The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1923-12-13

! thaC was demdHueu Dy the reglStere
Canadian growers. After the NEE
ing, conference was held with
couple of the best farmers of tn
community, whereupon they agree
to take a small amount of the see
on the following basis:
That the seed be furnished Their
and that they return two bushels il
the fall for for one that was furnish
ed in the spring. After discussin;
the matter with a number of bust
ness men hat were interested in thu
development of the county, a small
amount of seed of both Victory oat:
and Canadian Marquis was secured
on that basis. Steps were taken tt
see that the seed was properly hand.
led and that it be given all the chance
possible to produce its best results.
In addition to this, it was put into
a variety test with other leading va
~rieties, where it was demonstrated to
be superior to the other varieties for
our conditions. Care was also taken
to see that after the seed was raised
that it be spread throughout that
community and the county.
This was an easy matter, however,
as the threshing Of the plat each
year proved to be the demonstration
and as practically all the farmers in
the community operated the thresh-
ing rig, they learned the yield and
quality of this seed. The results
were so good on some of the ground
that was handled by some of the
farmers, the second year, that the
spread of the seed was most rapid,
each farmer getting what he could
for his own seed plat, in order that
he would soon produce it himself on
a commercial basis.
This last year the supply grew so
large that it was almost impossible
to hold all of the grain for seed pur-
poses However, arrangements were
made with some of the most agrees
sive elevators whereby they would
paw the market price for the seed at
the time it was delivered to the ele-
vator, keep it in a separate steel bin
during the winter, and give all the
profit to the grower, when sold for
seed in the spring.
The results Of the pure and APP
seed are most apparent by
the rapid spread of these grains
throughout the county Practically
every community will have a start
IN high class standard variety of pure
and approved seeds in both wheat
and oats, and it is estimated that by
he year 1925 every farmer in the
who is raising wheat at all,
will be producing from the stock orig
nally secured in founding this pro-
iect. This one project alone by its
marvellous results, has been a very
important factor in developing ex-
.ension work along other channels.
The remark of Ben Zimmerman,
A farmer raising approved seed, is a
fair explanation of the results accom-
in this project, which is as
II am convinced that the
extra yield | obtained from my Can
adam Marquis wheat, together with
he extra premium l received for
is responsible for the poft in my
wheat farming. In 1922 my Cana
iian Marquis yielded "a bushels to
he acre, and in 1923 it yielded "a
rhe county average yield for these
;wo years was seven and eight bush
lis respectively. | believe from my
observations that under exactly the
iame conditions, the Canadian Mar
luis will out-yield our common stuff
Tx bushels to the acre, plus zoe to
loo premium, is surely a profit. Fig
ire it up for yourself"
Corn Program
The corn program, which was
;tarted in the county in 1922 in the
'orm of a corn acreage campaign,
vas promoted by the assistance of
he county executive board and the
community officers, and the valuable
cooperation of the different news
and commercial clubs of the
.ounty, using the Boys Corn Grow
ng Contest as the foundation. In
he fall Of 1922 corn displays were
by farmers and put in most
on~spicuous places in the various
owns throughout the county. Prizes
yere given for the best exhibits in
he display. Then the best exhibits
we're assembled and sent to the Nor
hern Montana show, where they won
large number of the prizes offered
here. The displays of the different
owns were put in very attractive
such as hotel Hobbies, Com
1ercial Club rooms or business dis
laywindows, and they caused a lot
f talk and comment upon the quail
Y of corn that could be raised in
his country; in fact they started
veryone, from the travelling men to I
he farmer, talking about r Fol-
the corr show, much publicity /
as given by the local papers on the ,
Joys Corn Growing Contest, where
egistered hogs were given by the I
ankc aS pri1ac aod Drao+iooU- opu Z