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Newspaper
Grass Range Review
Location
Grass Range, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1919
Page
7
The piece promotes fattening lambs on field weeds and surplus forage to cut costs. Using undergrowth in corn fields and added forages like soybeans, cowpeas, or rape, farmers can achieve high gains. lambs bought and sold on markets show about 15.3 pounds gain after accounting for shrinkage. Demand for lamb and mutton is rising, encouraging farmers with grassy corn fields to consider carload sales.
Petition filed in Missoula county district court seeks formation of Clinton irrigation district. Fifteen signers own lands majority of those affected. About 3000 inches of Hellgate River water would be diverted via canal two miles east of Clinton, flowing west to petitioners’ lands. Hearing set for Saturday September 6 at 1 30 p m to consider protests.
Montana stockmen are advised to evaluate outside grazing opportunities carefully before shipping. Land offers vary from worthless to good, with five to seven months of winter feed needed in many areas. Return plans, wintering costs, and potential losses must be weighed. shipping is urged only if overall costs stay lower than wintering at home, and the one third rate was intended to encourage return to Montana.
Prof M J Abbey of Bozeman Agricultural College heads Montana high school agriculture under the Smith Hughes act. Forty schools will offer instruction next year. nine lack teachers and wages range 1600 to 2000 dollars. Five MT State College graduates teach statewide. many graduates work in farming or for government. Abbey oversees teacher training. a vocational conference discussed plans. Cuticura ads: soothing baby rash remedy marketed at 25 cents.
The state board of equalization summoned county assessors to review property returns deemed inconsistent with full and true value. Bankers of Lewis and Clark County and railroad officers were ordered to appear within 10 days to justify assessments. Wide gaps in livestock and land value figures across Dawson Garfield and McCone counties prompt a statewide audit for uniform assessments.
Weather and crop summary reports cooler conditions and increased cloudiness across Montana with light showers. Flax corn and potatoes benefited from rains though flax fields remain disappointing in many areas. Winter wheat harvest continues while second alfalfa growth is being cut and hay yields vary by location.
J Lee Rice rejoined his brother A F Rice at Butte Business College after eight years, taking leadership of the bookkeeping department. A chartered accountant by trade, Rice helped build the school from a small outfit to a major private college, now seventh largest in the nation. The college offers business subjects and full high school work, enrolling 600 students this summer and attracting pupils from Montana, the Dakotas, Wyoming, Idaho and Canada.
Montana grain grading commission adopted a rule to eliminate charges for grading samples under carload lots. Farmers may have their grain graded at the state laboratory at no cost, removing the previous 25 cent fee on samples.
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