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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1922
Page
3
The state agriculture department says spring shows land hunger as prospects apply for homesteads in Montana. Urban inquirers rush for details, hoping for government help, land allowances, and early April claims while awaiting guidance.
An analysis by W. W. Gail argues sugar beets boost eastern Montana farming through soil improvement rotation and stable markets. Hogarty notes Billings factory payments near one million dollars in a season and beets support 60 percent of cash returns on farms with 25 percent beet acreage, plus valuable by products like wet pulp and beet tops used as cattle feed.
A Montana contracting firm White, Brown & Leahy reports wide area highway work from the Mississippi River to the Pacific coast. Projects include a $50,000 mount Rainier national park job, a Minnesota site at Oranoka, and a potential 12 mile double tracked roadbed for the Great Northern between Williston and Spring Brook.
The United States General Land Office notes 5 720 125 acres of public land vacant in Montana as of July 1, 1921. Most open land lies 40 to 100 miles from railroads, costly marketing would erase profits, and livestock or closer farms are advised. Montana Farming Corporation in Big Horn valley reports 1 000 acres of wheat planted on summer fallowed ground with rows 24 inches apart and cultivation planned. Dry land farming in Big Horn and Custer counties shows higher returns than irrigation, with 1920 yields about 18 bushels per acre on the Custer bench and 1921 around 15 bushels on the Fort Smith bench, while irrigated land rarely exceeds 12 bushels and often 8.
The article details beet sugar pricing based on sugar content and net price, with growers guaranteed a minimum $5.00 per ton and potential $6.00 under favorable conditions. It notes the use of average beet sugar content for pricing, reduced costs, and a shift toward domestic seed production after wartime dependencies.
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