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RUNABOUT
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The Lowest Priced
Two - Passenger Car
The Ford Runabout is the moat economical car for personal
transportation known.
Priced lower than any other motor car, its maintenance and
running expenses are in keeping with its present low coat.
To salesmen and others who average a high daily mileage in
business, the Runabout haa a special appeal both for its
operating economy and its convenience in making city and
suburban calls.
Detroit, Michigan
See the Nearest Authorized Ford Dealer
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CARvS. • TRUCKS • TRACTORS
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CROP OUTLOOK FOR
TEAR REPORTED BETTER
Soli Molatur« More Satisfactory Than
Uaual and Farmers Will
Get Earlier Start
Winter wheat In the state Is in much
better shape than a year ago, and is
apparently beginning the summer
growth under quite favorable condi
tions, while prospects for rye are less
favorable, but still much better than
In the spring of 1923, as shown In the
April crop report issued by George A.
Scott of the Montana Cooperative
crop reporting service. The number
of breeding sows on hand In the state
exceeds the number last spring by a
large margin. Soil moisture conditions
are more satisfactory than usual In
most districts, and It appears that
farmers will generally get an earlier
start with field work than they have
for 'the last two years, which will
partially relieve the handicap of the
adversfe farm labor situation.
Winter Wheat: Prospects for win
ter wheat look encouraging with the
cop having a condition rating of 88
The condition last December 1, was
90, a year ago It was 71, and the ten
year average on April 1 has been 85.
Much of the area was seeded late lust
fall, bnt soil moisture conditions were
quite favorable In the principal coun
ties. Snow covering has been very
light over most of the fields during
the past winter, and there has been
a great deal of alternate thawing and
freezing, and a little Injury from soli
blowing; but the apparent total Injury
to the crop has not been serious.
Freezing and thawing in March was
considered unfavorable, although most
of the fields were under a blanket of
wet snow during a greuter part of the
month, and It Is probable that the
benefit of the additional moisture will
more than compensate for the Injury
sustained in March. '
Rye: The condition of rye on April
1 Is 83 per cent of normal, compared
to 84 last December, to 72 a year ago.
and to 89. the average for the ten-year
period on April 1. Rye was seeded
last fall under less favorable condi
tions generally than winter wheat
Hie winter has not been favorable
until the March snows came, which
were very beneficial. Stands are ex
pected to be uneven. Rye has been all
bnt discontinued as a cash crop, dne
to the very low market prices for the
past three years.
breeding sows in the state la estimated
at 65,000, compared to 56,000 a year
ego, and 34,000 in the spring of 1921.
This It an 18 per cent Increase over
last year. Although merket prices for
^ teve not bee® satisfactory, many J
famers have been able to market their
com and other feeds through hogs,
wUb a small margin of profit. Tim
cold wet weather through March cam
ed some losses among spring pig*
"F*rw Labor; Both the supply and
of farm labor are below
i.rrh
ntXof
norma)
e supply, expressed as
demand, is 89, compared
to 92 last year, and to 137, 157, 85, and
81, for April 1 of the years 1922-21-20
19. respectively. The farm labor situ
ation In the state Is a serious one,
so many farmers do not have money
to hire necesary help. Then too, much
of the floating type of labor has prov
ed to be very Inefficient. Wages
terms of farm products are extremely
high.
per ce
General Conditions:
The crop out
look for the state was Improved ma
terially In March by frequent snows
which covered the entire state, but
were heavier in the mountain, central,
south central, and through counties
adjoining Wyoming in the southeast.
The soil received full benefit from
March précipitation, as there was little
frost In the ground, and the moisture
seejaai Into the soli, until now soil
moisture is suflclent over most of the
state to insure a good start of crops
and grasses. The counties west of the
Divide, however, are short of soil mois
ture while the reserves are reported
low in the nor th central counties and
In parts of others north of the Mis
souri river.
CARE OF HOOFS IMPORTANT
SAYS DAIRY SPECIALIST
Cows that have been closely confin
ed throughout the winter are likely to
develop long hoofs by the time spring
arrives,, says J. O. Tretsven, dairy
specialist of the Montana extension
service. As a result during the spring
or summer, the outer or foremost Ak> r
tlon of the hoof frequently hreajts off
Into the quick causing severe pain and
lameness and often seriously reduces
the milk flow.
One of the best methods of handling
a case of this kind according to Mr.
Tretsven, Is to trim off the surplus
portion of the hoof before It breaks.
This Is best accomplished by having
the cow stand upon a heavy plank
floor, and by using a one and one-half
Inch carpenter's chisel attached to n
long handle (a straight fork or shovel
handle will serve the purpose) and a
heavy mall« pr hammer, the hoofs
may he trimmed without Injury to the
cow or danger to the operator. If the
cow Is nervous or several cows are to
be trimmed, it is best to fasten two
poles, one on each side of the cow,
about two and a half feet above the
floor, to keep the cow from turning or
kicking. "
CHICKS NEED SUNLIGHT
the brooder Is recommended.
Sunlight plays an important part In
tbe growth and development of chick«.
An outside run where the chlcka are
exposed to direct sunlight as soon as
tbey learn to return to the warmth of
I When
bens are used for brodlng, the chicks
may be allowed outside from the first.
Chicks two weeks old. with access to
open range and plenty of green feed,
may be bopper-fed on dry mash.
Whole wheat and kafir may M grad
naliy added to the grain feeds.
CGn CONDITIONS
a
as
FOR FLAX GROWING
Extension Service Outlines Require
ments for Successful Rais
ing of This Crop
Even with proposed 150 per cent In
crease In flax acreage In Montana and
n general Increase for the entire coun
try of 100 per cent, those who have
studied the situation agree that there
is little likelihood of exceeding domes
tic market demands, providing present
industrial conditions continue.
Because of the proposed Increase In
acreage, the Montana extension service
Is laying special stress upon the proper
cultural -conditions for "s u cc essfu l flax
growing.
It is pointed out that one of the first
requirements in growing flax is a firm
seed bed. Spring or even fall plowed
land Is too loose,
land or land planted to corn the pre
vious season is recommended. Newly
broken land Is especially adapted
flax. If old land Is used, weed growth
should be stimulated by going over the
field early in the spring with a shallow
cultivator (duck fot, rod or blade cul
tivators ar recommended),
fore planting a second cultivation
should he made to kill the weeds.
Since flax cannot compete with weeds,
this precaution is especially Important.
Seeding should be dune ns soon after
May 10 ns possible, although planting
Summer fallowed
to
Just bi'
may be done ns late ns June 20.
ing should be at the rate of 18 or 20
pounds to the acre.
Where flax is
Sow
sown on new land,
early spring breaking about four inch
es deep is advised. The furrow slice
should be turned completely over into
the bottom of the previous furrow so
as to avoid air spaces. Packing
may
be necessary to flrm the seed bed and
to Iron out what air spaces there may
be. To still further insure a compact
soil and at the same time prepare
proper conditions for seed germination,'
the surface should b® worked up into
a fine seed bed.
CANNERY SOLICITS ACREAGE
Cherries of the Montmorency and
Morello varieties, strawberries. 'strlnci
beans, beets, carrots, parsnips, corn
on the cob, pumpkin and squash, will
he tried out this year in canning
well as In the new system of pre-cool
ing and marketing as a d v o c a ted by rüg
Bitter Root Farm Products
of Hamilton. The new
ns
company,
■ company will
have the pre-cooling plant In operation
In time for the early strawberry and
cherry rr.qw, O. N. Kaldor. is man
ager and is now soliciting acreage
Combet insect Pests
To conduit flies, mosquitoes, and
other Insect peats, about 550.000.000
square feet of wire screen cloth
consumed annually In the United
Sûtes, according to recent estimate*.
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M6E BEET MÖGE
EOG GOMMG SÖSOG
Sugar Company CTmisê" Book» with
6,800 Acres Contracted In
Yoliowoton« Project
Six thousand five hundred fs the
final acreage as the book« are closed
sugar beet contracts for the 1921
season, as far as the lower Yellowaton»
Irrigation project is concerned. This
does not include the
grown on the Wllllston. N. D„ project
which will total 450. It la to be the
maiden effort for the latter project
and Great Western Sugar company of
ficials bespeak much succesa for that
effort.
mnl Tn fan* _ , np to Dor '
are to th* <> ™ p * Dy ln *triJCtlons
nermlted to .Lü* "? Kr ®*' er ***
bed and nil Un b 8 860,1
Th 1 ! . M K 8re favorable.
arrived in ml su * ar b ®®t seed have
to be iiiiffielo*» e «L*?K 1 iK . tb ° ugot
acrenve Th« ti>6 "'if 18 ° f tbe
Germanv ^* >e d,r f ct froni
nractlcafl'v T.^he II ° f
in Ameriï. Wr *** ^ ° 8e<J
on
acreage to be
With this enlarged acreage. It la th»
intention of both the
company and the
farmer to lend every effort to holding
the acreage production well
Farm Relief Appear«
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, , f appearaac * lb tb ® Laurel dis- J
<• e muc talked of $ 10 , 000 , 00(1 I
for relief, comes in a letter from the
Agrlcultural Credit corporation to the
American bank of that city, statin*
that the Minneapolis office wilt buy
tax certificates for the year 1923, cov
ering farm land on which aii previous
axes are paid. After purchasing the j
tax lien for the first half of 1923 the
corporation may pay subsequent taxes
before they become delinquent, thus
,
sav ng penalties. The coropratlon will j
purchase only tax certificates on land
occupied and operated by the owner. J
OIL NEWS
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BRIEFL Y RECOUNTED
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Shooting the Dry Forks well
Conrad would make It a small
mercial well at 2,746 feet, according I
lo N, F. Jamieson, geologist and en
near
com
glneer. He said that there was a very
nice showing of oil In a sand which is
apparently 30 feet thick. "They have
drilled about 700 feet into the lime."
said Mr. Jamison, "and If cross-see
tlons check up with examinations' 1
have made of that district, the lime
should be about 850 feet thick, which
means that they will strike the De
vonlan at about 2,890 feet, as the oll
was found last week at about 2,740
feet depth. Samples of the oil which
I brought back with me show a heavy
parafine base, considerable lubricating
content and from 22 to 24 per cent
gasoline.
Melstone was thrown Into a new
excitement by news that both oil and
gas were coming up from witbln the
casing of Ragged Point well. James
Fealey, In charge of the well since the
close of operations Just before Christ
mas, with his assistants, removed a
airing of drill stem that had been left
suspended In the hole over winter, and
following, this a gas presure was re-1
leased, the noise from which left no
doubt as to Its source. Since then gas
has steadily risen through the several
hundred feet of mud In the hole and
has been accompanied by oil In small
but unmistakable quantity.
The first oil refinery for western
Montana is announced by C. W. Hart.
of Hodges to be built on a site four
miles east of Missoula, where a site
has been secured, and the new pro
posed industry is being promoted here.
Materials for the refinery are now on I
the way to Missoula and it Is expected {
that the crude oil shipments will start
within two weeks. A special rate has
been guaranteed by the Milwaukee,
which will haul crude oil at a 80-cent
tariff from the Winnett «-«Mb tr, th«
tanrr rrom tne wmnttt aells to the
Missoula refinery.
Encountering of strong showing of
oil on the Jerome Betts ranch, Coal
Bridge anticline, seven miles south of
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Stockett. has been followed by the re
cording of 18 assignments of oil and
gas leases in the county clerk's office
of Cascade county, from J H. Beam
to the Tiger Butte Oil and Gas com
pany. Beam is one of the several men
who financed and drilled the Beits
ranch well and his aslgnraents of leas
es cover acreage In the vicinity of the
well.
The International Auto club of Shel
by is engaged In establishing agents
and filling stations to handle the prod
net of the Ahsher refinery located
In the Kevln-Bunbnrst field. They
ha*e contracted with the Abaher re
finery to sell their product on a co
r 9P erat,ve plan ' the P urcbas « r a
,nember ot th * club - and entitled to
®* rtaln P ric * concessions,
Backward Students Dropped
According to
18 students were dropped ffom the
University of Montana at the end of
the winter quarter because of unsatis
factory scholarship. Eleven of these
were men and «even women.
The tote) registration from Septem
ber to Kerch for this year was 1,421
«*< it I* estimated the grand total
tor tee entire year will reach 1.500.
This quarter 440 women and 540 men
registered. Kerch 1, last year,
•bowed a total enrollment of 1401 as
compared to 1.4S this year.
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News of Nentau
Brfaf Net** fuira rwhi* tk
•> -> Tntrars Sut* ->
Summer Term at University.—The
summer session of the University of
Montana will open June 16 and con
tinue to August 15. The courses have
been so arranged that the student may
take either six or nine weeks work
and the credits will be adjusted ac-1
cordlngly.
The members of the summer quarter
staff hold advanced degrees from 20
leading educational institutions of the
country and from several foreign uni
versitles. Men of prominence, authors
and teachers will be on the staff or
will give a series of lectures to the
students. Tb* regular plant of the
university will be used which compris
es the six new buildings that were
put into operation this year.
"Combined with the summer session
will be week-end trips to the Mission,
Bitter Root and Swan mountains which
are a Httle-known wonderland between
the two national parks," stated Pro
f essor Freeman Daughters, head of the
extension department of the unlversl-1
ty ' Trl P 8 to either Yellowstone or
Glacier national parks may be made
at "«le additional expense after the
<* 'he summer session and the
railways will have special summer J
rates.
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Survey of Dairy Industry.—For the
purpose of gathering accurate infor
mation as to the probable development
of the dairy Industry in Yellowstone
county, and the actual demand that
«Ist» among the farmers for milk
feWTThe countv agent's office is 'con-1
ducting a survey in the form of a I
i etter to evTry farmer te ST«* >
asking that those interested in dairy
expansion make known certain facts
that can be put to use In the develop
ment of a dairy program that is in
keeping with popular demand. Among ,
other questions, each farmer Is asked
|f be is definitely Interested in secur-1
Ing milk cows, the number desired..
the breed, and whether or not he wish-1
es registered or grade stock. The sur
vey also proposes to decide Just which
farmers, among those interested, will
need financial assistance in order to
secure the stock dlslred.
Sella Carload of Horaes.—M. W. Ser
géant, superintendent of the Home
Ranch company, Flatwillow, returned
fronl Wisconsin where he sold a car
load of horses - Sergeant states that
encountered a fair market, losing
mone y °n but one horse and making
n falr P rof R on the balance. However,
he 8tates that It is unsafe for anyone
to take a carload of horses to an east
ern raark ot without having eastern
connections to make all arrangements
necessary before the horses arrive,
Wltb 8Uch preparations made in ad
vance ü,ere ls opportunity for a nice
P rofIt on a carload of horses. There
I 18 a 8Ur P'« 8 of horses in eastern Fergus
that can be tn™ed info cash If the
own ers will go about seeking a market
| ln a bu8lne8S ,Ike and systematic man-1
ner.
Stockmen Meet at Dillen. —Post
| ponement of the Montana livestock
I and moutb disease In California
ln no way affected the annual me«-1
j ,ns ® tbe Montana Stockgrowers' and
Woolgrowers' associations, which con
-j vene bere A P rl * 24 and 25, and which
I w111 *** the n30St Important gathering
^ stockmen held In the northwest this
- Tear Problems vital to th e Industry
wl11 be discussed by men of keen bust
n ® 88 and national reputation
and a !lberaI program of entertainment
bas b<ken arra nged. All railroads are
[ offering fare and a half rates for the
round trip. Accomodations in Dillon
are abundant and first class.
show at Dillon because of the hoof
fhfi Cronf Hilti/lfi
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DYLL—Death has called Mrs. Leo
Dyll. a resident 'Of Helena for some
forty years. She was born In lo(3. J
OOWKLL—A J Cowell one of the l
Lldîettlewrf Tetoncounty aTd prrf££|"
. , u * ° T 1 , on m
hnent and cattle died
man,
Choteau He was 61 vears of axe
11 . noieau. ne was oi years or age.
LISA—Savin Lisa, prominent mer
chant of Butte, died at the age of 65.
He came to this country from Italy
at the age of 15 years, and has lived
, n B utte since 1880.
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QUOTATIONS OF INTEREST TO
MONTANANS
In Montana
Mineapolis Grain Prices
Station Basia at Pointe
Taking a 39'.>c Freight Rate
Wheat No. 1 dark northern, 92c ;
[ No. 1 northern. 88c; dark hard winter,
82c ; hard winter, 80c ; corn. No. 2 I
[yellow, 74$Jc; flax. No. 1. $2.08.
Chicago Livestock
Cattle, top, $11.75: average. $10.50;
[ hogs. top. $7.55; sheep, choice fat ewes [
{at $12.00.
Bar silver ounce. 64Hc; copper, per |
New York Metals
pound, 134c; lead, 84c; xinc6c.
Stockholders Declared Liable.—A
long period of litigation was ended j
April 16 when District Judge Rohm C. (
Stong signed orders holding atockhold
ers of the closed Ballantlne State and j
Huntley State banks liable for 100 per
cent of the amount of their stock to
satisfy claims of creditors. Each bank
wan capitalised at $25,000. The Hunt
ley bank la declared to have bed lle
btllties of pntm and the Kalian tine
bonk of $ 34,000 when they closed last
The order empowers the re
cel vers to proceed to uses the stock
holders. 7 " ■
|j|li FOLLETTE ORDERS
HIS NAME OFF MET
Secretary of State Direct ad to With
draw Senator's Nam« From
Presidential Primary
Senator Robert M. La Follette ha»
| directed the Montana secretary of
Mate to withdraw his name from the
I 2T
| been filed on the Farmer-Labb»Jticket.
1 La Follette the Farmer-Labor dele
I gates will remain on the ballot, and
I the name of the Wisconsin senator will
I be written ln, J. A. McGlynn, organiser
I of the'Farmer-Labor party in this
( »täte, declared,
the California senator's name has not
been filed by petition. Likewise dele
gates have filed declaring for Henry
Ford, Senator B. K. Wheeler, Senator
T. J. Walsh, and others, but the only
presidential candidates filed are Presl
dent Coolldge on the Republican tlck
et, W. O. McAdoo on the Democratic
ticket, and George H. Oobel on the
Socialist ticket.
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APPROPRIATION NEEDED FOR
presidential primary, to be held May
Senator La Follette's name had
Despite the withdrawal by Senator
Delegates have filed declaring for
Senator Hiram Johnson, but as yet.
STATE REFORM SCHOOL
He,ena A P r11 16 > A c - Dorr - 8U P er,D '
tendent of the state Industrial school
,or bo r* at M,,e * clt J' Panted a
r «* n "»
t0 make P b y 8l cal Improvements at the
*"• Institution,
At a quarterly meeting of the state
board of education which convened at
■ f , f hh.ooo
Superintendent Dorr declared that
the keenest need existed for the con
struction of a new kithchen to cost
$27,300. Other needs, he said, were
for a hospital to accomodate seven
beds and an operating room, the cost
of whlch fn,,y quipped would be $10,
000. A new Industrial building to per
mlt tbe S rou P ln K °t 8,1 shops now
maintained would cost $45,000, and
$12,000 Is needed, he said, to Install a
new water system. The water system
would Include a tank of 100.000 gallons
capacity and an 80-foot tower. Tin*
water, as at present, would be obtain
from artesian wells.
Quake Reported in Kaliepell
A short snappy earthquake, accom
panied by a rumbling was felt In Kal
» According to the weather bureau,
thlg ig the q Uake recorded lu
Kallapoll, the first occurring In Au
Ispell and the surrounding region at
[8:50 p. m. April 15. In the city the
movement was plainly perceptible. In
the rlsldence sections bricks were dis
lodged from chimneys, crockery rattled
on shelves and In a few instance»
windows were broken, but no serious
damage was reported.
The tremor was most severe east of
the city, where a alight quake, not felt
ln Kallspell, was recorded the previou»
afternoon.
gust, 1904.
hasjwaukee railroad at the superintend
ent's oflce In Miles City .until May 16
J for the plowing of fire guards along the
Musetshell division froth Marmoth to
j Harlowton, according to Information
received by Agent W./E. Davies, at
I Roundup. The distan
and the guards will consist of five
continuous furrows on each side of
the track at a distance of 150 feet
from Its center. Free transportation
will be granted men and equipment
| and the contractor must comply with
I the workmen's compensation act.
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Ask Bids to Flew Fire Guards
Bids will be received by the Mil
Is 340.5 miles
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Antelope Herd Feeds Near Melt
A baDd ° f ,e " antelope have been
feeding In the fields southeast of Molt
'° r " number <* day8 ' T? 18 18 tba f \ nt
buncb *° remain for any length of time
for several y ears and recalls to the
ear y 8et t lers aad old timers when they
t6 p en . U L t
^ 1Werent P* 0 ? 1 ® have seen the bend
d "T* thBt tbey ^ qulte « entle; -
that when appoached they move quiet
, v nxcav hllf „ tnrn fh -i_
. ^ " h feeding
| p | ace W hen left alone.
i Rœd to Old Independence
The forest service plans the con
«ruction of a road from the forest
boundary on Boulder river south to
the old mining town of Independence,
a distance of 23 miles. There is at
\
I present an old road leading up this
J river which Is In very bad repair. Its
places the old road will be recon
| structed In order to give a better grade
and location. It is estimated that the
construction work will cost $36,000.
Flathead Indians Paid
The Flathead Indiana * upswing
around the north end of the reserva
tion received their money paid them
by the Indian department from the
>
sale of tribal timber and lauds at Poi
son. There are 000 Indians living, la
this territory and as each received $50
a total of $30,000 was paid them here
Beaten "
City Admin
Whitehall 1 » dm
ed the end Of one ^f the moat hotly
{contested city elect
ever held and
resulted in the defea\ of the present
administration, J. P.
Lean being
Van Styke
elected mayor over
who haa held the office for the last
There were contesta la
every ward. J. W. Humphries defeat
f:
tWO terms.
cd R J Weller In the first ; Lonnie
Dennis won over F. C. Bengetnen
In tbe second, and Fred Raiding
won over L B. Willoughby la tbe
third.