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The Sanders County Independent-Ledger (Thompson Falls, Mont.), 24 Oct. 1918, located at <http://montananewspapers.org/lccn/sn86075282/1918-10-24/ed-1/seq-4/>, image provided by MONTANA NEWSPAPERS, Montana Historical Society, Helena, Montana.
met SANDERS COUNTY INDEPENDENT-LEDO= TIRIEASURE STATE FARM MD LOVESTOCK MONTANA'S WHEAT YIELD IS TO SEED 97,387 ESTIMATED AT 25 MILLIONS ACRES IN MAT McDOWELL BOOSTS HOMESTEAD BILL LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR WILL GO TO WASHINGTON ON DECEMBER 1 Measure Now Before the House; Sen- ate Passes It By Largo Majority; Provides Homesteader May Prove Up If He Has Filed on Land One Year Before BM Becomes Law. Lieutenant Governor McDowell ex- pects to take a trip to Washington about December 1 to see what he can do toward getting congress to pass the war emergency homestead bill, which he originated. The measure, which was introduced in the senate by Senator Myers and known as the Myers' bill, has passed that body by a big majority and is now in the hands of the public lands committee of the house. Residence Seven Months It provides that a homesteader who filed on his land one year before the bill becomes a law and has resided on his place at least seven months may prove up immediately and obtain title so he can borrow money for cul- tivating his land. He Is required to agree to plant a certain amount of wheat, but this does not affect title to the land in case through some means beyond his power he is unable to do the planting. The measure is favored by Herbert Hoover, national food administrator as a means for incrasing food pro- duction and is also favored by Vice - President Marshall and by Speaker Champ Clark of the house of repres- entatives. Governor McDowell has had letters from many members of the lower house promising support and he is quite confident the bill will become a law. \But to be of any use to the homesteaders of the west,\ he said, \it must be passed this winter in time for proving up and the opportunity to borrow money to put in crops. If it isn't passed before March 4 next, the bill is dead. I shall go to Chi- cago on business along about Novem- ber 20 and from there will go to Washington to do what I can toward keeping the measure before the com- mittee on public lands. Colonel House has written me that he has set afoot inquiries regarding the present sta- tus of the bill. \Senator Myers and indeed the whole Montana congressional delega- tion has done much for the bill and through Senators Myers and Walsh the bill was passed by the senate by a big majority. Congressman Evans introduced the bill in the house at the same time Senator Myers intro- duced it in the senate.\ ACHES AND PAINS QUICKLY RELIEVED You'll find Sloan's Liniment softens the severe rheumatic ache Put it on freely. Don't rub it in. Just let it penetrate naturally. What a. sense of soothing relief soon follows! External aches, stiffness, soreness, cramped muscles, strained sinews, back \cricks\ -those ailments can't fight off the relieving qualities of Sloan's Liniment. Clean, convenient, economical. Ask any druggist for it.. Sloan!s Lirtirrvertt Kills Pam 30c; 00e; $1.20 FEDERAL CROP REPORT„ RECENTLY ISSUED, PLACES THE SPRING WHEAT - 111MP AS -41,500,000 BUSHELS, OR AN AVERAGE OF TWELVE AND ONE-HALF BUSHELS TO THE ACRE; WINTER WHEAT CROP IS ESTIMATED AT 8,184,000; QUALITY OF THE SPRING WHEAT GOOD; OF HIGH MILLIZG VALUE. The October crop report, issued by the United States bureau of crop es- timates through the Montana' field agent, forecasts in his preliminary.es- timate a spring wheat crop of 17,250,- 000 bushels, based on an average yield for the state of 12.5 bushels per acre. Severe drought damage in the northern and eastern parts of the state and scattered hail damage in other previously more favored sec- tions very seriously reduced the av- erage yield per acre and are the rea- sons for a scant holt crop. This spring wheat crop, with the 8,184,000 bushels of winter wheat estimated by the bureau in August, gives the state a total production of all wheat of 25,434,000 bushels. The quality of the spring crop is generally quite good and of high milling value. The production of spring wheat for the United States is placed at 362,073,- 000 bushels, and for all wheat at 017, 798, 000 bushels. This indicates the second largest crop of wheat ever produced in this country with money value at present day prices of more than twice that of the record crop of 1915, or $1,888,828,285. With the average yield per acre of but 26 bushels the production of oats will be 17,680,000 bushels, but slightly more than the poor crop of last year and over 5,000,000 bushels short of the usual production. Bar- ley production will be materially less than the average as a result of the light yield per acre and also due to by the scarcity of seed barley at that time. The production Is estimated to be 1,740,000 bushels based on an average yiqld per acre of 20 bushels. The quality of both barley and oats is quite fair but not as high as the wheat crop; oats being rather light and t`onsiderable of the barley was discolored and some even sprouted in the shock. The production of oats in the United States is estimated to be 1,534,387,000 bushels, which is about a quarter of a billion bushels in ex- cess of the 10 -year -average, while barley is placed at 236,808.000 bu- shels, or about 30,000,000 more than either last year's or the average crop. The condition of flax and potatoes improved during the past month to some extent and now promise 3,486,- 000 and 7,423,000 bushels respective- ly. Frost damage, confined chiefly to the eastern part of the state, slight- ly reduced the - prospects for the corn crop but with the increased acreage the probable production is still con- siderably above any previous year. Based on an October 1st condition of 81 per cent of normal, the indicated crop is 2,673,000 bushels, but it should be remembered that the great- er part of this crop will be fed as silage, fo?fder corn and in the field. As a result of the adverse season minor crops practically all show a production on the percentage basis considerably under the average and the condition of those yet to be har- vested is below both the 10-year-av- a reduced acreage, brought about lastierage and the normal condition at spring by the desire to sow wheat and I this time of the year. CORN AND WHEAT CROP ESTIMATE OF ALL U. S. Corn improved to the extent of 40,000,000 bushels and now gives prospect of a 2,717,775,000 bushel crop which would be 441,000,000 bu- shels smaller than last year's. Spring wheat improved to the ex- tent of about 20,000,000 bushels more than that produced last year. With this addition to spring wheat: the total wheat crop including winter wheat now In prospect is 918,920,- 044 buehels. That comes close to the billion bushel mark set by the government last fall to meet the war I needs of America and the allies. The Forecast The department's forecast follows: All wheat, 918,920,000 bushels. Corn, 2,717,775,000 bushels. Estimates of production of other crops follow: • Oats, 1,535,297,000 bushels. • Barley, 236,505,000 bushels. Buckwheat, 19,473,000 bushels. White potatoes, 391,279,000 bush- els. Sweet potatoes, 85,473,000 bushels. Flax, 15.606,000 bushels. Rice, 41,918,000 bushels. Tobacco, 1,265,362,000 pounds. Pears, 10,194,000 bushels. Apples, 198,389,000 bushels. Sugar beets, 6,458.000 bushels. Kaf firs, 72,650,000 bushels. Beans. 17,802.000 bushels. Condition of the various crops on October 1 was announced as follows: Corn, 68.6 per cent of a normal. Buckwheat, 75.6. White potatoes, 73.7. Sweet potatoes, 77.4. Flax, 70.8. Rice, 85.4. Tobacco, 87.45. Sugar beets, 89.6. Kaffir., 49. MR. LIVESTOCKMAN DO YOU REALIZE THAT THE HIGHEST PRICES IN THE NORTHWEST ARE BEING PAID FOR STOCK AT THE SPOKANE UNION STOCKYARDS? 8/WO yourself fi'eight and extra feeding charges by sending your cat- tle. sheep and hogs to your home market and at the sanie time build up your local market prices. If you have less than a carload let, pool with your neighbors and ship a community car. ' Write for our WEEKLY MARKET LETTER with quotations. Spokane Union Stockyards Box 2185, SPOKANE. WASHINGTON. Breeding Ewes For Sale One band yearling Purebred Hampshire Ewes. E One band two to four -year -old Purebred Hampshire Ewes. These are very large stylish sheep weighing about one hundred and fifty pounds each. They are the right kind to establish a first class stock on the farm. For particulars call on or address': 7E . J. t. MORSE, Dillon, Montana iiiiiiimmimmimmummummiumummilimmumummummimmilimilmE 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 BUFFALO GRAIN YIELD BEST IN ALL MONTANA - •County Agent Carl Peterson has just made an inspection of the Buf- falo, Garneill and Straw sections, comprising one district, and he says the average yield of grain there prob- ably leads the whole state of Mon- tana for any very large area. Thresh- ing is well advanced now in the Buf- falo section and the yields are run- ning up to an average of 35 bushels -of wheat and 47 bushels of oats, while Garneill and Straw show about the same. This section had all the rain needed during the summer. Reports received by him from threshermen from other sections show an average yield for wheat as fol- lows: North of the Denton country, 4 1 / 2 bushels; Suffolk, 6 1-3 bushels; Coffee Creek, 13 bushels; Moore (Rock Creek bench), about 19 bu- shels; Grass Range, 14 bushels; Windham, over 18 bushels; Armells, 8 bushels; Flatwillow, 3 1 / 2 bushels. Both Flatwillow and Armells had a very fine showing but were hit very hard by hail. The Brooks (\strict has not reported very fully, but will show over 20 bushels and the Hilger district also has a fine yield, all things considered. Usually the farmers have been able to harvest, thresh and plow at the same time, but the shortage of labor this fall permits only one of these things being done, and the acreage in winter wheat is only 50 per cent of the average in consequence. How- ever, there should be a very large spring wheat acreage. LOANS TO THE FARMERS IN DROUGHT DISTRICTS With the close, fpe the present, of the consideration of applications for loans for the farmers of the drought districts of northern Montana, the re- port of the federal seed grain loan office, maintained in Great Falls, shows that a total of $296,273 has been placed in Montana and North Dakota, of which amount the bulk, or $261,403, has been placed with Mon- tana farmers. In the state of Mon- tana 1,272 applications were approv- ed for loans upon 88.447 acres. Of these, 59,573 acres have been or are being planted to fall wheat and 28, 847 to fall rye. Applications. Loans. Blaine 104 $16,492 Cascade 11 • 2,355 Chouteau ..... 380 96,460 Custer 2 183 Dawson 25 • 4,453 Fergus 120 25,182 Flathead 2 420 Hill . 305 62,560 Musselshell 5 1,020 Phillips ..... . 65 7,726 Prairie • 1 300 Richland _ ..... 4 705 11,508 3,270 2,913 16,430 Rosebud 67 Sheridan -_- 18 Teton . 13 Toole . 87 Valley 73 9,431 No further applications for winter 'wheat sowing will be entertained. At all events, German's manpower hasn't been weakened by the less of any of the kaiser's sons. VI It HU TRIM write mire. OrnalePriee ho .111pri na tag. 00 507 Mahan plias fee r„. w• hay ...wry I. I nd pf for. W. fors sullenest resdIng and men mak the same dsy ynur whipment is roosted Write tndsy oCULL0C0 H 1/11111BACH F..stablIsIadrf SIM Moab Mae at, St Loan. Mo. 1138 THAT IS WHAT LOAN OFFICE HAS PROVIDED AID FOR FARM- ERS TO HANDLE 1pplications Are No Longer Being iteceived, Rye Loans Having Closed October 15; Under Fairly Favor- able Conditions Loans Should Add Million Bushels to the Yield. According to the report of the fed- eral seed grain loan office, the larg- est percentage of the farmers in the state who need federal aid to sow winter grains have secured it or have their applications in., The report show, that loans have now been approved on 97.387 acres of winter wheat and winter rye in Montana, gnd it is expected that the 100,000 acre mark will be exceeded before - the work is completed next week. Applications are no longer be- ing received for loans on wheat, but applications for loans on rye were re- ceived up to October 15. Loans have now been approved on 66,153 acres of winter wheat and 31,234 acres of winter wheat and 31,234 acres of win- ter rye in the state, for a total of $288,222, Adds Million Bushels With fairly favorable conditions, at least 1,000,000 bushela of these grains should be added to Montana's productioh next year which would not otherwise have been grown, for loans have been made only to those who could not finance their seeding in any other way. The actual acreage which will be seeded with funds loan- ed by the federal government in Mon- tana may considerably exceed 100,000 as farmers in many cases will use the entire amount for the purchase of seed and the $3 per acre loaned \ III buy seed for 1 1-2 to 2 acres, accord- ing to the local prices of wheat and rye. , Summary of Work The summary of the season's work to October 12 shows a total of 418 loans approved in Chouteau county for $105,273, this total being loaned on 33,747 acres of wheat and 1,386 acres of rye. Hill county loans num- ber 345 for a total of $70,912 on 13,- 720 acres of wheat and 10,593 acres of rye. Fergus county ranks third o ith 138 loans for a total of $28,551, these having been approved on 8,004 acres of wheat and 1,723 acres of rye. In total loans Blaine, Toole and Rosebud counties follow in the order named, while smaller amounts were loaned in 12 other counties. Thir- teen loans have been approved in Cas- cade county for a total of $2,790. \In North Dakota, where loans have been made only on winter rye, the total amount of approved loans on October 12 was $4.7,824 on 17,753 acres. The largest amounts loaned in North Dakota were in Hettinger, Mountrail, Stark and Williams coun- ties.\ Lieutenant Toole Wounded Lieutenant Joe Porter Toole, a son of former Governor Joseph K. Toole of Helena, has been wounded in France, according to a letter received by his father. No details were given by Lieuten- ant Toole. Referring to his wound, he said merely that he was recover- ing rapidly. Pen For Woman Seelitinist Mrs. W. K. Smith. convicted at Miles City on a charge of sedition, has been sentenced to serve an inde- terminate sentence of from five to ten years at hard labor. This is the first woman to be on trial on a sedi- tion charge, and the first to receive a penitentiary sentence from this county in many years. Evidently the medicine the kaiser is taking is a bitter pill. What has become of the People's Council o: nmerica for Democracy and Terms of Peace. MONTANA REGIMENT IN ACTIVE SERVICE EARLY Within a week after the 163rd in- fantry -the old Second Montana - landed in France during the last two days of Deceaaber. 1917, and New Year's day this year, some of the boys were in active service, and by March every private that came over with the regiment had been sent to other units for service, according to Col- onel J. J. McGuinness, commander of the regiment, who was honorably dis- charged from the service and reach- ed home recently. \Montana has every right to be as proud as proud can be of the men of the 163rd,\ said Colonel McGuinness. \The regiment, and every other regi- ment of the 41st division, was made a replacement unit, and the word came back from practically every unit to which our boys were sent that they were the best batch that had been re- ceived and stood up with the best of them in the trenches.\ Of the original 104 officers that were in the regiment when it arrived in France, only seven are still serv- ing with it, and about 150 of the non- commissioned officers. It is exclu- sively a replacement unit, and as fast as men go out more come in from the depots, are held from two to 12 days and then sent forward. Colonel McGuinness says that men, airplanes, machine guns and tanks are being delivered in quantity from this country in France and he is of the opinion the war will end some- time next summer. BEST BUYERS -SELLERS 0, CATTLE HOOSel•SHEEP STOCK YARDS -OMAHA PRESERVE YOUR TROPHIES Send us your game heads, birds, etc. We mount them true to life. Make rugs of all kinds, do all kinds of tanning; horse hides mid cow hides. Make them into robes and overcoats. Ladies' furs for Side and made to order. Medal Awarded at World's Pa- nama -Pacific libcposition 1915. FRANK LEMMER-TAXIDERMIST 1001 Central Ave., Great Falls, Moat.. p. o. Box 688 ATTENTION FARMERS and RANCHERS Your Government wants you to hold all stock possible and to help yon out has arranged to glee you hall freight rate oa hay, grain, etc. They request you to place your orders early In order to get special rate. Get jour permit from your eounty apodt. If you cannot vow full ears get your neighbor to work with you. ()et our prices on hay, oat., ete: We will save you 1140 to IPSO on • ear. Box 1355. 0. B. NELSON, GREAT FALLS, Montana. 41 'typists and litarioigraplbars The shortage of stenographers and typists in Washington, D. C., Is ham- pering the ordnance department se- riously in its task of keeping the sol- diers on the firing line supplied with ammunition. It is your patriotic duty to help win the war. You are needed is Washington now. ResiCence hails and cafeterias are being erected te accommodate all and the prices are reasonable. Entrance salary, $1,100, which is raised to $1,200 after three months satisfactory service aid again to $1,320 after six months. For full information see er write F. E. Faith or Gilman Bullard at tke Federal building in Helena • raP . PerS Supply Bargains! Send at once for Punsten 3 -in -1 Book, FREE, Game Laws, Trappers' Guide. Supply Catalog, hat. leg °west prices on traps, u reports, guns. amoicera. etc- n l = brings it. Every indication points to bigger rn ppers this vearthan everVore i° . t E a uraarethe rags, many trappers have been drafted greater opportunity tory.. Orlte for this book sod Fur Peas BROS. A CO. 232 st. • %Wilma rer Sashmee Agricultural Lands At aio to $20 per acre. Terms of 10 per cent down, balance ii yearly payments, bearing 4 per cent interest. Logged -off lands of the Anaconda Copper Minima company. Dairying is a type of farmina beet adapted to the timbered BOO. nous of western Montana. Most of the land can Le 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 a sufficient acreage must be put under the plow to supply winter feed. In connection with dairying, ho 4 and poultry should take an important part. All fruits, berries, and garden truck thrive; field crops of grain, clover, timothy, potatoes, an/ stock roots do well. You are buying at vgJaes fixed by experienced appraisers, strip- ped of promotion charges, coup missions, and other trinandags, which are usually added before it reaches the farmer. We will aid you in selecting c location that ls adapted to your needs. BLACKFOOT LAND DEVELOPMENT CO. Drawsr 1590 MIssiul., MM1L H 1111111111111111111111 11 1 1111111111I111111111111111111111111I1111111111111111111111111111111111111111* Rams For Sale Two Hundred Two Hundred F. Head Purebred Cotswold Yearling Rams. Head Purebred Hampshire Yearling and = Two -Year -Old Rams These sheep were bred and grown on my own ranches E tind are as good a lot as I have offered in the twenty years E I have been selling purebred sheep to the public. They F. are the large growthy kind and are ready for immediate' E service. For particulars call or address: J. E. MORSE, Dillon, Montana. ffinnununnumunumunnunnunnumunnummumunnumunnumunnum - i. RAISE BELGIAN HARES,. HUGS PROFITS easily •nd WID ==1 Wrroo ' C:X.:46:2 = \ lbAs••• Irntag4. No. r • r •• prows !OM II /1111 LOMAT 1011 234 1141.1,01111.11M. = LET I YOUR NEXT CAN OF CREAM COME TO Us We Pay _ Bifterfat Butte E Henningsen Produce Co. Butte 61111111111111111111.11111111111111111HRRIIIIIF Important to Range Cattlemen There is 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 a big demand for feeders. The range me• n's prospects are therefore most favorable. Keep in touch with us and let us advise you the best marktt and time of shipping for your cattle. Our location at all the prin- cipal markets enables us to post and serve you to the highest possible 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 Chiantis. Ill. Routh at. Jossaph. South Omaha. Nob. file• City. Iowa. 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