The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-06-17
TWO FARM PICNICS
OPEN BUREAU LIST
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has a fund of things of great inter
est to say, growing out of his person
al experience as a farmer and pub
lie official. He explained fully the
value of sunf1ower as cattle feed and
silage as had been demonstrated on
his ranch on Rock Creek, partly in
Missoula and partly in Granite coun-
ty. He also talked on irrigation,
what it means to Montana and what
is being done to finance the great
work of getting irrigation projects
completed. AS vice-president of an
irrigation association of national
scope, he told of meeting men prom
inent in the work, and learning from
them what irrigation is doing in
other parts of the country. At a
meeting in Washington of the COVER
nors Of nine states, it was decided to
make a concerted effort to secure
from congress a loan of S250,00O,-
600 of federal funds to complete the
western projects. He said that
$250,000 600 seemed like an immense
sum, but should be considered in
the light of other irrigation figures.
To cite a single example, he said
that a gentleman who knew, told him
that the great Huntley, Montana,
project cost $44, $1,000, but that
the crops produced under that pro-
ject in a single year amounted to
SOS, 900.
The speaker gave a very interest
ing description of the ranch that he
is carving out of a wild country and
on which he and his wife spend five
months of each year.
Mr.. Mcdowell has served in many
sessions of the State Legislature
and is the only man who has served
twice as speaker of the house and
has been Lieutenant Governor for
nearly eight years and is now an &C.
tive candidate for the democratic
nomination for governor, but there
was no suggestion of politics in his
talk, and he did not even hint that
he was a candidate. His talk was
given the closest attention, his hear
ers being genuinely interested. Num-
erous questions were asked him after
his talk concerning sunflowers as
feed.
Announces Resignation
Mr.. Chase made another short
talk, telling those present that he
had resigned his position to become
state demonstrator of farm manage
ment for the agricultural department
Colorado. He will leave about
July 1, or as soon as his successor
arrives and can be put in touch with
the work. c. NJ. Hanson was called
and responded with a number of
good stories and take-offs.
By this time Is or 20 other peo-
pie from Wolf Point had arrived in
Secretary, E. J. Whitehead,
Of the Promoter, Mr.. Stennes, Mr..
McConnon, John Cook, Judge Cor
don, Mrs. Stennes, Mrs. Rathert and
others. After the program, baseball
was the order for a while, and such
stars as Mcdowell and Flint
got out with the bols and proved that
were no strangers to the game.
During the afternoon Mr.. Chase
conferred with Secretary c. H. De-
7aney of the Dry Fork club and
Glen Thorn was selected as the boy
that community to attend the
boys camp, he being the only ap-
olpicant. The picnic broke up about
i've o'clock but a dance had been
arranged for and the young people
If the neighborhood returned for a
rood time in the evening.
1t was a very successful and pleas
mt occasion and will doubtless be |
he forerunner of other and larger
to come.
At the French Schoolhouse
Tuesday the communities in the
end of the county north of
Jolt gathered at the French school
ouse to the number of $50 or 200.
'he Herald man was not able to be
here, but a very pleasant day is re-
'orted by those who went up from
Wolf Point, among them being Mes
ers, Foor, Stennes, Sund, McCus-
.er, Chase, A. l.. Burch, Ralph Dex-
and Mr.. Taylor, of Bozeman,
tate leader of county agents. Mr..
,hase and Mr.. Taylor did the talk
ng at this meeting and succeeded
n interesting the farmers to a great
r degree in the Farm Bureau. Other
eatures were the big basket dinner
t noon and a ball game following