Cost of Wheat At 2.25 A Bushel For 1919 Break Even Expected
BB. H. Thompson acting chief of the bureau of farm management told the senate agricultural committee that the cost of wheat production runs about 2.26 a bushel while the central west can break even at the 2.20 Chicago price fixed by the president for 1919. He said costs may rise 10 percent and the central west could still profit under normal conditions, though many growers would see only 1.90 to 2.00 after freight and grade factors.
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Central West
Wilson
BB. H. Thompson
Bureau of Farm Management
Senate Agricultural Committee
North Central States
Norris
Nebraska
Thompson
Chicago
Senator Norris
Department of Agriculture
State loan program reports heavy farm loan demand
The state land office reports 832 loans completed totaling 1 903 600 with 885 applications pending totaling 1 751 750 and 709 379 85 more needed cash. August activity shows 96 loans accepted 215 710 mortgages recorded and 71 loans 175 600 completed. Cash on hand August 31 stood at 1 042 379 13 with 992 323 61 in the common school fund.
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Sidney Miller
State Land Office
Miller
Argentine women win right to all professions
Argentine women have secured access to every profession including engineering and law, ending barriers that barred them from practiced fields. The landmark change grants women equal professional rights and opportunities across fields traditionally reserved for men.
Tail value dispute and speculative gold losses reported
Henry Alberti of Lanesboro files a $20 claim with county treasurer Henry A. Brewster after a dog chewed twelve inches from his cow tail. The cow was worth $140 with full tail but $120 now. The report also notes an estimate that Chinese burn gold leaf on anniversaries destroying about $10,000,000 in gold annually.
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Lanesboro
Mass
Henry Alberti
Henry A. Brewster
Pittsfield
Save Your Little Pigs They Mean Big Money
Farmers are urged to protect newborn pigs from sow predation and starvation by improving farrowing pen design and management. Recommendations include spacious pens, shallow bedding of fine straw, secure pen walls, and escape routes for piglets, plus prefarrowing sow care with greens salt and ashes.
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Berkshire
Montana faces million-bushel wheat loss from smut
C. M. Scherer of the Bureau of Plant Industry reports Montana lost at least 1,000,000 bushels of wheat this season to smut due to insufficient seed treatment. He urges using a formaldehyde tank—one pint to 40 gallons of water—for up to 10 minutes to float and remove spores and weed seeds before planting, improving germination and yield.
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C. M. Scherer
Bureau of Plant Industry
Department of Agriculture
Montana
Mr. Scherer
Northwestern Auto Supply Hosts Third Dealers Meet in Billings
The Northwestern Auto Supply company plans the third annual dealers and sales convention in Billings from September 11 to 20. An auto accessory exhibit will fill the top floor of their Broadway and Fifth building with invitations sent to 700 Montana, Washington and Wyoming dealers and 300 eastern state reps. A banquet on September 14 features national speakers, plus daily rides and a big night called over the top on September 18 at the Elks club with local actors and a secret trench warfare act.
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Northwestern Auto Supply Company
Billings
Montana
Broadway and
Fifth Avenue
Washington
Wyoming
Exhibition Hall
Elks Club
Potash Content in Tobacco Ash by Product Type
The report estimates potash in tobacco ash. A cigar ash contains 6.5 grains of potash, a cigarette ash 1.75 grains, and an ordinary pipe tobacco ash 1.6 grains. Overall tobacco ash is about 20 percent potash.
Banks in Northwest Show Directors Sign with Marks
Official reports to the controller of the currency reveal many bank directors in the northwest cannot write their names and instead use a mark to sign documents. The finding highlights literacy gaps among regional bank leadership and potential implications for record integrity.
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Northwest
Women Embrace Trapping War Work as Trapperette Role
The article argues wartime labor shifts push women into trapping as men go to war and into war industries. It praises trapping as healthy and profitable, notes rapid learning potential, and urges women to replace veteran trappers by filling a growing fur market demand with practical earnings and fitness benefits.
New Sugar and Flour Regulations Limiting Home and Restaurant Use
The state food administration levies sugar limits of two pounds per month per capita with restaurants restricted to one pound per 45 meals. Purchases require receipts and canning plans. violators may face prosecutions. Flour rules tighten substitutes, define Victory Flour blends, and raise baker supply to 60 days. Sugar rationing continues for soldiers in France at 3.2 ounces daily.
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State Food Administration
The
Food Administration
Montana
France
One Year Homestead Bill Passes in Senate War Measure
The one year homestead bill, introduced by Senator Myers, passes the senate as a war measure. It shortens proof requirements for land claims, allowing seven months residence and mortgage access to raise funds for crops. Lieutenant Governor McDowell praised the measure aiding homesteaders. Sugar prices to rise about one cent per pound after current stock runs out.
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Senator Myers
Senate
Myers
McDowell
Worker loses finger at flax mill in machinery accident
Hans Overson of Conrad had a finger amputated after his right hand was mangled in the mill. James Creighton also suffered a similar injury with one finger amputated.
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Ayn
Hans Overson
Conrad
James’ Creighton
Soldier's Paris Breakfast Comment Cited by Herbert Adams Gibbons
A Century Magazine remark by Herbert Adams Gibbons quotes a French hotel petit dejeuner as the subject of a soldier's view. The fragment highlights the line I ain't no hummin bird and reflects wartime attitude toward hospitality in Paris.
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Ry Dainty
Aimeoneee
Uncle Sam Exports 36 000 Miles Of Moving Picture Films
The United States shipped about 36 000 miles of moving picture films abroad in the last year marking a boost for film distribution and cultural exchange. The export volume reflects growing international demand for American cinema and educational reels across markets in Europe and Asia.
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Uncle Sam
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Wisc
O'Brien
Ladies’ Tailor
THING
Butte
O’brien
Phoenix Block Butte, Mont
Western Accident & Indemnity Company
Helena
Homes
Turkey
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Great Falls, Mont
Belonsenerstatts
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Blackfoot Land
Missoula, Mont
P. W. Murphy Commission Company
Spokane
Chicago, Hil
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Neb
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Fort We
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Ions
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General School Supply Co
Great Falls, Montana
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