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Newspaper
Grass Range Review
Location
Grass Range, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1918
Page
7
The farm house should be near the road for easier access to school and market and economical farm operation. It must be sized to fit family needs and farm business scope, use permanent materials, and be backed by practical planning with architect input to balance comfort and productive power.
Montana faces a strong 1918 outlook despite crops and labor setbacks. War demand boosts prices, miners in Butte see pay rises and expanded employment, while ideal fall conditions and rainfallow prepare a bumper wheat crop. Farmers project 75 percent normal rainfall and a wheat yield near 40 million bushels, yielding about 80 million dollars to farmers, with total agricultural surplus approaching 100 million dollars beyond peacetime norms.
A wartime forecast urges a postwar agricultural surge as countries like China South America and Africa develop their farming. It notes a labor shortage at home unemployment rising and calls for decisive service to win the war while planning for rebuilding and shifting from raw material exports to labor intensive products.
State Fire Marshal A E Eklund warns farmers to protect hay and grain from fires. He attributes several Montana farm fires this season to arson, possibly by alien enemies, noting grain elevators are guarded and calls for heightened precautions to preserve supplies for allies.
Major D Gay Stivers of Butte heads construction at Camp Newark as the government spends around 20 000 000 on warehouses and buildings James H Casey, who has worked under Stivers for three months, visited Butte en route to California and hopes to return to the project soon under Stivers
Practical farm guide on pork curing stresses timing after slaughter to avoid gas odors and uneven salt penetration. Details brine cure with plain salt or sugar method, proportions per 100 pounds, and brine timing. Dry cure outlines salt sugar and saltpeter amounts, rubbing schedule, barrel storage, and smoking timeline. Emphasizes keeping meat cool and moist for even preservation and flavor.
Grass crops should be grown on steep fields prone to surface run offs to protect soil. Surface soil rich in nitrogen and organic matter is carried away by runoff, reducing fertility. Preventing runoff preserves soil. high organic content boosts water absorption, achievable by green manures like sweet clover, cowpeas, alfalfa, or straw and barnyard manure.
A compiled roundup reports women to be employed on Seattle street railways, 1917 Alaskan exports at 130 million dollars, and German suppression of Swedish labor. It notes Washington forecasts for sugar, aircraft output, and food conservation, plus navies, air power, and propaganda trends in Europe and Latin America.
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