Housing Market Dominates Wood Use Across the U.S.
The U.S. housing market accounts for about half of the nation’s annual consumption of softwood lumber and plywood, reflecting its dominant role in demand for construction materials.
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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1975
Page
5
The U.S. housing market accounts for about half of the nation’s annual consumption of softwood lumber and plywood, reflecting its dominant role in demand for construction materials.
Domenick Morano of Chateau turned 82 on February 2 in Great Falls with about 69 relatives and friends traveling from Kalispell and Havre for a party at the Ebensteiner home. Various notes list local residents, travels, visits, and family events in the community through the period.
Montana wheat markets face disruption as TCK smut or dwarf bunt reduces output and the People's Republic of China imposes an embargo on wheat from Pacific Coast ports. plant pathologist Don Mathre notes over 90 percent of Montana wheat enters via the coast, making the embargo a near total loss of that market.
Jean Baringer will host a Fun With Children Workshop on February 22 from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Chateau Public Library meeting room, inviting 4-H and girl scouts. Orville McCarver of Montana State University will present Indoor Gardening and Houseplants in Dutton on February 19 at 9:30 to 11 a.m., then at Fairfield Community Hall at 1:30 p.m. McCarver welcomes questions. A Montana wheat survey led by Dr. Don Mathre aims to locate TCK smut and prove clean wheat for PRC markets, funded in part by the Montana Wheat Research and Marketing Committee.
Olga Monkman and Martha Skelton Coughlin of Great Falls will receive Heritage Awards from the Montana Cowgirls Association at the state convention in Great Falls for their contributions to Montana’s development.
Montana cattle and calves on hand Jan 1, 1975 totaled 3 340 000, down 1 percent from 1974 per the Crop and Livestock Reporting Service. Beef cows fell 6 percent to 1,647,000 and steers over 500 pounds dropped 13 percent to 187,000 as calf births for 1974 reached 1,725,000. National cattle and calves rose 3 percent to 131,826,000 with regional shifts in the southeast, corn belt, and western states.
The Teton County Extension Office outlines fertilizer check off details for the 1975 crop year and invites all dealers to present supply availability and outlook. A county wide tree pruning meeting led by Orville McGarver will be held at the Choteau Library at 1 30 p m on February 18, weather permitting.
William R. Richter of Teton County Extension was promoted from major to lieutenant colonel. He has served in the Air National Guard since 1958 and remains active in the organization. The piece notes America still retains about 75 percent of its historical forest land.
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