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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1917
Page
2
Treasure State Farm and Livestock urges farmers to start keeping detailed farm accounts April 1 if not begun Jan 1. It advises inventory of machinery, assets, liabilities, cash flow, income and expenses by department to identify unprofitable areas and focus on profitable ones, framing farming as a business.
The Thomas King ranch near Ulm changes hands to A. H. Lep ley of Washington. The 1,700 acre property reportedly sold for about $65,000.
War eased boom in silver black fox farming once active in Canada and western provinces. Missoula investors back a Montana operation capitalized at 100000 led by F. S. Lusk and Fred T. Sterling as climate and markets promise a revived industry with high priced furs and potential statewide impact.
Sugar beet expert A. H. McClurg from Brush Colorado arrived in Deer Lodge to advise farmers on beet growing methods. The Great Western Sugar company has contracted several Deer Lodge valley farmers.
The Montana land office outlines how farmers may apply for state educational loan funds. Applicants must deposit 10 dollars with their submission, refundable if not approved or if loan is rejected. Loans range from 500 dollars to up to 40 percent of appraised value, with terms from 3 to 10 years at 6 percent interest. Preference given to bona fide Montana residents.
Rudyard writer Claude G. Watson compares a Michigan farmer’s 50 acres earning 2,938.74 to Montana yields. He cites local 50 acre wheat and alfalfa examples with potential profits up to 7,950 and 5,180, arguing Hill County lands offer higher value than Michigan land.
In Fergus county a major anti gopher drive is organized by county agriculturist Carl H Peterson with ten elevator companies supplying support. Three hundred ounces of strychnine will be used in demonstrations to teach poison scattering, with one ounce killing twenty quarts of oats and treating about 120 burrows. This marks the most concerted Montana effort yet against gophers, with further campaigns planned statewide.
Fergus county farmer George W White of Pine Grove crafts a humorous classified ad for the Lewistown Commercial Club bulletin. The ad promotes selling timothy seed at 5c a pound, with a playful note about price and payment, inviting buyers to bring a sack and pay with cents.
The winter wheat acreage in the Judith Basin is larger than last year while spring wheat sowing is delayed by late season. Despite this shift the total crop is expected to exceed last year’s output.
A compact round up reports Russian policing shifts in Petrograd, German activity in Mexico and the United States, British loans and Palestine actions, U.S. political moves, and economic signals from London and Washington. Notable items include Rankin’s stated age, Villa-German raids, and a $3 billion gold note forecast.
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