News you can use
News you can use
By Emily Mayer
There was an abundance of agriculture related articles in the Havre Daily Promoter this week 100 years ago. This article was on the front page of the March 30, 1924, edition:
CARLOAD OF HOGS WILL BE SHIPPED APRIL 18
Announcement was made yesterday at the meeting of the newly organized shipping association in the storeroom of the Havre Produce company that the first carload of hogs to be shipped by it would leave Havre, April 18.
Frank Patterson was given charge of gathering the hogs and making the arrangements for the shippers.
There was a good attendance at the meeting in spite of the weather and enthusiasm was excellent, those present believing that excellent returns will come to the farmers from cooperative shipping.
This bit of good news was found in the April 1, 1924, edition:
GRASSHOPPERS APPEAR TO BE FEW THIS SPRING
There seems to be no need for alarm in the county so far this spring in regard to the grasshopper situation, according to County Agent Duncan.
Mr. Duncan has been over the county the past two weeks and he declares that he has had no evidence pointing to a recurrence of the pest this spring. The hoppers which have hatched early will do little harm as weather conditions have been such as to discourage longevity among them.”
And more positive news was in the April 2 newspaper:
FARM LAND BANK AGAIN LOANS ON HILL COUNTY FARM LANDS
The Havre National Farm Loan association has taken steps to enable it to function again as an active organization and it will be possible for farmers to secure loans through it once more.
A new board of directors has been elected. At a meeting last night word was received from the Federal Farm Land bank at Spokane stating that the association might begin to receive applications for conservative loans.
A supply of the proper blanks have been received and may be secured from the secretary, Charles R. Mountjoy.
The information from the Federal Land bank at Spokane authorizing the association to make loans followed correspondence between President O’Shea of that institution and the Hill County Development association in which it was urged by the association that every possible effort should be made to place at least one of the local associations in a position to make loans.
Also found in the same edition was an article about how dangerous farming can be. This news came from the Hingham area:
Black Coulee Farmer Imprisoned in Silo
An experience not easily to be forgotten occurred to G. G. Sylte, a prominent bachelor farmer in the Black Coulee country, while cleaning out a large jug cistern recently.
On the completion of his work he undertook to leave the cistern, as he had entered it over a rope which hung suspended from a 2x6 resting across the opening, and when nearly half way up the anchorage of the rope suddenly gave way and dropped him, rope and all back into the pit of the cistern, a helpless prisoner with his nearest neighbor two miles away.
After five desperate hours of imprisonment, Mr. Sylte suddenly heard the purr of a car which had entered his yard. The occupants of which on finding no one at home started to leave the place by backing out and in some manner luckily killed the engine. The silenced engine then made audible the cries for help from the throat of the cistern near by and thus effected the timely rescue of Mr. Sylte.
The Havre Development Association was continuing it good works in Hill County. This was published in the April 3, 1924, edition:
TO HELP FARMERS SECURE SEED FOR 1924
The Hill County Development association has received a number of applications for seed from the farmers on the High Line, who have thoroughly prepared their land but have no seed.
One farmer is willing to pay $700.00 for this accommodation, given as security a first mortgage on the crop of 520 acres, 300 acres of which is fine summer fallow, the balance spring plowing.
Another farmer needs $121.00 and is willing to pay up to one-fifth of the crop for the loan and give a mortgage on the crop as security.
Another farmer has 420 acres and is willing to pay two bushels next fall for every bushel of seed furnished, giving a crop mortgage as security.
If any readers desire to invest their money in those loans, they will be put in direct communication with the farmer, by applying to F. A. Buttrey or E. B. Duncan, the county agent.
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