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Newspaper
Grass Range Review
Location
Grass Range, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1918
Page
6
A farmer can boost property value by orderly, tidy premises. Establish logical storage, shelter implements, and screen unsightly items. Use subtle paint to improve appearance and reduce attention to unattractive structures, as neat surroundings influence buyers and perceived product quality.
Electrified grain shows gains from two threshings as H H Dunn of Salisbury reports. Over two thousand acres planted with electrified seed. process uses a salt or calcium chloride soak, mild electric current, then slow kiln drying. Wheat at Ford St. Cleer Cornwall up 20 percent grain and 40 percent straw. oats at Moreton near Dorchester up 61 percent grain.
A small red insect has appeared in Flathead county that attacks and devours dandelions. Lawns where the weed was entrenched are reported to be cleaned up by the red bug.
British casualties for the first nine months of 1918 aggregated 700 thousand. The lowest weekly tally was 4126 and the highest surpassed 40000, reflecting seasonal hostilities and sustained losses across fronts.
An advertisement touts nitro phosphate as a cure for thinness and weak nerves. It claims organic phosphate feeds nerves and body cells to rapidly increase weight, improve health, and brighten eyes, urging caution for those who do not wish to gain flesh.
Montana’s wheat production this year is forecast at 25.324 million bushels despite drought. Guy Fitzpatrick, state representative for the federal bureau of crop estimates at Missoula, bases the figure on an average yield of 12.5 bushels per acre. The estimate covers winter wheat 8.184 million bushels and spring wheat 17.25 million bushels, with US production projected at 917.798 million bushels, the nation’s second largest crop.
Objections to keeping poultry in towns arise from odor and crowing noise. With clean dropping boards and well kept houses, odors can be minimized. Stirring the soil regularly aids absorption of droppings and keeps the yard better for hens. If no hatching is planned, keeping a rooster is unnecessary and the rooster should be disposed of after the mating season to reduce noise and save feed. Eggs laid without a rooster are infertile and keep better for market.
Montana farmers shift to sheep as a stop gap on the farm and a path to wool and mutton, with range flocks rising on high wool prices while fenced farms add purebred and crossbred flocks. The piece advises selecting uniform ewes, proper breeding ages, and careful culling to build a profitable, steady flock suited to diverse farm conditions.
In the first nine months of 1918 British casualties reached a appalling total of 700,000, reflecting the heavy losses endured in the early stages of that year.
Agriculturist Pollinger of Missoula county says the Flathead district has the greatest acreage sown to winter wheat this fall. After an inspection trip over the area he reports the prospect highly encouraging and expects good yields from the substantial seedings.
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