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The Carbon County chronicle. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1924, 1924-10-22
Three Million Pounds
Is Yield of Flax Seed
N w ST This Year

Upwards of 1900. 900 pounds OF
alfalfa seed is estimated for Mon
tana and the Dakotas for this sea-
son on basis of survey made re-
Gently by the hay, feed and seed
division OF the department of agri-
culture, according to j. G. Dia-
mond. agricultural statistician of
the Montana cooperative crop re-
porting service.
In this area growers indicated an
increase Of 10 per cent in acreage
cut for seed this year. 1t was too
dry on the uplands in those states
and grasshoppers did considerable
damage in scattered sections. Har-
yesting was somewhat later than US
ual, the season being too cool for
the best developments of the crop.
Prices in Montana had not been es-
tah1ished by September 20, but
some growers we're offered $15-s1S
per 100 pounds basis clean seed, for
common and s30-s35 for Grimm al
falfa. These also were the prices
most frequently mentioned in North
Dakota and South Dakota. One OF
the growers exchanges in South Da-
kota was advancing s14 for common
and s24-s26 for Grimm. Baltic and
Cossack alfalfa.
The entire crop is estimated by the
federal department to De fully one
third larger than that OF last year
due mostly to increased acreage,
which was encouraged by high prices
for alfalfa during the past year and
better weather conditions generally
for saving seed crop. Yields per
acre varied considerably but in gen.
eral averaged as good If not slightly
better than last year.
The Carbon County chronicle. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1924, 1924-10-22

Like Christmas ahead of time,
checks for 1904 .627 are in process
of distribution to the sugar beet
growers of the BiIlings-Loyeli dis
trict, which includes Sidney, and
also, from the Great Western SUI
gar company, the distribution
including the final bonus, St.01
a ton on the beet crop of 1928 and
the initial payment on the beet
deliveries of the 1924 harvest.
The bonus brings the price paid
on the 1929 crop up to 1901 ton
slightly more than paid in any other
district, as the price is paid on the
highest sugar content of the Mon
tana beets.
The total of the bonus checks
foots up $245,549, and the initial
payment will be $349,078.
With this last bonus paid, the to-
tai payments made growers from the
billings factory OF the company, will
aggregate s2.167.O66 for 1928.
The extra payment made on the
1923 crop in Colorado, Nebraska
and the Billings-Lovell districts 20
tails s1.779,43346
Last year there we're 9S5 growers
marketing their beets at the Billings
factory. These cultivated an acreage
of PIP acres per grower. for which
they were paid s103.57 per acre. or
an average of s2,200.06 each. The
total crop for 1923 was 243,11S tons
The 1923 crop was unusually low
In sugar content due to the heavy
rains and the warm growing wealth
err of October, according to w. P. Ho-
garty, manager OF the Billings-Lovell
district, who declared that the SUI
gar content this year is much high
er and that the growers may look for
substantial increase over the in
ftial price of Sc per ton.
While the growers of the Billings
Lowell district, which includes the
other portions of Montana growing
beets, received s101 as the final bon
MS due to the greater sugar content
OF their beets. the Colorado district
received but 60 cents a ton, addi-
tional, and Nebraska 6S cents. The
total of payments per ton we're re.
spectively sS.1,9 1919 and 1901.
The Carbon County chronicle. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1924, 1924-10-22

dipping watts were established. The
ms lbers paid an equal sum into the
treasury for the materials and did
the work themselves. Six plants
were finished by the end Of the year
1922, and last year the number was
brought up TO IA. Two of these are
for sheep only. The first year, TO-
900 head of cattle-70 per cent of
those infected with lice-and 1900
head of sheep were dipped. Twenty
five thousand head of cattle. accord
ing to reports to the United States
department of agriculture, went
through the watts In 1928. no record
being kept of sheep, hogs and horses.
All dipping is done under state sup
ervision. Cattle growers estimate
they have saved at least So on every
head of stock dipped, through the
saving in feed, increased growth and
improved market conditions.
The Carbon County chronicle. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1924, 1924-10-22
Farmers Short Course Will
Attract Statewide Interest

livestock production, horticulture,
poultry, farm engineering, farm
management, bee keeping and so on.
There is very good reason says
Mr.. Mcmahon, why farmers short
courses at colleges are becoming
more and raor epopular among prac-
teal farmers, and the reason is
simply that these courses provide a
training which is very important
factor In successful farming. Grad
yates of former short courses at the
Montana State College, have gone
back to their farms to find that the
short tine spent In the intensive
study of the farm problems in which
they were interested. has meant big
ger returns and better farm life.
Farmers realize today. more than
ever. that farming is a highly com
petitive business and that the I'M
trained man is handicapped in the
race. Those who are eliminated by
the law Of the survival of the fittest,
are very frequently the unframed
and unskilled. The man who stays.
through good times and bad, the
man who is usually found at the top
of the list of successful farmers,
is the man who has taken advantage
OF his opportunities, who has trained
himself for his job
1.-THE Farmers Short Course at
Montana State College, trains for sue
cess. 1t comes at time when farm
work is least pressing, when father
or son, or both can best be spared
There are no tuition fees and liv-
ing costs at Bozeman are held down
to the lowest possible point. A de-
scriptive booklet may be had for the
asking by writing to the Registrar,
Montana State College. Bozeman.
Montana"
The Carbon County chronicle. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1924, 1924-10-22
TRIES NEW METHOD OF CAR
ING FOR LANDING EWES

A sheep company in one of the
range states tried out new way of
handling newborn lambs. during the
lambine season last spring. The ewes
we're all out under tents. and all
lambs born within a 24-hour period
were put together in lunches in
charge of one herder The ewes
were then fed a quarter of pound Of
cake a day and later turned out on
the range. Small brush corrals we're
made and the ewes and lambs We're
placed in these for about twelve
days and then turned back into the
larger herds. The idea was tried out
to prevent losses from starvation
which sometimes occur when ewes
are turned out after landing and feed
conditions are such that they dry up.
The Carbon County chronicle. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1924, 1924-10-22
GROWERS OF BEANS
WARNED AGAINST
A NEW DISEASE

A DISEASE known as Mosaic
u has been found in many of the
4 \ bean fields Of the state, and
Prof. II. e. Morris OF the botany de-
partment at Montana State College
urges bean grower to prepare now to
combat the trouble. He advises
that In certain sections of the country
where bean growing has been carried
on for a number OF years, this d.
sease has caused as high as DO per
cent losses. No such losses have oc-
CURED In Montana as yet but RENE
dial measures must be taken at once
to prevent condition of this kind In
the state.
Leaves of affected plants become
puckered and distorted and are of
ten blotched with yellow or greenish
yellow spots.
Prof. Morris advises that no cause
of the disease has as yet been discov-
cred but that 1t is known to be trans
mitted from one plant to another by
insects such as plant lice. The di-
sease is carried over from one year
to another in the seed. Beans from
the infected plants produce approx
mately so per cent of diseased
plants. Thus II the disease is not
checked 1t is constantly on the in
crease and losses continue to grow.
The best control measure, accord
ing to the botanist is for each bean
grower to set aside small plot of
ground for the purpose OF growing
his own seed. This plot should be
planted with beans from selected
plants, known to be disease free.
During the growing season all in
ferior and off-type plants should
be rouged out, leaving only the
healthy uniformly maturing. desir-
able plants to bear seed. This seed
should be used for planting the main
field the following year.
The Carbon County chronicle. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1924, 1924-10-22
STOCKMEN PROFIT
by COOPERATIVE
DIPPING OF CATTLE

"a ORE and more as time goes on
MI the problems of the farmers
AvA are coming to be solved
through community effort. In many
instances the individual efforts of
one farmer to remedy a difficult sit
uation would be more than futile.
but when a number of them have
banded together to attack the prob
lem over large area favorable re-
suits have followed. So states re-
cent bulletin from Washington.
One of the latest community eff
forts Is that of the recently formed
organization and operation of dip
ping watts for the control of animal
parasites which have caused great
losses to livestock growers In years
past.
In Platte county, Wyo., through
the leadership of the county agent,
sufficient interest was aroused in the
possibilities of graduating mango and
lice from livestock that community
The Carbon County chronicle. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1924, 1924-10-22

Thousands OF turkeys are being
raised this year In Garfield county.
in the vicinity Of Big Dry, Lodge
pole. Squaw and Sage Hen creeks, as
well salong the Musselshell river.
Growers state that they are in need
OF expert pickers to aid them in pre-
pairing the birds for market. Trucks
have been chartered to transport the
shipments to railroad points. as many
Of the ranches upon which these
turkeys are being raised are as dis
tant as from 80 to 20 miles from any
rail- line. One owner OF a flock of
= thousand Is preparing to drive HIS
turkeys to the railroad station. 40
miles distant, where he expects to
ship them.
The Carbon County chronicle. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1924, 1924-10-22
blaine County Roy Won Most Points

County Agent G. w. Gustafson re-
ceived word from the state fair man
agement recently that Guestaf YER
cruyssen of Blaine county received
the highest number OF points in the
boys club department, and had been
awarded a spool of wire by the
American Wire company. Young
Vercruyssen won SIS in prizes from
the exhibits he made in the Chester
White hogs at the Billings fair and
the state fair.
The Carbon County chronicle. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1924, 1924-10-22

Only bushel samples will be allowed
in the competition. thus eliminating
the possibility of hand picking. Ac-
cording to the official rules Of the
exposition, issued by the manage
ment, entries will be open to grain
and hay growers of the world.
The Carbon County chronicle. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1924, 1924-10-22
Preparing Turkeys For Market

Turkeys that are to be shipped to
outside markets should be picked.
Dry picking is not difficult but 1T
does require little experience to be-
come proficient at 1t. Under no con-
dition should birds be scalded II they
are to be shipped to outside NOR
kets, and even II local markets Of
ten discount scalded birds.
The Carbon County chronicle. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1924, 1924-10-22
Treasure State Farm e Livestock

o
the
The Carbon County chronicle. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1924, 1924-10-22
SUGAR COMPANY
PAYS S594,627 TO
GROWERS OF BETS
BONUS CHECKS ON 1928 CROP
TOTAL S2f5, $40; INITIAL 1924
PAYMENT is S340,07S.

Because of Greater Sugar Content,
Montana Beets Command Largest
Premium Payments Made BY The
Great Western Company.
The Carbon County chronicle. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1924, 1924-10-22

ST. PAUL CATTLE statesmen
Alexander (Scotty) Smith CIV Nassau
The Carbon County chronicle. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1924, 1924-10-22
Western Cattle and
Sheep Shippers

CHICAGO CATTLE statesmen
Charles o. Robinson A. w. Thomas Fred Patterson
The Carbon County chronicle. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1924, 1924-10-22

TO provide the proper conditions
| SO that the greatest forces OF
Evening star., 1924-04-03
Sales INDEPENDENT OIL STOCKS.
Washington Stock EXCHANGE

SALES.
Capital Traction 5s-sI 900 at 971.
National Mortgage and Investment pfd.-5O
NJ SIS, 100 at Si2, 30 at S1z, 80 at s1E
AFTER CALL
Capital Traction $500 at ST.
Capital fractions at a.
Potomac Electric IS '53-s1, 600 at ioe%.
Washington Rwy. 4 Electric pfd-lO at
GS9s, at 12S. at 72Ss. 10 at 729s.
Money-CAIl loans, D and per cent.
Evening star., 1924-04-03

NEW YORK. April 5.-Following
IS an official list of bonds and stocks
traded in on the New York Curb
Market today:
Evening star., 1924-04-03
BY WILLIAM f. HEFTERNAN.

Special Dispatch to Tae Star.
NEW YORK, April 3.-The out
standing features in the early curb
market trading today were an urgent
demand for a number of public utility
issues and vigorous buying of the
South American oils
Lehigh Power securities had the
sharpest rise of the public utilities,
getting up points to SIS within the
first half hour. The buying was
based wholly upon increased earnings
OF the company. which are said to be
running at better than 81 share.
Commonwealth Power was another
feature getting up almost points to
4 new high at 72.
Evening star., 1924-04-03
NEW YORK CURB MARKET
Received by Private Wire Direct to The Star Office

Buying Of South American oils was
heavier than at any other time ana
centered in Creole Syndicate and
Lago Petroleum, the former stock ad-
vancing above s, while the latter
sold close to 4. There was nothlhS
new to account for the unusual ac-
tivity, and the buying reflected re-
ports which have been current OF i'm
portant developments at the proper
ties which are in the same territory
in the Maracaibo basin of Venezuela-
Other oils were active and slightly
higher, while dealings were smaller
in the mining group.
Trading was to start later in the
day in the new Studebaker shares of
no par value. The old stock is ex-
changeable into new shares in the
ratio of 2 Il of the new for each OF
the old At the present selling price
of the old stock, Studebaker new
should sell around 371s.
Evening star., 1924-04-03
COFFEE FUTURES SLUMP.
Decline of 10 to IS Points Noted
in Market.

NEW YORK, April 3.-The market
for coffee futures yesterday showed a
decline of 10 to IS points, and broke
to 1920 for May and Ills for Decem-
ber under European selling ond local
liquidation, accompanied by reports of
easier cost and freight offers and poor
spot demand. The close was 33 to 80
points net lower. Sales were estimated
at $4,000 bags.
Closing quotations: May. 1916; July
1886; September, 11.65; October, 11.4S !;
December. 11.16; March 1885.
Spot coffee dull; Rio Is, 15ka15h;
Santos as, 19a19A. Cost and freight
offers included part Bourbon 3s and 5s
at 1874 to 1819.
Rio exchange on London unchanged.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1924-01-03
STRATToN OPTIONS ARE
EXCHANGED FOR STRAIT
TON MINES CO. STOCK

The final step in the novel pro-
motion plan devised by Stratton
& Stratton in connection with the
McPhillips property has been
taken and Stratton options. so far
as that property is concerned, no
longer exists. January 1 was the
last day for exercising the option
to purchase $50 shares for $50,
and whatever option certificates
are still outstanding have lost this
privilege and are simply good for
$50 shares in the StrattOn Mines
company. Mr. Stratton said yes
terday that very few of the option
certificates are outstanding, and
many of these are probably on the
way from distant points to be
exchanged. Work at the mine is
progressing with most satisfact-
DRY results, parties visiting the
property yesterday stating that
the showing in the face of the
west drift is the best since the
sensational strike was made.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1924-01-03
RESUMPTION AT HECLA
MAY BE DELAYED FEW
DAYS ACCOUNT OF COLD

While January 10 is stin the
date upon which the Hecla mine
is scheduled to resume produc-
ton. the extremely cold weather
OF the past few days has neces-
sarily slowed down operations.
particularly on the new ore bin
and to some extent on the con-
veyor from the mine ore bin to
the railroad loading bin. From
present indications the conveyor
will be ready for service by the
18th and it is possible that tenn
pOrary arrangements may be
made to deliver the ore through
a chute direct from the conveyor
to the railroad cars until the new
concrete bin is ready for service.
The new hoist will be ready for
service by the 18th, and if con-
ditions are not favorable to start
production on that date it will be
delayed only few days there
after
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1924-01-03
Events of the Year.

Events of the Year.
In the latter part of January hre
occurred in the Morning mine whlcn
caused the death of three men, the
erst disaster of that nature IN the
history of the district. The fire IN
the Morning had hardly been ex-
tineuished when a similar hre DC
Cured in the Hercules, though happily
without fatal results. In both cases
all available helmet men from other
mines and a bureau of mines rescue
car were utilized in fighting the hre'
This experience resulted in the Mine
owners association arranging ior
stationing a bureau of mines rescue
car in wallace permanently for i'm
mediate use in such emergencies
ON March 16 wages of all employees
Of the mines were advanced SO cents
ner dav. This was due to the high
nrice of lead, which at that time was
s.25c per pound.
In the latter part of March the great
ore body of the Morning mine was
struck on the 245O level, 1850 below
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1924-01-03

the main station and $500 feet below
the apex of the vein, and which has
nroved to be even larger and richer
than on the levels above.
On April &c the interstate com
merce commission granted the Bunker
Hill smelter the same freight rate
on bullion to the Atlantic seaboard
as had been accorded to the shelters
of Montana and Utah.
Production and Profits, 1922.
On May annual operating state
ments were led by mining companies
covering the year 1922. Gross value
s1s. 500, S56; net profit, $S,5s779S.
On May 9 an instrument was filed
in the probate court setting forth the
terms and conditions of settlement OF
the contest Of the will of the late
Eugene r. Day brought by his widow
Mrs. Agnes Loretta Day. through
which she received cash, securities
and property having the estimated
value of s1.5OO,OOO.
June 7 announcement was made OF
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1924-01-03
WALLACE, IDAHO, THURS DAY. JANUARY B. 1924.
Wallace and Burke Make Strong Show
ing for Train Service Before Util-
tiles Commission

1.-THE Monday afternoon and evening
public representing f. c. Greave
the question of establishing tram
when luS
Wallace board Of trade in applying Tor
presented to the com
Mission II support OF
he
Burke for 10
men upwards of 200 WITHIN
a underground work
That the only practical the employees OF
the ines to accommodations in Wallace
ney Wallace and Burke is wholly made
carrying capacity was suce
the service dependable during the past few days
only practical
the Northern Pachc ana
O-W. r. & n required provide it,
the morning TRAM ana
the OW r. which refused to become party 10
afternoon tram or De
the earliest possible date
and show why t be required to do So
That at Burke threatens TO seriously
railroad transportation Is Po
vided at by viii reside IN Walace
should be required to provide TINS
utilities commission 10 cone "e
O. w r & company to carry the load
granting the application OF the
order permanently ais
continuing it's passenger between Wallace and Burke
That in addition statement of facts there
frequent prompt ana regular ~
livery of mail express other points in the canyon
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1924-01-03
REX CONSOLIDATED.

To Be Taken Over by the Unite"
Rex Company.
Financial News, New YORK. Dso
2s. stockholders of the Rex Con-
solidated Mining company are nou-
fed that the time for subscription 10
the new stock of the United Rex MIN vim
ing Co. offered to stockholders at ~
cents a share win expire on December
90 All stock not taken up by stock
holders will be placed in the treasury
of the company and a syndicate WIZ
,r5erwrite a sufficient amount TO net
the new company s625OO for working
capital.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1924-01-03
Occur d'AIene Dividends Doubled IN
1923--Notable Local Events of
Year Just Closed

HE PASSING of year occasion for hreI DacMa
achievements which IN themselves
viii bearing upon plans loi %
fnte Since of the mines is the s
of all of dAene district
the FIRST thought in old is OF duenus
The in TINS respect "e
dividend of period never
teIess highly gratifying compared to years following ' 9
Ia almost ooupe ~
conditions favorable 10 uIn
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1924-01-03
AND GALENA
MUCH IMPORTANT WORK
LEAD AND oUARTZITE FEATURES
OF LOWEST LEVEL-EXPLORE
KILL BUCK GROUND.

Although not productive, the Cal
lahan Zinc-Lead company is carry
ing out development plans at both
the Callahan and ,GaIena of great
importance and which promise to
result in large future production and
profits Since the suspension at the
Callahan the first of October much
development has been accomplished,
the most important of which is the
Wine sunk 100 feet on the 100 level
which has disclosed good showing
of ore, and which has been explored
by drift for probably $50 feet from
the bottom of the Wine Special
interest attaches to this ore showing
On account of the fact that it is
chiefly lead and that on this new
winze level a little Burke quartzite
has made its appearance, two re-
lated features that may be the fore
runner OF "a new and important GRE
body at further depth. The showing
is so favorable and significant that
the winze is now being sunk another
100 feet, and it is regarded probable
that in that distance it will enter a
ouartzite formation and show fur
Their increase in the size of the lead
ore shoot Work in the crosscut
south from the No. 4 tunnel level of
the Callahan continues. the face now
being only about 400 feet from the
south or Idaho & Los Angeles line.
This work so far has been disap-
pointing.
Plans at Galena.
Further discussing the plans and
operations of the Callahan company,
c. w. Newton, general manager
stated last night that additional men
would be put on at the Galena next
week. the purpose being to employ
about As men during the remainder
of the winter. Work will continue in
No. tunnel, in which a good shoot
of commercial ore has been developed
some 800 feet in length and upon
which a raise has been made 100
feet. Drifts will be run east and west
on the 500 shaft level. This work is
expected to make an important add
ton to the proved ore. A shoot OF
good milling ore has been developed
on the 400 level which corresponds
TO the shoot in No. tunnel, and the
drift east from the shaft on the 600
is expected to find this same shoot
larger and of improved grade. But
of even greater interest will be the
drift west on this level into what
was formerly known as the Kill Buck
ground. Early dav SHIPMENTS from
the Kill Buck as well as more recent
disclosures of ore on the surface in
dictate that this work will result IN
finding a large body of ore.
During the last few months the
Callahan company has completed
new building for employees at the
Galena. It includes sleeping accom-
modations for so men, dining room
kitchen and reading room. The build
ing is heated by steam and Is mouelI
throughout. The boarding house vii
he conducted by Dennis O'Leary' VINO
has long had charge of the boardlne
house at the Callahan NINE
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1924-01-03

It is estimated that if half the
acreage which is now occupied by
hedge-rows in England and Wales
were sown in wheat, there would be
a yield sufficient to supply bread for
more than 100000 people for a whole
year.