Treasure State Farm and Livestock Sheep Situation
Montana faces a reduced ovine population due to high winter losses and surveyed shifts. Demand for breeding ewes rises while yearlings present strong profit potential. traders eye $20 markets and wool stability. western flocks stabilize as settlers prefer cattle.
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James V. Merrion
Montana
Ftock
Idaho Washington
Wyoming
Dawson
Prairie
Custer
Richland
Wibaux
Indiana
West
Chicago
Omaha
Must Get Permit To Retain Seed Wheat
Government bans seed wheat retention due to grave shortage. Farmers may apply for permits to hold a limited fall seed supply. permits issued only if the emergency allows. Wheat and flour may be diverted to supply soldiers and allies, with farming community urged to cooperate in food conservation.
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Montana Council of Defense
Federal Food Administration For Montana
Exemption to Farmer Suspended In Wartime Action
The Provost Marshal General announces no further extensions of labor exemptions beyond those already granted. Agriculture, once an essential exception, will see agricultural workers shift into higher classifications as local boards revise policies with government agents and legal advisory boards assisting.
Examination and Recommendation for Draft Classifications
The text directs careful review of questionnaires and records across multiple draft classes. It urges local boards appeal agents and legal advisory boards to reclassify thousands in class four to class two or one and to apply corrective actions to all deferred classifications as needed.
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Ceed
Soprano and contralto chorus quarrel over new leads
A witty market of church choir gossip ends with mutual complaints from both lead singers. The soprano claims the choir needs a new contralto while the contralto insists the group requires a new soprano.
Bee Culture for Montana Farmers Shows Profitable Packing
Montana farmers turning to bee culture seek profitable sales. Market knowhow beats mere production, with guidance on case packing for comb honey and proper tin pails for extracted honey. Store at dry warm shelves, avoid overheat to preserve flavor.
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Wight
S. E. Peterson
Slany
Montana
Fergus Wheat Now Jointing and Crop Prospects
Fergus county farmers report winter wheat from last August seeding now in the first joint. Winter rye heading, alfalfa growing well, first cutting ready for mowing. Moisture remains in the ground, summer plowing under way.
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Fergus
Fergus County
Montana Packing Company Plans Great Falls expansion
Great Falls hosts a new Montana Packing and Storage Company with $5 million authorized capital to take over the Great Falls Meat Company plants. The venture aims to build a large packing and storage operation, giving cattle hogs and sheep a nearby year round market and reducing freight losses to Chicago. Initial stock offering totals $1.5 million with first issue at par, second at 110, third at 120, under W E Farlow Company management in Great Falls.
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Great Falls
Great Falls Meat Company
Montana
Chicago
Montana Packing & Storage Company
Capital Issues Committee
W. E. Farlow
Rainbow Hotel
O. F. Wadsworth
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Treasure State Farm and Livestock
State Council OF Defense
Montana Typewriter CO
Butte
Mont
Lth
Ave
Moi
Minneapolis
ERS Cordage Company
Minner
Ipolis
Henningsen Produce Co
Butte, Montana
Erigan Society Equity Stanton Bank Bldg
W.E. Farlow CO
Great Falls, Mont
Montana Packing & Storage Co
W. E. Farlow Co
Regina Sapat
Great Falls Dairy Products Co
U. S. Food Administration
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