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Newspaper
Choteau Montanan
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1916
Page
11
A retrospective note on classified advertising as a powerful tool for buyers and sellers. It recalls how peddlers of a hundred years ago used lessons still found in modern classified columns offering chances to discover needed opportunities.
advertisements describe 320 acres near Conrad with 200 under cultivation at 12.50 per acre, 525 acres irrigated near a railroad town at 25 per acre, an 800 acre stock ranch with cattle and horses, 1500 acre Great Falls area tracts, and numerous other parcels. firms Eagan McCutcheon Fagan Aterotehyan Cooperatives advertise varied terms and credit in Great Falls and Butte Montana.
George Wharton James of Pasadena forms the Anti Whispering Society to quiet crowds during speeches after a whisperer disturbed him at Paderewski’s recital at the fair.
Sun River irrigation will divert water to 25000 acres of prime land in Teton county south of Chateau. About 5000 acres will open to homesteading within eight months while the remainder is already claimed. Landowners pay $1 per acre yearly for canal upkeep. each owner must hold no more than eighty acres. Fairfield, a new Montana town on the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul line, serves as trading point with a bank, stores, and school already in place.
Government meteorologist notes first killing frosts this fall in western central Montana on September 14 and in the east on September 15. Weather reports detail garden and crop damage, harvest progress, and irrigation land conditions across counties like Helena Livingston Glasgow and Havre.
The Montana grain crop is certain due to ideal harvest weather and strong market quality. Winter wheat grades hold up well, Marquis spring wheat is high quality, and other grades show promise though some frost risk remains for late sown spring wheat. By contrast Minnesota and the Dakotas suffered a poor, light-weight crop from rust and heat, heightening Montana’s advantage.
The report surveys global wheat conditions with mixed news. UK harvest about 95 percent complete and favorable weather. France sees good conditions but below last year's total. Germany reports limited data but expects generally good grain. Russia notes weak wheat rye yields and plentiful supplies due to limited exports. Balkan states favorable. Italy fair to below last year. Greece outlook disappointing. India and Argentina show decent prospects with favorable seeding weather. Australia unsettled with good crop conditions but late planting risks. Overall, western wheat looks strong while yields vary globally.
Kalispell reports the Montana State Poultry association’s annual show from January 15 to 22 1917. President W P McCauley says it will be the biggest display yet with nine silver cups and 1000 dollars in prizes. More birds are expected and stock quality should rise.
Work starts at once on the beet sugar factory to be built by the Montana Utah Sugar company in Hamilton. The plant is expected to be in commission for next years sugar beet crop with C H Smith supervising plowing and land preparation for 5000 acres dedicated to the first year’s beet supply.
The Federal Farm Loan Board toured from Maine to Washington showing strong farmer support in at least fifteen states and growing banker backing. In Montana and other states bankers urged locating a Land Bank in their city while many farmers revealed debt burdens from high interest rates. The Farm Loan Act would allow long term loans at not more than 6 percent for 5 to 40 years with repayment in small annual installments, liquidating in 33 years at 1 percent yearly if desired.
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