Farmers National Defense Meetings Planned in Fallon and Carter Counties
Montana defense council collaborates with the Montana Agricultural College to hold meetings in Fallon and Carter counties from late June into July. Featured talks cover American farmers in the world food situation, food economy, canning, and the meaning of the Great War with calls for nationwide democracy support.
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Thorfinnson
Montana Agricultural College
National Defense Council of Montana
Fallon
Carter
Jane
America
Indians Not Dying Out Says U S Commissioner
Cato Sells, commissioner of Indian affairs, announced after a western inspection trip that the Indian race is thriving. He reported 350000 Indians in 24 states on eighty reservations, a reduced death rate and rising births, with wealth around 900000000 and 60000000 acres of land, indicating a shift from consumers to producers.
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Cato Sells
United States
Comossioner of
Mr. Sells
Montana Draft Registration Estimates and Registrants
Draft estimates from Montana point to about 87 238 registrants with 10 of every 100 in draft age. If those already in the military are added the total could exceed 90 000. Complete county returns show 75 234 registrants with four counties contributing additional estimates.
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Montana
Federal Census Bureau
Census Bureau
Es‘timates
Daw
Som
Fergus
Musselshell
Custer
Home drying of vegetables due to canning shortage
United States Department of Agriculture specialists advise drying vegetables and fruits for winter use when tin cans and glass jars are scarce or expensive. They outline three reliable methods sun drying, artificial heat drying, and air blast drying, plus home built frames and trays for each method.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Prosecution Tightens on War Registrants in June Action
Washington report notes leniency ended for men aged 21 to 30 who failed to register for the war draft. Provost Marshal General Crowder urges aggressive enforcement and jail terms for nonregistrants, with local boards to determine exemptions and possible use of a jury wheel for examinations.
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Washington
General Crowder
Department of Justice
United States
Baker
Wilson
Crowder
Big Machinery Exhibits at Montana State Fair
The Montana State Fair runs September 24 29 and will host a machinery division to boost food production. Manufacturers and dealers are urged to exhibit farm implements in motion to prove capabilities. Officials announce agricultural tools will be on a preferred rail shipment list, improving transport for buyers and makers in the region.
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Ifcena
Montana
R. S. Skinner
National Implement Dealers’ Association
Skinner
Berry Drying Method: Stop When Stain Fades
Guidance notes drying of berries by pressing to test color transfer. Stop drying as soon as berries fail to stain the hand, then proceed to pack and condition them. Emphasizes timely cessation to preserve quality.
Fruit Growing Phantom Gone Says It Is a Losing Game
Judge Poorman a Montana Supreme Court veteran declares fruit growing unprofitable without scale and marketing. He notes Oregon real estate flops and recounts uprooting 600 eight year apple trees to avoid commercial losses, warning profits are eaten by costs even as yields rise.
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Poorman
Montana Supreme Court
Montana
Oregon
Grass Clippings as Green Feed for Backyard Poultry
Grass clippings provide a green feed source for backyard poultry, boosting egg and meat production in summer. Feed daily as needed and reduce if bowel trouble appears. Dry excess clippings for winter use, storing moistened for continued feeding.
Lutheran Services Schedule Change
Due to the pastor's absence there will be no services next Sunday June 10. Services in Willard June 17 at 10 30. SAS M in Baker at 300 PM. These services will be conducted in the Scandinavian language. H L Anderson Pastor.
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Willard
Sas
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Baker Sentinel
Fallon County
City OF
Baker, Montana
Louis A. Conser
Farmers’ National Defense Meetings
Montana Defense Council
Seo Stewart
Foc
Elliott
J. Kelley
Greenfield
Tyler Thompson Filton
Jo. Edwards
White William Campbell Norman Holter
Co-operative Extension Service
Twin Buttes
Westmore
Fertile Prairie
Wills Creek
Feall Mill
Bureau of the Census
Montana State Fair
Lutheran Services
Baker Land & Loan Co
J. Y. Creel
F. O. Carmichael
Carpenter-Webster Lumber Co
West Side Yard
Harris Dray Line
Sherwin
Williams
Harry Schaller
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