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Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-03-02
1927 MEAT PRODUCTION FOR
UNITED STATES TAKES DROP

mutton lamb production since 1922.
but the increase has been little more
than enough TO keep pace with the in
crease in population. Production and
in 1927 totaled GAS million
pounds. Foreign trade in mutton prod
ucts in recent years has been negligible.
The latest highest peak in pork pro-
duction occurred in 1923 and 1924. at
which time prices reached unusual
heights and a drastic reaction was in
evitable. After a moderate decline in
pork production for w years. the up
swing started again in 1927. with produc-
ton totaling more than eight and q half
million pounds or an increase of 4.3 per
cent over 1926. Total lard production
in 1927 was 1856, 000. 900 pounds, a
slight increase over the preceding year.
The least satisfactory feature of the
hog situation is the continued falling of
of exports. particularly of hams and ba-
cons. Exports Of pork in 1927 were 316,-
100000 pounds as compared with 425, =
100000 pounds in 1926 II $40 .000, 900
pounds in 1925. The II saving feature
has been the fairly constant demand for
lard. Lard exports totaled TIT. 900 600
pounds in 1927, which was practically the
same as in 1925 and only 90 per cent
less than in 1926. The combined exports
of pork products was equivalent to APP
proximately 8,000.0 900 live hogs. which
represents approximately eleven and a
half per cent Of the total swine slaugh-
ter for the year.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-03-02
january Snowfall
Inn Butte is Near
to Setting Record

January, 1928, in Butte came near to
establishing a snowfall record, accord
ing to figures of the Butte branch Of
the weather bureau. Throughout the
entire 81 days. snowfall averaged nearly
an inch a day. with @ total of % 1-2
inches reported for the period. Seven
inches Of snow was lying on the ground
at midmonth. and the bureau statisti-
clans estimated that about eight inches
OF the covering was present on the last
day.
The greatest snowfall and the great
est cold arrived together with the first
day of January, records show. On that
day, seven inches of NOW fell, while
the mercury downtown dropped to the
14-below zero mark. The month pre-
sented a -preponderance Of poor weather
over fair weather, with q total of IL
cloudy days n four part cloudy days.
Snow fell on is days and rain or a trace
Of rain was reported on three days.
A survey of figures for January in
dicates that there were only four days
In the entire month on which the Their
mometer remained out of the freezing
column for a full day. In contrast to
this, there were at least five laws on
which the mercury dropped well below
the zero markk. The average minimum
temperature for the month was 1868
degrees, with 1925 reported as an aver
age maximum. The maximum reading
for the month was so degrees above zero.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-03-02
TREASURE STATE FARM AND LIVESTOCK
Big Sheep Concern
to Operate i'm State

The Great Western Sheep n Wool
company. recently organized for the
purpose of owning and leasing sheep
10 Montana farmers on n share basis.
reports that 1t has been swamped with
applications for sheep. This %organiza-
ton il interested at the present time
i'm completing Its financing. Their
buying program VIII extend over the
first half of the year, selecting such
breeding animals as they desire.
Several prominent Great Falls people
are interested, among whom are II. Vance
Lane. n former member of the executive
board of the American Bell Telephone
company of New York, but now o resi-
dent Of Great Falls. G. S. Frary, vice
president and counsel for the California
Pet. company: c. A. Mckinney, distribu-
tor of Ford products, Jas. w. Jordan
Buick distributor; 10y J. Molumby
Great Falls attorney; DR.. +. l.. Andrews
n prominent Great Falls physician, and
r. (, McAllister, who has spent several
in the sheep industry Of Mon
MIR. Mckinney for many years was
engaged in the live stock business in
South Dakota before coming to Great
Falls some Is years ago to engage in the
business which he now owns. Due tc
his outstanding success in business and
general knowledge and activity, he
was chosen president of the Great
Western Sheep & Wool company, by its
board of directors.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-03-02
Five Feet of Snow
Falls Inn Billings
Inn Three Months

During hi months of November. De-
cember and January a total OF 65.9
inches or nearly five and a half feet OF
snow fell in Billings, according to the
records of H. w. Peterson, official
weather observer. During the month Of
January alone 34.4 inches fell. During
the corresponding three months OF the
winter of 1026-27 only 80 inches Of snow
were recorded, 6 inches falling in No
vember. 8 in December and 16 In jan
uary.
In November there was 81 inches of
snow and there was also considerable
rain, making the total precipitation for
the month Its inches. During December
the snowfall was 1853 inches and the
precipitation LOT. In January. 34.4
inches of snow, totaling 1853 inches of
precipitation fell. The total precipitation
for the three months was 4.45 inches
which Is much above the average.
In spite of the large mount OF snow,
January was not an extremely cold
month. The coolest day was January l
when the minimum temperature was-34,
The next coolest day was on January 16
when the mercury reached -13. There
were only six days In the entire month
when the thermometer was below zero
compared with eight days In 1927.
During the first part OF the month
there we're IL days in succession in which
the mercury was above freezing. The
warmest day was on January IL when
the mercury reached 55 degrees above
zero. During this warm spell much OF
| the snow then OF the ground melted but
heavy SHOWS again followed. After two
weeks of colder weather, the last four
days Of the month we're again warmer
with melting temperatures.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-03-02
nrom Montana statc CoIlegel

FEyHE total production Of meat In the
United States in 1927 declined 3f3
Il million pounds, according to the an
nual report on the Meat Situation" by
the United States department Of agricul-
ture. Just received at Montana State col
.lege. Production in 1926 was l7,245, OOO,-
600 pounds and last year, 1872, DOC, 600
pounds. The decline was accounted for
entirely by an abrupt drop in beef pro-
duction since pork production showed an
increase Of $50. 000, 900 pounds and lamb
and mutton showed little change.
Exports in meat continued to fall off
in 1927. according to the report. The de-
cline is accounted for by unfavorable
economic conditions in foreign countries.
Exports nave declined steadily during
the past four years dropping from 1905
100000 pounds in 1923 to o2,OO0,oo
pounds in 1927. Lamb exports have
shown only a slight decline and totaled
7l7.ooo, 900 pounds last year.
Imports Of meat have increased per-
ceptibly il the last w years although
the total in 1927 was only 1l4,000,o 0O
tia. More than two-thirds of the inn
ports were beef products.
AS a result of the constantly increased
marketings resulting in decreased herds
the beef industry has reached a turning
point with little possibility of an early
increase in supply. says the report
Slaughter figures show a gradual rise
each year from 6.163 .000. 900 pounds In
1921 to the high record total of 1853
O0O, 900 pounds in 1926. During this SAME
fve-year period the number OF beef cat
, tie has decreased steadily from 81. 755 ,0O(
to 25, 167 900 head. The Jan. l, 1927, es-
innate indicates a still further drop tc
90. .373. 900.
Rejecting this situation, beef .produc-
ton fell to GAG. 1000. 900 pounds last year
and although imports Of beef increased
at the same time from Al 100000 to ~
DOC, 900 pounds, the amount was not SUI
fcient to affect the situation materially
The annual per capita consumption o.
beef dropped in 1927 from 63.4 pounds
to 80 pounds.
Conditions in the beef industry ind
cate an opportunity for sheepmen u
stimulate increased consumption OF lamt
and mutton. 1t is pointed out that sucf
an increase would greatly strengthen thu
position of the sheepman. Mutton ane
lamb consumption in the United States
at present is only about four per cent
of the total meat consumption. IL
Australia 1t is % per cent; New Zealand
20 per cent; United Kingdom, 10 PEI
cent; Argentina, 8 per cent and France
7 per cen
There has been a slight increase IL
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-03-02

Reported by Beckman Bros, Great Falls

Strong activity In the coyote market
has been noted the past week. Billings
Branch. U. S. Predatory Animal Control
sold l43 coyote pelts extreme pale. silky,
heavy furred tops bringing $3.50, or
binary soft skins Sl7.50 and ordinaries
$3.50. The general tone Of the market
remains firm at the present values and
Indications are that except for skins
commencing to show springy defects
prices will continue at going levels.
The Frederick Huth auction sale just
closed In New York showed usual dull
ness on staples but brought out keenest
competition on fine skins.
Farm silver foxes Jared we'll at some
what lower levels than previously sold
at the last New York auction sale but
prices obtained on all grades were gen.
orally satisfactory.
Rats continue in the doldrums with
none but the best section seal dyers find
ing much ready demand. The Lampson
sale in London established somewhat
Joker values and at the same time tenn
porarily curtailed export demand. 1t Is
expected this situation will soon remedy
itself and that Europe will continue to
be a big factor in upholding values Of
American staples.
Trading the past week on dealers coll
lections for strictly good ones and twos,
free of fiat damaged kits or otherwise
inferior skins was on the following basis:
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-03-02

No mother In this enlightened age
would give her baby something she did
not know was perfectly harmless, espe-
cially when a few drops Of plain Castoris
will right q baby's stomach and end
almost any little Ill. Fretfulness and
fever, too: 1t seems no time until every
thing is serene.
That's the beauty Of Castoria; It's gen.
tie influence seems Just what Is needed
1t does all that castor oil might accom-
plish, without shock to the system. With
out the evil taste. It's deliciousI Being
purely vegetable, you can give 1t as often
as there's a sign OF collie; constipation,
diarrhea; or need to aid sound, natural
sleep.
Just one warning: 1t is genuine Fletch.
er's Castoria that physicians recommend
other preparations may be Just as free
from all doubtful drugs, but no child
OF his writer's is going to test them
Besides, the book on care and feeding
of babies hat comes with Fletcher'i
Castoria Is worth it's weight in gold.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-03-02
COLLEGE HERD
HAS NEW SIRE
(From Montana state College,

4 NEW SIRE. King Paul Pontiac Rag
u Apple No. 331219. heads the Holstein
4 \ herd at Montana State college. The
new Il is a six-year-old proven sire who
is being used in the experimental work
by the bureau Of dairying of the United
states department of agriculture, in the
effort to develop strains Of high produce
ing cattle. On farms on the Huntley
project where he has been used the new
college herd sire increased milk produc-
ton 17.6 per cent and butterfat produce
ton 1861 per cent.
King Paul is an outstanding example
of bovine aristocracy, says j. O. Tretsven.
in charge Of dairy production work at
the college. He lists among his ances-
tors. King Of the Pontiacs, one OF the
most famous sires of the Holstein breed
who had 265 advanced registry daugh-
ters; Pontiac Korndyke, with l47 adj
yanced registry daughters; Aagie Cornu-
copia Johanna Lad, with LOT advanced
registry daughters; Hengerveld DeKol,
with l16 advanced registry daughters;
Rag Apple Korndyke. with Sc advanced
registry daughters, and Pontiac Butter
Boy with 50 advanced registry daughters.
King Pauls dam is a splendid 20
with a record Of 1892 milk and 1872
pounds of butter. His sire. Mapleside
King Paul, has a large number of daugh-
ters with high production records.
The new Holstein sire at the college
will lead the herd made famous by the
worlds record COW, Grace Koningen. HI
will succeed Chief Koningen Lad as head
of the herd. the latter being o son OF
Grace Goningen n was head of the
herd for the past two years.
The arrangement by which King Pau
comes to Montana State college is made
possible through the proven-sire expert
mental work carried on by the federal
department of agriculture. says Mr.
Tretsven. Careful records will be main
tanned of the sire's offspring to deter
mine his effectiveness in transmitting
the qualities which determine high milk
production.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-03-02

IlfNAF HhiS AH"c ~
Chief Article of Diet for Baby Fishes
Fish fry at Montana hatcheries may
not be compelled to live on a diet of
ground liver only In the future IL the
new tests now being made by the state
fish and game commission prove sue
cessful. The cost of feeding the little
fish in the ~hatcherieS over the state
before they can be transplanted to
streams las reached more than $4,000
annually, according to Robert II. Hill.
state game warden. In an effort to re-
duce this expense, the state commits
sion has started a study of fish foods
to determine what other meats might
be used hat would give results equal
to liver.
The Hansen Packing company OF Butte
has prepared dried horse meat. a sam
pie Of which has been received by MIR
Hill, as a substitute. 1t has been founc
in other states that horse meat contain
food qualities equivalent to beef live
and horse liver and 1t is the desire OF the
commission to test the new food unde,
Montana conditions. The commission II
also enlarging its rearing pond program
by establishing natural rearing ponds II
every available place. In these the neeS
of foo is eliminated as the fish live OF
the natural foods provided.
Food is required for the fry durini
the first three or four months" said MI
Hill. before they can be transplanted tt
streams. Beef liver is used during thu
first few weeks until the fish makes
substantial growth, when horse liver cal
be substituted. For the first few day
the little fish live or parts Of the egI
which are left within the body. Whel
this is used up, other foods must be pro
vided.
THE packing company at Butte ha
also prepared dried horse blood as a sub
stitute for other foods, but the value 0
this product as a substantial fish foo
is considered to be below that of liver
Other foods will be tried in an effort t
reduce the cost"
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-03-02
Woman Dies on Train

Mrs. o. G. Johnson, Arrow Creek, died
on the train en- route from Great Falls
to her home. She had been confined in
a hospital at Great Falls for a short time
and. in returning to her home, was con-
sidered well on the way to recovery.
the train, as she was sinking rapidly, but
death occurred before reaching Denton.
Her husband is principal of he Arrow
Creek school.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-03-02
Visits ON Coast

Hans Rasmussen, Sheridan county sur
veyor, has obtained an extensive leave Of
absence from his office and gone to Cali
fornia to visit his family. which moved
there last fall, because Of Mrs. Rasmus'
sens health. County commissioners will
look after all road and bridge work dur
ing his absence.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-03-02

With the antiseptic, fascinating Cuti-
cura Talcum Powder, an exquisitely
scented, economical face, skin, baby
and busting powder and perfume.
Renders other perfumes supernuous.
One Of the Cuticura Toilet Trio (Soap,
Ointment. Observation-Disclosures.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-03-02
Heads Debate Club

Jesse Epstein, Great Falls. was named
vice president of the Badger debate club
OF Seattle. The election Of officers took
place after initiating 10 pladges. Epstein
was one Of those initiated.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-03-02
Falls Over Precipice

Albert Christopherson, Great Northern
section foreman, age 80. received a frac-
tured skull when he fell from a precipice
at Black Butte, near Pacific Junction.
MIR. C~hristopherson was unconscious for
several hours after the accident.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-03-02

More than a hundred million pullets
are needed each year to maintain the
poultry focks Of the country to the re-
quired number to furnish the popula-
ton with eggs. The total number OF
hens in the United States is estimated
at approximately soc, 0o0,o 900 or about
three for each person.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-03-02
Celebrates s3rd Birthday

Mrs. Harriet A. Mardis, widow Of James
w. Mardis, one of the early pioneer wom-
en-, who came to Montana in 1854, cele-
brated her B3rd birthday anniversary at
her home at Bozeman in a quiet way,
She is a member of the Pioneers society
and past noble grand of Rebekahs.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-03-02

Sugar Beet Conference
A meeting was held at Grantsdale In
the Bitter Root, February 25, for the
purpose of discussing the sugar beet In
dustry.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-03-02
Teton Seal Sale

Anna E.. Stafford. Teton county super
intendent Of schools, reports receipts OF
$237.40 from children of various districts
in the Christmas seal campaign. This
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-03-02

Certified seed potatoes averaged 41.6
bushels more per acre than common seed
In tests carried on in Missoula county
last year. Certified seed produced an
average of 264.6 bushels per acre, while
common seed averaged 214.8 bushels per
acre.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-03-02

BY pooling their order, farmers of Lin
coin county last year saved $3.50 in thet
purchase of caps for blasting purposes.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-03-02
Freshen a Heavy Skin

There might not even be any objec'
ton to the speeder If he didn't speed.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-03-02
About Farminq-
(From Montana State College)

OEVENTY-FIVE per cent of the agri-
y cultural graduates at Montana State
~ college are engaged in farming or
stockraising or in ines of work closely
related to agriculture. according to a re-
port by the United States department Of
agriculture. Twenty-four per cent Of
graduates are farming, seven per cent are
engaged In research. % per cent in teach
per cent in business enterprises closely
related to agriculture and rs per cent in
miscellaneous work.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-03-02

Two of the IA poultry nocKs tested
this month for bacillary white diarrhea
in the accrediting work being carried on
in Gallatin county showed no reactors to
the disease. The average for the IA
focks was between four and five per cent
r~eactors and one flock had 80 per cent.
The work was carried on unde the direc-
ton of Miss H. E.. Cushman, extension
poultry specialist.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-03-02
HORSE FLESH
AS FISH FOOD
FRY AT MONTANA HATCHERIES TO BE
GIVEN CHANCE AT CHEAPER
RATIONS

State Game and Fish Commission Ex-
perlmenting with Substitutes for Beef
Liver, Which Heretofore Has Been
Chief Article of Diet for Baby Fishes
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-03-02

More than 1000 farmers or Lake, San
ders and Missoula counties attended the
special meetings held early this month
for presenting the essential practices in
successful sugar beet production. The
meetings aroused much interest and in
dictate a successful beginning Of sugar
beet production in this part of the state,
says Scotty Wilson, agriculturist for the
Amalgamated Sugar company.
With about the same number of ami
NAL units in the country, the value Of
livestock is placed at approximately
$500, 000, 900 higher than last year. ac-
cording to the February report OF the
bureau of agricultural economics. The
increased value is attributed primarily
to the gain in price of beef animals.
The relative purchasing power of farm
products stood at 81 in December, as
compared with 100 for the fve-year per-
iod just before the war. Cotton stood at
90, corn at II, wheat at 85, hay at SO,
potatoes at 80, beef cattle at los, hogs
at IA, eggs at 1873, butter at lib and
wool at 1l8.
Ray B. Haight of Suffolk, w. G.. Math-
er of Lewistown. Ed. Mack of Lewistown,
H. H. Haight of Suffolk, Frank Smith OF
Glengarry, w. M. Long of Moore, Robert
Hamilton of Suffolk and Matt Reichmuth
of Denton, were the chairmen Of the
commodity committees at the Fergus
County Economic conference held at
Lewistown recently.
The first series Of London wool sales
held during January this year closed
from five to 10 per cent higher tina the
closing series of 1927. Total quantity OF
wool offered for sale at London wool
sales n 1927 was 1877, 1854 bales as COM
pared with 872, 100 bales in 1926 and 1888, :
OIL bales in 1925. A higher percentage
of wool offered was sold in 1927 than In
either OF the two previous years.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-03-01

some very interesting information. l
call attention to statement made by
the distinguished Senator from Utah
(Mr. SmooD on January 9, last. In
the course of his remarks he said:
Unemployment is small as compared
with 1921.
He was speaking in defense of the
MISUNDERSTANDING tariff and its oper-
alton upon industries and the general
welfare of the United States. What
do the actual figures of the Govern
ment show about employment at the
time of which the Senator from Utah
was speaking, as compared with the
year 1921? We find in report of the
Secretary of Commerce, in a periOdi-
cal called Survey of Current Business,
issued for February, 1927, that from
1920 to 1926 employment in the United
States decreased Is per cent. In other
words, when the Senator from Utah
said that employment is better now
than it was in 1921 he contradicted
the figures of the Department of Com
merce which last February stated
there were Is per cent less people en-
ployed in 1926 than there were in
1920.
The Senator from Utah said the per-
centage of commercial failures was
not as great in 1926 and 1927 as in
1914. l do not know what they were
in 1914. When the Committee on
Banking and Currency of the Senate
conducted their hearings on the Mt
Fadden banking bill in 1926, Mr. Will
lis, who had been engaged by group
of bankers in the United States and
given large sum of money to be used
for the purpose of Investigating the
banking situation and the commercial
situation in the United States, made
the statement that since 1920 we had
had more business failures and more
banks closing, with greater total as
sets wiped out, than ever before in
the history of the United States. That
statement was made based upon in
formation gathered by group of ex-
perts whom he had employed and set
to work at the request of the group
of bankers who wanted to get the in
formation.
The Senator from Utah said that
production has increased. That is
true. He also said that wages had
maintained a high level. What are
the actual facts as revealed by the
Governments own figures? In the
same periodical issued by the Depart
ment of Commerce, Survey of Cur
rent Business, for February, 1927, it
will be found stated that from 1920
to 1926 the total average monthly pay
roll for the United States decreased
80 per cent. In other words, labor
in the aggregate throughout the Unit
ed States in 1926 was receiving 80 per
cent less than it did in 1920. Never
before in the history of the country