The Glasgow courier., 1921-01-21

last week. For the farmers there W"r%
classes and demonstrations conduct !,
by the college professors. The farm
bureau presidents had their anrua
convention at the same time. Tho pro-
ceedings at both gatherings were
especially interesting to those who at
tended, and gave promise of success
full week. as well as on instructive one
In the gathering of the farmers del
egates the program as carried out was
along lines designed to give valuable
information to those in attendance. The
subjects handled were: "Some practi-
cal phases of seed testing" by Prof
w. o. Whitcomb; lessons from farm
management surveys in Gallatin val
ley," by Professor Selbv; "Poultry
feeding" by Prof. w. F. Schoppe;
"Potato growing" by Prof c. c.
Starring; "Swine feeding by Prof.
w. E. Joseph; "Hog cholera and sim
liar Diseases" by DR.. Howard Welch:
STANDARD versus freak varieties of
field crops" by Prof. P. V. Carbon;
and "Swine judging and manage
ment," by Professor Joseph. Professor
Whitcomb gave a seed testing demon
stration.
In the home economics section, for
the benefit of the women who ave at
tending, there were number of dem
onstrations, including poultry and
making dresses without patterns.
More than half hundred farm bu-
reau officials attended the farm bureau
conference Monday The represented 27
of the 80 farm bureau counties of
Montana and 26 county agents. A
large part of the day was taken in
hearing reports from the different
county farm bureaus. and the annual
address of the president of the or
ganization, w. B. Harlan of Como.
Part of the time Miss Mignon Quaw
entertained those present.
Feature of the session was the ad
dress of S. L. Strivings, president If
the New York State farm bureau, and
first vice president of the national fed
Grafton of farm bureaus.
$50 long as small crops bring great
er prices than large crops, the food
supply of the nation is in danger"
said President Strivings. Mr.. Strivings
is urging the cooperation of all think
ing people in solving the great nation
al economic and production problems
that affect the producer of food. This
low price to the producer. however,
was not reflected to the consumer, as
he clearly showed. He pointed out
that in his own state he had seen the
Danish cabbage grower pack his cab
bage in barrels, and for the crop re-
ceive one cent per head, while four
hours ride distant he watched the re
tail buyer pay Is cents per head for
the same cabbageS. He characterized
this condition as criminal and told his
hearers they must bear part of the
blame for it.
The challenge of these economic pro
blems of production, distribution and
consumption, is up to you" he told the
farm bureau men, "and through the
great educational work of the farm bu-
reaus. state and national. you must
solve them. No one else will do it for
you. Bankers, manufacturers, railroad
men. all are interested, but not SO
vitality as you are"
Mr.. Strivings urged the affiliation
of Montana Farm Bureau with the ma
tional organization, to the leadership
of which great men are being called.
"We need you and you need u.s." he
said; "when you join the national fed
GRAFTON you annex New York's 100000
members to your own strength"
"Let me urge on you men of the
farm bureaus, if you men, speaking
really for the farmers. will outline a
program, knowing what you want. and
come to Helena and present it rightly,
I guarantee that the legislature will ne
delighted to pass the bill you present
with any show of unanimity."
Such \yarp tho cnnclll1iDo words Of
Governor Joseph M. Dixon of Montana.
speaking in his first public appearance
since assuming office, to an audience in
the Municipal theater, Bozeman Tues
day night. 1t was an audience that fill
ed every seat in the house and listened
attentively to every word the governor
said. 1t was speech that was plainly
direct and meant to be understood oy
all present. And the remark quoted
above was in furtherance of his pro-
posal that all state bureaus which have
to do with agriculture and stock in
terests if the state be merged into one
under secretary of agriculture.
Governor Dixon in opening said he
was taking chances running away
from Helena thefrst few days of the
session of the Legislature. where there
Were 'ome 160 real statesman and sew
eral times that number of people who
were anxious to serve the state, and
whose minds ran largely to deputy
game wardens.
"1n nearly 81 years of statehood"
said the governor, "Montana's people
are realizing their most trying period
Four years ago, when we entered the
world war, we had reached the high
watermark of her history We had
raised our biggest crop and had sold
it at high price. The war upset every
thing" He referred to the fact that
boastfulness had credited Montana
with million population, "and Wash
ington took US at our word" when it
came to furnishing the soldiers and
buying bonds. Yet Montana had fur
nished double its quota in both cases
After having done this there came foui
years of the greatest drouth in his
tory. Trying to keep up with her sister
states of the east, this state haC
launched out on big program. 1t hat
left things in bad shape financially
"But as sons and daughters of those
who blazed the trails, and who Went
through hundred times worse things
I don't think we are going into bank.
ruptcy," he added. Surveying The
state as a whole and knowing Mon,
tana conditions, having seen the de
velopment of 80 years. and comparing
the present with 80 years ago, we
can take it only as mere earnest o1
what is coming in the next two de