Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-04-27

(By Our Helena Correspondent
With the March collection of Ss77.-
1925, counties of the state have since
the first of this year received a total
of S7Ii,5sS.65 rs refunds from the
automobile license plate fee fund. fig
ures compiled In the office of George
j.. Porter. state auditor, show. MIR.
Porter mailed warrants To the counties
covering the March allotment. The
distribution is made each month by
Austin II. Middleton. warden of the
state penltentlary II registrar of mo-
tor vehicles at Deer Lodge. The re-
ceipts of the motor vehicle division
are sent back To the counties of origin
after administration expense has been
deducted.
Yellowstone county leads the list for
March distribution with a total OF S24.-
1915; Silver Bow is second with s18,-
020.7 rs; Cascade third with SIS. 1876: Mis-
soula fourth with s14,503 and Lewis and
Clark fifth with s14 900.
Treasure county came in for 1914 %,
the lowest county allotment in the
state and Mineral was second lowest with
S1,04l.50.
Everywhere farmers are in readiness to
seed large acreages and in some sections
weather conditions permitted blowing
and a little seeding, says the report OF
the state department of agriculture.
Moisture reserves, the report says, al
ready have penetrated to q depth of five
feet in some places and additional mois-
ture at this time will not materially helr
the crop situation.
Some reports of loss of lambs due to
cold, wet weather were made to the de-
partment from northern counties, but
the sheep situation, generally. is regard
ed as favorable. In the main. the de-
partment says, the lamb crop will be
above hat of last year. unless more adj
verse weather should set in before lamb
ing is finished.
Increased interest in Montana's oil and
gas production has prompted oil men In
all parts of the state to apply for lease:
on state owned lands. At a special meet
ing of h state board of land commits
%sioners. 1920 acres of land were placed
/, under lease. The state will receive ar
annual rental of S1,l40 on these leases
The board authorized State Treasurer
w. +. Harmon to pay for state warrants
purchased during March In the amount
OF S297,218 from the public school per.
manent fund.
The state treasurer reported the fol.
lowing cash balances in the funds under
control of the state land board as o.
April 1, 1928:
Public school permanent fund, 1922.
800; University permanent fund, $l0,529.
Agricultural college, Morrill, permanent
fund. $1,000; Agricultural college, seconc
grant, sl8.593; School of Mines perma.
nent fund S34.112; State Normal college
S42,333; deaf and dumb. $16,580. state
reform school, S2,446; capitol building
S30,259; Soldiers home, S171. The cast
balance total was $685. ,308.
Cascade county has more trucks thar
any other county in the state, according
to licenses issued during 1927. There
were 1885 trucks licensed in Cascade
county during the year. Silver Bow wa!
second, with Lila.
These two were the only counties witt
1000 or more trucks. The third county
Is Yellowstone, with 934 trucks, and thu
fourth is Fergus, with Til. Missoula Il
fifth with TOT.
Other counties having 500 or NOR,
trucks are Flathead, Gallatin, Lewis an
Clark and Valley.