The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1923-01-17
FARMERS WEEK.
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ticular division of the program.
Dean Warren dealt particularly
with agricultural prices; their past, -
present and future possibilities. He
has made a particular STUDY of this
topic, and in the course of his study
has gathered much material of inestl-
mable value to American agriculture
in the matter Of markets and their
tendencies, and the most efficient
methods of working with them Tor
farm profit. His tracing of the past
progress of the5e markets in their up
and down marches through fairly well
defined cycles, and his ann of in
terpreting them, must have been OF
very definite value TO the farm pro-
ducers who listened to them.
DR.. Hedger dealt at length with
children on the farm and in the city,
and took up the responsibilities Of
the community TO the small and grow
ing child. She made particular pleas
for child care and nutrition based on
sound common sense principles, stat
ing that only when reason was used IN
feeding the small child could the ma
ton expect to turn out husky men
and healthy women to carry On the
: national work. In her last address
she took UP the matter of schooling,
making a plea for graduated educa-
ton to take especial care of the back
ward student and the most progress
sive type in a manner that would aid
them rather than discourage them and
holding them back, a. 90 features Of
the present system.
G.. G. Jewett ook up the marketing
problems, combining himself mostly to
wheat marketing. He told Of the eff
fort the association ne represented
was putting forth in advancing the
idea of cooperative marketing Of
crops by the farmers, and told of the
actual advantage that had accrued tc
those who had marketed in this way
; during the past year.
! Curtis L .Mosher came to the con-
gress to address the agriculturistS
on farm credits, nand he took NJ
farm finance and the subject Of farm
credits in a that told of the
experience he has had along these
lines. He told of the means by which
farm credits could be built up, and the
: necessity of farmers maintaining good
) credit in order to maintain a borrow
ing power.
The agronomy program containe3
- lectures on many topics Of interest 70
Montana growers. Among these were
= varieties Of small grains for Montana
regions, discussion Of special soil
problems, growing and using of sweet
= clover, irrigated pastures, production
~ of ~sunflowers, weed laws and wee5
campaign, Canada thistle and its con
troll, tillage Implements in weed con
troll, demonstration of weed cleaning
Ia machines, grain Judging and prepare
4 ton of grain samples for exhibition
wheat grading, milling and baking 81
- Montana's leading varieties, ne'r
- method of treating smut, corn in Mon
tana, ad~aptability, varieties and cul
ture.
The livestock men also had a pro
, gram Of considerable merit for tbs
= breeders of the state. On their pro
~ gram were dairy, horse, beef cattle
: sheep and wool, and swine features
- The dairy portion was taken up witt
Judging Of dairy cattle, and the feed
ing of dairy cows. In the hors
- breeders section were lectures on tn
breeding of pure bred stock, and dis
cussiOn of state station laws. Bee
- cattle men took IN the Subjects o
western markets for we tern stock
- the Montana livestock commission
- livestock sanitation, and the pure
= bred industry. Sheep and wool wor
included experimental results at Du
~, hois, Idaho; work with sheep at Mon
tana experiment station, sheep dis
eases, wool marketing, consignment
he selling, business methods IN shee
raising, and classes and grades O
- wool. Swine breeding, reeding, por
production, and marketing were ais
yis taken up.
The dairymen also mad a speci'
wa program of their own, on which weI
taken up the subjects concerned chiei
~ ly with production Of dairy produc'
~ featured by special demonstrations /
the state college dairy laboratories.
Horticulture took up its share
-, the program, dealing to a great e.
- tent on potato work IN the state. Tt
Kings discussed included potato see
10 potao diseases, cultural practices, p
-. tato certification. Grading and shil
ping, storage and marketing.
of The poultry program took up ma
tiers relating to the profitable pr
duction of poultry and eggs, incubi
,ar ton, brooding of CHICKS, p~reservatiC
Of eggs, marketing Of eggs and PIT
duce, housing, lighting, and the gra'
ing Of eggs.
The b~ee-keepers discussed all n
main problems encountered in Il
=, production Of honey. This include
the care of hives, and the choice al
raj care of colonies, and the handling
10 the product.
Under the farm management pr
gram came a discussion of the pro
nv lens facing the farmer under prese
day conditions.
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