as doing the finest potato certification job in America. Southern growers touring the north praise Montana seed potatoes and credit Prof Parrington with leading quality and certification efforts in the state. They admit southern efforts lag behind Montana for some time.
David H. Nelson of near Brady threshes New Federation wheat averaging over 50 bushels per acre. He seeds Oregon ship wheat and holds about 700 acres of Marquis wheat expected to yield around 89.5 bushels per acre. On Mike Qualey farm, dryland wheat yields were 22 bushels per acre on summer fallow and 14 on stubble.
The Visual Instruction at Montana State college lists scores of educational, industrial, scenic and comedy motion pictures for fall and early winter use by non theatrical agencies. A low service charge makes them affordable for county agents high schools clubs and civic organizations.
A shipment of ST cattle moved from Twodot includes top market cattle bound for Chicago markets. Consignors Gib McFarland G D Martin and John Arthur sent seven carloads from Shawmut. Thayer Stevens delivered fourteen carloads of fine beef cattle.
Gallatin valley seeds peas reach thirty three bushels per acre on about 23 000 acres. P J Peckens division freight and passenger agent for Milwaukee reports estimates of cars needed to handle the crop this year.
Glendive plans a corn and grain show this fall led by H. N. Dion chair man of the corn show committee. Officials hope to combine the event with the eastern Montana poultry show for broader appeal.
Good corn crops in the middle west and lower hog stocks are expected to raise demand for Montana feeder cattle this fall, signaling robust market activity for ranchers.
The Department of Agriculture in Washington announced that 530000 farms now have radios, up from 365000 last year. The figures highlight expanding rural communications and broadcast access across farming regions.
The notice urges plan for ice house readiness in September and October to receive ice for winter storage and to begin fee making on the farm.
A Gallatin valley Montana study notes decade changes include more dairying, higher hay and wheat output, and the rise of the canned pea industry in recent years. Profits among crop, livestock, and mixed farms stayed close on average despite year to year swings.
A dense grid of cross clues lists numerous numbered definitions for synonyms and related words. The puzzle promises a forthcoming solution in the next issue and includes scattered references to parts of speech, prefixes, and archaic spellings.
How to solve a crossword puzzle using numbered hints for horizontal and vertical words. Letters fill white spaces until hitting a black square, with numbers pointing to definitions. No letters go in black spaces and abbreviations or proper names may be indicated as needed.
A light column narrates a widow, Mrs Nordlaw, who fears illness but is advised to rest and avoid overactivity. A playful phone call to Jack Belford triggers a joyful recovery mood as she realizes her ailment was a misunderstanding of life’s social excitement.
A hometown recollection centers on Dr. George Hilton once a poor stammering student with no lodging or meals, who persevered through college hardships to become a respected educator and minister. The piece praises his persistence and current status as a renowned public speaker and orator.
A Detroit News paragraph recounts a romantic legend of how the water pipe began in the Orient. A wealthy prince grieving his wife visits a priest who crafts a bowl like the pipe and instructs him to burn weeds from his wife’s grave and draw through the bowl for solace.
An electric steam radiator uses a heating element running through a seamless brass tube to provide even heat across every column and a large surface area for heating surrounding water.
The text suggests an ancient crude bread method using acorns and beechnuts. Pliny notes a similar process with wheat where grain is pounded the fragments soaked into a cake and dried in the sun.
A Boston Transcript note jokes about a youngster answering a question on his auntie’s age. He admits uncertainty saying he does not know exactly how old she is but adds that a cup of tea steadies her, humorously implying maturity through tea time.
Mrs Johnson reads a paper item about a man in Len degrees who slips in a bathtub and breaks three ribs. Gap Johnson jokes about buying a bathtub but decides against it. The piece ends noting Red Cross Ball Blue keeps cloths white and clean.
A student jokes about failing mercantile law canon law and international law. The punchline reveals the worst news is telling the mother in law. The dialogue plays on family pressure and legal study mishaps with a light tone.
In early England a four window tax influenced fortress like Tudor castles. The policy tied to taxation left enduring marks on building design and urban layouts as architecture adapted to tax limits.
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