Great Falls daily tribune., 1919-01-14

reau Tor the ensuing rear:
First-The Improvement of herds and
flocks- through the use of pure-bred
sires
Second-The elimination of the scrub
bull from the open range and adequate
legislation to protect the breeder of
pure bred animals from the peril OF
scrub sir.s or sires of other breeds that
are allowed to run at large.
Third-The combating of the disease
of contagious abortion.
Eourth-The formation of cow-testing
associations among the dairymen of the
county: and when this is impractical, the
keeping Of private herd records.
Fifth-The construction of silos as
the greatest agency for solving the prob
lem Of cheap forage for both dairy and
beef herds.
Sixth-The growing of sunflowers as
the most prolific silage crop.
Plans for Marketing.
G. NJ. Storm reported for the Farm
Crop and Rodent Control committee and
recommended the insertion of the follow
ing points in the bureau program:
First-The use of sweet clover and
sunfloWers.
Second-Weed control and clean sum
mer fallow as the chief means of pro-
dueing pure seed.
Third-The treating of soils deficient
in some organic matter.
j. FL. Morehead reported for the COM
mittee on marketing and as market con-
ditions in this county are fairly satisfac-
tory in comparison with some expert
enced in other counties, the new years
program recommended was chiefly along
the line Of keeping in close touch with
or
conditions. Farmers We're advised to
keep card index and to report on their
progress and needs.
County Agent Victor B. Sheldon sub
mitted the report on Farm Manage
ment'. The appointment of an executive
committee was recommended and a
committeeman from each of the fifteen
communities in the county. The matter
OF bookkeeping system for farmers
was considered advisable and it was re-
commended that the matter be taken up
with the banks who have already an
nounced their willingness To help the
farmers in keeping records The system
was conceded to be of great value as
the farmer may be able TO know what
he is making money on and where he
IS spending too much.
Boys and Girls Work.
Mrs. Effie Green reported for the
Home Demonstration committee She
gave an excellent report showing that
100 women were members of the wo-
mems department Of the farm bureau.
She stated that women of Vaughn, Spion
kop, Sun River bench, Arlington and
Cascade have announced their determi-
nation of taking up the clothing project
during the spring months. Then they
will take up poultry Using, later garden
ing and canning. The women of Belt
Fave already completed the garment
making courses and are ready to take up
the gardening and poultry projects.
Miss Jane keeney submitted a most
promising report for the Boys and Girls
clubs in the county. She stated that
during the past year these clubs thru
out the state had managed projects
to the sum of S1S1, ,994 To-
The state membership was reported to
he 6,5SS. In Cascade county there are
i2o members who have managed 500
projects. For instance one garden and
one sheep are considered two projects,
thus explaining the large number of
projects managed by about half that
ceiyed by the children of the county out
in the city, $4,000. It was stated that
IS per cent of the members who joined
the clubs carried their work out to a
completion. If some had not
been discouraged by drouth and weather
the number which would have
would have been greater. The
rs pea cent average for this county was
a very excellent record con-
that the average over the
is so per cent.
\ During the coming season practically
the same plan as carried out last year
is recommended. Club project leaders
should be appointed in each of the Is
divisions who are able to go on with the
work started by the teachers in the
spring and early summer. The clubs are
going to ask for more assistance from
Bozeman in the line of especially pre-
pared literature.
Mr. Bumgarner gave the report for the
committee. He recon-
mended that in each community the COM
nfittee chairman meet with the farmers
and discuss the conditions of. that COM
munity with the greatest needs so that
in that district a special program could
be followed out to meet the particular
needs.
w. H. boJHloH reported on Rodent
and Weed Control and stated that his
committee recommends that farmers be
educated along the gopher question by
being shown the tremendous cost of
keeping these animals. 1t was suggested
that the farmers work with the county
agent and Extension department for the
of these pests.
Following the reports by the several
Mr.. Baumsarner called
on A. J. Copeland of the extension de-
partment for talk. He repeated the
Importance Of keeping record Of ex-
penditures and income, and stated that
the new income tax blanks almost make
bookkeeping on the farm indispensable.
A. J. Walworth, president of the Mon
tlna Equity Elevator association. next
gave talk on cooperative marketing.
and said that one of the big things the