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Newspaper
Grass Range Review
Location
Grass Range, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1918
Page
4
Ground preparation for spring sowing is urged with a plan for what and how much to plant. Seed depth varies by type, with larger seeds buried two to four inches and small seeds one inch. Avoid baking soil after planting, firming if dry, and stir after rain to deter weeds. Pair slow germinators with fast ones like radish and parsnip to mark rows and speed cultivation.
The Ninth District reports spring operations starting 30 days earlier than average with rapid plowing and planting across North Dakota Montana Minnesota and Wisconsin. Winter wheat acreage is up in Montana by about 25 percent and similar gains expected in spring wheat, with overall district transfers toward higher wheat and corn plantings. Moisture is adequate though rains needed later. banking conditions steady as seed costs and seed availability challenge farmers.
Bitter Root valley orchardists begin clearing thousands of acres, including Sunset Orchard Co and the Drexel and Ambrose properties, to sow wheat for the United States and allies. Crews work near Stevensville while the nation salutes a bold patriotic shift. Enlisted men bound for Europe receive government shaving gear.
Pendleton Indiana cattle owner James R. Elliott uses an auto truck to transport his cows to Indianapolis stock yards, a forty mile trip made in style rather than on dusty roads, a notable shift in local farm practice.
Several Montana towns report shifts and tensions as communities move to incorporation, expand farming groups, and open markets. Notable items include Winnett and Winnifred voting to incorporate, Freewater farmers forming a National Farm Loan association, and plans for a large horse market at Billings. Swings in enforcement and labor, crop forecasts, and political tensions surface in Helena, Butte, and surrounding areas, with arrests in several incidents and notable public statements on national issues.
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