Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1930-04-03

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BILLINGS.-(U.P.)-Shorn from
last years lambs, the Mackey Sheep
company recently shipped $500 lamb
clips to the National Wool Marketing
corporation of Boston for which it
received a top valuation of q cents
and an advance Of 24h cents per
pound.
NJ is SOUL A. - (U.P.) - Even
though intermittent rainfall over q
four-day period interfered with early
spring blowing, farmers are jubilant
over the Observation-Disclosures one
anch-which soaked the soil and guar
nnteed that the growing season would
be off to flying start
GREAT FALLS.-(U.P.)-At this
date both business and agricultural
conditions along the Great North
ern's hi-line in Montana are excep-
tionally good for this time Of year
according to J. F. Pewters, Great
Northern official. Indications point to
increased acreages in many crops and
moisture conditions are favorable.
+ BUTTE-(U. P.)-Montana Idaho
and Washington led the United States
IN the reduction of farm mortgages
since 1925. Northern Pacific officials
have advanced. During the same Pc
riod, the farm debt in Oregon, Min
nesota and North Dakota increased.
'Montana's mortgage reduction from
1920 to 1928 totalled $6O,323 900.
POLSON.-(U.P.)- Although I'M
favorable markets chekmated possible
profit, Lake county's bankcrs will
persist in the practice of buying
lambs and turning them over to
farmers for feeding. Last year, the
bankers bought 100 head and when
the animals were fattened, were
shipped to the Spokane market.
BIIILrNGS.-(U p. )4-Rich forage
of Beartooth national forest will ke
Rrazed by 3,471 head of cattle and
33 b88 head OF sheep this summer
and fall, Forest Supervisor r. T.
Ferguson announced.
MISSOULA. -(U.P.)--. Just how
how much, he wouldn't predict, but
c. G. LeSuer, manager of the Asso-
ciated Seed Growers, is positive there
will be marked increase in seed pea
acreage in both the Bitter Root Val
ley and kalispell districts. Seed for
spring paintings will be delivered
from the Hamilton warehouse within
the next few days.
| LEWISTOWN.-(U.P.)-A barbe-
cue at which provisions for 1000 will
be made; 36-round boxing card
the best ever staged in this section
Of the state; old time stage coaches
with picturesque drivers to meet
guests at the trains; adequate reser-
vatlons for visitors-these are a few
of the preparations being made by
committees in charge of the forty.
fifth annual convention Of the Mon
tana StockgroWers' association which
will convene in Lewistown in May.
BILLINGS.-(U.P.)- the opin.
ion of one agricultural expert. Ralph
Mercer, county agent of Rosebud
county, alfalfa seed holds the great
est promise of any crop in southeast.
ern Montana. Mercer cited the follow
ing reasons for his viewpoint: sol
and climatic adaptability; successful
production on non-irrigated land tht
crop furnishes food as we'll as seed
the percentage failure is small com
pared with other crops and there j.
every indication that the market viii
continue good.
HELENA .-( p. Montana 1885,
spring wheat acreage will be 239.00l
acres less than 1929 and 472,OOO les
than 1928 according to a crop esti
mate report issued by the federal
state crop reporting service. Thi
years acreage will total approximate
ly $3,405,000 acres; 1925 total wa
3,644,OOO while that of 1928 aggre
gradted 1877, 900. The same report in
dicated a 25 per cent increase in fla.
, acreage; corn, 15 per cent increase
, eats, 1b per cent; barley. 25 per cent
J potatoes, 5 per cent and tame hay
, per cent.
: MILES CITY. - (U.P.) - Custe
, county's hog shipments continu
steadily with the major portion Of tn
889 hogs shipped since January
finding market in Seattle where tn
market price varied between sl1.2
, and $12 cwt.
j Threw His Dollars Away.
, DEER LODGE, April 2.-(U.P.)-
, William Wallis, court house janitot
J fretted and fumed and asked awhy I?