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Newspaper
Choteau Montanan
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1918
Page
3
A new wave of farm power converts popular-priced cars into tractors and stationary power units. Attachments bolt or pinion to axles to drive heavy work. pulleys and friction modes turn tires into power. Engines can feed directly to a crankshaft via a front clutch with automatic throttle for speed control.
Farmers urged to order twine immediately as supplies run short. Implement dealers county agents and food administrators warn of costly delays and possible crop harvest problems if orders are delayed. Visit nearest dealer to place an order now.
Federal survey of 30,964 Montana farms shows a 43 percent rise in seeded land from 1917 to 1918 with wheat up, hay and flax down. Rye and corn gains soar, total tillage in 1918 estimated. labor needs projected at 43,000 workers, 30,000 at harvest. I E Currier highlights plan to mobilize labor from Texas to Canada routes.
The farm bureau is presented as a unifying, non political tool to aid farmers in wartime. It operates county by county with executive and community committees, aims to educate and coordinate agricultural efforts, and may spawn breeders, market, and road groups. The Farm Bureau Bulletin will report county farmer interests monthly.
Guidance on controlling the striped cucumber beetle in young cucumber plants. It describes building two semi circular frames from barrel hoops covered with cloth or fine wire, planting early, using lead arsenate treatments with Bordeaux mix as a repellent, and encouraging rapid growth with quick acting fertilizers to outpace damage.
Montana Packing & Storage Company to take over Great Falls Meat Company assets and build a large meat packing industry in Great Falls. The plan promises nearby year round markets for cattle hogs sheep and farm produce, reducing freight losses to Chicago and increasing storage and slaughter capacity. The article notes a $1.5 million stock sale approved, a $450000 option on the plant and holdings, and prior three-year profits supporting the venture's potential.
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