Treasure State farmers urged to sign grain pledge cards
The Montana food administration urges threshers to join a national drive to cut grain losses. About a half million bushels are wasted yearly in Montana, costing over 1.16 million dollars. owners of threshing machines are asked to sign pledge cards to reduce waste and gain U S Food Administration membership.
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Food Administration
Montana
State Food Administration Office
Administration
America
United States Food Administration
Alfred Atkinson
Bozeman
Montana Study Details Wheat Costs and Break Even Yield
A Bozeman agricultural bulletin calculates a $20.23 per acre cost to grow wheat in Montana and a required minimum yield of 12 bushels per acre to break even. It notes higher yields on summer fallow (36.8) versus stubble (23.4) and discusses farming methods, land use, and economic conditions needed for a more permanent system.
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Montana
Agricultural Experiment Station
Bozeman
Man Lab
The
Bulletin
Planning protection for wheat growers amid grading disputes
The Food Administration outlines a 1918 wheat and flour control plan offering an open market at primary markets to protect producers and consumers through competition. The Grain Corporation will buy all wheat offered at president fixed prices. farmers can ship to the government if dissatisfied with buyer grades, with a 1 percent service fee.
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Food Administration
Food Administration Grain Corporation
Grain Corporation
Ford Roadster Stolen From Great Falls Paper Co
A 1918 Ford runabout owned by the Great Falls Paper Company was stolen from its garage in Great Falls Montana. The thief is described as about 5 feet 10 inches tall, 28 years old, 160 pounds with a sunburned light complexion and a clean shave, wearing a brown shirt light felt hat brown shoes and dark trousers. A reward is offered for information leading to recovery or arrest and inquiries may be directed to Great Falls Paper Co.
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Great Falls Paper Company
Great Falls
Montana
Ford
Havre
Great Falls Paper Co
Whitehall Woman Volunteering for Overseas Service in War
Mrs. Francis Perry of Whitehall, walking on crutches due to an operation on a toe, seeks overseas army service after her husband and brothers serve. She funded a garage business, hopes for canteen work behind lines, and plans to join YWCA hostess duties or secure a secretary position at cantonments. A respected university graduate, she aims to support allied efforts in France.
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France
Francis Perry
America
Army
Chicago
Perry
Whitehall
Furance
County defense council fixes farm wages for harvest
At a meeting of the county council of defense officials and business men the group decided to set wage rates for farm labor during the harvest. The sheriff posted the rates: general farm work 65 dollars per month with board, and harvesting and threshing 3.50 dollars per day with board. All able bodied men not otherwise employed who refuse work at these wages for at least five days a week will be prosecuted.
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County Council of Defense
Seed need survey under way at Bozeman College
Montana farmers face severe seed shortages due to drought. A survey by Bozeman Agricultural College aims to define needs and secure government aid and seed from Kansas and Nebraska. W L Beers reports Washington talks. relief may hinge on Texas farm aid precedent. Farmers in the north risk hardship within two months without help.
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Bozeman Agricultural College
Washington
Montana
State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts
W L. Beers
Federal Seed Stock Committee
Kansas
Nebraska
Mr. Beers
Beers
Texas
Congress
Council of Defense
Havre
Department of Agriculture
The Tractor Way And How It Saves Time
A farm writer argues that horse power wastes time for feeding harnessing and watering four to six horses daily. He claims a tractor could perform the same work with less downtime, keeping farming on schedule and saving hours each week.
Colorado State Fair Promotes Monstrous War Exhibit
The Colorado state fair management advertises a monstrous government war exhibit drawing attention to military history and political themes. The promotional material notes a large display intended to shock and educate fairgoers about wartime governance.
Montana Roundup Reflects War Efforts Across State
The statewide roundup reports seed loan requests totaling 14000 for 68 farmers in Musselshell County, Red Cross drives, nurse reserve enrollment quotas, drought losses, war savings stamp pledges, and local economic measures. Other notes include wage scales for harvest hands, railroad and municipal developments, and unusual incidents across cities like Great Falls, Helena, Butte, Missoula, and Deer Lodge.
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Musselshell County
Helena
Montana
Billings
Red Cross
Plentywood
Sheridan County
Cascade
Missoula
Milwaukee Road
Butte
Silver Bow
Rock Creek
Plenty Wood
Great Falls
Great Northern Road
Deer Lodge
Deer Lodge Valley
Mbeaverhead
Red Lodge
Ben Kahn
Glasgow
St. Raphael’s
Angelus
Marie D. Hoar
Camp Meade
Maryland
Fred Sabol
Man Undergoes Treatment After Mental Break
A man involved in a remote incident returned to his room and is now receiving treatment for a mental breakdown.
Expensive Fight Ends with Hundred Dollar Fine
Louis Farren struck Libby’s chief of police Will Pratt after police tried to arrest him for trimming two young fellows. They fought on the floor, the chief’s thumb was chewed, and Farren later received a $100 fine with a 30 day suspended jail sentence.
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Louis Farren
Libby
Will Pratt
Farren
Warren
No Limit to Draft Says Secretary Daniels in New York
Secretary Daniels declared there is no fixed military age in the country and if the young men up to 31 cannot win the war, it can go up to 60. He spoke during a New York address emphasizing expansive draft powers.
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Daniels
New York
Russia Seeks Order and Allied Troops for Eastern Front
Lieut Gen Horvath of the Chinese Eastern Railway declares Russia desires order and that intervention is inevitable. He argues Japan should supply most allied troops, suggesting 1,000,000 soldiers with 300,000 allied, to reconstruct the eastern front along a line through the Ural mountains.
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Horvath
Chinese Eastern Railway
Russia
Japan
Ural Moun
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Sioux City
Iowa
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St. Paul
Minn
Buffalo
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St. Louis
TL Fi
Paso
Typewriter Exchange
McCready
Rialto Bldg
Butte, Mont
St. Vincent Academy
Mont
State University
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Blackfoot Land
Missoula, Mont
SAS
Wefpuy
Yellowstone
Yellowstone Park Camping Company
Livingston, Montana
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