Montana Sheep Industry Fades as State Delivers Losses
Montana faces a drastic shrinkage in its sheep population as winter losses and high feed costs drive producers to liquidate flocks. Eastern Montana settlers shift to cattle, while mountain and Indian reservations retain some sheep. Lamb trading appears cautious with margins tight, and demand for breeding ewes remains strong amid a stabilizing wool market. A shift toward Rambouillet crossbreeds is suggested for better resilience, and yearling ewes look profitable as a future price surge is anticipated.
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James V. Merrion
Montana
Mortana
Ftock
Idaho
Washington
Wyoming
Dawson
Prairie
Custer
Richland
Wibaux
Indiana
West
Chicago
Omaha
Montana Beekeeping Tips for Profits and Proper Packaging
Montana farmers turn to bee culture as a profitable niche. S. E. Peterson explains best packaging for honey sales, in 12 and 24 pound shipping cases for comb honey and five to ten pound friction top pails for extracted honey. He notes crates, straw cushioning, labeled tins, and careful handling to avoid losses. Keep honey in a dry warm place to prevent granulation. heat gently to liquefy without overheating.
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S. E. Peterson
Montana
Must Get Permit to Retain Seed Wheat
Farmers desiring to keep seed wheat must apply for permission to retain a limited supply due to a grave wheat shortage. The federal food administration will issue permits for a reasonable amount of full seed wheat, but holders may be required to deliver wheat to trade if the emergency worsens. The goal is to conserve food as part of war material and secure soldiers and allies.
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Montana Council of Defense
Federal Food Administration For Montana
Exemption to Farmer Has Been Suspended
The provost marshal general's office announces no further extensions of exemptions for specialized labor classes. Agriculture, previously exempted due to necessity, will face higher classifications as local labor pools shrink. The office calls for revision by local boards with government appeal agents and legal advisory board members to implement corrective procedures.
Careful examination urged for registrant classifications
The document directs local boards and appeal agents to review all questionnaires and records in specified classes and to recommend changes. It urges attention to classes two A and B, three A B C, and four A, noting thousands in four should be in two or one. It orders appeals for not convincingly correct classifications and extends corrective actions to other deferred cases as needed.
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Ceed
Conflicting Voices in Church Choir Highlight Roles
A witty take on choir dynamics shows the soprano insisting the contralto is needed and the contralto retorting the soprano is the missing piece, illustrating tangled ego and harmony within a church ensemble.
Fergus Wheat Now Jointing in Fergus County Fields
Farmers in Fergus county report winter wheat sown last August is now jointing. Winter rye heads, alfalfa makes strong growth with first cutting ready. Moisture remains ample for summer plowing as work proceeds.
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Fergus
Fergus County
New Montana Packing Industry Offers a Splendid Investment
Montana Packing and Storage Company plans to build storage capacity for 10000 beef carcasses and 15000 sheep at Great Falls to provide a year round market for cattle hogs and sheep at Chicago prices. Government authorization allows $1.5 million stock sale. W. E. Farlow Company manages the project with stock issues at par and above.
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Montana
M Storage Company
Chicago
Great Falls Meat Company
Montana Packing & Storage Company
W. E. Farlow
Rainbow Hotel
Great Falls
Montana Packing & Storage Co
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Treasure State Farm and Livestock
State Council OF Defense
Montana Typewriter CO
Butte
Mont
Electric City Conservatory
P.O
Ave. N. Great Falls
Binder
Minneapolis
ERS Cordage Company
Minne
Henningsen Produce Co
Butte, Montana
American Society
Stanton Bank
Farmers’ Insurance Company
O. F. Wadsworth
W. E. Farlow CO
Great Falls, Mont
P. O
Hennessy’s
Great Falls Dairy Products Co
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