The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-10-23

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Missoula, Oct. e. Expressing
the opinion that Montana potatoes
are wonderful, John G. Brown, of
Indiana, who is in Montana In
connection with the Red Cross
, drputh relief campaign, takes the
view that Montana people do not |
/ appreciate what they have and
| those of other states are ignorant |
, of the q0ality of the stuff growu1
r here.
Mr.. Brown received promises of |
Is TO 20 carloads of potatoes and
, apples from western Montana for
: free distribution, including the
! culls from the Bitter Root potato J
fields. "They call these potatoes
culls in the Bitter Root" he said,
"but to me they look better than
. some of the best quality that we
: raise in Indiana. They are ready
for the pickers. In just a short
time, Monday, few men managed
TO gather up 81 sacks of as good
looking potatoes as / want 10 see.
2 But the farmers are all busy right
now getting out their sugar beets
and they haven't time to devote to
T digging spuds. If we only could
q get dug what we have been offer
ed, I believe 8 or 10 carloads could
n be secured right here.
e 81 Just had to admire the stuff
: l saw grown in this part of the
i country. 1t seems to me that the
l. people out here don't appreciate
what they have and III epeople
outside don't know that YOU have
it. Your potatoes particularly are
wonderful"
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Helena, Oct. o.. - Records of
the bureau of reclamation, depart
ment of the interior. show that
Montana federal reclamation pro-
jects up to the close of the fiscal
year ending June 80. 1881 have
y paid 81 LOIS, 5000 on their con-
re tracts for repayment of construc-
v ton costs and all stood higher in
is payments of amounts due than
e. the average of all federal projects,
G. according to the state division of
C publicity.
er One Montana project had paid
c. every cent of the amounts due up
Oh to June 80, one had paid 99.9 per
Us cent, one had paid 1916 per cent
es and another 98.7 per cent. The av-
s erage for all the 80 federal gro
ne iects was 97.S per GEN..
20 For Montana projects the 100
=, per cent showing was made by
- :" the settlers on the Milk River pro-
. ject who paid all of the $1,000. 7f
contract construction charges due
up to June 80, 1911.
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~ Helena, Oct. 23.- The condition
81 81 OF fall and winter range feed il
~ Montana on Oct. IL was reported
~ as unchanged from the relatively
~ ~ poor outlook that has marked tn,
,ot current season to date, accordins
. to reports of stockmen to the stat,
~ and federal crop reporting service
Re Re However, September rainfall wa
- reported beneficial to stock waite
lie supplies and to farm pastures. TIL
,as condition of cattle and sheep shoy
IT a slight seasonal decline compare
in with a month ago and continue un
tIv der the averages of both last yea
and that of the preceding fiv
years. For the state as a Who'll
stockmen report relatively shol
,ra feed supplies of grain and hay fo
r. current numbers of livestock. Eas
, of the divide where these shortage
a. are greatest, heavy shipments &
of livestock continue and as a resu
he the beginning of the winter feeC
M ing season will probably find SUI
tbe plies more colsely adjusted to n
car quirements than now indicates
70 Considerable feed and hay appa,
Tin emily will be moved as betwee
different sections of the state, b.
there will probably be a stron
tendency to move livestock out
-. the state rather than to bring
eoI needed feed. In the worst drout
80 80 sections of eastern Montana niue
10y of the distressed livestock has a
-. .:I ready moved to market and
-. ~" wintering areas.
re- The October 1 condition of II
,sal ranges in Montana was report,
at $3.50 below normal compar
with 80 per cent a year ago al
the average for the preceding fl
years of $500.
500 Prices of Montana livestock CO
the tinue to discourage growers, ave
title aging below those of last fall al
rds. considerably below the levels
hill recent years. At the beginning
by the fall marketing season In mi
September cattle and calves
shipping points were averagil
growers $3.50 per hundred comps
re- ed with $500 a year ago, VIII
for lamb prices were averaging 81.
nur- compared with $5.76 a year az
for Sales Of less than these averag
Y at have been made in a great ma
hip cases where stock has been sac
ana. feed on account of short feed.
The 1881 season has been
! of most discouraging season TO Nc
cent tana stock growers In many yes
ined under the double handicap OF
drouth and the depression. AS
result there is to be expected
nuun considerable liquidation Of no
lllIuI ings, especially in the case
sheep.
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