Substitute for Paris Green Costs Half as Much
Montana potato farmers find arsenite of zinc as an effective substitute for Paris green. It costs 40 cents a pound versus up to $1 for Paris green, and can be dusted or sprayed. Application rates: 1.5 to 2 pounds per acre as dust, or 1.5 pounds per acre in 50 gallons of water as a spray. Prof. R A Cooley, state entomologist, endorses the new poison and urges dealers to stock it.
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Montana
Paris Green
R. A. Cooley
Cooley
Butte Health Dept War on Flies Swats Citywide
Butte launches a fly control campaign titled swat the fly. The health department distributed over 10 000 fly swatters to residents last week as part of the initiative.
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Butte
The
Health Department
Seed Wheat Scarcity Noticed But No Alarm, Montana
An Montana article notes winter killed much winter wheat, but seed wheat should be available from several sources. Elevators hold cars of seed, early threshing across Cascade and Chouteau counties will supply seed before August 15, and Missouri Kansas Nebraska Turkey wheat could be shipped if needed. Montana will get seed from Kansas Nebraska and other central western states, ensuring adequate supply for fall sowing with no need for alarm.
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Montana
Great Falls
Fort Benton
Cascade
Chouteau
Fergus County
Kansas
Nebraska
Senate Declares $2 Minimum Wheat Price Passes Senate
The senate fixed the minimum price at $2 per bushel in the food regulation bill now before the house. A Montana millman forecasts possible $2.50 after threshing though net to farmers may be about $2.25. He notes 12 bushels per acre could yield similar profits to 36 at normal times and warns milling could come under tighter government control during the war.
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Senate
House
Montana
Chicago
When He Must Travel He Borrows From Smith Or Brown
A humorous verse about a man who resents borrowing a grip from Smith or Brown for a trip. He fusses and frowns at the idea of asking others and fears being unable to reclaim his own item after borrowing.
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Smith
Brown
Frozen Poultry Speculation Drives Prices and Chaos
Frantic buying by speculators pushed frozen poultry prices up while demand lagged. About 51.5 million pounds were in cold storage on July 1, with rising stock from last fall and reports of frozen poultry sold as fresh. Regular sellers struggled as speculation inflated storage holdings and prices compared with the prior year.
Treatment for Poisoned Stock at Cattle Grazing
Advice on livestock poisoning remedies for stock owners and attendants. Promotes potassium permanganate and aluminum sulfate as a quick, effective treatment, with dosing by species, capsule prep, and cautions on movement and bleeding. Addresses loco poisoning separately and stresses prevention and calm care.
World in Brief From Sioux Falls to Washington War News
A digest of events includes South Dakota liquor signs removed, Leadville miners striking, Vanderbilt youth enlisting, vicious battles in Flanders, Siam and Germany, a 119 year old woman found in Poland, copper production halt in Arizona, major fires, and vast U S military planning. The report lists battles, arrests, political moves, shipping board shifts, and aviation expansion with numerous city by city notes.
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Sioux Falls
D. D
South Dakota
Leadville
New York
Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr
United States Army
Berlin
Flanders
London
Siam
Germany
Bangkok
Copenhagen
Courland
Poland
Bisbee
Ariz
Arizona
Rochester
Whitney Elevator Company
Cheyenne—Frontier
Bemidji
Minn
Crookson
United States
German East Africa
Madrid
Alfonso
Spain
Republic
Newark
Karlie Bassel
New Jersey National Guard
Washington
Wilson
Denman
Goethals
B. P. O. Elks
Chicago
Cincinnati
Arthur H. Pollen
Rotary Club
Minneapolis
T. S. Bynum
Woman’s Auxiliary
Navy League
Howard Elliott
New Haven Railroad
A. J. Harling
Harling
Pershing
France
Navy
Are Germans Starting Forest Fires in Montana?
A report to state forester J C Van Hook cites threats by pro Germans to keep tin soldiers busy fighting forest fires in Montana. State and federal officials, with lumber companies, seek evidence of a plot while drought prompts precautions. Sixty one fires have occurred in the west and all are under control except at Swan Lake.
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J. C. van Hook
Montana
State Forestry Department
Federal Forest Service
Lumber Companies
Swan Lake
van Hook
Fergus County Valuation Sees Significant Increase This Year
The Fergus county assessment shows total valuation excluding railways at 25,361,446 dollars. If railway value remains at last year's 3,409,910 dollars, the county total would rise to 28,471,356 dollars, marking a net year over year increase of 6,058,511 dollars.
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Fergus County
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Missoula
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Harold Somers
DeKalb Avenue
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N.Y
A. E. Barkemeyer
Millman
Great Falls Dairy Products ‘Co
Rome
Monsignor von Gerlach
Vatican
Italy
Gerlach
Vienna
Williams
BR. F. Heath & Co
Billings
Wyoming
Public Oil Exchange
Casper
Glacier National Park
Glacier Park
Anaconda
Helena
Lewistown
Kalispell
Great Northern Railway
Great Northern
J. T. McGaughey
Goa'l Fri
Pass’r
Piet
Tere Ua Wat
Fergus County Sales Corporation
H. L. Hull
L. D. Blodgett
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