Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-03-09
(By Our Helena Correspondent

(By Our Helena Correspondent
Losses from hail TO Montana farmers
during the 1927 crop season were Sc
we're although not as heavy as In Al
berta, Colorado and western Kansas,
and about equal to those In the Da-
k0tas, Wyoming and Texas. according
to the state board of hail insurance in
the annual summary OF the seasons
business.
At the close or the 1927 season the
board had ended its eleventh year. Pay
ments of damages for the 1927 season
amounted to about $4,000 for the year.
Eighteen hundred farmers took adj
vantage of the minimum rate insurance
offered by the state and insured $4,000
acres Of crops or about 121 acres each.
The average risk was 1926 per acre and
the total mount Of risk written during
the year was 81. 800, 900 with a premium
OF sl50,000. -Four hundred and eighty
two loss claims were filed and Sl19,400 in
losses paid.
Counties Of Montana retained about
the same relative positions in regard to
numbers of livestock on farms at the be-
ginning Of this year that they held in
1925, when the last census of livestock
was taken by the United States depart
ment of commerce., according to the sixth
annual Montana farm review. now being
prepared by the state and federal de-
partments of agriculture.
B~eaverhead still holds the lead in both
cattle n sheep numbers, although that
county registered a decrease Of 1000
head in numbers Of cattle.
Only five OF the Sc counties show an
increase in cattle numbers. They are
Big Horn, with an increase of 90, 1861
head; Toole. %, $685.; Blaine. 7,0l5; Deer
Lodge. 1861; Gallatin, 400. All other
counties in the state show a decrease in
cattle although in some the difference
was small and a few retained almost the
same numbers as shown in the 1925
census. For the state as a whole, the
number Of cattle decreased 8 per cent
during 1927.
Selection of jefferson canyon for the
proposed east and west highway between
Whitehall and Three Forks by the Mon
highway commission is still in ques-
ton. Jefferson canyon was chosen for
the highway on the basis that the North
ern Pacific railway would give an I'M
conditional easement on right of way.
The commission received word from the
railways officials stating that a new form
Of easement will be submitted for con-
sideration. Settlement Of the canyon
project is dependent upon the easement
granted.
A $3.50, 900 building, to house the state
historical library, state museum and pos
sibly similar collections and displays will
be recommended to thhe next Montana
legislature by the state historical library
board. Members are Mrs. Josephine L.
Hepner. Helena, president; william M.
Bole. Great Falls; Pat Carney. Waterloo:
w. w. Hedges, L~ewistown, David Hilger,
state librarian.
Aside from fines Illicit liquor manu-
facturers have contributed 1892 in taxes
on whisky during February, records of
the Montana division of the prohibition
enforcement district show. The officers
received a report Of the arrest Of two
men near Lincoln, Lewis and Clark coun-
ty, by officers h made the 30-m1le
trip with bobsled and brought back a
60-gallon still and 25 gallons Of whisky
after destroying 100 gallons of mash.
George Burke, Winnett. has been ap-
pointed civil engineer by the Montana
highway commission. Mr.. Burke has
served as deputy game warden in Valley
county for a number Of years and, in the
last few years, has been active in oil
business in northern Montana.
The railroad commission las author
lied the Great Northern and Northern
Pacific railroads to reduce rates on sugar
shipments from reineries at Billings and
Chinook to Missoula. Butte, Anaconda,
Great Falls n other Montana points.