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The Sanders County Independent-Ledger (Thompson Falls, Mont.), 22 Aug. 1918, located at <http://montananewspapers.org/lccn/sn86075282/1918-08-22/ed-1/seq-4/>, image provided by MONTANA NEWSPAPERS, Montana Historical Society, Helena, Montana.
SANDERS COUNTY INDEPENDENT -LEDGER LTIREASURE STATE FARM AND LilvEscrocki DRY HENS' FEET MEAN MORE EGGS POULTRY WANDERING ABOUT IN MUDDY OR SNOWY LOTS DON'T PRODUCE Egg Laying Is .Not Natural Winter Occupation and Cannot Be Stimu- lated Under Winter Conditions; Therefore Build Warns Poultry Houses For Winter Now. Each year more and more farmers are coming to appreciate the fact that the fredom of the farm which makes the hens lay in summer is not desirable In winter. In winter on the farms where egg cases are conspicu- ous hens are not seen wandering about in snowy or muddy feed lots. Egg laying is not a natural winter oc- curiation and it cannot be fully stim- ulated under natural winter condi- tions. A diet rich in protein and minerals is one absolute necessity and winter ranging about the farm does not supply that. Hens must have warm dry feet or they will not lay well and so they must be kept under shelter in stormy weather. Many successful poultrymen make it a rule never to allow the laying hens to get their feet into the snow. They must have vigorous exercise or they will not lay and they do not stir about energetically outside when the ground is cold and the fields offer no green food or insects to tempt them. • Instead, they are inclined to stand on one foot and warm the other beneath the feathers. Confine the flock under shelter with a southern exposure, admitting free sunlight and fresh air; scatter the grain rations in deep litter; pro- vide protein in skim milk or beef - scraps; supply mineral matter In oy- ster shell and ground bone; substi- tute cabbage, mangels, alfalfa hay or sprouted oats for the green feed or summer diet and it will be surprising how the hens respond to this imita- tion of summer diet and environ- ment. VALIER WILL HARVEST MILLION BUSHELS WHEAT Farmers in the territory tributary to Valier will deliver not less than one million bushels of wheat to the elevators, according to estimates of elevator men and others who claim to be conservative in their state- ments. They go farther and make the prediction that the country be- tween Valier and the town of Conrad will harvest not less than 1,500,000 bushels of wheat. The crop in that district is almost wholly spi ing seed- ing and it is looking exceptionally fine. This territory is irrigated and the far have never seen a bet- ter argumen for their water right than has come to them this season. Land values in e irrigated section are holding very firm and with the experience of the year they are apt to be increased rather than lowered, c - cording to the persons informed on conditions there. The wheat is is ex- cellent height, the heads are long and with conditions favorable they will fill out well, it is claimed, and the crop return will therefore be a satisfactory one' in all particulars. FARMERS' REPRESENTATIVES ACCEPT ADD OF GOVERNMENT More than 100 men, representing the farm bureaus and banks, county agents, representatives of the exten- sion department of the state agricul- tural college, at a meeting held a few days ago in Helena, adopted a re- solution accepting the offer of the department of agriculture to loan farmers' of the drought -stricken dis- tricts of Montana $3 an acre, limit- ing each loan to $300, with which to plant winter wheat and rye. Prompt Action Urged Through D. J. O'Shea, president of the federal farm loan bank at Spo- kane, an immediate survey of the drought areas will be taken by the county agents and farm bureau offi- 4als so that agents may be appoint- erd for the acceptan e of notes and mortgages on crops from needy farm- ers and the distribution of the funds taken from the $5,000,000 set aside by President Wilson for the relief of the farmers. The farm loan bank will appoint as agents in the com- munities the secretary -treasurer of each chartered farm loan association and each commercial bank organized in drought areas which have farmers who need and can qualify for the aid provided. Will Ask Congress for Help Prompt action is urged so that the planting af fall grain may be under way as soon as possible. Blank ap- plications will be given to the county agents and farm bureau officials for distribution. The conference also appointed a permanent committee which shall, have charge of the campaign to ar- range through congressional action for funds to tide the farmers over the winter and to provide for seed for spring planting. It is the purpose to have a bill introduced in congress looking to that end. Permanent Committees The committee, which is composed of Thomas Connolly of Hill county, chairman; C. F. Morris of Hill coun- ty, Peter Peterson of Valley county, H. Myrick of Chouteau county, and Charles D. Greenfield of Lewis and Clark county, is to take up the mat- ter of shipment of feed at half the commercial rate on railroads, to needy farmers and stockgrowers, in order that sufficient stock to attend to planting may be kept on the farms in the drought areas. County agents and farm bureaus will cooperate with this committee and will take the census of farmers requiring seed for winter planting and will also suggest the addition of commodities necessary for the feed- ing of stock, other than hay and grain named in the order of the rail- road administration, as commodities to be shipped at half rate on the roads. Senator Walsh Speaks At the afternoon session of the conference, Senator T. J. Walsh, who appeared before the secretary of ag- riculture and the national railroad bureau at Washington, D. C., in com- pany with Governor Stewart and Dr. John M. Davis of Teton county in be- half of the farmers who have lost their crops by drought, was asked to address the meeting. The senator explained the situation, saying that the raising of crops was considered one of the vital war industries and President Wilson had set aside $5, - PIERCE -ARROW TRUCKS In many localities are moving vast quantities of freight to and from railroads at tremendous savings to their owners. Wheat ore, all food stuffs and everything necessary to the life of communities far removed from railroads can be freighted in or out on PIERCE -ARROW trucks at a saving to owners or a profit to freighters of from 25 per cent to 200 per cent over the present means of transportation. JUST A TRUCK WON'T DO IT—BUT A PIERCE -ARROW WILL Write us describing your hauling conditions. The benefit of our trucking experience is yours for the asking. WRITE TODAY. Silver Bow Automobile Company DISTRIBUTORS FOR MONTANA. 53 E. BROADWAY BUTTE, MONTANA General School Supply Co. School Supplies GREAT FALLS, MONTANA 000,000 of the fund at his disposal to help the farmers. More Money Necessary The senator said in his talks with the secretary of agriculture that he had understood that amount to be loaned per acre wou.d be $5 instead of $3 but the $5,000,000 was intend- ed for winter wheat and rye and ar- rangements should he made, if pos- sible, for an appropriation to be used in tiding the needy farmers over the winter season and provide for spring planting. G. I. Christie, assistant secretary of agriculture, said he realized that the $300 maximum to each farmer was not sufficient, but would help materially in the planting of winter wheat and rye. Senator Walsh stated that the government was considering the or- ganization of associations of farm- ers for credit purposes, patterned after similar associations which hav been very successful in Europe. Headquarters at Great Falls G. I. Christie, in a statement to the press, has said that there will be no delay in the distribution of the funds. Headquarters have already been established in the federal build- ing at Great Falls, where all appli- cations will be handled. To facilitate the work, Senator O'Shea of the Spo- kane Land Bank, will place a repre- sentative at Great Falls during the period in which the funds are distri- buted and Mr. Christie guarantees that after an application has received the approval of the government but two or three days will elapse before the applicant will be notified to pro- ceed with his fall work as necessary credit will be extended. The procedure involving the dis- bursement of funds can be summar- ized as follows: Applicants for aid will secure applications from local banks or farm bureau committees; filling out the blanks, they will pre- sent them to the bank or committee and the latter will investigate the case. Finding the applicant to be in need of the funds, the committee will certify the application to Mr. Chris- tie, who in turn places government approval upon it after which it is turned over to the agent of the fed- eral land bank who notifies the farm- er that aid has been granted. Work Without Remuneration Banks and committees engaged in the work render their services abso- lutely without remuneration and the government charges but 6 per cent on the loans, taking a lien on the crop as security. To insure itself against crop losses the government asks and requires of applicants to furnish a guarantee fui '. This is secured through a premium paid by the borrower. In borrowing money from the government he agrees to pay the sum of 15 cents per bushel to the government on every bushel of wheaytibove six and below twelve that he harvests on every acre. Thus a man who would harvest but seven bushels to the acre would pay a pre- mium of but 15 cents per acre, while a farmer who harvested 11 bushels would pay 75 cents per acre. The sum of 75 cents is the maximum pre- mium to be paid. All loans will fall due October 1, 1919, and with the winding up of the business the money remaining in this fund will be distri- buted pro -rata among those who paid the premium. In an interview Mr. Christie has stated that he believed that but a small portion of this fund would be used and that the farmers would get the greater part of it back. The move is merely made to insure the government against total loss where crops fall. MUSSELSHELL DRAFTING MEN FOR HARVEST WORK Drastic action was taken by the Musselshell county council of defense following a labor shortage on farms In this county. At the government employment office at Roundup the shortage has ranged from 20 to 30 men per day, owing to the improve- ment in crops during the last two weeks from heavy showers followed by warm weather. The council issued an order that any able-bodied man now employed in non -essential labor might be draft- ed by the board and assigned to farm work.until the necessity for such ac- tion is past. This means that clerks, lawyers and men engaged in many occupations are subject to the order of the council. Wages will be paid at the rate of $3.50 to $4 per day, and employers will be called on to let men off for this purpose. All men who are eligible will be listed with the U. S. employment agent, Sam S. Josephson, who will call them as needed. The council of defense is to be the judge as to whe- ther men are engaged in essential or non -essential work. Musselshell's Crop The first grain threshed in Mus- selshell county was brought to th elevator from the farm of N. J. Itaths.pain prevented the finishing of the held so that the yield cannot be obtained, but the grains are full aad 4 plump and of good quality. Sev- eral combined harvesters will be used for the first time this year by large wheat growers. An estimate placed on the wheat crop this year shows nearly two million bushels, which will be four times last year's crop, from an acreage of t.bout 175,000. Corn is the best ever had here, while beans and potatoes will show a heavy yield. FARM FREIGHTING BY MOTOR TRUCK WHAT MODERN TRANSPORTA- TION METHODS HAVE DONE FOR ONE COMMUNITY Hauls All the Farm Produce Out and All the Goods and Supplies in from the Railroad to Ennis and Devel- ops Tonnage and Increases Produc- tion. Farmers and business men in the remote places in Montana are begin- ning to realize what may be accom- plished in transportation by the motor truck. This is the story of what W. J. Jones and F. H. Wolver- ton 'accomplished when they estab- lished a motor freight transport be- tween Ennis and Norris. In July, 1914, Jones and Wolver- ton of Jeffers, Montana, formed a partnership and purchased a five -ton Pierce -Arrow truck from the Silver Bow Automobile company of Butte, for the purpose of establishing a freighting business from Ennis, in the Madison valley, to Norris, the nearest railroad point. In July, 1915, Mr. Wolverton de- cided that there was plenty of busi- ness for two Pierce -Arrow trucks in the locality, and sold his interest in the business to Mr. Jones. At this time, Mr. Wolverton took delivery of a new Pierce -Arrow five ton truck, and the two trucks, one belonging to Jones and the other to Wolverton, handled all the freight from Vir inia City, Ennis, Jeffers and the surrounding country for 50 miles until September, 1917. At this time Mr. Wolverton found that he could not handle the tremendous in- crease in business with the single truck, and purchased his second five - ton Pierce -Arrow. These two trucks of Mr. Wolverton and the one belong- ing to Mr. Jones were working night and day for several months, moving the wheat crop and farm produce to the railroads and returning with all the necessities that are needed in a' growing and thriving community. A few weeks ago the prospects for business had so increased that Mr. Wolverton was literally forced to take delivery of his third Pierce -Ar- row five -ton truck. These four trucks will work night and day up until at least January 1, or until the snow becomes too deep for the passage of any heavily loaded vehicle. These four trucks represent a business that started from an initial investment of $2,000. Their com- munity was backward on account of the fact that there was no railroad within 20 miles and the ,st of freighting to the railroad with six - horse teams was prohibitive on raw materials. Food stuffs, clothing and farm machinery and in fact all necessities were from 50 per cent to 200 per cent higher than in any rail- road community. The Pierce -Arrow trucks have reduced the cost of these necessities, reduced the cost per ton of freighting out on wheat, ore and farm produce to such an extent that the farmer is left a handsome profit. The community is today producing about five times its production in 1912, is a great deal more prosper- ous and three times the amount of land is being cultivated. More of this prosperity, more of this increased production and more of the increase in population can be micribed to the usefulness and eco- nomy of these four Pierce -Arrow trucks than any other one condition. OVER MILLION AND HALF IN LOANS BY THE STATE According to the statement for July of Sidney Miller, register of the state land office, there were 48 farm loans accepted by applicants and re- corded, amounting to $116,150. Up to August 1, since the farm loan law went into operation, there have been 738 farm loans made and accepted amounting to $1,687,270. There are pending before the board at present 673 application, amount- ing to $1,677,350, of which 151 are in the hands of the state land agent and 215 have been approved by the state land board and not completed. There are 307 which have not been completed because of failure to fur- nish abstracts or have not been final- ly approved by the attorney general. The cash on hand in the various state educational, charitable and penal institution permanent funds, available for investment WRS 11,207,- 870.71. Investments made during July equal $112,750. FOOD ADMINISTRATION REMOVES BAN ON BEEF According to advices received from the federal food administration a few days ago the ban on beef is re- moved and meat may be served as de- sired. The restriction has applied to beef, ruling it should be served only once a day, between the houfs of 4 and 8 o'clock. The regulation is removed a month earlier than expected, due to the surplus of beef on hand. The heavier grades of beef are to he shipped across to the allies -and the American forces. Only the lighter grades will be used here and beef under 475 pounds is to be saved for the army forces. This regulation will be observed un- til further notice from the adminis- tration, when, if the beef becomes shgrt, restrictions may be placed on itrconsumption again. BUYS CATTLE BACK AT $70 PER HEAD MORE Last week W. E. Reed, stock buyer in Teton county, shipped out a train- load of beef cattle for the Chicago market over the Great Northern rail- way. These cattle are mostly from the Levi La Chappelle ranch and comprise 275 head and are what are known. as grass cattle. There is ra- ther an interesting story in connec- tion with these cattle. Last fall Mr. Reed sold Mr. LaChappelle 276 head of steers at a certain price per head and this summer Mr. LaChappelle sold them back to Mr. Reed at an advance of $70 a head over what he paid for them, cleaning up something like $19,000 in less than 10 months' time. As this class of cattle are sell- ing on the Chicago market for 17 and 18 cents, and they are good beef stock, Mr. Reed is in line to make a nice profit himself. Gallatin Harvest Harvesting has begun in the Galla- tin valley, though the rain is retard- ing operations slightly at this time and also interfering with the cutting of hay. It is a little late for the greatest benefit to winter wheat, but the rain will do much good even now. There will be few failures in crops in this section, from present pros- pects, and there will be some excep- tionally fine crops, especially on the irrigated farms. 'REBUILT TYPEWRITERS' ALL MAKES Some Almoet * New Great Falls Typewriter Exchange Grain Header Bargain New McCORMICK 12-Foot Header, perfect condition, used only two weeks. Owner going away. Cost $425 Will Take $275 Cash D. C. BARTLETT Hamilton, Mont. L Genuine Fall Rye Place Your Order NOW State ‘ Nursery & Seed Co. Helena, Mont. .Pay Harvesters* Farce Director Scott Leavitt of the Uni- ted States employment service, made an address before the Lewistown Rotary club and following it the club created a fund to be used in paying the fares of farm laborers who may be brought in here from the Glasgow and Havre districts to work on Judith Basin farms, the fare to be repaid at the close of the period of labor of the individual. It was learned that many dependable farm workers could be secured in the northern part of the state, especially if the railroad fare could be advanc- ed. Five Canadian soldiers captured 100 Huns in a recent engagement. CREAM We are paying 50c per lb. for but- terfat delivered at Butte. Ship us your Cream. POULTRY We pay highest market price for live poultry. Write us for infor- mation. Henningsen Produce Co. Butte ROOMS With or Without Bath RATES $1 Per Day Upwards THE ARIZONA HOTEL Corner Park and Arizona. Ph. 6810 BUTTE, MONTANA Robert Metcalf, Proprietor Agricultural Lands At $10 to $20 per acre. Terms of 10 per cent down, balance 10 yearly payments, bearing 6 per cent interest. Logged -off lands of the Anaconda Copper Mining company. Dairying is a type of farming best adapted to the timbered see- tions of western Montana. Most of the land can be converted into pasture at very little expense and dairy cows will yield a splendid profit from the land without the necessity of removing the stumps although • sufficient acreage must be put under the plow to supply winter feed. In connection with dairying, hog and poultry should take an important pare. All fruits, berriesl and garden truck thrive; field crops of grain, clover, timothy, potatoes, and stock roota do well. You are buying at values fixed by experienced appraisers, strip- ped of promotion charges, com- missions, and other trimmings, which are usually added before it reaches the farmer. We will aid you in selecting a location that Is adapted to your needs. BLACKFOOT LAND DEVELOPMENT CO. Drawer 1590 Missoula, Mont. \The Eternal Fitness of Things\ That'. what Montana women want in clothe*. That's what I ran give them. I have ellen 20 years to the study of garment cutting and fitting. Let Me Dress You The fall styles end samples are In from New York and Paris. I have a lovely assortment at your service. All garments cut, fitted and made under my supervision. See me In Butte or I'll see you In your home town. writs me for prices and samples. HAVE YOUR RIDING HABIT MADE BY AN EXPERT \O'BRIEN\ Ladles' Tailor, Phoenix Block BUTTE, MONTANA Important to Range Cattlemen Range cattle shipping season is on. Early sales Indicate • splendid market with prices $2.00 to $4.00 higher than a year ago. On Monday, July 22, we sold at Chicago 50 head of 1,100 pound Montana grass steers at $17.10, a new high record. At the same time best corn tech, sold at $18.80. There im the broadest demand for beef both for civilian and fighting forces known for a long time. The record -breaking corn crop will mean no doubt • big demand for feeders. The range men's prospects are therefore most favorable. Keep in touch with us and let us advise you the best market and time of shipping for your cattle. Our location at all the prin- cipal markets enables us to post and Nerve you to the highest pos- sible advantage. Send for our weekly livestock report. .which is tree, and write or wire us for any special market information. Clay, Robinson & Co. at Livestock Commission Stock Yards Chicago. 111. South, St. Joseph, Ma Meath Mt. Paul, lElms. Mouth Omaha. Neb, Mout City, Iowa. East Buffalo, N. Y. Ramose City, Mn.Denver, Cole. East St. Louis, D/.. Fort Worth, Texas El Paso. Tams
