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Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-12-09
GOBBLER
EATS HIS CORN
AT THE RATE OF 1,265 GRAINS PER
HALF HOUR, DILLON EXPERIMENT
DEMONSTRATES

The question, How many grains of
corn will a starved turkey eat in 80
mlnutes?" belongs I'm the same cate
CORY as the queries, How long is Il
piece of stringe" How many doors are
there9" and similar questions. At least
that is the opinion of scores of Dillon
people who ventured guesses recently
on the voraclty and capacity of Cob
blers that strutted In a local store VIM
dow, pecking aimiessly in the sawdust
for a stray m0rse1.
A ~20-pound gobbler is worth putting
forth some effort to win and many of the
gueSse5 were made after exhaustive ex-
periments and study. Following hours of
research along this line one guesser timed
several turkeys which were ~assiduously
engaged in making bigger n better
birds OF themselves. They will average
81 grains a minute, almost one per Sec
ond. for 10 minutes he confided to a
friend. "Of course they were not starved,
but allowing them 20 more a minute,
due to famished appetites. you can figure
this bird Is going to eat between 70 and
30 grains of corn a minute for half
an hour, or a total of 1925 to 2,400
grains. Now there's a real tip"
Well" returned the friend, sadly, i've
already guessed. / didn't hin of tim
ing one but l looked up in the encvclo-
pedia to see what it would have on the
rate a turkey eats corn. First thing I
found was an article that started off by
saying, The problem of feeding Turkey,
otherwise known as the Ottoman empire.
etc, ETC. Finally l got the bird and not
the country but all it had was a descrip-
ton and the fact that turkey is noted
for the delicacy Of it's flesh as an article
of food"
A large Grove was on hand when a pan
OF corn was poured on the floor beside
the bird n its head started darting up
ana down like a piston. At the end Of
nalf an hour 1T was found to have eaten
| 1852 grains OF corn. The guess Of 1855
was closest.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-12-09
OYSTERS


Oysters are now in season and suggest
themselves for a variety of tempting
dishes. They are nutritious, easily d.
gested and not difficult to prepare.
1t Is often a puzzle to think OF hot
dishes to serve for a Sunday night sup
per or after an evening of bridge.
Creamed or stewed oysters will help to
solve the problem.
Oysters prepared In any of the follow
Ing ways make : an excellent one dish
meal.
To Clean Oysters: Place the oysters in
a strainer over a bowl. Reserve the
drained liquor. Pick over each oyster
carefully for bits of broken shell and
wash in cold water, allowing two cups
to each quart. The oyster liquor should
always be scalded n strained before
should be scalded before using. Place
one pint of cleaned oysters in a frying
basket and dip it for one minute in q
kettle of boiling water, drain and dry on
a soft cloth.
BroiIed Oysters
Take the largest oysters, clean. scald,
drain, dry on a towel and dip one by
one into softened butter till well coated
and then in seasoned Rex flour. Lay
them on a buttered broiler. Cook until
a light brown. Serve on slices of but
tered thin toast.
Fried Oysters
Drain, clean and dry the oysters.
Sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper, dip
in Rex flour, egg and cracker or stale
bread crumbs, and fry in deep fat. Drain
on brown paper. Serve on a hot platter,
garnish with parsley and lemon. Fried
oysters should be served Immediately
1t is better not to begin frying until
they are wanted than to delay serving.
Oysters a la Creme
One quart oysters, 2 tbsps. Rex flour.
Ia pints cream.
Put the oysters in a double boiler, cook
until they begin to curl at the edges.
pour out in a colander, put the cream in
the double boiler; when 1T boils up, add
the flour wet with cold milk, and the
oysters but not the liquor n cook two
minutes. Serve on toast.
Planned Oysters
Eighteen large oysters, one tablespoon
full of butter. on of cracker crumbs, q
speck OF cayenne, one teaspoonful of
lemon juice. Put the oysters on in their
own liquor, and when they boil up d
the above seasoning, together with pep
per n salt. Cook one minute n serve
on toast.
Macaroni and oysters
Fill a buttered pudding dish with al
ternate layers of boiled salt and dot with
putter. Four over all one cupful OF milk
or cream. Cover with bread crumbs and
bake twenty minutes in a hot oven.
ScallOped oysters
Small oysters are preferred. Roll crack
ers on dry bread: butter a deep earthen
dish and fill with alternate layers OF
crumbs and oysters having the bottom
n top layers OF the crumbs. Moisten
each layer with oyster liquor, add small
pieces OF butter and season with salt and
pepper. Beat n egg, add nearly a cup
OF milk, and pour over all. Allow ten
minutes to heat through, and bake forty
five minutes in a moderate oven.
Oyster Stuffing
One cup OF oysters. Wash oysters and
blend with seasonings in bread stuffing
for turkey or chicken.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-12-09
MEET
in CONVENTION
(From Montana state College,

- the future In the i~eVelOpmen of a
unified system Of cooperative mar
Aeting for the honey produced in
the Rocky Mountain states, was reported
by A. w. B. Kjosness. secretary and man
ager OF the Mountain States Honey Pro-
ducers' association. at the annual meet
ing Of the Montana State Beekeepers'
association at Billings last week.
Marketing and organization occupied
the place Of chief Importance on the
program Of the beekeepers' meeting this
year. AS explained by Mr.. Kjosness, the
mountain states produce a superior
honey. Producers in wyoming. Colorado.
Utah. Idaho and Montana Dol the ini-
tial step for establishing a single mar
keting association for the five states at
a meeting at Cheyenne last winter. The
state organizations OF each of the five
states have become affiliated with the
central marketing association and def
mite steps have been taken to assist honey
producers with their marketing problems.
AS proposed, the honey of each of the
states will be marketed under a common
brand and will be graded and packed
under a central supervising agency.
The subject OF disease control was dis
cussed at the beekeepers' meeting by
G.. L.. Corkins, state entomologist of Wyo-
ming. O.. A.. Supple, state bee inspector
and secretary of the Montana association,
reported on the accomplishments OF the
organization during the past year n
discussed the results of inspection work.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-12-09
Montana Wins Wheat
Title; Best Timothy and
Early Oats at Chicago

the Montana list of winners with a sam
pie that weighed CSC pounds.
l.. E. Peterson OF Victor placed second
with a sample that weighed 64.2 pounds.
Other Montana winners were w. j. Smith,
Corvallis, third: C. l. Gustafson, Victor,
fourth; c.. M. Treece. Victor. fifth: E. E.
Smith, Hamilton, sixth; j. It. Applebury,
Corvallis. seventh; G.. G.. Lien, Absarokee,
ninth: Ralph Selkirk. Fishtail. 10th; r.
v. Peterson, Victor. 18th; George Sharpe,
Three Forks, 18th; Pat Rouane, Column
bus, 18th: NJ. A. Jewett. Missoula. 10th:
Ed Tew. Corvallis. 2lst; Jess Nelson, For
syth, 28th.
Among the total OF 80 places awarded
in the red winter wheat class. Montana
won is. including the first seven. In the
hard red spring class Montana captured
IL, including second. fourth, fifth and
sixth.
In the White spring wheat class Mon
tana won IL out of IL places. losing only
the eighth place to Canada. In the soft
red winter class the Treasure state took
of six out of 16 places. including third.
fourth and sixth. Out of a total of rs
places in the run wheat class, Mon
tana won IL, including the first eight.
| Out of the first five places in each of the
| wheat classes Montana captured 20 out
of the possible 25 awarded in COMPETE
ton with the leading grain-growing areas
Oh Tie WOIlQ.
The worlds wheat championship was
won by a sample OF Montana "36" wheat.
Winners include: Hard red spring. Sec
ond, T. S. Busted; fourth, Ole Egan: fifth.
M. T. Musted, sixth, Emil Kortum. all
of Saltwater county; 10th, G. E. Smith,
Ravalli: 18th. F. M. Eyrich, Saltwater;
18th, Sifrin vosen, Hill: 21st. w. S. Reed.
Blaine: Gath. w. j.. Smith. Ravalli; 25th,
E. C. Smith, Ravalli; Goth, Hess Eagorl,
Saltwater; saith. Hans Erickson, Pondera.
Durham wheat; First. c. E.. Smith: Sec
ond, G. M. Treece: third. w. T. Smith,
fourth. L.. E. Peterson: fifth, E. E.. Smith
all Of Ravalli county; sixth. M. A. Jewett,
Miss0ula: seventh, A.. w. Riewoldt,
eighth, r. ". Peterson. Missoula; 10th,
C. I. Gustafson. Missoula; 18th. James
Applebury, Missoula: 18th. Ed Tew, all OF
Ravalli county.
The Child 81 Anceny cow, Hercules
Lady. won a fine list of awards in the
strongest Shorthorn class even seen at
the exposition. With nearly 600 Of the
choicest cows In the country competi-
ton, the Gallatin county herd won Sec
ond senior yearling heifer, third Junior
heifed. fourth aged % fourth 2-year-
old bull, sixth summer yearling. sixth
junior yearling, eighth senior bull,
eighth senior yearling bull, second aged
herd, sixth get OF sire and eighth yearling
herds.
A 2-year-old steer exhibited by A, B
! Cook Of Townsend, won first in the Here
ford division and proved stiff competi-
ton in the grand championship steer
contest.
The Mount Haggin Land and Livestock
company of Anaconda won a number Of
awards in Hampshire sheep. taking among
Others best eve lamb under one year
second best three eve lambs and the
champion eve and the reserve champion
eve.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-12-09

-ONTANA is capable of producing
M the finest timothy seed as we'll as
lV the finest wheat on the American
49, continent. judges at the Interna-
tional Livestock Exposition at Chicago
decided in awarding first place to an
entry in this class by Ole Eggen OF Still
water county. Montana
Canada took second place and F. M.
Eyrick fourth, while j. H. BUSTED. who
with Eyrick is from Saltwater county.
was seventh.
In alfalfa seed Montana finished Sec
ond TO Idaho, l.. e. Peterson OF Ravalli
county being second.
C. Edison Smith, wrested the prize title
of North American wheat king from the
Canadian, Herman Treble of the Peace
river district Of Alberta, Canada. 1t was
only the third time in II years OF COM
petition that Uncle Sans rural sons have
been able TO win the huge cup emblem
attic Of the chapionship.
Besides winning the wheat growing
Championship with a sample of hard
red winter wheat. the Montana farmer
also won the durum wheat cup for the
third consecutive year. thereby gaining
permanent possession of the prize.
Montana winners in the early oats class
were L, E. Peterson. Victor, first: c.. E,
onltn, CORVALLIS, SeCoHu, q. 4. oIultHi
Hamilton. third; James T. Applebury,
Corvallis. sixth; w. j. Smith. Corvallis,
seventh; Z NJ. Treece. Victor. eighth; c,
I. Gustafscn. Victor, 18th. and r. v. Pet
erson, Victor, 18th. Thus Montana eight
out of a possible Is places.
In the six-row barley class, c.. E. Smith
was first: l.. E. Peterson, second. c.. 1.
Gustafson, third: Ed Tew. Corvallis
fourth: G.. M. Treece. fifth. and W.. j
Smith. sixth; a total OF six out Of Is
places.
Montana won the first IS places in the
hard winter wheat class and enough more
to constitute half the total places offered
c.. Edison Smith Of Corvallis headed
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-12-09
TREASURE STATE FARM AND LIVESTOCK
MEMBERS
ATTEND SHOW
(From Montana state College,

MONG those MOntananS who were
n first-hand witnesses at the Inter
~ national Livestock Exposition and
Hay and Grain Show last week at
which Montana's grain and livestock
prducts again carried aft many premier
honors were more than a score OF the
states outstanding All club members
who earned a free trip TO Chicago by the
excellence Of their work during the past
season. The club members were the
guests of the Chicago. Milwaukee and
st. Paul railroad. which offers the Chi
cago trip each year to the leading bows
and girls club members in the ountie
reached by it's lines.
In addition to seeing the livestock
n grain exhibits at the great EXPOSE
ton. the young people also represented
Montana at the National All Club con
club members from all parts of the
United States.
Charles E.. Potter, state club leader:
Miss E. Vangel Russell, assistant state
club leader. and several of Montana's
county agents accompanied the young
people to Chicago.
The Montana All club delegation In
cluded Winifred Morris, Angela Miller
and Lena Boyer of Missoula: Ella Schen-
del and Elizabeth Maynard of LETTERS;
Rita Brownback of Harrison: Dorothy
Chandler and Doris Plumlee OF Manhat-
tan: Lawrence Moore. 18th osborn and
Lester Jones of Bohemian: Edna Wiprud
of Dutton: Helen Standish OF Bole.
Marjorie Gamble of Choteau; Helen Love
and Marjorie Hacock OF Fort Shaw; Al
fora Prewett of Simms: Evan GRAY of
Belt; Paul Clark and Elorey Knerr Of
L~ewistown. Dorothy Willsin OF Moore;
Myrtle Johnson of Danvers; Dorothy
Greeizer of Geyser; Beulah Schotman
and Ernest Roeseler Of Windham; Opal
Rector of Moccasin; Roy and Guy Byerly
OF Ingomar: Alice Bates and Sigrid Ben
son OF Forsyth, Ruth D%oininger and
Loren Burcham of Ismay; Harry Wise
man OF Hillcrest; Sheldon Tusher, Rich
ard Blackburn and Robert Martin Of
Terry; Nellie Breen of Plevna: Audrey
Hansen, Arthur Kensal and Walter
Blazier OF Baker.
Josephine Roseberry of Warden, the
8 state champion home economics
club girl, winner Of the free trip to Chi
cago offered by Montgomery Ward g. Co,
also was with the Montana delegation.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-12-09

Having cleared your skin keep 1t clear
by making Cuticura your everyday
toilet preparations. The Soap to cleanse
and purify, the Ointment to soothe and
heal, the Talcum to powder and per
No toilet table is complete
without Observation-Disclosures.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-12-09
Hoover Bow Unknown

The Rev. Father F. }. shevlin. pastor
of the Catholic church at Laurel, saws he
has never heard of Carol Hoover, who is
being sought by the Billings probation
officer and III 1t was reported recently
had limbed out of a second-story win
dow at the Laurel priests home. Father
Shevlin has devoted the greater portion
OF his life to caring for homeless bows.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-12-09
Children I'm Vaudeville

Elizabeth n Tommy Wonder, for
merly of Havre, recently secured contracts
with the Orpheum circuit for three wears.
$4,000 for the first, $500 for the second
and $1,000 for the third year. The chill
dren were trained by their mother fol-
lowing the death Of the father in an auto
accident several years ago. Elizabeth is
16 and Tommy IA.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-12-09
: % TABLE TALKS a
Ml-@ LOUISE VAUGHN G
OYSTER Stew
BY
LOUISE VAUGHN

Oyster Stew
One qt. oysters. l cup oyster liquor, "a
cup water. / tbsp. butter. ! tbsp. rolled
cracker crumbs. "a tsp. salt. s tsp. pep
per.
Drain and clean the oysters. scald and
strain the liquor: add to the strained
liquor the water. seasonings, butter and
cracker crumbs. Let 1t come to q boil,
add the oysters. cook them till the edges
curl. Half a cup of scalded cream may
be added before serving.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-12-09

There are ITO men and 85 women reg
istered IN the swimming classes at the
state university, according to w. e.
Schneider, director OF physical education.
The pool is 25 feet wide and GO feet long.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-12-09
Woman Drinks Poison

TITS too late now" Mrs. Vivian Hanson
Billings told the hotel maid, she had
summoned, after drinking poison. III
health and dependency are attributed as
the cause Of attempted suicide.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-12-09
Genrpe Pleads Not Guilty

George Williams, charged with having
committed a statutory ~offense, entered a
plea Of not guilty when %arraigned In Liv-
ingston. His bond was set at $4,000.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-12-09
Gnnd-Xiehnrth Nuntinls

Mark Henry Good. K%alispell, son of
Henry Good, former state highway COM
missioner, and Miss Julia ziebarth, Chi
nook, were married recently at the home
o fthe brides parents in Chinook.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-12-09
Great Northern Tree

Following its annual custom the Great
Northern railway will erect a large Christ
mas tree near it's station in Great Falls.
The tree will be Illuminated brilliantly.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-12-09

regular monthly-test basis, a bi-monthlv
testing service is now suggested. n
this arrangement an association is en-
abled to include more herds, thus redrIc-
ing the cost Of operation to the indi-
vidual members.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-12-09

The late wet spring somewhat reduced
the average sugar beet yields in Lewis
and Clark county this year. The average
for the county for the past season was
approximately IL tons per acre.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-12-09

Three Of Richland county certified
Bliss Triumph seed potato growers pro-
duced 1000 bushels of seed from three
and a half acres this year. Practically
all of the seed produced will be retained
in the county for increasing the seed
potato acreage next year.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-12-09

Where there are many small dairy
herds in an area, making it difficult to
conduct a COW testing association on the
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-12-09

To allow Montana an opportunity to
present itself in the proceedings of the
Great Northumberland Pacific merger,
the Montana Railroad commission has
requested a hearing to be held within
the state preferably in Helena.
Following the hearing in st. Paul last
month. 1t was deemed advisable to hold
hearings in territory most effected by
the two railroads and upon that ground
the state commission seeks the hearing
from the interstate commits
sion.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-12-09
About Fdrminq-
(From Montana state College)

(Fr0m Montana state C0IIege)
"HE HOG-FEEDING contest for Ra-
valli county, sponsored by the
/ Hansen Packing company Of Butte,
was won by s.. A.. holland of Ham
ilton. Mr.. hollands hogs made an aver
age daily gain Of 2.34 pounds, with a
ration that included meat meal manu-
featured by the Montana packing con-
Germ. j. G. Bryson of Hamilton. C. E..
Edison Of Stevensville and w. II. Lyndes
Grantsdale were mex in order in the
contest.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-12-09

The old school house built at Big
Sandy In 1893 has been torn down to
make way for a new structure.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-12-09

Agricultural information from the
United States Department Of Agriculture
is now being disseminated throughout
the country by 1870 broadcasting sta
tions, two of which are in Montana.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-12-09
30 PROJECTS ON
ROAD PROGRAM
STATE COMMISSION FINDS LARGE
UNDERTAKINGS MORE ECONOMICAL
THAN SMALL ONES
This Winter Promises to Be Exceptionally
Good One for Trappers of Fur Bearing
Animals; Auto Owners Will Not Have
to Wait for 1923 Licenses

(trOm our Helena correspondent
Montana's 1928 road program Will
include about 80 projects, each being
larger than n of those contracted
this year. 1t is the opinion of the high
way commission that larger projects
can be handled more economically than
those extending but a short distance.
THE commission spent considerable
time organizing right of way SO that 1t
Will harmonize with completion of sur
veys and plans for the 1928 program"
said o. S. Warden, chairman of the COM
mission. 1.-THE commission expects and
will endeaver to let some contracts in
February. 1t is planned to have the en-
tire 1928 program in the hands OF con-
tractors by the last Of May so that the
commission may come nearer completing
its work within the year than it did
this year."
This year promises to see many fur
bearing animals captured in Montana.
according to applications filed with the
state fish and game department for trap
per's licenses. To date the department
has issued 1873 permits to trap beavers
and 242 trapper's licenses. A fee of $40
is charged for each, making a total of
So 800 received from this source.
Although there were approximately
500 beaver permits and over 200 trap
per's licenses issued last year, the num-
Der issued so far this season is considered
by game officials to be exceedingly large.
Beaver permits are issued to farmers
who can give sufficient proof that the
animals are destroying property and each
year thousands Of dollars are received
from this source. A deputy game warden
Is sent to inspect the farmers property
on receipt Of application for permits.
Automobile owners in Montana will
not be required to wait many days for
their new licenses next year after making
application, according to Austin B. Mid
dleton, warden at the state prison, Deer
Lodge. MIR. Middleton declared that rs 900
pair of plates have been cut and are now
ready for the coating machine.
The last legislature set an appropria-
ton for the establishment of a plate
factory In the state prison, realizing that
1T would be a material saving to the
state. Acting IN the suggestion of Gov
ernor Erickson in his message to the
session, $25 900 was appropriated from
the motor vehicle fund for such a plant.
Figures complied by State Purchasing
Agent j.. E. Murphy about two months
ago showed that the installation of the
plant complete amounted to approx
mately $14 900 and that the plates could
be manufactured in 1923 at a cost of
about 7.25 cents a pair, as against Its
cents this year, 12.45 cents in 1926, and
1882 in 1925. The figures are based on
an estimated consumption of 1875, 900
pair of plates in 1928.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-12-09

An effort is being made to arouse in
terest in a new marketing system for
the potatoes produced in Flathead
county. h plan proposes a registered
trademark under which all U. s.. No. l
Melted Gem potatoes produced in the
area would be marketed. The plan also
contemplates a pooling system whereby
potatoes might be handled in an orderly
manner.
Hill county growers Of certified Bliss
Triumph seed potatoes will market APP
proximately IA carloads of their high
grade stock this year. advises E. B. Dun
can. county agricultural agent. Under
the rigorous inspections Of last summer
nearly one-half of the certified acreage
was turned down.
The Ledger Community Of Pondera
county planned to hold their annual
banquet Nov. 10, but unfavorable weather
conditions n poor roads caused its
postponement. The annual banquet held
by this progressive community has be-
come n of the leading gatherings of
farm folks n the state.
The corn crop Of the United States
this year is approximately 100, 000, 900
bushels larger han the crop Of last year,
according to latest federal crop reports.
The crop this year is placed at 2,753, 000,-
900 bushels. The increase in the number
of pigs saved. as indicated by the June
l pig survey Of this year, will provide an
outlet for the extra corn supply.
Warm fall days are good occasions for
poisoning ground squirrels, says o. E..
Stephl, state rodent control agent for
the United States Biological Survey. Good
weather usually brings out many Of the
pests, says Mr.. Stephl. and with little
other feed available they take readily to
poisoned oats.