Government aid on spring wheat loans approved
Government seeds in Great Falls announces spring wheat loans at five dollars per acre with a maximum of 100 acres. Montana and North Dakota allocations detail the drought relief fund use, application changes, and county plans to stock seed for farmers lacking credit.
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Houston
United States Department of Agriculture
Federal Seed Grain Loan Office
Great Falls
Wilson
Montana
North Dakota
Washington
Federal
Seed Grain Loan
O. B. Nelson
Elevator charges fixed by Greenfield reflect state law
Commissioner Charles D. Greenfield notes a fixed schedule under the licensing law for elevators and grain dealers. Charges cover receiving, elevating, insuring, delivering and initial storage at two cents per bushel for up to fifteen days, then gradually 0.5 cents per fifteen days to ninety days, then 0.5 cents per twenty days thereafter. Flax storage differs at 3 cents per bushel for the first fifteen days, then the standard rate applies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles D. Greenfield
Farmers Urged to Pledge on Wheat Mill Feeds Use
The food administration appeals to farmers nationwide to sign a pledge not to use wheat mill feeds for nonessential purposes. It seeks careful, proportional distribution to protect dairy cattle and poultry, with a sixty day supply limit and a goal to avoid waste during the drought and feed shortages.
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Food Administration
United Stats
Turning Bronze Turkeys to Gold
Ulm rancher Fred Kessinger sold 68 bronze turkeys at auction for 323.65 dollars averaging 4.76 dollars per bird. Estimated 16 pounds per bird, implying 29 3 4 cents per pound. final price range to customers 34 to 48 cents per pound.
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Tom
Kessinger Farm
Butter Price Forecast Sparks Debate On Government Control
An old newspaper column predicts butter rising to one dollar per pound amid government seizure of eighty percent of creamery output for the army. It notes restaurants may charge extra for butter and explains how butter squares could be valued against postage stamps, with consumer impact and cost mechanics.
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United States
Bessie
May Work German Prisoners Here On Montana Farms
Northwestern members of congress propose using German prisoners of war captured in France as farm laborers in the northwest. The plan, sent to Hoover, would pay prisoners $1 daily plus 13 cents for allotment, with work to start by February 15, 1919, and prisoners shipped from France on returning transports if approved.
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France
Montana
Washington
Congress
Werbert Hoover
Northwest
America
Mr. Hoover
George M. Young
North Dakota
Young
Hoover
War Department
Boys and Girls Enlist in Lamb Rearing Effort
Government call urges youth to participate in production through national clubs. Lewis and Clark county joined last spring with strong spirit as lambing season approached.
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Lewis and Clark County
Lambs Saved by Children Spark Red Cross Fund Drive
Five hundred one day old lambs were secured by volunteers who visited camps and offered twins to children. Seventy five youngsters cared for the lambs feeding them milk from bottles. Anna Taylor raised 40 lambs and earned an $850 investment claim after winter. Vada Strom raised ten lambs and sold chances netting $30 for the Red Cross. Max Estill raised five lambs and won $25 at the Gilman fair.
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Anna Taylor
Augusta
Vada Strom
Wilborn
Mont
Red Cross Fund
Max Estill
Clemons, Mont
Gilman Fair
Mink Furs Return to Fashion and High Prices
This column notes the mink fur comeback after fashion waned, with pelts selling for five to ten dollars previously and current demand driving prices up again. It advises trappers to target prime pelts, use concealed traps, and bait with muskrat or fish for best returns.
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D. B. Silberman
Sloan's Pain Relief Liniment Ad
An old advertisement touts Sloan's pain relief liniment for stiff joints sore muscles sciatic pain rheumatic twinges and back pain. It promises quick soothing effects non staining easy application and economy with a large bottle available at any drugstore.
Federal loans aid drought counties sow wheat and rye
The federal loan bureau lent $296,273 to drought stricken Montana and North Dakota farmers for sowing wheat and rye. Choutadu county leads with $96,460 for 30,909 acres of wheat and 1,286 acres of rye. Hill county is second with $62,560 for 21,528 acres of winter grain. Of 43 counties, 17 received aid to plant next year. The largest loans supported winter wheat planting.
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U.S
Montana
North Dakota
Choutadu County
Hill County
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Treasure State Farm and Livestock
Houston Wires
Federal Grain Loan Office
United States Food Administration
Experiment Station
Bozeman
Ulm
Fred Kessinger
Mr. Kessinger
Bortewestern Hide & Yue GO
Minneapolis
Minn
West
Silberman
S. Silberman & Sons Capital
West 325Th Street
Culenes
Alhambra Hot Springs
M. J. Sullivan
Sloan’s
Hape
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Blackfoot Land
Missoula, Ment
Murphy Commission Company
Spokane Union Stock Yards
Spokane
Chicago, Til
South Omaha
Neb
Kansas City
Fort Wi
South St. Joseph
Sioux City
Jows
Denver, Cole
Rth
Texas
South St. Paul, Mins
Buffalo, N. Y
East St. Louis
el Paso
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