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Newspaper
Choteau Montanan
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1917
Page
7
The Montana State Fair showcased 9 gasoline tractors plowing an 80 acre plot owned by J M Power. Exhibitors demonstrated speed efficiency and thoroughness with Monaco lubricating oils and gasoline supplied by the Montana Oil Company. No prizes were awarded as per fair rules.
Instructions outline inexpensive outdoor storage pits for root crops to endure Montana winters. Build a six inch deep trench near garden, layer crops with straw, cover with hay then dirt, add a ventilator, and provide monthly access or an end box entrance. Includes a dialogue snip about appearances.
Advertises purchase of sweet clover seed and Sudan seed. Seeker will buy hulled or unhulled seed, must be weed and alfalfa-free, asks sellers to state quantity offer an exact seed sample and price ideas.
A Montana cattle market article notes record top prices in September 1917 with western grassers at $15.50 and hogs, lambs and cattle values more than double the 10 year September averages. It cites military demand, World War I strains on supply, and Hoover's continued push for higher meat production amid sustained high prices. It includes a chart of September 1917 top prices and notes market quarantine.
The article urges poultry keepers to house and push egg production from pullets. Housed April hatched Leghorns should start heavy laying. March and April heavier breeds should be moved in, cleaned, disinfected, and fed high protein rations. Pullets must be sorted for uniform quality and avoid mixing with older hens to prevent disease and poor development.
A four year old steer from Sheridan county, weighing 1540 pounds, sold in Chicago for 231 dollars. Bred as a cross between hereford and shorthorn, the animal was part of a cattle shipment to the market. T. E. Bowman of Medicine Lake received the sale proceeds.
A digest of brief reports: Congress may adjourn by October 12. Canada faces a general election with a draft law issue and 47 parliamentary vacancies. The Fifth Royal Highlanders arrive in Boston to aid British recruiting. a banker resigns to enlist in Maine artillery. France seeks US sugar aid for 100000 tons. US bean crop forecast for 1917 totals about 19.97 million bushels in five states. Sir Samuel McCaughey insures 500 Australian soldiers for families. Farm loan associations grow. $7.72 million loans paid to farmers by Sept 1. An Italian aviator guides flights near Norfolk. a captain recounts a 250 foot altitude in a storm. Ed wards designates Battle Hymn as marching song for the 26th New England division. Italy to England flight covers 700 miles in 722 minutes at 10600 feet. Emory mines abroad close. Greece becomes key emery source via Naxos. Paris fixes retail shoe prices. Minneapolis denies flour famine fears. liquor death debate at American Medical association. Roman trophy turned over. a chipped gold cup found to be largely plated. A Bandera Texas widow’s war service noted. and a New York banker’s death uncovers a large bank robbery.
A A White offers business and residence lots for sale across Minnesota North Dakota Montana Oregon Washington and California along with 21 government townsites on Flathead Lake near Glacier National Park. The Great Northern railway line promises resort potential with a branch to Flathead Lake and offices listed in St Paul Missoula and Kalispell.
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