Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-06-04

was unable to be present to make a
report for Musselshell county and j. r.
Stille Of Cut Bank was unable to ap-
pear for Glacier county. His place was
taken by l.. NJ. Larberg.
Reports were made by the following
men: Broadwater county, J. p. Kearns,
Cascade. G. H. Provin, Belt;
Judith Basin. G.. H. Kirk, Benchland;
Fergus. J. H. Morrow, Moore; Teton,
James Eckford, Choteau; Lewis and
Clark, Earl Ogden, Augusta; Wheat
land. Edwin F. johnson, Harlowton;
Golden Valley, Vern Cornell, Lavina.
1t was admitted in general discus
sion, following a question raised by Mr..
has to be met by the bankers is the
problem of cooperating with farm loan
bureaus.
Fitting Future Farmers
Charles e. Potter, in charge of boys
ciated with the extension service of the
Montana State college ut Bozeman, dis
cussed the value of Fitting Future
Farmers" for their work in guiding the
destiny of the states agricultural in
terests when they are old enough to
assume the full responsibilities Of the
farm work now being CARED on by their
parents.
The bankers of the state have been
of a great deal of assistance in aiding
the boys and girls with their club
work. said Mr.. Potter, and he assured
the bankers that they were doing a
great work for their state by lending
money to boys and girls who are de-
voting their spare time to the raising
of purebred stock or who are putting in
small crops that they can handle dur
ing their vacation period from school.
The club work reaches those who
are unable to go to school and teaches
them the correct methods of farming
and handling of livestock. Mr.. Potter
said. The future of the state depends
on the methods of farming employed,
zens of the state. the extension serv-
ice is paving the way to continued pros
perity and establishing methods of
farming that will place Montana in
the foreground among the agricultural
of America. he said.
Foolish to Sell Wool Early
az would like nothing better than to
the wool market of the country
Staff. president of the National Wool
Warehouse company of Chicago, speak
ing before the bankers Saturday morn
ing.
Mr.. Staff spoke Of the folly of the
early consignment of wool at definite
figure. pointing out that many big wool
men who have lost heavily during the
last couple of years could have staged
q big comeback this year if they had
used a little more wisdom in market
ing their wool. Many sold at a figure
Is or 90 cents a pound less than they
could have received had they studied
conditions and sold their wool on n
floating market-which was floating
steadily higher.
The house which he represents has
SEM put more than 10000 letters of
information this year to sheep men to
apprise them of the general conditions
relative to the wool industry, Mr.. Staff
said.
Mr.. Staff urged the bankers to use
their influence among the sheep men
to establish orderly marketing of their
wool clips. The weol market has drawn
a lot of rotten speculation, he said, and
crooked buyers have taken advantage
of uniformed farmers TO consign all
the wool in certain communities for
absurd figures in comparison to what
the wool would bring if properly mar
keted.
Don't Scrap Wool Industry
Discussing the decline of the sheep
and wool industry in Montana during
the last few years. Mr.. Staff said that
sheep herds have dwindled
from $4,000 head in 1920 to 3,1O0,-
600 head in 1922. And yet the sheep
industry is capable of faster recupera-
ton than any other farming industry,
said.
Wool is wool this year. Don't scrap
your wool industry. It's a good COM
modify" he told the bankers. The
of the bankers are absolutely |
to establish organized and
banking. he said. There is
to consigning wool one year
and not getting your money Tor it until
the next year as has been the case with
many sheep men in Montana. Sheep
men must study methods of marketing
wool if they are to realize 100
per cent on their investment. he said.
Speaking of the competitive wool
market of the country. Mr.. Staff said
that only 40 per cent of the wool re-
luired in America is produced here.
Wool is a basic commodity and cannot
to be produced at a loss. The
cannot be controlled by the i'm