The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-08-24
COOPERATION BY
FARMERSOF COUNTY
RESUME OF SEASONS ACTIVI-
TIES-2,O 600, 900 BUSHELS OF
GRAIN THIS FALL

GkAlN lzlS FALL
Harvest is on in full swing and
this promises to be one of the busiest
and one of the best years so far as
acre yield is concerned that we have
experienced in Roosevelt County for
many years. Throughout the county
with the exception of a few small
areas that were hailed out and one
small area that did not receive as
much rain as it should have there is
no question but what the yield and
quality is far above normal. 1t is
safe to estimate that at least 2,000,-
600 bushels of grain will be harvested
in Roosevelt County this year. Farm
ers in the county have received adj
vance information on the strike and
the possibility of getting the grain
crop tied up thru that means and in
the event that it should continue it
might be advisable to stack grain
which will keep it better than a poor
" constructed granary. However,
at the present time the strike situa-
ton is clearing up and it looks like
there will be no more difficulty in
moving the crop as fast as the farm
ers desire to have it moved. 1t is
only hoped that the slump in prices
will discontinue and that farmers
will receive at least a fair price for
their efforts in raising a fine crop.
During the field season which is
the summer season there is a ten
dency to slacken up on cooperative
efforts and it is sometimes hard to
get going right in the fall in order
to line up work for the following
year. However, the communities as
a whole in Roosevelt County can well
be proud of the slow, constructive,
economical and educational program
that they are gradually earring out
and they are already deriving many
benefits for their efforts.
Pure Seed
= One of the projects this year that
is being carried out and one which
will in the future become very valu-
able to every farmer in the county,
whether he is a direct cooperator in
this project or not. This county
can boast of having eight of the best
pure seed growers in this state which
means that eight men raising an APP
proved standard of seed on an APP
proved basis that will be the founda-
ton for saving the millions of dol
lars that have been lost in the past
by using an inferior value of mixed
seed, thus causing the grower to be
down from ten to thirty per
cent on quality when he should be
producing the higest quality of wheat
that can be grown in the world.
Tn 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 their fields turned
down. due to carelessness in hand
ING their crop. The standards of the
association would not be brought
down for careless growers but kept
on a high plane. Thus Roosevelt
County should be proud of its pure
seed men.
Corn
Another project that is of great
educational value and will undoubt-
eddy develop into one of great com
mercial value to farming industry
is the large acreage of corn grown
under the name of the Boys Corn
Growing Contest. 1t would do any
good to get out and look over
of these fields as they are I'M
.doubtedly a real demonstration of
what car be done with a valuable
feed crop like corn under ideal con-
ditions. This acreage of corn, be-
sides giving us a foundation of high
class seed will start the boys into
a livestock project that will tend to
diversity their methods of FARMING
and makes them a business partner
with dad and boost them on a pro-
ftable basis.
T. B. Test
Close to 1000 head of cattle were
tested in the county for T. B. this
year through the efforts Of the com
,,o,,ni+v livestock project leaders, the