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Newspaper
Grass Range Review
Location
Grass Range, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1918
Page
5
Reports from Montana describe crop conditions advancing well beyond prior years with grain in Judith basin 30 days ahead and winter wheat plantings up 25 percent. Spring moisture and early plowing have boosted expectations of a record harvest, aided by high prices and widespread farm activity, though labor shortages persist.
Cattlemen of the state expect brisk spring demand for young cattle for short feeding or range fattening as market conditions firm and rise. Reduced meat restrictions, easing freight congestion, and overseas demand bolster prices, with no sign of a slump. Buyers urged to order soon as values likely rise further and grazing season nears.
A reflection on the strain of persistent effort amid criticism from idle peers who mock and advise how to do better. The speaker notes the conflict between diligence and the temptation to listen to naysayers rather than steadfastly pursuing goals.
Beiseker of Plentywood and Harry Martin of Poplar pledge to replant 5000 acres after last year’s failures. About 3000 acres will be sown to spring wheat and 2000 to flax. Fall seeded wheat trial of 320 acres is thriving under gopher poison. Land northeast of Plentywood is being prepared by 15 workers under Martin. Beiseker is a Sheridan county banker active in seed bond campaigns.
A meeting at the state railroad commission office last week discussed establishing temporary freight rates from Hanover to all Montana points for Portland Cement Co. with plants at Trident and Hanover. The reasonableness of these rates will be determined later.
A Montana group titled War Relatives Association aims to care for dependents of soldiers away at war and to oversee welfare and affairs of soldiers in general. The organization emphasizes support for families and veterans within the state.
Montana orchardists are urged to boost apple production for a hoped fall harvest of about five hundred carloads. Emphasis on spraying, with four applications advised to combat curculio, cankerworm, and scab, aims to improve quality and profits amid rising costs.
Chickens favor green feed and Swiss less grain when ample supplies exist. Old lettuce, beet tops, weeds, and garden thinnings not fit for people provide a reliable food source.
Farmers saved through the Rosebud county seed program with seed priced lower than other counties or local shipments. Shipments include 15 000 bushels of oats and 21 000 bushels of wheat, hauled in 23 box cars for the wheat, effectively a long freight train. With favorable weather, the seed could yield 20 times the current amount, equating to 460 cars of wheat and oats to be shipped this fall.
A brief roundup of Montana items notes Tri City oil firm begins drilling a second well. Other notes include local leadership changes, school purchases for a playground, water safety, thrift stamp prizes, irrigation work, bank directorships, a death in France, a lawsuit over a fatal crash, grain bond needs, sugar trade actions, and coal storage plans in Helena.
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