The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1941-07-31
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SAAN AS11S oaAy w
- Montana'S winter wheat har-
vest, now getting in full swing
In many sections, is showing a
better yield than was expected,
the U. S. agricultural marketing
service and weather bureau said
today.
The report added that recent
hot weather, ideal for ripening
the winter grain, had damaged
spring wheat and other spring.
soWn grains, especially in areas
| where the soil moisture reserve
was low.
Along with the winter wheat
harvest, harvesting of seed and
canning peas, cherries, small
fruits and berries, and early
oats and barley was under way.
Second cuttings of alfalfa were
to begin within the week in
many localities.
The weekly report said the
farm labor situation generally
was satisfactory, although there
were complaints from some Sec
tons that sufficient haying
hands could not be obtained,
and farmers were forced to put
women and girls to work in
some jobs.
Mustard seed was reported
beginning to ripen, although
most of it was still green and
susceptible to heat and other
damage. The flax seed crop was
expected to be larger than US
ual, and the Western Montana
apple crop was said to be more
promising" than a year ago.
Washington, July 80 -CUP)-
ALLEGATION of $4,000, 900 for
loans to tenants to permit them
to buy farms under the Bank
head-Jones farm tenant act
during the 1941-42 fiscal year
was announced today.
Montana was to receive $751;
900; Idaho, $210,990; North Da-
kota, $600,225; South Dakota,
$661 $50, and Wyoming, ST. ,465.
Average cost of farms pur-
chased to date under the pro-
gram, the agriculture depart
ment said, was about $4,000 with
an additional average expendi-
ture of about 81 500 for land i'm
provement. houses and farm
buildings.
Helena, Mont, July 80 -(UP)
- The state dairy division said
today Montana's June produc-
ton of butter increased ST. per
cent over that for June, 1910,
while cheese production was up
7.2 per cent. Ice cream produc-
ton, however, dropped 4 per
cent.
Chicago, July 80 - UP) -
Montana cattle brought the
highest prices at the Chicago
stockyards last week, averaging
$11 to $12.25 per hundredweight.
In the consignment were IA
head. ia from the U. S. depart
ment of agriculture range sta
ton at Miles City, and 80 from
Montana State college at Boze-
man. The Bozeman steers aver
aged 865 pounds, and the Miles
City animals, 1872 pounds. All
were from purebred beef stock.
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Washington, July 80 -CUP)-
The agriculture department to-
lay announced regulations
whereby farmers who have
stored excess 1941 wheat under
the 1941 marketing quota may
seed below their 1912 acreage
allotmentS and obtain releases
of the stored wheat for market
ing without penalty.
Department officials said the
new provision was an amend
ment to the Agricultural Adjust
ment act of 1888.
Farmers, they said, could take
out of storage and market,
without penalty, excess wheat
equal to the amount by which
they reduced their following
years seedlings below the al
lotment.
-
Bozeman, Mont, July 80 -
(UP) - R. J. McKenna, chair
man, the Montana agricultural
adjustment administration COM
mittee, said today four major
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