Wheat costs and break-even price for 1919 farm plan
E H Thompson testifies to the Senate Agricultural Committee that wheat production costs average 2.25 per bushel with a 10 percent rise possible. He says central west farmers can break even at the $2.20 Chicago price fixed by the president, even after freight and grade considerations. North central costs range 1.50 to 3.50, with increases likely in 1918 and 1919.
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Central West
Wilson
E. H. Thompson
Bureau of Farm Management
Senate Agricultural Committee
North Central States
Norris
Nebraska
Thompson
Chicago
Senator Norris
Department of Agriculture
Save Your Little Pigs They Mean Big Money
Farmers warned that piglet losses cut costs as pork prices rise. Practical steps include roomy pens with minimal deep nesting bedding, eight inch shelter rails, and secure pen floors. Feed sows alfalfa and green matter, limit grain, and separate farrowing sows two weeks before birth to prevent crowding and cannibalism. Ensure prompt removal of afterbirth to prevent further piglet loss.
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Berkshire
State loan program notes heavy farm loan demand
State land office reports 832 loans completed totaling 1 903 600 with 885 applications pending totaling 1 751 750. August activity includes 96 loans accepted totaling 215 710 and 71 loans completed totaling 175 600. Cash on hand 1 042 379 13 with 992 23 61 in common school fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Miller
State Land Office
Miller
Open Argentine Women Win Right to All Professions
Women in Argentina have secured equal access to all professions, including engineering and law, ending restrictions that previously barred them from certain fields. The move expands professional opportunities and advances gender equality nationwide.
Cow Tail Claim Shaped by Damaged Appendage
Henry Alberti of Lanesboro Mass seeks $20 from Pittsfield treasurer Henry A Brewster after a dog chewed twelve inches from his cow tail, valued at 140 dollars with full tail but 120 dollars currently. Alberti quotes tail at 1.66 dollars per inch and cites the incident as the basis for the claim.
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Lanesboro
Mass
Henry Alberti
Henry A. Brewster
Pittsfield
Chinese Burn Gold Leaf Custom Estimated Loss
A historical note estimates that Chinese practices result in the destruction of about ten million dollars in gold annually due to the burning of small hoses of gold leaf during certain anniversaries.
Montana Losses Million Bushels of Wheat to Smut
C M Scherer of the bureau of plant industry says Montana has lost not less than 1,000,000 bushels of wheat this season to smut due to insufficient seed treatment. He urges using a formaldehyde tank to treat seed grain, about one pint to 40 gallons of water, for up to 10 minutes to remove smut spores weed seed and cracked grain, improving germination and yield.
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C. M. Scherer
Bureau of Plant Industry
Department of Agricultures
Montana
Mr. Scherer
Northwestern Auto Supply to Hold Third Dealers Meet in Billings
The Northwestern Auto Supply company announces a three group dealers and sales convention to run September 11 to 20 in Billings. Invites go to over 2,700 Montana dealers and 300 sales representatives in eastern states. The event features the first Montana automobile accessory exhibit, a banquet, noon luncheons, rides, and a big night at the Elks club with entertainment and a trench warfare stunt.
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Northwestern Auto Supply Company
Billings
Montana
Broadway and
Fifth Avenue
Washington
Wyoming
Exhibition Hall
Elks Club
Potash content in tobacco ash estimated by item type
The ash from tobacco contains about 20 percent potash. Estimates give 6.5 grains of potash per cigar ash, 1.75 grains per cigarette ash, and 1.6 grains per ordinary pipe tobacco ash.
Bank Directors Forge Signatures Then Use Mark in Northwest
Official reports to the controller of the currency reveal many bank directors in the northwest cannot write their names and sign with a mark instead. The finding highlights literacy gaps among bank leadership and raises questions about record accuracy.
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Northwest
Women Enter Trapping War Work With Profit And Health
The article argues that wartime manpower shortages push women into trapping. It praises trapping as healthy exercise, notes quick learning curves, and asserts women can earn good money replacing men who went to war. It urges women to seize this opportunity as a useful, remunerative occupation.
Sugar Ration Rules Limit Meals and Canning Sugar
Montana officials impose strict sugar limits for households and restaurants to curb overconsumption. Each person must sign for sugar at the store, with two pounds per family member allowed, and prosecutions possible for excess purchases.
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State Food Administration
The
Food Administration
Montana
France
Seven Months Hi Measure Passes Senate
The one year homestead bill introduced by Senator Myers passed the senate as a war measure. It shortens proof of title to seven months residence and allows mortgaging to finance crops, enabling homesteaders to gain an asset for improvements. A sugar price rise of about one cent per pound is noted when current stock runs out.
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Senator Myers
Senate
Myers
McDowell
Mishaps In Harvest Field Cause Amputations
While operating a binder in Conrad Hans Overson lost a finger in a machine accident and had it amputated. At the flax fiber mill James Creighton suffered a similar injury resulting in the loss of one finger.
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Hans Overson
Conrad
James Creighton
Very Dainty Comment on French Hotel Breakfast
The remark, attributed to an American soldier quoted by Herbert Adams Gibbons, reflects a blunt view of a French hotel petit dejeuner. It illustrates wartime cross cultural impressions and a soldier's candid, humorous characterization.
Uncle Sam Exports 30 Thousand Miles of Film in Year
The government reports export of about 30 000 miles of moving picture reels in the last year, highlighting a surge in film trade. Agencies note the shipments reached international markets and supported U S cultural outreach efforts.
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Uncle Sam
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Northwestern Auto Supply Co
Great Falls
Central Avenue
Malmberg
Sixth St. N
Ladies’ Tailor
Butte
O’brien
Phoenix Block Butte, Mont
Western Accident & Indemnity Company
Helena
Turkey
Barkemeyer Grain
Great Falls, Mont
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Mars
Blackfoot Land
Missoula, Mont
Spokane Union Stock Yards
P. W. Murphy Commission Company
Spokane, Washington
Chicago, MI
Bouth
Omaha
Neb
Kansas City
Fort Wa
Sou Ge
Seeeet, Ha Cole
General School Supply Co
Great Falls, Montana
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