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'SUGAR COMPANY! PAYS $594,627 TO GROWERS OF BEETS BONUS CHECKS OX 1028 CHOP TOTAL »2-1.-1,540; INITIAL 1021 PAYMENT IS »340,078. Because of Greater Sugar Content, Montana Beets Command Largest Premium Payments Made By The Great Western Company. Like Christmas ahead of time, checks for »504, ((27 arc In process of distribution to the sugar beet growers of the Bllllngs-Lovell dis trict, which Includes Sidney, and 8un Hiver and Milk Hiver sections, also, from (he Great Western Su gar company, the distribution including the final bonus, »1.01 a ton on the beet crop of 1023 and (he Initial payment on the beet deliveries of the 1924 harvest. The bonus brings the price paid on the 1923 crop up to $9.01 a ton slightly more than paid in any other district, as the price is paid on the highest sugar content of tho Mon tana beets. The total of the bonus checks foots up $245,549, and the Initial payment will be $349,078. With this last bonus paid, the to tal payments made growers from the billings factory of the company, will aggregate $2,167,066 for 1923. The extra payment made on the 1923 crop in Colorado, Nebraska and the Bllllngs-Lovell districts to tals $1,779,433.46. Last year there wore 985 growers marketing their beets at the Billings factory, These cultivated an acreage of 21.2 acres per grower, for which they were paid $103.67 per acre, or an average of $2,200.06 each, Tho total crop for 1923 was 243,118 tons. The 1923 crop was unusually low In sugar content due to the heavy rains and the warm growing weath er of October, according to W. P. Ho garty, manager o* (he Bllllngs-Lovell district, who declared that the su gar content this year is much high er and that the growers may look for a substantial increase over the in itial price of $6 per ton. While the growers of the Biliings Lovell district, which includes the other portions of Montana growing beefs, received $1.01 ns the final bon- j ns due to tho greater sugnr content ! of their beets, the Colorado district received but 69 cents a ton, addi tional. and Nebrasko 68 cents. The total of payments per ton wore re spectively $8.1,9 $8.19 and $9.01. Hideous Coyote Robs Hem Roosts 5in Eastern State? Defies Firearms The ranchers near Mccaha, | north of Melstonc, have been hunt- | Ing a queer nnhiinl, thought to he | a cross between a coyote and a wolf, which has been robbing hen roosts and killing turkeys and j small pigs in that vicinity. It is said that the creature is j larger than the ordinär}, coyote and Is almost black in color. It seems to be afflicted with the mange, for al though his coat seems to be thick and heavy, there is no hair on its tall, which gives it an unusually hideous appearance. One rancher said that he had a chance to shoot It but re frained when he saw the condition of its tail, thinking he would have an opportunity to kill it later In the season when It had recovered from the mange, and its coat was per fect. Two or three days after this the same rancher lost a number of chickens and upon watching, dis covered the same coyote sneaking I around his pig pen. He went to the bouse for his gun, but upon his re-1 turn found that the animal had dis- 1 appeared and has not since seen him. j However, he has boldly matte his ap- j pearance at several other ranches in j the neighborhood in daylight, and has robbed numerous flocks of chick ens. Several ranchers have tried to ! shoot him, but he seems to have an 1 uncanny knowledge of fire arms and keeps out of sight when there is a gun in the neighborhood. ! FROID BANKER THRESHES 110,000 BUSHELS WHEAT Some enormous wheat crops have been threshed in the Poplar district this fall. J. W. Schnitz 1er, a hanker and wheat farmer, the town of Froid, threshed 110,000 bushels of wheat— Wil liam Rice, a souih side farmer will have between 10,000 and 11,000 bushels. the south side farmers has thresh ed 11,000 bushels. George New berry of the north side will total 8,000 bushels of wheat and 1,000 bushels of flax. It 1s estimated that 400,000 bushels of wheat and flax will be marketed In Poplar this fall, one-tenth of that amount having already been run through the Poplar elevators, which are operating day and night to handle the crop. near W. C. Price, another of Turkey Crop Is Goodt. Thousands of turkeys are being raised this year In Garfield county. In the vlcilntly of Big Dry, Lodge pole, Squaw and Sage Hen creeks, as well a salong the Musselshell river. Growers state that they are In need of expert pickers to aid them In pre paring the birds for market. Trucks have been chartered "to transport the shipments to railroad points, as many of the ranches upon which these turkeys are being raised are as dis tant as from 50 to 70 miles from any rail line. One owner of a flock of a thousand Is preparing to drive his turkeys to the railroad station, 40 Biles distant, where he expects to •hip them. _ ." ^ C TT.— = 7 Treasure State Farm & Livestock Her* la a raal Monta** farm page. The leading article» on thla page are prepared by expert* 9 f the State Agricultural College at Bowman, where the state and federal government» are expending large some of money In experimentation te determtn the best Ullage method* for Montana, and these articles are descriptive of the results of this work. Every farmer reader of this newspaper is urged to file theae artlciee away. Farmers 9 Short Course Will Attract State-Wide Interest j j ] I From Montana State College O provide the proper conditions so that the greatest forces of nature can operate effectively for the production of useful crops— this, In brief, Is all there Is to suc cessful farming," says A. L. Me Ma hon, speaking of the farmers' short course which will open at the Mon tana State College, January 6, 1925. "How to provide these conditions, how to apply the laws of science, how to overcome difficulties or make their effect less noticeable, are the things with which the Farmers' Short Course deals," continues Mr. McMahon. '"his winter the short course at Montana State College, Bozeman, op ens January 6. 1925, and continues for twelve weeks. The plan of con ducting the work In unit courses, as was started last year, will be contin ued. Under this plan a farmer or farm boy can take just the particular line of work In which he Is Interested, and leave out that which he does not particularly want. The courses In clude the study of crops, dlarylng, it T r Winter Term -AT Blunts POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE NOVEMBER 10 U MARCH 36 Offers Com Bookkeeping: Short hand Typewriting BiiNinehN Law Business Arltmetle Business English Penmanship and Spelling; Publie Speaking; Radio Engineering Auto Electricity es In j j j [ j ! j I Tractor Operation C»m«1e School Subject» Music—V I, rhino. Violin. Orchestra, tilee Club ■er fifteen f ago wlio urn do tho work. All -'mires open to tho! yean A fatutly of seventeen teachers. Steam heated. Electric-light ei! dormitories. Mode Ince to spend your wlntor 'A good profitably. Boiinl, Room mid Tuition, *<* fm* complete Information $105.00 Write at BILLINGS POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE Polytechnic, Montana We Want Cattle! All kinds; always willing to pay good prices, based on dally eastern and western quotations. Write or wire us To-Day. HANSEN PACKING CO., BUTTE, MONT. Two Grazing Tracts Bordering Lolo National Forest 25,000 ACRES and 10,000 ACRES AT 3 j j j i I PER ACRE Splendid Krass, water, brouso and shade. Hu a southern slope giving early pasture. Railroad spur touche* the land Terms; 10 per cent down, balance divided Into 10 yearly payment!. BLACKFOOT LAND DEVELOPMENT CO. | »rawer 1500, Missoula, Mont. I I VACCINATE DURING ANY WEATHER WITH Lederie Blackleg Aggressin, Safe ICO Per Coni On* Done. Costing 15 CENTS, Protect* During Life Assrmt.ln I. approved by Montan* Slate Veterinär t IMpartmcnl. United Ht*te# Bureau of Animal Industry, *11 Veterinary «nrgeon» and *11 e*tlle who have used II. LEUKKLK AUOHESHIN t* the l*#t word In Black Leg vaccination. Mr». M. E. Knowle*. Helen*. Montan*, «täte distributor for I.RDKRLR VACCINES, A»gre»#ln, Anthrax, Abortion. Hemhorrage. (trptlcaeml*. Hog Cholera. While «coure —all preventative and ruratlve Biologic#. «ugge#t to yoor veterinary Surgeon Ute n#e of I.EDERI.E product#. A g grout* In 10. ÎO and SO-doae package*. m* I livestock production, horticulture, poultry, farm engineering, farm management, bee keeping and so on. "There Is very pood reason,' says Mr. McMahon, "why farmers' short courses at colleges are becoming more and tuor epopular among prac tical farmers, and the reason Is simply that these courses provide a training which Is a very Important factor in successful farming. Grad uates of former short courses at the Montana State College, have gone back to their farms to find that the short time spent In the Intensive study of the farm problems in which they were Interested, has meant big ger returns and a better farm life. "Farmers realize today, more than ever, that farming is a highly com petitive business and that the un trained man Is handicapped in the race. Those who are eliminated by tho law of the survival of the fittest, are very frequently the untrained and unskilled. The man who stays, through good times and bad, the man who Is usually found at the top of ibe list of successful farmers, Is the man who has taken advantage of his opportunities, who has trained himself for his job. "The Farmers' Short Course at Montana State College, trains for suc cess. It comes at a time when farm work Is least pressing, when father or son, or both can best be spared. There are no tuition fees and liv ing costs at Bozeman are held down Ito the lowest possible point. A de scriptive booklet nay he had for the I asking by writing to the Registrar, Montana State College, Bozeman, Montana." STATE GRAIN GROWERS TO SHOW AT PORTLAND ANY of Montana's leading grain exhibitors at the 1924 Mon tana fairs will show at the j Pacific Northwest Hay and Grain [show at Portland, November 1 to 8. j according to I. J. Jensen, of Montana j State College who will have charge of the exhibits from this state. [ According to Mr. Jensen, this is the fourth year for the Portland jshow, and in previous years, while exhibits from thla state have been j comparatively few, Montana has al ! ways given a good account of her jself. j In addition to its excellent perform jance in past years, Montana has a special Interest In the coast show In I that It was started by a former Mon Uanan. Fred Bennlon, former ath letic conch and assistant county agent leader at Montana State Col lege. and now county agent of Um atilla county, Oregon, was the prime mover in the organization of the Pa cific Northwest Hay and Grain show in 1921. Since then the show has been incorporated with the land prod ucts and manufacturers' exhibits and the Pacific International Livestock Show, making the combined event one of the largest and best exposi tions in the country. County agents in the leading grain counties of the state are arranging exhibits for the show. The grain show is conducted as nearly on a utility basis ns is possible to make it. M Weekly Market Letter By WEILLER & WEILLER CO.. South St, Paul, Minn. Wednesday, October 8, 1924 The packers have been very Indifferent buyers during the pant week. Trade liv ened up n little towards the latter part of last week, but went back again, both here and In Chicago, mvlng to heavy re eelptH both Monday and yeaterday, and is very slow and drnstgy today, and pros pects are that we will have a fairly heavy run tomorrow and next Monday, and we do not look ferr any better action. The stocker and feeder trade 1« about the worst of the Reason. All buyers wem to be holding off until they are more ealn regarding the outcome <*f the corn sit uation. They are also waiting for heavier receipts at all markets, ro that price« will be more In line with what they think they should pay. Last Saturday we Hold 102 head of feeding steers and yearling« that averaged a tittle better than 800 lha.. at $7.00 per cwt. These were dehorned Hereford steers, and was the top sale for this weight ert cattle for the year. They were shipped hy Frank Jone« ami U. R. Black of Hinsdale, Mont. We are pleas ed to Hat below a few sales made on west erns Monday, and they about show the atrencth of the trade on North Dakota and Montana range «tuff. We had shipments from the following Montana Rtockmcn: A. Christensen, Rnpel Je. Montana; H. Kremer, f\.!nook, Mon tana; Hetr.feldt A 8bv. Garland. Mon tana; Riley Tyler. fUaeey. Montana: Walter Gngler, Shawmnt. Montana; H. Zle bartb. Chinook, Montana: A. Bartn, Rye gate. MontanaJay. Custer Montana: J. L. Shy. Garland, Montana; Sam E. Shy. Garland, Montana: Wilson Bros., Garland. Montana. HOGS The hog market waR called steady today, being 10c lower In RpotR, however, with $10.85 ns the top, the pack ers top being $10.75. and sows mostly 10.75 to 110.00, the bnlk at $0-85. Pig« were a quarter lower, the top being $8.75. with underweights from $0.00 to $7.00. RIIEEF AND LAMBS light In this division. Market Is In good shape, with price« If anything, a little stronger than last week at this time look for a good active market with no material change In prices. Do not over look South St. Panl if coming this with sheep. It costs nothing to try this market. Receipts continue We •ny GROWERS OF BEANS WARNED AGAINST A NEW DISEASE DISEASE known as "Mosaic" has been found in many of the bean fields of the state, and Prof. H. E. Morri. of the botany de partment at Montana Slate College urges bean grower: to prepare now to combat the trouble. He advises that In certain sections of the country where bean growth- has been carried on for a number of years, this di sease has caused as high as BO per rent losses. No such losses have oc curred in Montana ns yet but reme dial measures must be taken at once to prevent a condition of this kind In the state. Leaves of affected plants become puckered and distorted and are of ten blotched with yellow or greenish yellow spots. Prof. Morris advises lhat no cause of the disease has as yet been discov ered but that it is known to be trans mitted from one plant to another by linsects such as plant lice, sense is carried over from one year to another in the seed. Beans from the Infected plants produce approxi mately 50 per cent of diseased plants. Thus If the disease Is not checked it Is constantly on the in crease and losses continue to grow. The best control measure, accord ing to the botanist, is for each bean grower to set aside a small plot of ground for the purpose of growing his own seed. This plot should < be planted with beans from selected plants, known to he disease free. During the growing season all In ferior and off-type plants should he rouged out, leaving only the healthy uniformly maturing, desir able plants to bear seed. This seed should be used for planting the main field the following year. A The dl ■o— TRIES NEW METHOD OF TAK ING FOR LAMBING EWES A sheep companv In one of the range states tr.ed out a new way of handling new-born lambs, during the lambing season last spring. The ewes wore nil out under tents, and all lambs born within a 24-hour period were put together In hunches in charge of one herder. The ewes were then fed a quarter of a pound of cake a day and later turned out on the range. Small brush corrals were made and the ewes and lambs were placed in these for about twelve days and then turned back into the larger herds. The Idea was tried put to prevent losses from starvation which sometimes occur when ewes are turned out after lambing and feed conditions ore such that they dry up. Blaine County Boy Won Most Points County Agent G. W. Gustafson re ceived word from the state fair man agement recently that Guestaf Ver cruyssen of Blaine county received the highest numher of points In the hoys' club department, and had been awarded a spool of wire by the American Wire company. Young Vercruyssen won $75 In prizes from the exhibits he made in the Chester White hogs at the Billings fair and the state fair. Only bushel samples will he allowed in tho competition, thus eliminating the possibility of hand picking. Ac cording to the official rules of the exposition, issued by the manage ment, entries will be open to grain and hay growers of the world. Cryf, Qiildren or j 7 • . « I I 4 1 MOTHER:- Fletcher's Castoria is especially pre pared to relieve Infants in arms and Children all ages of Constipation, Flatulency, Wind Colic and Diarrhea ; allaying Feverishness arising therefrom, and, by regulating the Stomach and Bowels, aids the assimilation of Food; giving natural sleep. P To avoid imitation*, always look for the signature of Absolutely Harm less - No Opiates. Physicians everywhere recommend it TURKEY MARKETING INFORMATION I i How to dress |>oaltry How to pack. When, w'here and how to ship. Dependable market information by telegraph If desired, if you are a jtoultry grower or a poultry shipper, ask us to help solve your marketing problems. J. H. WHITE & CO. 955 F niton Market] CHICAGO, ILL. Three Million Pounds Is Yield of Plax Seed n West This Year Upwards of 8,000,000 pounds of alfalfa seed Is estimated for Mon tana and (he Dakotas for this sea son on » basis of a survey made re cently by the hay, feed and seed division of the deportment of agri culture, according to J. C. Dia mond, agricultural statistician of the Montana co-operative crop re porting sendee. In »his area growers Indicated an increase of 10 per cent In acreage cut for geed this year. It was too dry on the uplands in those states and grasshoppers did considerable damage in scattered sections. Har vesting was somewhat later than us ual, the season being too cool for the best developments of the crop. Prices In Montana had not been es tablished by September 20, but some growers were offered $15-318 per 100 pounds basis clean seed, for common and $30-$35 for Qrimtn al falfa. These also were the prices most frequently mentioned in North Dakota and South Dakota. One of the growers 'exchanges in South Da kota was advancing $14 for common and $24-|26 for Grimm, Baltic and Cossack alfalfa. The entire crop Is estimated '.y the federal department to be fully one third larger than that of last year due mostly to Increased acreage, which was encouraged by high prices for alfalfa during the past year and better weather conditions generally for saving a seed crop. Yields- per acre varied considerably but in gen eral averaged as good If not slightly better than last year. O STAFF PREDICTS THE 1925 WOOL CLIP WILL YIELD 50 CENTS ON MARKET That enstren wool buyers are endeavoring to contract for Mon tana 1025 wool clips at 40 cents a pound and that the sheep men should receive 50 eents for these same dtps if properly marketed. Is set forth in a telegram recently re ceived by the Montana Growers' association from Staff, president of the Wool Warehouse &■ Storage Co., of Chicago, which concern lias handled much of the Montana pro duct in recent years. Ills wire follows: "Dealers are now attempting to contract Mon tana 1025 dips at 40 cents. In view of the fact (hat 1024 dips are now easily marketable at well above 50 cents In Boston and fine staple territory is qnoted at $1.50 dean and is steadily advancing, and In view of short supply, ac tivity of dealers and larger ton nage being taken by manufactur ers on increasing orders for fin ished product, our judgment Is that the next dip will bring 50 rents or better, if properly mar keted, and that contracting at this time would bo indefensible. "As indicating the trend of the market, we have sold the J. L, Raps tad. Big Timber. 1024 dip at 5S cents, delivered in Boston, noting him around 10 cents more than he could have sold for at home.'' Wool Matt National C OUGHS Every few hours swallow slowly a quarter of a teaspoonful of Vicks. Also melt a little in a spoon or a tin cup and inhale j the vapors arising. I WICKS W VapoRub i j Over 17 Million Jar • V—d Y nail? = i STOCKMEN PROFIT BY CO-OPERATIVE DIPPING OF CATTLE ORE and more as time goes on the problems of the farmers are coming to be solved through community effort. In many instances the Individual efforts of one farmer to remedy a difficult sit uation would be more than futile, but when a number of them have banded together to attack the prob lem over a large area favorable re sults have followed. So states a re cent bulletin fre-n Washington. One of the lawt community ef forts is that of the recently formed organization and operation of dip ping vats for the control of animal parasites which have caused great losses to livestock growers In years past. M In Platte county, Wyo., through the leadership of the county agent, sufficient interest was aroused in the possibilities of eradicating mange and lice from livestock that community 7~v>. % J vVV r-n We Spend Real Money For This 'tM Livestock shippers throughout the Northwest have repeatedly told us that our free weekly market letter was of great value to them. We spend a lot of money maintain ing this service, and we want every shipper to get the benefit of it. If you aren't already receiving it, send us your name and address. ; 5* Dtr & vv % \\ /■ *,» . \ •'■iS If WEILLER & WEILLER GO. Livestock Commission CHICAGO ILLINOIS SOUTH ST. PAUL MINNESOTA Send for Our Free Weekly Western Market Letter ATTENTION! Western Cattle and Sheep Shippers Consign your stock to this real live commis sion firm—no shipments too small, none too big Don't forget we handle sheep as weil as cattle, having two craeker-jack salesmen, Aubrey Wil liams at Chicago, Ed Nolan at Omaha, and well represented at St. Paul. CHICAGO CATTLE SALESMEN Charles O. Robinson A. W. Thomas Fred Patterson OMAHA CATTLE SALESMEN James L. Lash Chris Hansen L. C. Robinson E. W. Cahow ST. PAUL CATTLE SALESMEN Alexander (Scotty) Smith C. W. Vassau MARKET INFORMATION GLADLY FURNISHED ON REQUEST WHEN SHIPPING, HAVE YOUR AGENT CONSIGN YOUR STOCK TO Charles 0. Robinson & Company UHIOI STOCK YARDS OMAHA CHICAGO ST. PAUL dipping vata were established. The rac aber« paid an equal sum into the treasury tor the materials and did the work themselves. Six plant? were finished by the end of the year 1922, and last year the number was brought up to 14. Two of these are for sheep only. The first year, 10, 000 head of cattle—70 per cent of those infected with lice—and 1,800 head of sheep were dipped. Twenty five thousand head of cattle, accord ing to reports to the United States department of agriculture, went through the vats in 1923, no record being kept of sheep, hogs and horses. All dipping is done under state sup ervision. Cattle growers estimate they have saved at least $3 on every head of stock dipped, through the saving In feed, increased growth and Improved market conditions. -o— Preparing Turkeys For Market Turkeys that are to be shipped to outside markets should bo picked. Dry picking is not difficult but it does require a Title experience to be come proficient at it. Under no con dition should birds be scalded if they are to bo shipped to outside mor kets, and even if local markets of ten discount scalded birds.