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Newspaper
Grass Range Review
Location
Grass Range, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1918
Page
14
Neat premises boost farm value by organization and tidy hides. Sheltering implements prevents clutter while careful color choice reduces conspicuousness of unattractive structures. A neat farm can attract buyers and elevate product prices, as untidy surroundings dampen perceived quality.
H H Dunn of Salisbury reports the first two threshings show strong results from electrified grain seed. More than two thousand acres planted. Process seals seed in salt or calcium chloride solution then passes a small current and dries in a kiln. Wheat at Ford St Cleer Cornwall up 20 percent grain 40 percent straw. oats at Moreton near Dorchester up 61 percent grain. Mycotic stomatitis in Montana cattle is non contagious and caused by forage fungi. symptoms include mouth ulcers, reduced feeding, pain, and occasional leg lesions. treatment centers on feed changes and mouth and foot care.
A small red insect has appeared in Flathead county that attacks and devours dandelions. Lawns heavily infested by the weed have been cleaned up by the red bug.
British casualties for the first nine months of 1918 aggregated 700,000. The lowest casualty list for any single week was 4,126 and the highest over 40,000.
An advertising notice urges thin people to take organic phosphate sold as nitro phosphate to bolster nerves and add flesh. It claims quick weight gain, improved health, brighter eyes, and a rosy complexion, warning the remedy should not be used by those not seeking flesh growth.
Missoula estimates Montana wheat production at 25,324,000 bushels this year after a drought. Guy Fitzpatrick, state representative of the federal crop estimates bureau, bases the forecast on an average yield of 12% bushels per acre, with winter wheat at 8,184,000 and spring wheat at 17,250,000 bushels. The national crop is projected at 917,798,000 bushels, the second largest on record.
Objections to keeping poultry in towns arise from odor and crowing noise. With clean coops and regular droppings care, odors can be minimized. If no hatching is planned, the rooster is unnecessary and should be sold or eaten after the season to reduce noise and save feed. Infertile eggs improve shelf life.
Montana farmers are shifting to sheep for wool and mutton as range flocks decline. The article urges starting with a few ewes and a purebred ram, stresses uniform breeding, and notes crossbreeding should be limited. It warns that fall is the right time to begin and highlights care, selection, and gradual flock development for profitability.
In the first nine months of 1918 British casualties totalled about 700000, an appalling figure reflecting the brutal toll of World War I through that period.
Agriculturist Pollinger of Missoula county after an inspection trip reports the Flathead district shows the greatest acreage sown to winter wheat this fall. He says the prospect is highly encouraging and underscores strong planting effort in the region.
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