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Newspaper
Grass Range Review
Location
Grass Range, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1917
Page
9
Commissioner Charles D. Greenfield urges Montana farmers to guard against incendiary fires as harvest nears. He recommends keeping grain in the shock until threshing, placing guards over crops and elevators, and forming a local system to deter arson as the state anticipates large grain crops this year.
Montana wheat dealers are notified by the Office of Markets of the Agricultural Department at Washington that official U S standards for hard red winter wheat common white wheat and white club wheat take effect July 1 1917 and for all other wheat August 1 1917 all wheat sold offered for sale or consigned for sale by grade and shipped interstate or foreign commerce must be graded accordingly The move follows a nationwide request for dealer input and a later grain dealers meeting to establish the new standards.
Bitter Root valley leads in seed pea production and canning with Stevensville’s plant pioneering the industry. The operation uses quick threshing and auto- can filling in a capacious plant, employing women in hand-picking and eyeing labor laws. Demand is brisk. plans spark for expansion as eastern districts seek reliable seeds and new canneries may follow.
Farm experiments at the state college Bozeman show staking and pruning tomatoes increases ripened fruit three to five times versus unpruned plants. Tie plants early, remove side shoots weekly, and cut the main stem at the stake top to boost fruit development and sun exposure.
Major corporations join a car release drive urging immediate unloading to keep freight moving. Slogan Release your cars and keep them moving is broadcast across the Northern Pacific system, with talks of government supervision for unloading oversight.
A compact reflection notes that while bread sustains life it also exposes the harsh reality of how some men endure ongoing hardship and deafness in daily existence, suggesting social critique without sensational detail.
A sulky plow mounted tiller cuts disk harrow steps and shreds weeds into a fine mass. A gasoline engine powers an upright rotor that pulverizes soil and weeds, leaving a smooth seed bed for planing. Inventor Thomas William Hicks offers patent and manufacturing rights to the government for wartime testing.
Montana beekeepers face honey flow soon as swarming fever rises. Use room to store honey, inspect hives weekly during swarming, and clip one wing of each queen to prevent departure. If strong, cage the queen in a new hive to keep swarming in check until settled.
Statewide grasshopper outbreaks, though largely under control with minimal losses, are resurfacing with new reports from various regions. County Agent leader M. L. Wilson urges farmers to monitor for trouble and take prompt action. Montana Experiment Station provides handling directions and a bran mash poison formula.
Tests at the national experimental farm in Arlington Virginia covered various plows and tractors. The device adjusted easily to all types. A congressional committee witnessed the demonstration and all agreed the machine has excellent possibilities for more intensive soil cultivation. Farmers concur the machine will fill a long felt want.
A compilation of short reports from Tokyo Madrid New York St Louis Petrograd Washington Copenhagen Oklahoma City Stockholm Niagara Falls Athens Mexico City Camden Bismarck Toronto Seattle Wasm Paris and more detailing population figures wartime actions, policy changes, naval events, battleships launched, expulsions, and social notices across 1917 era capitals and cities. Notable items include a 60 million population figure, subs barred from Spanish waters, food saving drives, race riot updates, German prisoners, US naval activity, and a battalion march through Paris with cheers.
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