Treasure State Farm and Livestock Farmers Push Labor Reform
Montana farmers show strong interest in Equity societies and South Dakota Farmers' Union plan to ease immigration limits to secure farm labor. Delegates including A J Johnson H A Fuller J Weller Long and S W Ricords urge Congress during the war to suspend immigration laws restricting labor, with advocates noting oriental labor likely implied.
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Montana
Equity Societies
South Dakota
Farmers’ Union of
Washington
A. J. Johnson
Iowa State Equity Society
H. A. Fuller
Minnesota Society
J. Weller Long
National Organization
S. W. Ricords
South Dakota Farmers’ Union
United States
Congress
Government Wheat Price Basis Set by Food Administration
The Food Administration announces July 1 price basis for graded wheat at in store elevators and export terms. Rates adjust for railway and sea freights, with specific differentials for Dark hard winter Amber durum Red spring and other grades. Some Intermountain districts will get direct compensation via grain corporation. further details to follow.
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Railway Administration
The
Food Administration
Grain Corporation
Seaboard
Red Walla
Washington, D. C
Blanket Exemption Granted to Yellowstone County Farmers
Seventy five farmers from Billings who were set to join a draft contingent headed to Camp Dodge Indiana received blanket exemption from the Yellowstone district draft board after discussions with Governor Stewart. The district board advised that a portion of the quota may be sent and the rest deferred until harvest. The board stressed that securing crops is vital before further mobilization.
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Yellowstone County
Camp Dodge
District Draft Board
Yellowstone
Stewart
District Board
Yellowstone Board
War Department
Montana hay scarce as season crops fall short
The Montana harvest faces a poorer hay crop and uneven grain yields. Rain late in some districts helps, but overall yields per acre lag while dollars per acre may still match long-term averages. Farmers may ship breeding stock this winter due to hay shortages and weak pasture. Alfalfal prices may exceed spring 1917 levels.
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Montana
Fergus Threshing Prices Fixed At Lewistown Conference
At a Lewistown conference with threshermen, the food administrator and chamber of commerce, threshing prices were set. Base rates per bushel: wheat eight cents, oats five, barley six, flax sixteen, timothy twenty five. If crew is furnished and boarded by the thresher the charges rise to Wheat twenty, oats ten, flax thirty two.
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Fergus
Lewistown
Chamber of Commerce
Sprouted Barley for Hens and Sprouting Tips
Sprouted barley is as good as oats for sprouting and stored in a cellar for best results. Feed when sprouts are very short to avoid waste, as there is no danger of overfeeding.
Montana Farmers Hear Washington on Wheat Prices
M. Burlingame, head of Equity, reports cheering news from Washington on the government’s attitude toward Montana farmers. Ocean rates boosted accompany the update, signaling favorable policy signals for local producers.
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W. M. Burlingame
Equity
Washington
Montana
Montana grain saves cash as Burlingame reports gains
W M Burlingame president of the American Society of Equity returns from Washington with encouraging news for Montana farmers. The food administration did not concede all requests but grain growers gain at least four and a half cents per bushel this year and paving the way for larger future savings. Burlingame and Railroad Commissioner J H Hall navigated opposition from eastern grain interests and freight-rate boosts. The mission promotes Columbia river routing, with Portland and Astoria designated as primary markets, predicting about 12 cents per bushel improvement for western Montana wheat under normal conditions.
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W. M. Burlingame
American Society of Equity
Washington
Montana
Food Administration
Burlingame
J. H. Hall
East
Thorized
Columbia River
Portland
Astoria
Western Dakota
Montana News Roundup Highlights Statewide Developments
Phillips county shows two doctors left as enlistments deplete local services. Musselshell County anticipates a heavy corn crop with 8 000 acres planted. Citizens urge removal of a disloyal night policeman in Cascade. Glacier Park to open grazing due to feed shortages in northern Montana. Yellowstone county draftsmen allowed home for harvest. Havre reporters note police cooperation with defense efforts. Lewistown reports sedition conviction for Edward Foster after 24 hour jury deliberation. Farmers seek Milwaukee road spur to Bear Spring Everson area to ease grain transport. Roundup notes ongoing county bookkeeping problems and public health nursing engagement. Anaconda hosts Montana Pioneers meeting first week September. Billings to plant 1 000 acres of Crow Reservation land to beans next year. Helena reports state fingerprint system adoption in Hill County. Butte notes city warrants market failure triggers street cleaner walkout. Conrad: bankers seek aid for needy farmers from state council of defense. Heléna: Glacier Park grazing plan advised by state livestock commission.
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Malta
Phillips County
Anaconda
Society of Montana Pioneers
Musselshell
Cascade
Havre
Hill County
Billings
Crow Reservation
Musselshell County
Conrad
Teton County
State Council of Defense
Heléna
Montana
Glacier Park
State Livestock Commission
Helena
Yellowstone County
District Draft Board
Butte
Christler
Baker
Lewistown
Edward Foster
Bear Spring
Everson
Milwaukee Road
City Treasury Funds Mired in Improvement Accounts
City officials report 27000 dollars in the treasury belongs to several improvement funds that cannot be placed. A recent Rosebud County cloudburst at Lame Deer produced a fifteen foot wall of water across a quarter mile of valley land, causing thousands of dollars in damage.
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Lame Deer
Rosebud County
Electric Light and Water Plants Agents Wanted in Montana
The Montana Electric Co seeks agents in territories not yet allotted to promote electric light and water plant services. Address Box 1366 Butte Montana for opportunities and terms.
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THE
Montana Electric CO
Butte, Montana
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