Lawmakers Discuss Seed Aid For Dryland Farmers
Senator Meyers and Representative Evans conferred with Indian Commissioner Sells and Assistant Secretary Carl Vrooman in Washington about supplying wheat and other seed to Montana dryland farmers. They propose a $1,000,000 appropriation before adjournment, to be repaid from next year’s crop.
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Washington
Meyers
Evans
Sells
Carl Vrooman
Montana
Congress
Senate
House
Montana farmers optimistic on wheat and crop yields
Reports from 29 counties through early August show Montana farmers expect about 25 million bushels of wheat, higher potato yields offset by lower vegetable output, with overall crop values likely above last year. Harvesting broad. wages range 2.50 to 3 dollars daily.
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Commissioner of Agriculture
Montana
Wibaux
B. Collins
Custer County Defense Council
Madison County
Greenfield
Many Changes in Shooting Periods This Fall
Helena Montana September 13 Special warning is issued by the state game warden about numerous changes in bird and big game shooting periods. State Game Warden J L DéHart cannot notify every hunter or license holder and the license form was changed this year. The game warden offers pamphlet copies of the game laws by writing for them.
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Helena
Mont
J. L. DéHart
Soldiers' packages to go in duty free
Washington reports that packages from home for American soldiers will be passed duty free by the French government with prompt examination. The same applies to shipments to wounded soldiers and Y M C A parcels including winter wheat seed. Montana discussions mention winter wheat seed and surplus, with land auctions near Billings offering up to 40,000 acres of former Crow Foot reservation lands at a $3 minimum, to be sold by public auction September 4. buyers may pay one fifth upfront and four annual installments, with mineral rights reserved to the U.S. and surface rights conveyed.
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Washington
Montana
Crow Foot
Billings
America
Department of the Interior
United States
Register of the Land Office
Beav erhead dry land farmers praised for drought success
Dillon Mayor J H Gilbert reports Beaverhead county dry land farmers will emerge from the drought financially strong with abundant granaries. He notes they doubled acreage in response to national calls and have organized to buy headers to harvest stunted grain.
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J. H. Gilbert
Dillon
Butte
Gilbert
Beaverhead
Beaverhead County
Train Load of Montanas Sold Here This Week
L. A. Metzel and Ed Duff of Dillon Montana drove a train load of cattle to market on Thursday. They reported very satisfactory prices at Omaha and plan to send more stock to Omaha before the season ends. Charley Lloyd visited Jackson and Dillon last Saturday.
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L. A. Metzel
Ed. Duff
Dillon
Mont
Montana
Duff
Portland
Omaha
South Omaha
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Bank OF Personal Service
C. C. Thornton
Nels Nelson
Pear I. Smith
R. H. Ryburn Marshal Field
Myers and Evans
Aretiere
Department of Interior
Bil
State Board of Equalization
Montana Bankers’ Association
Bankers’ Committee
Judith Basin
Gallatin
Musselshell County
Musselswell
Equalization Board
Richland County
A. D. Anderson
Sidney
Sheridan County
B. W. Anderson
Plentywood
Custer County
Charley Lloyd
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