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Newspaper
Choteau Montanan
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1917
Page
11
Practical advice on raising young turkeys with natural feeding, roosting tips, and keeping flocks from wandering. Emphasizes roost placement near shelter, nightly grain to attract birds, clipping one wing if needed, and using pens to conserve range. Includes notes on seasonal feeding and weather effects on ranging behavior.
Secretary of Agriculture David F Houston urges every home to conserve perishable fruits and vegetables by canning preserving drying and storing. He asks experienced women to organize meetings invite skilled demonstrators and encourage local consumption to ease supply drains and reduce transport pressures.
Fairfax Harrison announces that millions of acres owned by railroads in Montana and surrounding states will be leased to nearby farmers or others to grow crops and graze livestock during the war. Lines including Great Northern and Northern Pacific will open right of way land to the public to increase production. Land commissioner James T. Maher notes rising demand and says permits have surged this year. Government grants may be tax free for wartime farming and railroads plan extensive agricultural use in 1918 across Minnesota North Dakota South Dakota and Montana.
This guide from Montana outlines storing potatoes to prevent frost damage and losses. It covers timing for storage between September 15 and October 1, building temporary cellars or earth pits, ventilation needs, and proper layering of straw and dirt to keep the crop dry, sound, and marketable.
World notes reveal New York population above 5,000,000 with Silver price at 82.875 cents per ounce and the Vanderbilt estate appraised at 16.8 million dollars. Other items include Ford trucks, German conscription, tax talk on soft drinks, and warnings of shortages in uniforms.
Stockmen across Montana anticipate the September 1 opening of the Billings Stockyards company yards in Billings. The 36 acre facility on the Northern Pacific right of way will market cattle sheep hogs and horses within a 400 mile radius reducing shrinkage and boosting Montana and Wyoming producers who own the venture. The project organized last May aims to position Billings as a leading western marketing center within a few years.
A Great Falls Montana business advertises buying and selling hay grain potatoes apples peaches pears coal wood fence posts poles and more. It offers joint accounts bank guarantees and acceptance of shipments with bill of lading attached to draft at 500 First Ave South.
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