Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-27
Roosevelt County Agent
Surveys Farmer Problems

n B. Noble. county agent for Roose-
Welt county, gives in the accompanying
article some of the results OF cooper
alive effort in his county. Because
conditions in this section are in many
WAYS typical of problems against when
the high line farmer is thrown, all over
portbern Montana, any efforts OF the
sort which he discusses are of pre-
eminent interest. Mr.. Noble is OF tine
opinion that a continuation OF e1Iort
along the lines which have started IN
his county will react materially TO the
farmers benefit in the high line
try.
The article follows:
Harvest is on in full swing and TINS
promises to be one of the busiest ana
one of the best years so far as acre
yield is concerned, that we have expert
enced in Roosevelt county for many
years. Throughout the county, WITH
the exception of a few small areas tnss
were hailed and one small area tnat ol9
not receive as much rain as 1t snoulo
have, there is no question u wnat
the yield and quality is tar above nor
NAL. 1t is safe to estimate tnat at
least 100000 bushels of grain WIZ
be harvested in Roosevelt county this
year. Farmers in the county have re
ceiyed advance information on the
strike and the possibility of getting the
grain crop tied up through that means.
and in the event that it should continue
it might be advisable to stack gram
which will keep it better than a poorly
CONSTRUCTED granary. However, at the
present. time the strike situation Is clear
ing up and it looks like there VIII De
no difficulty in moving the crop as fast
as the farmers desire TO have it moved.
1t is only hoped that the slump IN
prices win discontinue and that farmers
will receive at least a fair price Tor
their efforts in raising such a fine
crop.
During the field season. which IS
the summer season. there is a tendency
to slacken up on cooperative efforts
and it is sometimes hard to get going
right again in the fali in order to line
up work for the following year. How
ever. the communities as a whole IN
Roosevelt county can well be proud of
the constructive. economical and educa-
tional program that they are gradually
carrying out. and they are already de-
irving many benefits from their efforts.
Pure Seed In County
One of the projects this year that is
being carried out and which will in the
future become very valuable TO every
farmer in the county. whether he IS a
! direct co-operator in this one project
or not, is for pure seed. This county
can boast of having eight of the best
pure seed growers in the state. This
means that eight men are raising an ap-
proved standard of seed on an approved
basis that will be the foundation for
saving the millions of dollars that have
been lost in the past by using an in
ferior value of mixed seed. thus caus-
ing the grower TO be graded down from
2 to 80 per cent on quality when he
should be producing the highest quality
of wheat that can be grown in the
world.
In the recent inspection of pure
seed in this county the inspector in
formed one grower that in the last
two counties he visited every pure
seed grower had his fields turned down
due to carelessness in handling their
crop. The standards of the association
would not be brought down for care
less growers. but kept on a high plane,
Thus Roosevelt county should be
proud of its pure seed men.
Corn Growing Contests
Another project that is of great
educational value and will undoubtedly
develop into one of great commercial.
value TO farming industry is the large
acreage of. corn grown under the name
Of the boys corn growing contest. II
would do anyone good to get out ant
look over some of these fields as they
are undoubtedly q real demonstration
of what can be done with a valuable
feed crop like corn under ideal condi.
tons. This acreage Of corn, besides
giving a foundation of high class seeC
will start the boys into a livestock
project that will tend to diversity theil
methods of farming and make them
business partner with dad and boosr
them on a profitable basis.
tuberculosis Tests and BIackIeq
,, Close TO 1000 head Of cattle wer,
tested in the county for II. B. thi!
year through the efforts of the com
munity livestock project leaders, tn,
! extension service and the state ait
federal livestock departments. Thii
work is indispensable to life and healtl
!, which makes the work doubly neces
sary. Out of this number tested Their,
were only Is reactors found thus far
The work will be completed this fal
and it is anticipated that no more re
actors will be found.
The educational work on blackle,
I control is past the demonstration
stage and most communities have beer
, depending q great deal on the govern
ment issuance of vaccine, which il
very efficient and practical However
since the first Of July this service oil
free vaccine has been discontinued Blu
livestock project leaders in the com
I munity are well posted on the blackle,
!. aggression which is the most e~fficien
. the tax bills of America hereafter
? We will know that a tariff com
mission will lay before the presi