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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1918
Page
2
Treasure State Farm and Livestock argues hens stop laying in cold, so build warm sheltered houses with southern exposure and sun, provide protein and minerals, scatter grain on deep litter, and replace green feed with cabbage and sprouted oats to stimulate winter egg production.
Farmers in the Valier tributary territory predict not less than one million bushels of wheat for delivery to elevators. The Walier to Conrad strip may yield 1.5 million bushels with spring seeding and irrigated lands. Potent water rights boost land values while wheat appears tall with heads set to fill, signaling a strong crop return.
More than 100 men from farm bureaus banks and extension staff in Helena approved a plan to accept a $3 per acre loan up to $300 to plant winter wheat and rye in drought areas. A survey will identify needy farmers and distribute funds from a $5 million federal relief fund with farmers signing notes and mortgages through local banks and farm associations.
Musselshell county council of defense orders draft of able bodied men from non essential labor to farm work due to crop-driven labor shortages. At Roundup employment office 20 to 30 men per day needed. wages set at 3.50 to 4 dollars. Sam S. Josephson will list eligible workers for call by employers. Council decides essential vs non essential status.
The first grain threshed was brought from N. J. Raths farm to the elevator. Rain halted field work leaving yield undisclosed. Grains are full and good in quality. Large wheat growers will use several combined harvesters for the first time this year. Wheat crop estimated near two million bushels from about 175 000 acres, quadrupling last year. Corn is the best ever. beans and potatoes expect heavy yields.
The Ennis to Norris motor freight venture led by W. J. Jones and F. H. Wolverton expands with Pierce-Arrow five-ton trucks. From July 1914 to now, four trucks move farm produce and supplies, cutting freight costs and boosting regional production and prosperity.
July figures from Sidney Miller show 48 farm loans recorded totaling 116,150. Since farm loan law began, 738 loans totaling 1,687,270 have been made. Board pending 678 applications worth 1,677,350, with 151 with state land agent and 215 approved but not completed. Permanent funds available for investment at 1,207,870.71 with July investments of 112,750.
The Food Administration reverses its beef ban noting it is removed a month early due to beef surplus. Heavier grades will ship to allies and American forces, while lighter grades remain for domestic use and beef under 475 pounds is saved for the army. Restrictions could return if beef shortages occur.
Last fall W E Reed sold Levi La Chappelle 275 head of grass cattle. This summer La Chappelle sold them back to Reed at a $70 per head advance, yielding about $19,000 in under 10 months. Reed shipped the cattle to Chicago for market on the Great Northern line.
Harvesting has begun in the Gallatin valley though rain slows cutting and hay work. Though late for maximum winter wheat benefit, rain will help crops. Prospects show few failures and some exceptionally fine yields, especially on irrigated farms.
Scott Leavitt of the United States Employment Service spoke before the Lewistown Rotary Club. The club established a fund to pay rail fares for farm laborers recruited from Glasgow and Havre to work on Judith Basin farms, with repayment after their labor period. Northern Montana workers could be secured if railroad fares were advanced.
Five Canadian soldiers took part in a recent battle where they reportedly captured a hundred enemy soldiers. The claim emphasizes daring action and unit effectiveness in the combat.
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