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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1941
Page
2
Secretary Wickard argues the ever normal granary program saves surplus for lean years and supports defense. He says it benefits farmers and consumers by stabilizing supplies, lowering risk of shortages, and aiding rapid victory of democracies over totalitarian powers amid unprecedented demand for pork, beef, dairy, and poultry products.
The Pembina Cree-Chippewa led by Chief Thomas Little Shell backed a Montana landless Indians farm loan settlement in Phillips County. About 565 of some 700 landless Indians approved the program, with 80 acres irrigated land per person and a $5,000 government loan. The plan includes using nearby lands and Fort Peck grazing to improve living conditions, but the Helena meeting did not represent the original group.
Federal inspectors report Montana dairy shipments including butter ice cream and cheese all pass interstate inspection over the last year. Officials say Montana products maintain purity and quality in commerce with no significant rejections or holds by federal and state authorities.
In the early sixties few families lived in Montana beyond prospectors and pioneers. Mining camps were the main focus of interest for prospectors and were described as active, vital communities despite sparse population. Fort (continues).
David O Keeffe, an early Montana pioneer, from The Dalles to Missoula, became part of Fort Benton trade history. He brokered a 6 000 pound potato sale to John Riplinger of the American Fur Co. in 1866, securing a 20 cent per pound price and earning new Fort Benton attire. The tale highlights frontier commerce and settler farming in 1860s Montana.
O Keeffe refused the proposal stating I brought it home in a burlap sack and the dusty trip required a greased wagon. He noted he wished to keep the suit for Sunday best.
Interior Secretary Ickes announces a consulting committee to study low cost fertilizer production and distribution for farmers in the northwest. The panel aims to explore feasible methods and regional supply options.
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