Hardware and Implement Association Convention in Billings
Mr. and Mrs. Cedric Schroeder attended the Montana Hardware and Implement Association annual convention at the Northern Hotel in Billings on November 3 4 and 5.
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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1960
Page
4
Mr. and Mrs. Cedric Schroeder attended the Montana Hardware and Implement Association annual convention at the Northern Hotel in Billings on November 3 4 and 5.
Hunters report mixed success with weather affecting game movement in the Gallatin area. Most zones are open, but Area 310 in the Upper Gallatin closed to deer and elk on Nov 6. Area 311 closes to elk on Nov 13 but stays open to deer through Nov 20. As of now 237 elk, 147 mule deer, and 20 moose have been checked in this vicinity.
The Bitterroot and surrounding regions report elk mule deer and white tail counts at several stations led by Darby with 191 elk. Suri River area tallies include 102 elk and 194 mule deer with multiple other species. Antelope hunting good. two areas close after Oct 30. Ring-necked pheasant season opens with heavy opening day effort and high birds per hunter. Kalispell and Ninepipe check stations show strong totals. Brings note of overall hunting activity in Missoula Hamilton Brady-Conrad zones.
Montana reports 7,283,698 bushels of 1960 crop wheat under price support as of September end. Gaspard W. Deschamps, Missoula, chair of the State Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation committee, notes comparisons with 1959 and 1958 crop support totals. Of the 1960 crop, 765,850 bushels warehoused, 6,457,498 bushels farm stored, 60,350 bushels other storage.
Farmers with unsettled wheat marketing excess face penalties after November 15. County ASC chair Lyall Schaefer explains options to store excess in licensed warehouses or adjust through penalties of 1.08 per bushel, with effects on farm wheat history and allotments.
The government reports 10,528,803 bushels from earlier crops held in farm storage under reseal loan programs, with 1960 crop wheat support at 1.49 to 1.71 dollars per bushel in Montana. Loans may be redeemed before March 31, with credits for storage from 1960 crop June 1, 1960. Deschamps notes 387,612 bushels of 1960 barley loaned, matching 1959 levels and slightly below 1958.
Wahine o one FTI article records multiple visits among families in Great Falls Helena Havre Atkinson Neb and Tacoma Washington with gatherings at the Willard Paulus home and a university trip to Missoula for the Grizzly Bobcat game.
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