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THE EHALAKA EAGLE. ITREASURESTATE F'AIREMI LOVESTOCK ANNIMM WINTER WHEAT IS BEING HARVESTED CUTTING WITH A HEADER OF THE LARGER FARMS IS MOST PRACTICABLE 3111:TROD. The Binder Is the Best Way to Har- vest Grain on the Smaller Farms; Paye to Stack Grain After It Has Been Cut by Binder; Makes Better Product. Harvesting the winter wheat is now , well under way all over Montana and cloth& grain crops are ripening fist. The proper method of handling the crop at harvest is of considerable im- - penance and warrants a brief discus- SiOn of the various methods used in Montana. PLACE THE DISK IN THE DISCARD IT HAS COST FARMERS OF MON- TANA MANY MILLIONS OF DOLLARS THIS YEAR. Get Out Early After Harvest, Plow Deep and Get Your Seedbed in Good Condition; June RaiRail Has Demonstrated Fertility of Montana Soil. Put the disk in the discard. This year has demonstrated that it is an implement that should find no place in the machinery shed of the hien- tana farmer. Its use has. cost the state many millions of bushels of wheaLat a time when the. govern- ment, and the fanner, too, needs it badly. In fact there is a well ground - The three principal methods in use ed suspicion that the government in•this state are (1) with combines, .can stand the shortag I even better (2) with headers and (3) with bind- than the farmer. But back to the ers. The use of combines (combined harvesters and threshers) can not be recommended in Montana. When they are used the grain must be left stand- ing until it is over -ripe. The weather in the autumn is likely to be unset- tled. Rain and snow often fall be- fore the grain can be cut. The qual- ity of the grain that is left standing waiting for a combine is lowered by these storms. The grain is also like- ly to lodge, and part of it is then lost. Header Is Practicable. On the larger farms where most of the land is cropped to grain, cutting with a header is the most practicable method. Fields cut with a header must be left until just about ripe. Grain can not be safely cut as green with the header as with the hinder, bu.t it can be eut greener than with the combine, Cutting grain with a header has the following advantages: The crop is removed from the land sooner than when it is bound and shocked, thus allowing more time to prepare the land for the next crop. In a dry year, when the straw is short, the grain can be cut easier and With less loss than with a binder. It makes possible earlier seeding on stubble land. More organic matter in the form of straw is returned to the soil. The eicpense of stacking headed grain is not so great as that of stacking bound grain. The quality of the grain is not injured by rain and snow, as may happen with standing grain awaiting the combine or grain in the shock. Threshing can be done after the rush of the other farm work is disk and its con - over. The cost o'f threshing is re- duced. Binder for Small Farm. For the smaller farms, where only part of the land is in grain, the binder is recommended. The binder does not cost as much as the header, nor does it require as many horses or men to operate it. For these reasons it is better adapted to the smaller farms, where the acreage of grain is comparatively small. On the average -sized dry farm in Montana where diversified farming is practiced it will pay to stack the grain after it is cut with the binder. Where the farmer stacks his grain lie is able to get on the land earlier and prepare it for the neNt crop. It is Oren possible to sow the following crop early, either in the fall or the spring. Early sOeding is important for the auccessful growing of grain. If the grain is stacked. it is not necessary to wait for a threshing ma - ,chine to come before working stubble land . Threshing from the shock de- lays other work on the land. Grain that is stacked properly is not in- jured by rain and snow, like shocked grain. Stacked grain costs less to thresh than shocked grain. A smaller crew of men and teams is required. The total cost of stacking and thresh- ing may be more than the cost of threshing from the shock, but all things considered it pays to stack. Grain threshed from the stack some- times commands a better price. demnation. Climatic conditiOns in this state are such that grain fields FARMERS' BANNER meet be well plowed, and put in the pink of condition before the seed is planted. Deep plcoding, especially in YEAR FOR MONEY the fall, means conservation of the moisture, and conservation of mois- ture means a crop. The average farmeroin. Montana has but to look around him to demonstrate the truth of the contention that the disk is an instrument that should almost be barred by law. Where the disk has been used to scratch In this season's crop there is little or no crop; where the ground has been properly tilled. even the light precipitation, there is, on an average a fair crop. Take Courage, Dry Landers. Dry landers who own a fair spread of Montana acres should take cour- age from their experience of this year. The rainfall has been little more than nothing during June, the month when its comifig has.so much to do with the sureness of the crop. Up along the Highline the June pre- cipitation was less than one and one- half Inches, and with this. small aniount of moisture, woere the farm- er has tilled his land properly there is a crop that is 50 per cent of nor- mal. Land that will stand up as this has will accomplish wonders with normal railfall. Plan Big Crop. The grain crop will be harvested and one of the way early this yea. The farmer who would profit by con- ditions will be in the field plowing for next Season's crop at the earliest possible moment. Already, in many sections the tractor is in the field. A long fall for preparation, a winter of reasonable snow, a spring that is a little earlier than that of last year the normal amount of rainfall, and Montana will sent east a grain crop in the fall of 1917 that will make even the farmers of Kansas sit up and take notice. WOULD PROVIDE SEED FOR FARMERS IN NEED Bills aro to be introduced in the house and senate by Senator Meyers and Representative Ev- ans appropriating $1,000,000 for the purchase of setsls for dry land farmers of Montana who may not halve been successful this season. It is proposed to runtish farmers seed, the value of the seed being returned to the government after tile 1DICVetitillg ne‘t season's crop. The plan has the approval of Assistant Secretary of Agriculture Carl Vrooman. HOW\ do you Icnow when Ma's puttinS up Preserves ? _ og - And how that pure fragrance appeals! Just as a well -seasoned tobacco appeals to you through the sense of its delightful flavor. Its fragrance wins you. Pure fragrance is the essence of a pure product and—\Your Nose Knows.\ You recognize it instantly in Blue Grass sunshine and the soil of Old Kentucky gives the blended leaves of TUXEDO that rich, ptwe fragrahce that makes it so satisfying. • Try this Testk—Rub a little Tuxedo briskly in the palm of your hand to bring out itslull aroma. Then smell it deep — its delicious, pure fragrance will convince you. Try this test with any other tobacco and we will let Tuxedo - stand or fall on your judgment— \Your Nose Knows\ WHEAT GROWERS ARE SHORT IN BUSHELS BUT LONG IN CASH IN 1917. Greenfield Estimates Wheat Crop at From 20,000,000 to 25,000,000 Bushels; Goyernment Says 21,000,- 009 Bushels; Means Wheat is Worth Upwards of $45,000,000. Every (lay the crop situatioa improves. A few weeks ago the average 31ontana .armer was in the depths of despair. There had been no rain. Crops were burn- ing up. The pessimist was in the saddle, and gloom every- where. Then came scattered rains. The rains checked burning. It was too late to (1() much goo11 to wheat, but it had the effect of bringing out the optimists. The federal government osti- mates the Montana wheat crop at 21,000,000 bushels. „, Charles Greenfield, commis- sioner of agriculture for Mon- tana, estimates the wheat crop at from 20,000,000 to 25,0041,000 bushels. At $2.25 per bushel this will be the biggest wheat crop, in money that Montana has yet harvested. It will bring kr the farmers of the state any- where froin $45,000,000 to $50,000,- 000, and any banker can verify the statement that in no one year in the Past have the farmers received a like sum for wheat. This estimate is bas- ed on . a price of $2.50 in Chicago, which is the guess of one of the big- gest millers in Montana. A price of $2.5 . 0 in Chicago means a net price of $2.25 to the Montana farmers with all brokerage and shipping charges taken care of. At the same time no prophet can predict with safety that the Chicago price of wheat will be held down to $2.50. There are many who are inclined to believe that it will' be considerably higher. Wheat Crop only. These figures take into considera- tion the wheat crop only. The value of oats, rye, flax and barley, as well as the value of the rapidly increasing cora crop will run into millions of dollars, and at the selling prices, will certainly equal in the aggregate the values of these crops for any previous year in the state's agricultural his= tory. The hay crop is a little under nor- mal. On account of the dried up con- dition of the ranges it is very much in demand. Hay that has sold in fer- nier years for $10 a ton in the stack, is being contracted for in some sec- tions of the state as high as $25 per ton. Cattle to Be Shipped. Enormous numbers of cattle and sheep will be shipped out of the state and sold this fall, on account of the feed shortage. This will bring into Montana millions of dollais. This, however. is not wholesome prosper- ity, because the herds and flocks will have to be restocked when range and feed conditions improve. . The. potato. crop .in above normal, and is believed to be of very goad quality. The price immediately aft , er harveat will not be as attractive as it will be - later, and the wise farmer is tile one who will make for his tu- ber crop an immense potato cellar, and store his crop until spring, when i potatoes will bring fancy prices. WAS GOVERNMENT CONTROL OF WHEAT AND FLOUR The federal food administra- tion has announced that it plans to control the disposition of wheat. flour and bread, and will take over the whole 1917 wheat harvest, if necessary, to conserve the supply, obtain just prices for the American army, their allies, and reduce the cost of living. The government will establish buying agencies at all the prin- cipal terminals, will license all vators and mills, fix prices that are considered fair, regulate the middleman and grain exchanges, and eliminate trading in futures. These are the principal features of the government's plan to con- serve and control the wheat mar- ket. The minimum price of $2 per .bushel for wheat fixed by con- gress does not become effective unt4I next year, but the' adminis- tration proposes to exercise a very thorough control over this year's crop through powers con- ferred under the food and export Speculation has been eliminat- 'ed by the placing of all the flour buying in the hands of one buyer for all the allied powers. includ- ing the United States, instead of commerce. The buying for neu- trals will be controlled in a like manner. Preparation of control of the elevators will come about Sep- tember 1. Winter Wheat Yield. Winter wheat on the Miller farm, about four tnlles southwest of the town of Sun River, - has 1 , en hreshed. The yield was about 28 bushels to the aere. Threshers Vitt Prices. The Sheridan County Thresher - men's association has agreed upon the following schedulW of prices per bushel: Wheat, 16 cents; oats; 8 cents; flax, 25 cents. Man NEWS TOLD IIN BRIEF New York—More than a thousand deaths were caused by heat in New .York last week. Amsterdam—Coffins of - water- proofed _cardboard are now being used in Germany. The lifts are glued down, instead of being nailed. - London—Additional Japanese war- ships have joined the allied forces in European waters, the Japanese naval attache announced. Nen, York—Twenty-five million dollars paid by the UnitecL - States to Denmark early this year for the Dan- ish West Indies is still in New York banks, drawing interest. Washington—The next offering of government bonds will be designated \The Second Liberty Loan of 1917.\ It will bear four per cent interest and will not be offered till November. Washington — Brigadier General Clarence R. Edwards favors the draft- ing of husbands where no hardship results, and favors the drafting of all men between the ages of 19 and 40. Mexico eltp—What is believed to have been a German information for- warding station has been discovered on Lobos island by Mexican offficere. The station was equipped with a wireless outfit. Nlontgomery, Mo.—Speaker Champ Clark declares that wool will never be cheap again, and advises'farmers to raise some sheep. There is no chance for losing money in that business, he declares. Casper, Wyo.—The Reed Explora- tion Co. has inaugurated a caterpil- lar tractor service between Casper and the Salt Creek fields. Each trac- tor hauls 50 tons or more, taking the steep grades with ease. Portland a desperate fight with a mad cougar, . with his bare hands as his only weapons, J. Dono- van of Bend, Ore.. was the victor. The animal weighed 100 pounds. Dono- van choked the beast to death. El Paso—American slackers are living across the hlexican boundary line in large camps, officials here have discovered. One hundred nien who have crossed the border to avoid drafting are living in a single camp. Boston—The submarine gate at the entrance tb Boston harbor will be closed to all shipping from sunset to sunrise until further notice. The reason has not been made public. The gate has been left open nights pre- viously. Montreal—The summer home at Cartersville of Lord Athelstan, pub- lisher of the Montreal Star, has been dynamited. Lord Athelstan was in the house but was not injured. He has been a strong advocate of con- scription. Washington—Elihu Root has pre- dicted to his friends that ItusSia will have established a powerful and sta- ble government and will have resum- ed her full w.tir strength in a few months, and that the will will end next year. Washington — Secretary McAdoo estimates that the Insurance by the government of soldiers qf the new army will total $556,650,000 for the first iv:0 years, or less than six per cent of the estimated cost of conduct- ing the war. — Seattle—It is reported here that Japan has armies aggregating 2,000,- 000 men within striking distance of the Russian frontiers, ready to take advantage of opportunities if Russia should effect a separate peace with the Germans. Chicago—Tom Hi Lo, an intelli- gent Chinese, has been drafted. He was asked if he wanted•to go to war and replied that he did. but said he was so nervous -that he was -afraid he couldn't shoot straight. Neverthe- less he was accepted. Ottawa—Definite regula . dons for restricting the use of beef, bacon and white bread in public eating places. and prohibiting the distillation or manufacture of alcoholic beverages have been promulgated at the in - stance of the food controller. The serving of beef and bacon is prohibit- ed on Tuesdays and Fridays', and at more than one meal of any other day. Westerly, R. I.—Miss Alice Sar- gent, of Brookline, Mass., daughter of Professor C. S. Sargent of Har- vard, university, was found guilty of manslaughter in causing the death of Cornelius Shea, 12 years old, whom she ran down in her automobile, New York—The largest check 'ev- er passed through the New York clearing heti* $913,011,111.11, was paid by the Liberty bank today. The check was drawn by J. P. Morgan & Oil., to the order of agenta of the Bank of Montreal for the credit of Canada. Peking—Capiain Calvin B. -Mat- thews and Lieutenant Thomas hi. Lu- by, of the United States marine corps attached to the Peking legation, are proceeding from Kalgan for Tabu), in the provinces of Chi Li, to liescue 12 miesionaries from the United States who are besieged by bandits.. Tacoma--liorothy E. Haskell, 15 - year -old daughter of C. H. Haakell of Tacoma, fell into a crevasse on Mount Rainier. A guide was lowered by rope 100 feet but could not reach her,. although he reported that he could see her and believed her to be alive, but unconscious. Fargo—Orders to bar the sale of near beer grinks in North Dakota were issued to sheriffs and prosecut- ing attorneys by Attorney General Langer. Recently near beer was placed on the market, containing no alcohol. Mr. Langer also directed railroads to discontinue shipping, the beverage. San Francisco—After running nak- ed on a secluded isle of the Santa Barbara group for ten years, during which time he lived on fish, mussels, clams and game killed with a stone hatchet, Christian I. Bayer has joined the army. Bayer took to the life of a cave man ore the island because lie had tuberculosis. He is completely cured. Meridian, Mass.—Upon the sworn testimony of Representative W. W. Venable of the Fifth congressional district, the Lauderdale grand 'jury luta returned an indictment against William, emperor of Germany. charg- ing robbery, arson, murder, plotting, bribery and conspiracy against the peace and dignity of the state of Mississippi. Denver --Tanned to the shade of pine bark and badly bitten by mos- quitos, Miss Agnes Lowe. the 20 -year old Ann Arbor graduate, who lived for ten days in the Rocky Mountain park without clothing of any sort other than a leopard skin about her. and without weapons or provisions, returned to civilization. She had liv- ed on berries and fish, and she weighed half a pound more than when she forsook civilization. Marketing Is Our Business 'We buy and sell hay. graln. potatoen. apple... peachem, pear... coal, wood. fence r111,41 04, nole... log... liveollock, nee- ond-hand und neo nachm. Car lot.. a ape - dull,. We will accept ahlementa on con- eignnient. We worn Joint account %%ills you. We %till huy f. h. cars your loading *dation. We will give hank guar- ani...-. We accent all Nhiptue.7.0. with hill of lading attached draft. VI DAT MAK DO YOU WANT? NORTHERN PRODUCE CO 300 Find Ave. So. GREAT FALLS. MONT. ELECTRIC PLAITS FOR FARMS. Write for Prices. Electric Supply & Eng. Co. GREAT FALLS, NIONT.. Record Range Cattle Sale 17 STEERS, 1333 lbs. 17 STEERS, 1411 lbs. 24 STEERS, 1161 lbs. . $12.75 . $12.50 . . $12.15 The above cattle were sold by (lay, Robinson & Company on the Chicago market, Augu.st. 13. Previous record for range cattle was 1,11.00. For top males ship your livestock to the old reliable commis- sion firm. Send ui( your name on postal card and we will mail you our weekly Live Stock Report. CLAY, ROBINSON & CO. Ciskazo Esse St. Louie Sion% City Denver . Mouth Omaha Ro. MI. Caul EOM Buffalo Annan.. City So. St. Joseph Fort Worth El Paso ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• WE WANT YOUR CREAM YOU WANT OUR MONEY LET US GET TOGETHER BUTTERFAT Now Hig.her Than' Ordinary Winter Prices We Are Always in Poultry Shipments SEND FOR TAPS. Need of Your Great Falls Dairy Products Co. Great Falls Montana S.
