The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-02-13

Theodore Flakne returned after a
trip to Fargo. Mr.. Flakne underwent
an operation for appendicitis and an
pears to be well. He also made a
call at his home in Minnesota and
bought two carloads of good hay and
sent up for himself and neiRhbors.
The Farm Bureau meeting held at
the school house last Saturday after
noon was marked success; nearly
the whole community was present in
GLIDING most of the women, and most
of the town people were there to CO.
operate with their country cousins,
Chairman Hans Henderson, called the
meeting to order and announced the
program, Immediately calling upon
County Agent Anderson to open the
discussion of pure-bred livestock,
which was the chief topic for the ev-
ening. Mr.. Anderson first called at
tention to need of fodder and made
various comparisons as to the relative
value in food materials. He advocat-
ed clover as the cheapest and best
fodder to plant, being rich in nutri-
tive value and requiring really no
new set OF machinery to seed and
harvest, and compared the food value
to corn about two to one in favor of
clover. Corn should not be lost
sight of though as safe every-year
crop, and silage furnishes one Of the
best succulent food for cattle, pigs
and horses.) The various types and
breeds of cattle were reviewed and
matched from the standpoint of their
averages and not by the new cham
pions. A cow to be classed as milk
er should produce 5000 lbs. of milk in
milking season. You should weigh
your milk and carry on a process of
elimination of the poor mixers, etc.
Mr.. Anderson's talk was brief and
valuable and to the point. Throughout
his talk he amused the audience with
timely and instructive stories. John
Sandvig gave a brief outline of his
research in the field of live stock, he
being the committee man appointed
to study that problem, and he adj
vised dual purpose variety as the
marketing conditions were not favor
able to dairying and the farmers not
properly. equipped to handle milk for
the market. A lively discussion fol-
lowed between the vets and the drys
and the "Do Both Purpose" A mo-
upon the type wished by the commu-
AHC uucaI IpOoC "Ou NY re.
ceiving Ii votes; later motion was
kind of breed to adopt for the COM
munity, and by some compromise it
was voted to adopt the dual purpose
Shorthorn, and the following voted to
get rid of their mixed cattle as soon
as practical: Hans Madison, John
Sandvig, Emil Moe, Nels Moe, A. J.
A. johnson, Charles Madison, Frank
Morgan, Hans Hardersen, Moe Bros.
Cooperation, Theodore Flakne, Mr..
Derler. The meeting was adjourned
till two weeks from date, February
21st. The crop improvement and
boys and girls problems will be up
for discussion. The appointed Bu-
reau members will be in charge of
the program, and a definite program
is looked for. Mr.. Emil Moe and Miss
Ollie Morgan is in charge of those
problems. Besides the regular work
we hope that some informal numbers
are put on for entertainment. This
should be an interesting meeting as
spring work is soon here and to get
together and talk over the hows and
why's and exchange ideas and expert
ences should be of immediate value
it is even more of immediate import
ance than the live stock question as
we must show that we can raise
food for livestock. Scientific farming
as applied to this locality will be the |
main issue, and plans should be de-
veloped on how to keep the kiddies
busy the proper way. Come loaded!
VIM. Newton came back Monday |
from Great Falls, where he went to
take in a agents meeting held there
the 9th of February.