The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-03
WH|PPLE DISCUSSES
PLANS OF COUNCIL
Farmers and Resources Must
Be Efficiently Or
gained.
BUSY WITH SEEDING
This Problem Out of the Way
Attention Will Be Paid to
Crop Protection.
WITH SEEDING

| trict. Professor @. b. Whipple, of the
extension department of the state ag-
ricnltnral college at BoZeman, is con-
Quoting a. campaign to organize the
| farmers and agricultural resources of
western Montana to meet the great de-
mand that will be made upon them
during the coming year in the most
efficient and effective way. Professor
Whipple is in charge of one of the
six districts established by the state
college in the state and has super
vision Of the agricultural work in
Granite, Missoula, Ravalli, Sanders,
Powell, Flathead and Lincoln counties.
He is at present making his first trip
through the district, and spent yes
terday in Hamilton comforting with the
Ravalli defense council, which consists
of Q. W. Fisk, ]. E. Totman and j.
G. Howe. Mr.. Whipple left last night
for Deer Lodge to confer with the
Powell county council. and will return
! to Missoula Friday 10 meet with the
Missoula county defense council. which
is composed of c. H. Mcleod, S. J.
Coffee and j. NJ. Lucy.
According to arrangements made at
the Hamilton conference yesterday, r.
w. Fisher will take up the agricultural
program In Ravalli county. One of the
first things Mr.. Fisher will do in con-
nection with this work will be to make
census Of the horse power in the
county, in order that the most efficient
handling of power may be secured. 1t
is regarded as most important that all
the teams be kept busy planting this
month and a cooperative scheme will
be worked out whereby all the teams
needed may be secured. The matter of
| local and city gardening in Hamilton
and other small towns Of the valley
was discussed.
Crop Protection.
Encouraging and aiding in seeding
work has taken up most of the time of
the extension department so far says
| Mr.. Whipple, but afterwards pro-
gram Of protection of the crops, and
later on the organiZat ton of labor so
as to secure a better distribution OF
ii'ib GU CSL tlIbt VIII ne idhtH up.
1t is chiefly matter of getting the
important things done first, he says.
There seems to be plenty of seed in
the western part of the state, accord
ing to Mr.. Whpple, though potatoes
may be scarce. The first thing to be
undertaken by the extension depart
ment and the county defense councils,
will be a census of the amount Of seed
available in the different counties. If
necessary, seed will be shipped in from
other sections of the country.
Mr.. Whipple says that most people
are Over-anXiouS about doing their
seeding. 1t is best to wait until the
ground is warm, he says, as it is per-
fectly safe to delay the planting for
weeks yet. Spring wheat should be
seeded by May Is. while it is not
necessary to plant potatoes before the
first Of June.
| Winter Wheat Short.
| There will be a shortage of winter
wheat throughout the entire country,
according to Mr.. Whipple, and the
farmers are being urged to put in as
much spring wheat as possible, as the
production of spring wheat must be in
creased in order to make the supply
meet the demand. The preparation of
land for the fall wheat is also being
encouraged.
There has been a shortage of forage
in this section during the past months
| and the Importance of forage crops is
| being expounded.
| Much stress is being laid on the
necessity of people growing garden
truck, especially such vegetables ms
may be canned. The tin shortage sit
uation is quite serious, and it may be
found necessary to put up vegetables
in glass cans, according to Mr.. Whip
number of circulars regarding garden
ing throughout the state, which it is
L expected will be of invaluable aid &c
l. amateur gardeners.
Wheat and Potatoes.
Wheat and potatoes will be the
leading products of the farms Of tl.t
state, says Mr.. .Whipple, and oats, OF
which there has been a shortage fol
some time. and barley, will also be
raised in immense quantities.
II In regard TO the work of the stat,
college. Mr.. Whipple says that the
department OF agriculture has beer
closed, all of the members OF the fac
ulty are out on extension work, while
all Of the students have gone out or
farms. The other departments are still
in session. and will continue until tn,
end of the school year, though NOR,