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Newspaper
Choteau Montanan
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1918
Page
2
Farmers are urged that egg production drops in winter unless hens are kept warm and sheltered. Provide southern exposure, daylight, fresh air, deep litter feeding, protein from skim milk or beef scraps, minerals from oyster shell and bone. replace green feed with cabbage mangels alfalfa hay or sprouted oats to simulate summer diet.
Local agricultural observers predict irrigation districts around Valier will deliver at least one million bushels of wheat, with the Walier to Conrad region possibly yielding 1.5 million. Spring-seeded crops look strong, land values hold firm, and water rights claims gain support from the season’s conditions.
More than 100 delegates from farm bureaus banks and extension staff in Helena approved an offer from the Department of Agriculture to loan drought struck Montana farmers up to 5 an acre with a $300 cap to plant winter wheat and rye. The plan includes federal funds 5 million for relief and a campaign to gain congressional support for seed feed and credit.
Musselshell county council of defense orders able bodied men in non essential labor to be drafted for farm work due to crop driven shortages at Roundup employment office. U. S. employment agent Sam Josephson will list eligible men and call them as needed. Wages set at 3.50 to 4 dollars per day.
Musselshell county reports the first grain threshed from N. J. Raths farm with rain delaying final field work. Grains are full and good quality. Large wheat growers plan to use several combined harvesters. Wheat crop is estimated near two million bushels from about 175,000 acres, four times last year. Corn, beans, and potatoes expected to yield heavily.
In Ennis and Norris, W. J. Jones and F. H. Wolverton build a motor freighting operation using Pierce-Arrow trucks. Starting in 1914 with one truck, they grow to four by 1917, hauling farm produce to railheads and bringing in supplies. The service cuts freight costs and boosts local production.
July statement from Sidney Miller shows 48 farm loans accepted amounting to 116150. Since the law began, 738 loans totaling 1687270. Pending 673 applications worth 1677350, with 151 held by the land agent and 215 approved but not completed. Cash on hand for permanent funds 1207870.71. July investments totaled 112750.
The federal Food Administration removes the ban on beef serving restrictions noting surplus meat. Beef heavy grades go to allies and American forces while lighter cuts stay for domestic use. Regulation to be watched for possible future limits if shortages arise.
Reed, a stock buyer in Teton county, shipped 275 grass cattle to Chicago via the Great Northern. The cattle, from Levi La Chappelle ranch, were bought last fall for resale this summer at a $70 per head premium, netting about $19,000 in under a year.
Harvesting begins in Gallatin valley though rain slows cutting and hay work. While late for winter wheat, rain will still aid yields. Prospects show few crop failures and some exceptionally fine crops on irrigated farms.
A local Rotary club reportedly created a fund to pay fares for laborers brought from Glasgow and Havre to Judith Basin farms. Workers would repay fares at the end of their labor period, with many dependable farm workers in northern areas and railroad fare advances noted.
In a recent engagement five Canadian soldiers reportedly captured one hundred enemy combatants. The action highlights Canadian troops achieving a decisive victory against opposing forces.
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