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The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-07-24
new WELL AT kelvin
FLOWS 1000 BARRELS

The EMBELLISHMENTS
Corey No. 2 well is the latest to
come into production in the Kelvin
field. The flush production was
estimated at 1000 barrels a day.
Preparations had been made prior
to the completion of the well to
to keep the oil under control, and
1T was not permitted to become a
gusher, but from the force with
which the casing was filled, it was
thought that the flow would have
gone over the derrick had it not
been confined. The sand was en-
tered at 1905 feet and drilled to
1900.
The completion of the CrumeIy-
Mcknight tends to further prove
one of the best producing locations
in the northern Montana field and
it is expected to have an import-
ant influence on developments of
eiiO IuCuIo. III is a QIrect offset to
the Queen City No. 1, which is re-
garded by some operators as per-
maps the best well in the field.
The well was drilled to comple-
ton in rs days after it was spud-
ded IN, making the job a close ap-
proach to the fields record.
The completion of the CrumIey-
Mcknight serves to greatly i'm
crease interest in other wells drill
ing near the Queen City, and the
Whitman-Sunburst- Corey, a third
offset is drilling. The Queen CITY
IS drilling its No. z a short distance
of the No. 4.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-07-24
From Montana State College

Wv YHILE the average Montana
M hen was laying 88 eggs {
w year, the birds belonging tt
the members of the Capital City
Poultry Club, the leading poultry
club of the state, were producing 165
eggs a year, according to Charles E.
Potter, boys and girls club leader
for Montana. T%ypifying the spirit of
club work, the three boy members of
this organization, actually taught
their parents and their neighbors,
chow to do it." The practices of feed
ing, breeding, housing and manage
ment in which these boys exceIled are
being adopted by those around them
and a real improvement in the poul-
try practices of the community is ev-
ident.
The work of Albert Day, president
of the club is outstanding. He has
been a club member for seven conse-
cutive years, the last three of which
have been devoted to poultry. AL
bert started his club work when but
nine years old, devoting himself par
ticularly to garden work at a time
when the World War demanded the
greatest possible production. Today
at Is he has developed a leadership
ability that speaks volumes for his
training in club work.
When Albert started poultry club
work he took over the family flock
and since his father had been a we'll
known poultry breeder, the birds
were in good condition and of excel
lent breeding, and their management
had been considerably better than
that given the ordinary barnyard
flock of chickens. However, Albert
found that the houses in which the
were kept were not the best for
Montana conditions, so n of the
improvements made out of the
of the business, was the err
ection of a new and modern hen
house, which gives the birds every
While the feeding practices of the
Jay flock we're such as to allow lit
lie improvement, Albert did in
the feeding of sprouted oats
n the winter time with such excel
ent results that a number of the
leighbors were induced to do like
wise. !
In 1921 the flock consisted of 40 +
ure bred white leghorns, in 1922 !
here were Sc and in 1923 there a
rere AZ. The first year 70 chicks
ere Matched, the second, 120 and a s
Ike number the past year. The ON T
Istent egg laying ability of the birds s
illustrated by the figures 1853, 166 t
1874 representing the average g
lumber of eggs layed per hen during a
three year period. n
The success of this club members O
venture is even better illus c
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-07-24

Several flocks cuIled were infected
with tuberculosis. Most of these be-
come infected by trading and buying
proody hens from neighborhood
flocks-=a dangerous practice for
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-07-24
NATIONS PIG CROP
is DECREASING
: Asst seasons prophecies of a fall

7 Asst seasons prophecies of a fall
ing off in the pig crop in this
- country are being realized, says
r. B. Millin of the Montana State
College Extension Service. While
Montana's pig crop has increased that
of the country as a whole has dropped
considerably, bringing hog production
down to a more normal basis.
The report on the national survey
carried out during the month of June
to determine the present condition Of
the hog business discloses that the
spring pig crop in the corn belt states
is around 10000 0 less than last
year.
The June survey shows that the
flood of hog production in the corn
belt that reached it's high point in
the spring crop of 1923 is now rapid
ly receding and has about reached a
normal level.
The survey was made by the Unit
ed States Department of Agriculture
in cooperation with the post office de-
partment. Rural mail carriers were
used to collect the necessary informa-
ton and $4,000 farms located in all
sections of the United States are in
cluded in the report.
A decrease of about 81 per cent
in the number of sows narrowed for
the country as a whole in the spring
of 1924 from the spring of 1923 is
shown in the survey. Because of a
slight increase in the average number
of pigs saved per litter this spring
the reduction in number of pigs is 20
per cent.
The number of sows bred or to be
bred for fall narrowing this year
shows a decrease of six per cent
from the number narrowed last fall.
This indicates a probable reduction
of 10 to Is per cen in fall pigs,
provided June intentions are not mod
flied materially by subsequent condi-
tons, since a considerable per cent
Of bred sows do not produce pigs. :
The decrease in the number of :
sows narrowed this spring in the :
corn belt states is II per cen and I
If pigs saved II per cent, while the =
number of sows bred for fall shows a =
decrease of IL per cent. All other -
show a sharp decrease in !:
he 1924 spring crop although indi- =
yidual states in the far west show !
Increases. In the south central states L
extending from Kentucky to Texas, -"
he decrease is SO per cent. All
except the corn belt show p
sows bred tt farrow this fall u
han narrowed last fall. "
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-07-24
and Clarke Poultry
Club Leads Entire State

Itrated by the accurate and careful
records kept during the three yeal
period. The first year the total ex
pense of the flock was $103.43 ant
the total income ~$262.53, leaving 6
net profit for the 40 birds if $159.10.
The second year the expense was
$106.27 and the income was $265.27,
showing a net profit of just $3.50
from Sc birds. The third year, with
only AZ birds, the expense was $91.45
and the income $252.50, leaving a net
profit of $161.05.
The quality of birds in Albert's
flock can be judged from the fact
that they won $45.0S in prizes in
the three years they were under his
management. In addition, Albert,
with the two other members of his
club-Edward Gallivan and Edward
Fuller-went to the state poultry
show at Stanford in 1928 and won
first place as a poultry judging team,
which carried with it a prize of $25.
When asked if he had developed
any particular skill as a club mem
Der, Albert very modestly replied that
he had developed a little skill
in judging poultry and also in Gull
ing-hereafter there will be no lag
CARDS in my flock"
Edward Fuller, another member
of this outstanding club, reports that
many of the neighbors have i'm
proved the quality of their flocks
since he set the example. In many
cases pure bred white leghorns were
taking the plac e of mongrels, with
I'D vro ri ,1roiohfnn tho hrondi1 o. |
Edward, too, has had three
years in poultry club work. He
out with IL birds, jumped to
43 in 1922 and had a flock of 40
last year. Averaging but 80 birds a
year, his net profit for the three
years being $154.33 or more than
$50 a year. During this time as a
club member his birds won
S26.75 for him ..inpremiums and
prize money. Edward advises that
,lub work has taught him CONSIDER
lble in regard to the judging and
of poultry, and even more re-
feeding, marketing, etc."
Edward Gallivan, the third mem
Ter of the Capital City Poultry Club,
With a background of two years of
in club work, also be-
in white leghorns, and finds
hat his club experience has taught
i'm much regarding feeding, man
ging, culling and judging poultry. {
The leader of this club, J. R. t
colt, we'll known poultryman of c
whose Beauty Utility l
train" of white 1eghorns are known C
throughout the northwest, is a most "
Enthusiastic supporter of club work p
even a greater believer in young
To him must be given much
f the credit for the success of the Il
apital City Poultry Club. s.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-07-24
From Montana State College

"a MONTANA'S dockage problem
MI canot be considered as serious
Ava yet says A. j. Ogaard, agrono-
mist for the Montana State College
Extension Service, and yet the ex-
periences of the older wheat growing
states in the spring wheat belt indi-
cate that farmers here will have to
take steps to avoid the trouble and
losses that come from foul grain
fields.
While the dockage problem is still
of little Importance the time is ripe
to act to prevent it from becoming
important. Proper crop rotations,
the use of pure, clean seed, summer
tillage, care in eradicating weeds, the
use of proper tillage tools, commun-
ity cooperation in combating the
pernicious weeds and other measures
are advocated as means of maintain
ing clean wheat fields. These prac-
tees, which all come under the head
of good farming, are worth consid-
ering on the part of Montana farmers,
if for no other reason than to hold
down dockage losses in years to
come.
A little realization of the import
nee of maintaining clean wheat
fields is had from a review of condi-
lions in the spring wheat states
where the dockage problem is acute.
The farmers in these states, compris-
ing North Dakota, South Dakota,
Minnesota and Montana, last year,
hauled nearly 100000 bushels of
screenings from their farms and ship
ped them to terminal markets. After
the farmers had paid a $675,0O0
threshing bill on these screenings,
they proceeded to pay around $780,
600 to send them to market. Then,
instead of receiving anything for the
screenings, their presence actually
helped reduce the price received for
the wheat.
The screenings, removed by clean
ers, sold for from SO to $12 a ton
and were then ground up and ship
ped back to the farmers as ready
feed. 1t is estimated that in
this way the grain farmer gave away
millions of dollars worth of feed
should have been removedat
The farm and turned into a gain in
stead of a dead loss.
Spring wheat farmers who cleaned J
heir market wheat on the farm in J
1928 gained more than 5 cents per !
,ushel, due to the fact that the
.ct of cleaning improved the grain :
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-07-24
INVENTS A NEW HARVESTING
MACHINE

County Agent G~ustafson of Harlem
was in Turner and Silver Bow the
last few days with a model of a new
device for saving labor in harvesting
and threshing grain. This is a device
which has been made by M. L. VIII
through information which he
gathered on his recent survey of nor
thern Montana. 1t has as it's main
feature a header barge to collect the
headed grain from the header har-
vester. The barge gathers the grain
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-07-24

machines in the older wheat growing
states.
AS an indication of the feeding val
ue of dockage it has been found that
average screenings as they come
from the thresher have a value for
livestock feeding purposes nearly eq-
ual to oats. Heavier screenings
from which the chaff and lighter ma
terial has been removed has a feeding
value equal to that of heavier grains,
corn, barley, and wheat.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-07-24
G. N. Moves So Cars of Livestock

Fifty-six cars of livestock and IL
cars of wool were shipped from points
on the Butte division of the Great
Northern from July 1 to g., inclusive,
according to Clarence Hogan, chief
car clerk at Great Falls.
The road also shipped 81 cars of
grain and 70 cars of grain products
largely flour. Eleven cars of coal
left stations on the division and 80
cars of r e. The wool shipments
for the week included nearly 400, 900
pounds.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-07-24
POULTRY EXPERTS
TALK CULLING

A SERIES of poultry culling and
caponizing demonstrations were
a. held recently in Phillips county,
where 325 people were not only in
formed concerning the principles of
the art but were permitted to view
actual demonstrations.
These meetings we're arranged
through the county agents office and
were conducted by Miss Harriette
Cushman, poultry specialist from
Montana State College. Ten demon
strations were conducted in the diff
ferent parts of the county. Practi-
cally every farm community of Phil
lips county has had one of these
demonstrations within the last three
years and already many good results
are seen since eulling is becoming a
general practice among the farmers.
One important result of the demon
stration has been that farmers are
convinced that it does not pay to
raise mixed chickens since every flock
of mied birds had a much larger per
centage of culls than the pure bred
flock.
H. j. Rock of Black Coulee
community began following methods
suggested by the extension depart
ment three years g and today has a
good flock of White Wyandottes that
are producing him a good monthly
income. Last year he built a model
poultry house that has given him 100
per cent satisfaction to keep his hens
in excellent condition for winter lay
His house is dry, warm, we'll
ventilated, and absolutely free from
frost in the winter time. Many farm
ers are planning their poultry houses
from this model type.
Del Hodges of Flat Rock COM
munity near Whitewater practiced
.caponizing last veal and believes it
IS the only system to dispose of all
cockerels that are not sold early
'or friers. By following this prac- i
ice the young pullets will have a bet
.er chance to mature and the old hens
will not produce fertile eggs in the
time.
Several flocks culled were infected
With tuberculosis. Most of these be-
ONE infected by trading and buying
'roody hens from neighborhood
locks-@a dangerous practice for
ny farmer.
Picnic dinners were given at most
the places and at Harb commun-
a picture show was given in the
which was attended by a
lrge crowd. The Rudolph Valley
Immunity had a picnic in connection
it'll the demonstration and about 100
sople attended. III
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-07-24
CHILDREN CRY FOR "CASTORIA"
Especially Prepared for Infants and Children of All Ages

Mother! Fletcher's Castoria has
been in use for over 80 years as a
pleasant, harmless substitute for
Castor Oil, Paregoric, Teething Drops
and Soothing Syrups. Contains no
narcotics. Proven directions are on
each package. Physicians everywhere
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-07-24
To Have a Clear Sweet skin.

Touch pimples, redness, roughness
or itching, if any, with Cuticura ONT
ment, then battle with Cuticura Soap
and hot water. Rinse, dry gently and
Gust on a little Cuticura Talcum to
leave a fascinating fragrance on skin
Everywhere 25c each.-Adv.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-07-24

into a stack and while it is full the
stock is pulled out and left ready for
the threshers.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-07-24
POS

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Bookkeeping and Accounting, Secretar-
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We help you get the desired position
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MONTANA BUSINESS INSTITUTE
Miles City .Montana
The Dolores star., 1924-05-23
Sheep Give Big Profits
Besides Clearing Land

Thirty farmers who raised sheep
chiefly for the purpose of clearing land
in 1923 made a profit of S26,S23.53,
compilation Of their reports to Oklaho-
ma A. and NJ. college shows.
Fourteen Of the sheep raisers said
feed for the year did not cost them
anything, because the animals lived
on weeds and waste. They did not
include in their profits the value OF
the land the sheep cleared, or the cost
Of clearing by other methods.
Combined fiocks of the group of 80
farmers counted 3,617 ewes January
1 last year, p. H. Lowery. live stock
specialist In the extension division of
the college, reports. They were val
ued at 22,765, thus showing the profit
to be nearly 12O per cent.
From the ewes on hand, 3,115
lambs were raised which sold for
1,S532S Wool sheared from the
combined focks weighed 23.477
pounds, and was sold for Ss45O. As.
Sixteen members of the group made a
total charge of s3,871.2O for feed. re-
ports to Lowery show.
The Dolores star., 1924-05-23
Plenty of Oyster Shell
Helpful to Egg Layers

Several flock owners have, at various
times. asked my opinion as to the
cause of soft-shelled eggs, says a
writer in the Successful Farming.
Hens may occasionally lay soft-shelled
egg even when supplied with plenty
of oyster shells. Sometimes this ID
caused by an overfat condition or q
poorly balanced ration.
If any of your hens lay an occasional
soft-shelled egg, make sure that they
are getting plenty of green food and
that they are made to exercise In the
straw litter. If this is done. and the
balanced ration and oyster shell do
not put a stop to the soft-shelled eggs,
you may be sure that the trouble is
due to some abnormal condition that
prevents the fowls from manufac-
turing the lime as fast as 1t Is need
ed. When this Is the case the only
cure seems to be to Gull out any hens
that are known to lay soft-shelled eggs
frequently.
Such eggs are not only a frequent
loss, but the breaking and eating Of
them by the other fowls encourage
the habit Of egg-eating.
The Dolores star., 1924-05-23
Easy Way to Drive Sows
to Prevent Excitement

At farrowing time 1t Is not always
an easy matter to drive heavy brood
sow from the yard into the pen in the
hog house where she Is to farrow. To
save time and undue excitement Of
the sow, use a simple device that can
easily be made.
Make bottomless crate of light
but strong boards. The length Of the
crate ought to be at least six feet. a
little longer than the largest sow to
be handled and little higher than
the sow stands, say about three and
one-half feet. The crate need not be
clumsily or heavily made. 1t must be
light enough for one man to carry.
When the sow to be put In the pen
is eating or nosing about the ground.
step up with the crate and quietly
slip it over her. AS she cannot turn
around in it, she will walk forward !;
and as she walks. a man can guide
her to the door Of the pen. lift up one
end of the crate and allow her to
walk into the pen.
The Dolores star., 1924-05-23
lime Sulphur and Lead
Reaction Is Prevented

an &peelments at Geneva have shown
'iaat thA undesirable reaction between
esad arSenate and lime-sulphur when
hheee are used MS a combination spray,
T an % effectively prevented by the ad-
iticn Of asein-containing prepara-
Ions used in proper proportions. said
Nr r. w. Thatcher. director of the
lev York state experiment station.
The question as to whether the pres
nee Of the protective colloidal casein
iater1al In the mixture will In any de-
! r8e lessen the insectIcldal or fungi
\ldaf emciency of the other Ingredients
\ ln only be determined by actual
praying experiments. 1t would seem,
y cwever. that the quite general use Of
, aDsln Preparations as spreader
hdthout apparent dlminution Of the
En- Hing effects of the various materials
ns3 which It has been added would in
bS.icate that there is little likelihood of
HdsdBctise Of the killing efficiency of
s.le ce1nbined lead-arsenate llme-sul-
Il, hur spray by the addition of casein
rrspatations to the mixture to over
-cme IT. chemical incompatibility."
The Dolores star., 1924-05-23

they can - kept in q healthy, thrifty
condition during the winter months
they will do better ON grass the fol-
lowing summer than II heavily grain
fed during the winter.
Where pasture 10 available there are
three practical methods Of fattening
cattle on grass. namely. grass alone.
grass and additional feed throughout
the entire feeding period, and grass
with additional feed the last few
months Of the feeding period. The
grass season u usually from May to
November, inclusive, which Is approx
imately 210 days Two acres of good
pasture are usually allowed per ami
NAL. After September the average
pasture begins to decrease in value
very rapidly. and cattle should be mar
keted at this time or given additional
feed. Prevailing prices of corn and
concentrates. the type Of pasture. and
the quality of cattle should largely
determine the supplement to pasture.
which. might be corn alone, corn with
protein supplement, or the protein sup
plement by itself Where grass alone
Is depended upon, from four to FIVE
months Of grazing will usually give
best results. because pastures are at
their best from June to October.
The Dolores star., 1924-05-23
Saving the Babies

Eradication of tuberculosis among
cattle Is saving the necks of babies.
literally saving their necks. Accord
ing to DR.. James S. Stone of Boston,
who gave a public lecture at the Har-
ward Medical school, the condition for
merly called scrofula in infants is on
the decrease. This sO-called scrofula
was really IA tubercular Infection of
the tonsils and lymph glands of the
neck. The, infection was the cattle
type. and the babies got 1t in their
milk. Pasteurization of the milk and
the fight against the disease in cattle
now makes the milk supply safer.
But, Doctor Stone warns, much re-
mains to be done. The danger comes
suddenly when tuberculosis develops
In the udder of any COW, thus permit
ting the tubercle bacilli to pass direct
ly into the milk.
The Dolores star., 1924-05-23
Favorable Results
in Spraying Tests
Reduction in Losses From
Leaf-Spot Disease.

prepared by tho United States Department
of Agricuture.)
Spraying Strawberries for the con-
troll Of leaf-spot diseases has frequent
ly been recommended, and few grow
ers in widely separated localities have
sprayed regularly for fruit rots and
have reported an apparent reduction
in losses. The first systematic expert
ments, however, for the control of fruit
rots by spraying were made by the
United States Department Of Agrlcul-
ture last year, and although the re-
suits of this one seasons work must
be regarded as inconciusive, some fa-
vorable results seem to be Indicated.
Various sprays were used. and no
one seemed to show a marked supe-
rlority over another, indicating that
no really satisfactory spray schedule
has yet been worked out. The inves-
tigators feel, however. that the results
Justify the conclusion that spraying
with bordeaux mixture. and In some
cases busting, reduced the losses from
rot which developed after the fruit
was picked sufficiently to more than
justify the expense Of the treatment.
Strawberries are grown In this coun-
try under great variety Of conditions.
and spray schedules must necessarily
be varied accordingly. The result Of
the first seasons work seems, how
ever to Indicate that in the region Of
Beebe, Ark, where this work was done,
strawberry rots may be reduced by
spraying. It Is accordingly planned to
extend these spraying tests.