The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-12-14
COUNTY AGENT SEES
PROJECT BENEFITS
RESULTS OF CROP PROJECT ARE
APPARENT IN MANY PARTS
OF COUNTY

The Crops Project was considered
one of the major portions of Farm
Bureau and Extension Work this
year This project was divided into
three subdivisions which were es-
pecially emphasized during the year.
These subdivisions were, Pure and
Improved Seed, Tillage and Corn
Production.
The object of the Pure and I'm
proved Seed Project was to encour-
age the growth of and increase of
all standard varieties Of grains, for
age crops and potatoes in the county
F, The goal to be obtained was to get
every farmer, in the course of time.
to raise adapted standard varieties.
Also to develop a source of high
quality standard variety of seed with
in the county, thus increasing the de-
mand. increasing the profit and de-
creasing the labor This work has
been increasing from year to year
and this year there are 35 pure and
approved seed growers in this county
on record.
The object of the tillage work was
to introduce new and improved meth
DDS of soil tillage that could be
adapted to local conditions that
would materially increase quality and
production of all crops. Models of
five different tillage implements that
could be constructed on the farm
were sent out to each community IN
the county Circulars giving de-
tailed information regarding the con-
| stmction of these implements were
mailed out together with circular let
ters encouraging better tillage meth
DDS. No definite goal was set in this
division of the crops project this
wear but a noticeable increase of
better and saner tillage acreage has
resulted.
The object of the corn Production
division was to stimulate interest,
increase the acreage and demonstrate
better methods of handling corn.
This was not definite project IN
crops work but was stimulated
through crops committeeman by
keen interest developed through the
Boys Corn Growing Contest.
The same organization with it's
definite parts are responsible for the
efficient operations of this project as
was true with the Livestock project.
The Farmer Demonstration, the Com
munity Committeeman, the County
Project Leader and the County Agent
have to function as a machine to
make any marked results in this
work The comparative energy and
efficiency of such an organization
where it has functioned throughout
the county has been definitely noted
and definite records of greater crop
yiIds have been recorded. The fol-
lowing are the recorded results of
tn crop improvement project as con-
Quoted the past year:
1. Five Registered Seed Growers
raised 1900 bu. Of Registered Seed
on approved standard varieties Of
small grains.
2. Twenty approved seed growers
raised 10000 bushels of high class
seed on standard varieties
3. Ten project meetings were held
to stimulate crop standardization and
better tillage.
A. One tillage implement demon
stration held to show approved meth
DDS Of tillage.
5. Models of Home made tillage
furnished every commun-
ity in the county.
6. Acreage of corn increased
through corn campaign.
z. Educational work in corn re-
suited in better methods adopted by
,orn growers in this section.
s. Noticeable increased acreage of
better titled crops.