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The Feed Rack Ç y ED ATKIN S Beaverhead County Agent all tractor fatalities occur on pub lic roads, Wilson said. Mile for mile, it is much safer to operate an automobile on public roads than a tractor. And the heavier the traffic, the greater the hazard. Careful planning will increase the safety of moving tractors and machinery on highways. Having a red flag on the equipment in daytime and lights and reflective material to supplement regular lighting at night will help warn motorists. GASOLINE T A X REFUNDS Farm and ranch operators may soon get refunds on federal excise taxes on gasoline used on their places for farming and ranching purposes. A new law allows the refund of the present tax of 2 cents per gal lon. • To get the refund, a farmer or rancher must make a claim on Form 2240 and file it with the U. S. District Director of the Internal Revenue Service after June 1 and before October 1. These forms will be available after June 1 at Internal Revenue offices, County Extension offices and at many banks and post offices. The first refund payments will be made by the Internal Revenue after June 30 and they will Cover taxes on gasoline bought and used during the first six months of 1956. After that, refunds will coyer one year periods from July 1 to June 30. Besides the federal tax on gaso line, refunds are also allowed on federal taxes on diesel fuel or spe cial motor fuels used by a farmer for farming purposes. No tax refunds will be made on fuels used off the farm or ranch, and farmers who file claims for refunds must be prepared to ver ify the accuracy of the claims with good records. Don’t “Guesstimate” Irrigation Water Accurate measurement of the amount of water used on fields should be of interest to every far mer. However, there are still many farmers who are measuring application of irrigation water by “guesstimates.” When you have to “guesstimate” on how much water you are using, there are bound to be two damaging results. Either you waste water by over-irriga tion or you short change the crop by using too little water. There are several kinds of de vices that can be made which will measure water accurately and these are fully described in a new extension bulletin called “Meas uring Devices for Irrigation Wa ter.” In this bulletin you will find directions for making and using such measuring devices as the submerged orifice headgate, rec tangular wiers and the Parshall flume. If you have been relying on your guesstimates for measuring irrigation water I suggest that you get a copy of this bulletin. Even though the irrigation season is drawing near, there is time to construct and install one of Jhese measuring devices. Copies of the bulletin may be obtained at the county extension office and again the title is “Meas uring Devices for Irrigation Wa ter.” How to Collect the Gas Refund from Uncle Sam Under a law signed this month by the president you may obtain a refund of the federal tax of two cents per gallon on gasoline used for farming purposes. .' , However, to get your refund you must apply for it on form number 2240 and file it with the U. S. District Director of Internal Revenue. The forms will be avail able after June 1 from Internal Revenue offices, county extension offices and many banks and post offices. Your , claim for a refund must be filed after June 1 and before October 1. ’ , The Internal Revenue! Service will make the first refund pay ments after June 30. These pay ments will cover the tax on gaso line bought and used during the first six months of 1956. After that, refunds will be made to cover one-year periods from July 1 to June 30. The law limits refunds to the federal tax on \gasoline diesel fuel, or special motor fuels used by a farmer for farming purposes. The law also allows taxj refunds for fuel used on your place by a custom operator or a neighbor if the work involved cultivating the soil or raising or harvesting any agricultural commodity. Needless to say, tax ; refunds will not be made on fuels used off the farm or ranch. Also, anyone filing a claim must be prepared to verify the accuracy of his claim with good records. CLEAN HOG PENS WILL MAKE LARGER PROFITS Among the “barnyard bandits” that rob the hog producer of his profits, the most common are the internal parasites of swine. And the parasite that causes the Anost trouble is the large intesti nal roundworm, or ascarid. Experiments have repeatedly demonstrated that pigs infected with roundworm require more feed, make poor gains and waste labor. For example, experiments at the University of Illinois showed that it cost five dollars more in feed, plus five weeks ad ditional growing time, to get a moderately wormy pig to mar ket. Such losses from parasites are needless. They can be prevented or controlled through proper san itation and the effort required is well worth the time and relativ ely small expense involved. A good sanitation program for prevention of worms includes clean farrowing quarters; .thor oughly washing the sow before putting her in the farrowing pen; ■putting the sow and pigs on. clean' ground; and keeping each year’s pigs on «lean pasture. While infested pigs can . be treated to rid them of round- worms, prevention through sani tation is still the best method of dealing with this problem. Reseeding Experiment to Be Made The\ following short article, stiff timely, was held over from our last issue on National Soil Conservation Week. —Editor. by Orville Sparrow, Supervised Beaverhead Soil Conservation\ District _ / i A shipment of 25 pounds of Whitmore wheat grass seed has been received by Ben Blanger, work unit conservationist. This grass, which Ras promising char acteristics for reseeding native range land, will be used on ex perimental plots throughout the Beaverhead Soil Conservation District. Mr. Slanger states that Whit more wheat grass is a very close relative of the Blue Bunch wheat grass, the. bunch grass we see growing on all our well-managed ranges in Beaverhead county. It, however, seems to be more fav orable for resseding than its cou sin, Blue Bunch. This grass is readily eaten by all livestock. It makes good wint§r grazing as well as summer and fall pastime. Whitmore wheat grass withstands SPRAY CONTROL OF SAGE BRUSH HAS BEEN GOOD Chemical control .of sagebrush offers possibilities for greatly in creasing the carrying capacity of range land. The spray treatment must be made at just the right time for best results. The growth stage of certain other plants on the range offers a good guide as to the most effect ive time to spray sagebrush. One is when Sandberg bluegrass, often called small bunchgrass, is in flower. Another is when Idaho fescue and bluebunch wheatgrass, also known as big bunchgrass are in the! heading stage. Still yanother guide to time of spraÿSîg is when the new twig growth on sagebrush is three to four inches long. . , The 2,4-R. esters (isopropyl, amyl or butyl) are effective on sagebrush and so is 2,4,5-T al though it is more expensive. Recommended application rates for 2,4-D- are. one and one-half pounds per acre. Water may be used as a. carrier at a minimum of six gallons, per. acre. The spray may be applied by ground rig or by airplane, with the latter being preferred for large acreages. Two precautions are empha sized in Spraying sagebrush. One is to be careful not to destroy val- lable shrubs on the range. The other is to control the grazing bn the rangé after spraying since cattle tend to concentrate in areas where sagebrush .has been con trolled. proper grazing well, but, like many of our range grasses, new’ plants are established entirely by seed; therefore it is essential that this grass be left to. mature seed. Deferred grazing works well with this grass. - Other grasses that will be tried . out by the Soil Conservation Ser vice will be: Creep’ing Meadow Foxtail and Reed Canary for wet meadows; Tall Wheatgrass on slightly alkaline. soils; Russian Wild Rye, Pubescent wheat grass,, Sherman Blue grass, and Green Needle Ejrass on dry land. It is planned^ to have experimental: gras^plots on the ranches of Art; Cljnstensen on Sweet Water,: Monte Barrett at Dell, Dale Met- len at Armstead, and Orville Sparrow at Wisdom. > ,■ . WEED CONTROL WILL BE TOPIC AT THURSDAY MEETING AT MELROSE A meeting o f farmers and ranch ers will be held Thursday eve ning, May 17, at Melrose’to dis cuss infestation of hay and grain fields by Wild Caraway. Methods of control will be reviewed, it was announced to.day by County Agent Ed Atkins. , Atkins said that wild caraway is treatening meadows in the Mel- • rose area and is seriously reduc ing hay fields in some fields in the region. He said that spraying done last year appears to have been effective and i n d i c a t e s t h a t treated areas have higher yields of hay. The meeting will -be held in the Melrose school at 8 p.m. Riverside FB to Enjoy “ 1 Pot Luck at Meeting Riverside Farm Bureau will meet Friday evening.at 8 o’clock at the Riverside school. Members, please bring pot luck: DILLON EXAMINER 3 Wednesday, May 16, *1956 Let's get one thing straight . . Tractor Safety Practices Are Urged by Wilson Pointing out that the spring work brings with it an increase in tractor accidents, Eric B. Wilson, chairman of the Montana Exten sion Service farm safety commit tee, urges farmers and ranehers to use their tractors safely and to be sure that operators are properly instructed and supervised. Records of \the National Safety Council show, he said, that speed is the No- 1 cause of tractor acci dents. Improper use of wheel brakes, rough roads, or a quick turn can bring tragedy if the speed is too high. Another frequent cause of acci dents, he said, is allowing young sters to operate tractors before they have acquired experience and judgment. Teen-age operators need to receive careful instruction and supervision until they are fully qualified to run the mach ine. Also ranking \high on the list of accident Causes is the extra rider. A tractor cannot carry ex tra passengers safely and chil dren, in particular, often meet with serious injury or death as extra riders. Surveys show that one-third of CHRYSLER HAS WON EVERY MAJOR COMPETITION ENTERED IN 1950! A n d don't confuse Chrysler's grand slam wins in all the big events with those \in their class\ wins the others shout about so much.When Chrysler competes it competes against all comers—in performance and economy / 'Power Style\ C H R Y S L E R ...the year-ahead car! M O N T A N A A U T O S A L E S — C o r n e r M o n t a n a a n d S e b r e e v- Phone 500 --------------- “May is safety, check month . . . Check your car . . . check’accldents. .. ” -------- - — —
The Dillon Daily Tribune
(Dillon, Mont.), May 16, 1956
The Dillon Daily Tribune
(Dillon, Mont.), May 16, 1956
The Dillon Daily Tribune
(Dillon, Mont.), May 16, 1956
The Dillon Daily Tribune
(Dillon, Mont.), May 16, 1956
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(Dillon, Mont), May 16, 1956
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(Dillon, Mont), May 16, 1956
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(Dillon, Mont), May 16, 1956
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