The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1923-09-21
LESS LIVESTOCK WILL
Be SHIPPED THIS YEAR
Montana VIII Market $4,000 Cattle
and 6sf 900 Sheep This
Year

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Montana cattle and sheep shipments
are expected to be lighter this year
than last. according to report COM
piled by George A. Scott, agricultural
statistician for Montana. About 155.-
900 cattle and approximately 6S1,OOO
sheep will be sent out Of the state this
year. in his opinion. There were 1885,
600 head of cattle shipped from Mon
tana in 1922 and 725, 900 head of sheep.
"The movement of Montana lambs
will be about SO per cent of last years,
while the shipment of sheep will prob
ably be about the same. This will
mean about 225,0O0 sheep, while ap-
proximate $4,000 lambs will be
shipped either to the markets or feed
ing grounds.
"The present high value of corn is
expected to put damper on the pur-
chases of lamb feeders this fall. While
the demand for feeders will influence
the percentage of lambs which will go
direct to the markets as fat the out
look at present seems te indicate that
there will be fewer lambs sent to the
feed yards this fall than last. Feed
er buyers are not paying prices which
tend to move lambs.
"The states wool clip for the season
is estimated at 1s.2e5.OOO pounds. as
compared with 100000 pounds in
1922 The 1923 wool clip is moving
and most of it is being shipped on con-
signment."
| The second annual Shields Valley
| Livestock and Dairy show will be held
| in Wilsall on Saturday, October 6. The
primary purpose of the enterprise is
to stimulate greater interest In better
live stock in the valley and to adver-
| tise this community as a producer of
pure bred live stock It is not gener-
ally known that there are now several
breeds of registered cattle, hogs and
sheep in this section-enough, In fact,
to make very creditable showing
were they all exhibited.
Nels Salmonsen, Jr., the 1O-year-old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Nels Salmonsen,
of Virginia City. is in a hospital at
Butte as the result of injuries received |
when a charge from shotgun struck
him in the foot while hunting rabbits. |
He was given temporary treatment |
and was later taken to Butte with the |
possibility that infection may develop !
| in the foot, where several shot are
still lodged.
r. NJ Chase, II years of age, while |
working at logging camp near Rad
nor, broke his leg above the knee. |
Being far from medical aid, he set |
the injured limb himself and was later
removed to the Kalispell hospital |
where it was found the leg had been
set in excellent shape. The bone was
protruding through the flesh when the
leg was originally set.
If there is a mother in Montana who |
lost two sons In the World war. or
more, she is requested to write to Mrs. |
Lydia Burby, organizer Of the Silver |
Bow post of American War Mothers. |
In Butte, from whom she will receive
credentials as Montana's representa-
tive at the National convention of War
Mothers in Kansas City the latter part
of this month.
At the closing session of the annual
meeting of the Montana division of
the Theodore Roosevelt division of the
Theodore Roosevelt international
Highway association in Havre. J. G.
Masek of Eureka was reelected presi-
dent. W. r. Hagerty of Browning
chosen vice president. a. L. Jordan of
Columbia Falls. secretary, and C. H.
Jennings of Whitefish, treasurer
The town of Broadus was rocked to
it's foundation recently by the explo-
sion of an oxygen tank in a garage
The tank tore through living rooms
above the garage and landed some
fifty feet from the building. Fire fol
lowed the explosion but was extin-
guished before any great damage was
done.
Application for right-of-way for
power transmission line has been filed
the Beaverhead Transmission company
of Dillon. Mont The application asks
permission to erect transmission lines
over public lands in Beaverhead
county.
Charlotte Elizabeth Rhoades, six
months-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs
Charles Rhoades, was burned to death
and her parents severely burned In at
tempting to rescue her when the fam
lily home at the Kelley ranch, 21k miles
east of Finn, was destroyed by fire.
A hand of 20 moose discovered by
forest service men in Blacktail Park.
13 miles south of Butte, will be pho
tographed by news reel concern and
preserved in celuloid. Filming the
moose will involve a three-day trip
with saddle and pack horses.
Wholesale community poisoning
campaigns and other concerted work
of eradication have reduced the grass
hopper population of Montana to a
negligible number, or at least to a
number much less than several years
ago. !
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