Penwell Talks of Wool Price and War Needs
Montana wool division chief Louis Penwell outlines wartime aims for wool, noting 900 million pounds of raw wool required, U S production at 280 million pounds, and insufficient shipping for civilian use. He says 1918 clip is government property, Red Cross yarn is limited, and Montana wools will fetch 55 to 65 cents per pound with higher for exceptional quality. The clip moves to mills for uniforms as Pacific coast mills shift to government contracts or emergency blankets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Penwell
Montana
War Industries Board
Penwell
United States
Red Cross Limited
Red Cross
Pacific
Survey of State for Smut In Wheat Seed Treatments
Federal cereal disease experts and the Montana experiment station have surveyed nearly every county to estimate smut in fields. Some fields reach 40 percent smut, but averages run 5 to 10 percent, linked to untreated seed. Plans for an extensive seed treatment campaign are under way led by Dr. Arthur Evans with seven or more demonstrators to visit counties and assist farmers through county agents or farm bureau heads.
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Montana
Arthur Evans
Farm Bureau
D. B. Swingle
Montana Agricultural Experiment Station
Bozeman
Mont
Miles City Man Praised Kaiser While In Jail
Miles City resident Miles Poindexter says the Kaiser is the best man in the world but Poindexter is currently jailed.
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Miles City
Eugene Poindexter
the Kaiser
Poindexter
Record Wool Price Reached 77 Cents This Season
E M Trask of Yellowstone County reports the season's wool price set at 77 percent of a dollar, marking a record for the period. The sale reflects strong demand and supports local ranchers amid market fluctuations.
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Montana
E. M. Trask
Yellowstone County
Rules of Work to Borrowers for Government Seed Loans
Government seed loan rules set standards for plowing seed bed quality seed types and amounts for winter wheat and rye. Applicants must agree to government plans, avoid false affidavits, protect crops from livestock, and meet deadlines not later than October 15 for wheat and November 1 for rye with at least 35 pounds seed per acre.
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Seed Grain Loan Bureau
Federal Seed Grain Loan Bureau
United States Department of Agriculture
Montana Agricultural College
Alfred Atkinson
Montana Experiment Station
M. L. Wilson
C. W. Warburton
United States
Department of Agriculture
Turkey
Kharkov
Crimean
Alberta
Wolves Craft Toll as Deep Creek Park Cattle Die
Deputy W J Derrick of the Jefferson National Forest reports wolves are killing livestock near Deep Creek park. Fifteen yearlings, several two year olds, and 14 calves have perished as a predatory animal hunter is sent to the area. The Biological Survey, a division of Agriculture, aims to destroy such animals. In 1916 and 1917 the state killed hundreds of wolves and coyotes, with estimated lifetime wolf damage around 1000 dollars per animal. Local survey teams work without community funds.
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Deep Creek Park
W. J. Derrick
Jefferson National, Forest
Derrick
Biological Survey
Department of Agriculture
Wheat Yields Rise Amid Threshing Progress Across Regions
As threshing continues, many reports cite strong winter wheat yields not badly affected by drought. Yields range from 25 to 36 bushels per acre with several 35 bushel reports in Grass Range and high output in Brooks.
Lewis and Clark Counties First Silos Show Farmers Benefit
Joseph Bauer near Craig completes Lewis and Clark county's first silo built to store ensilage from peas oats and sunflowers. The 10 by 12 foot silo holds 81 tons, cost 350 dollars, powered by a tractor, with four men tamping. County agents predict more silos as droughtless dryland yields 8-10 tons per acre for peas and oats and about 10 tons for sunflowers per acre.
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Joseph Bauer
Craig
Lewis and Clark County
Waldo W. Skuse
Bauer
Farmers Week Scheduled at Bozeman December 9 to 14
Bozeman Agricultural College sets December 9 to 14 for Farmers Week, an earlier date to avoid weather and fit rural leaders’ schedules during the Helena legislature. A Northwestern meeting of the association for promoting agricultural legislation, led by Dr. Richard Ely, will feature prominently. Elwood Meade of California University, an authority on public lands and forestry, is also expected.
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Agricultural College
Bozeman
Helena
Association For Promoting
Richard T. Ely
Wisconsin University
Wilson
L. H. Bailey
Cornell
Elwood Meade
California University
Association For Promoting Agricultural
Ely
Northwestern States
Doctor Meade
Montana
Severe county hailstorm devastates harvest and claims rise
A severe hailstorm swept the county causing extensive crop damage with 300 plus insurance claims totaling over 200000. An estimated 60 to 70 percent of unharvested grain was damaged while rainfall was the heaviest this year. Adjusters from the state hail board are processing claims as farmers, many uninsured, face losses and feed grain to animals to salvage value.
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State
State Board
Ani
Montana Officer Promoted to Colonel in Army
Major Roy Matheson a Billings native and West Point graduate of about 12 years receives promotion to colonel in the regular army. He is a long serving officer with a notable career in the military.
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Montana
Roy Matheson
Billings
West Point
State fair held on Labor Day in G Valley county
The one day fair took place on Labor Day with reports from towns across the state. Highlights include hay cutting in Sweetgrass county, university forestry training in Missoula, and fortification plans for Fort William Henry Harrison as a potential army hospital.
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Treasure State Farm and Livestock
Montana Pure Bred Sheep Association
Selway
Dillon
W. M. Rhoads
R. G. Willson
Sheridan, Mont
Beaverhead Ranch Co
Selway & Gardner
M. Rhoads
Glenn Morgan
W. E. Harmon
Manix & Wilson
Pauley & Willson
Escallier Sheep Co
Claude Bidenberg
Hambshire
Shropshire
Oxford
Delaine Merino
Rambouillet
Lincoln
Cotewold
Concord
Jonathan
Wagner
Rome
D’anjou
Kieffer
Express
Cherrylane Orchards
Sreenscres
Wash
Deep Creek
Lewis and Clark
G — Valley
Sweetgrass County
Missoula
State University
Fort William Henry Harrison
Musselshell
Lewistown
A. E. Nichols
Scobey
Sheridan County
Fergus County
Malta
Phillips County
Minneapolis
Forsyth
John Wachholz
Butte
Russia
Northwest
Chamber of Commerce
A. C. Fleming
Seattle
J. T. Pardee
Government Geological Survey
Supreme Court
Rave
Shelby
Arizona
Corner Park
Robert Metcalf
Worth
Opposite Court House
State Nursery & Seed Co
Helena, Mont
DR. Potvin
Third Street S
Great Falls
Blackfoot Land
General School Supply Co
Great Falls, Montana
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