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Newspaper
Grass Range Review
Location
Grass Range, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1918
Page
6
Smut in wheat causes thousands of bushels to be unmarketable. A U S Department note explains seed treatment with formaldehyde solutions and hot water for four smut types. Clean seed first, soak or spray seed for ten to thirty minutes, then sow promptly for best germination and grain quality.
President Wilson fixes a $2.20 minimum price at primary markets for the 1919 wheat crop with no 1 northern spring futures at key hubs. He will appoint a commission before next harvest to review real costs and potential price adjustments if needed to aid farmers while guarding consumer interest amid postwar uncertainty.
A June to August cattle surge signals a sustained high price for years and a draft on future beef supply. Chicago received about 60 000 head, with 1910s comparisons showing a record August influx. The west shows renewed breeding and expansion amid favorable markets, warning ranchers to continue cattle breeding, grazing, or feeding to capitalize on the trend.
Growers around Malta and nearby towns form the Phillips County Co operative Marketing association to market livestock. Managers named for Dodson and Malta, with territory to Saco, funds routed to town banks, non profit structure, charges of 1.50 per head plus 40 cents insurance, manager’s commission capped at 100 dollars, surplus to members, next shipments planned for early September and monthly thereafter.
In Bozeman a farmer harvested 232 tons of hay from 95 acres. Lewistown hosts the first Montana Typographical Conference. Typhoid bacilli found in Ten Mile Creek supply. Curb market gains popularity in Helena. Yellowstone precinct voters skip polls due to harvest. A Roundup couple warns on aging as marriage leads to arrest. Miles City notes war mobilization and bigamy case. Butte cage accident injures workers. Arklee ships vegetables from state penitentiary garden. Weetgrass gains tri weekly train service. Canadian Pacific matches. Helena bids 1000 men for Camp Lewis. class one men dispersed. Missoula graduates offered teaching roles across Montana. Lewistown prays at 11. Milwaukee Road fines 5 cents for saying yah. Red Cross funded. Roundup high school delayed. church classrooms used. Gilman draft volunteer Hall harvests his wheat. Bozeman American Mercantile pays 500 to war chest over flour substitutions.
The New York Sun quotes Food Administrator Hoover on acute starvation facing western Russia Romania Bulgaria and Austria due to dry weather and crop failures this summer. He cautions against overconfidence and notes Germany retains a strong fighting organization despite poor harvests.
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