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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1918
Page
6
The article argues that profits come from practical management and continuous learning. It contrasts lagging farmers who waste labor with those who pay debts, maintain soil fertility, and seek knowledge, warning that wartime pressures require prudent, informed decisions and quick uptake of good guidance.
The article predicts a long global shortage of poultry and eggs due to wholesale slaughter in the country and Europe. It says it will take years for the industry to regain normal status and that profitable opportunities exist for those who retain their flocks.
Montana farmers in irrigated districts are expected to plant a record sugar beet acreage in 1918. Food Administrator Alfred Atkinson urges rapid enrollment of planted acres, linking beet production to supplying beef, mutton, pork, and dairy for the nation and allied forces.
Governor S V Stewart proclaims February 10 through 15 as farm census week to assess probable labor needs and agricultural resources. Rural schools in designated districts will adjourn one or two days to allow census data collection through teachers and pupils.
Mrs. Frank Wilson of Shawmut becomes the first Montana woman to file for a stationary engineer license. The industrial accident board has the application under advisement.
Poultry men close operations temporarily while keeping equipment, hoping to resume later. Causes include military call ups, labor shortages, high feed costs, other business burdens, and embargoes on shipping. The result is a growing shortage and scarce relief amid rising meat prices.
The Montana state land office announces a $10,000 limit on state loans to farmers. Applications for larger sums have flooded in, risking small farmers not receiving needed credit to sustain crop production. Pending requests total over $1.2 million, so large loans will be eliminated to favor smaller applicants.
The American Society of Equity seeks capable agents in each Montana county aged 50 or younger with business experience and bonding ability. The role requires full-time dedication, regional familiarity, and leadership to teach farmers practical cooperative methods. Send responses to E A Tyler at 27 31 Stanton Bank Bldg Great Falls.
A compilation of 1917 era items reports Transvaal gold output, Goodyear capital hike, Bolshevik limits on roubles, Liberty bond purchases, U.S. war goods orders, shipyard wage tensions, planned U.S. troop deployments, German propaganda and air drops, fuel shortages in Germany, New York factory war orders, Harvard’s Kaiser degree revocation, army pay disputes with German officers, Great Lakes ship trials, Austrian peace stance, U.S. budget outlook, flax planting plans, a Baltimore quip about the Kaiser, a Oklahoma lieutenant governor bid by Private Lamar, and a fatal sentry shooting in Galveston.
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