Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-04-06
(By our Helena CORRESPONDENT


(By Our Helena Correspondent
Montana's 1928 road construction
program officially started when the
state highway commission opened bid
and awarded contracts on road and
bridge work in the amount of $780,
000.69. A record number of road con-
tractors attended the first letting of
the 1928 program.
The contractors. winning awards, their
bids and locations and kinds of construc-
ton work follow:
Lalonde Construction company. Balm
Vile, S34.742. Scobey-Plentywood road
Daniels county.
Great Falls Construction
S77,4o8. Billings-Hardin road, Yellow
stone county.
w. L. Giest. st. Maries, Ida, s47,413,
Arlee-Ravalli road. Lake county.
A. Graham & Son, Missoula, ST. 05,
viaduet over Chicago, Milwaukee, st.
Paul & Pacific railroad at Bonner, Mis-
soula county.
c. B. Wilson G. Sons. Cowley, Wyo.,
Laurel west road, Saltwater county.
T. A. Carr & Co, Winnett. s3o.226,
Lewistown-Grass Range road, Fergus
county.
Montgomery & Sons, Chinook, $40 $50,
~trestles on Lewistown-Gr Grass Range road
Fergus county.
Frank S. Smith. S~weetgrass, S54, 7e6,
Vaughn-Conrad road, Cascade county.
Montgomery 81 Sons, Chinook, SII, 8O5,
six timber pile ~trestles on same road.
r. A. Finley, Inc, Nebraska City. Neb.,
81 ,465, timber pile trestle across Armells
creek. Lewistown-Roy road, Fergus coun-
ty.
w. K. Trippet, whitehsh, s3o.e65,
seVen-span 145-foot viaduct over Great
Northern railway, two-span 40-foot
bridge over Silver Bow creek, neal Butte.
R. c. Bricker of Windham. Judith Ba-
sin county, has been appointed to the
State fair executive board to fill the va
cancy left by the resignation OF A. B.
Cook Of Townsend. The executive board.
which Is o composed of Lewis Pen
well, president; Mr., Bricker, Kirby Hoon,
James Griffin. A. H. Bowman and A. d.
Thomas, secretary, acid it's first meeting
in the fair office at the capitol recently.
The day was given over to discussion
OF the 1923 exposition, which begins
September "a and continues until Sep
TENDER 20, the dates being changed to
allow counties to hold their fairs SO that
exhibits can be brought to the State fair.
Heretofore, the State fair was held earlier
in the month and usually before the
county exhibits started.
Montana farmers plan to seed more
than 8,225 900 acres to crops this year, az
compared with 1905, 900 acres planted
last year, according to a survey Of March
l by the crop reporting service of the
United States department of agriculture.
The statement of farmers intentions to
plant, which the department issues about
this time each year, is not a forecast Of
acreage that will actually be planted. 1t
is simply an indication of what farmers
had in mind to plant when they made
their reports. The acreage actually plant
may be larger or smaller, according to
weather conditions and labor supplies.
II intentions to plant, as given to the
report, are carried out, about one-third
of all land in farms in the state will be
planted to crops this season. Wheat
up the largest acreage of any single
crop, with about IS per cent of the total
in farms being planted to either
winter or spring wheat. Hay is next, US
ing q little more than s per cent of the
in farms. Both of these crops will
occupy a larger acreage this year, the
report indicates.
While sheep numbers have increased
only 8 per cent in all western range
together during the last eight
years, n have decreased in five western
states. striking expansion las taken place
in Montana, Texas, California and Colo
RADIO, according to the division of live
estimates, United States depart
ment Of agriculture.
Word has been received in the office of
the state division Of publicity from J. c.
director, Montana state extension
that weekly crop reports from
county agents will be available for re-
commencing in April. This service
has been maintained over a number of
years, the state department cooperating
with the United States department of
agriculture In releasing information on
crop conditions in the state week by
week.