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The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-01-24

A T the meeting the first week
II in January of Extension Ser
vice workers of the state of
Montana annual reports for the
year 1928 were filed which give in
detail the great story of the extern
sion work that is bringing Mon
tana into notice for her work with
farmers and farm women. This
meeting in Bozeman was the ninth
annual conference and brought to
the extension headquarters, "a
county agricultural agents, five
home demonstration agents. two
club leaders, six specialists and the
four state leaders. Director F. S.
Cooley of the extension service pre-
sided at the opening meeting and
discussed the unsolved problems Of
extension work.
A total of $40 communities or
ganized for extension work; 1868
men and women serving as volun-
tary local leaders; $4,000 farmers
and farm women who have wit
messed extension demonstrations
almost 10000 Montana farms per-
sonally visited by extension
agents 91S boys and girls who at
tended the 1923 r%ecreational and
educational camps; 1914 farm
homes represented in boys and
girls club work-this is a brief
summary of the high points of ex-
tension work reports for 1928.
Reputation for Quality
In recent years Montana has won
the reputation as the best producer
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-01-24
MAKES THE DEAF HEAR
Remarkable Invention Enables the
Deaf to Hear All Sounds Clearly

Everyone who is troubled with
deafness in any form will be inter-
ested in the announcement of the
photograph Products Corporation,
Suite 402A, Sharp Building, Kansas
City, Mo-, that they have at last per-
fected a device which will enable
every one whose auditory nerve is
not entirely destroyed to hear as per-
fectly as one whose hearing is nor
NAL. To test it thoroughly they sent
it to a number of people who had
been deaf for years and they report
most gratifying results. Many state
that they hear the slightest sound
with perfect ease and hat their nat
ural hearing has been greatly i'm
proved. The manufacturers are so
proud of their achievement and so
confident that every deaf person will
be amazed and delighted with it, that
they offer to send it to anyone by
prepaid parcel post on ten days free
trial. They do not ship c. o. D., nor
do they require any deposit, but send
it entirely at their own risk and ex-
pense, allowing the user ten full
days to try it and decide whether
they want to keep it or not. AS there
is no obligation whatever,
who is troubled with deafness in any
form should take advantage of this
liberal free trial offer. Just send
them your name and address for des-
criptive literature and free trial re-
quest blank.-Adv.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-01-24

conveniences. Other farmers OF
the county or community were able
to visit this farm often to see the
results of ideas recommended by
extension people, and to gather the
practical hints that would increase
their own poultry profits.
Poultry Culling
There were poultry culling dem
~onstrations where 1869 birds were
examined, and 2,457 discarded as
Improbable egg-layers. Hundreds
of farmers and farm women wit
messed these demonstrations and
learned how to Gull the %unprofit-
able birds from their own flocks.
The farm people of Montana be
lieve in recreation, and they have
as keen interest in the movies as
have the town people. During
1928 the extension agents held 239
meetings at which motion pictures
were shown, the meetings being at
tended by 19,482 people. The pic
lures are shown upon a portable
machine run by power from the
county agents car, with almost any
wall, side of a building, or
hastily erected canvas as a screen.
record shows an average of
some 100 farm people for each
movie show. The shows usually
consisted of a reel of travel or
scenic. pictures, a couple of reels
of farm information pictures and a
reel of comics or juveniles for the
children.
Throughout the state in 1929
there were 1,214 farm homes repre-
sented in club work. These boys
and girls from the farms exhibit
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-01-24

Adee, Rosebud Inez Foster Bell,
Yellowstone.
County extension club agents
are Miss Martha Eder of Big Horn
and Mrs. Thomas of Fergus.
Extension specialists include M.
L. Wilson, farm economics; A. !.
Ogaard, agronomy; R. B. Millin,
livestock ]. O. Tretsven, dairying;
Miss Inez La Bossier, clothing /;
Miss Martha Hunter, foods; Miss
Gertrude Hoffman, home econo-
mics.
J. c. Taylor is state leader of
county agents with E. H. Lott as
assistant leader.
c. E. Potter is state leader of
boys and girls club work, with
Miss Doris Ingram as assistant
leader.
Miss Blanche Lee is state leader
of home demonstration agents.
Director F. S. Cooley is in gen
eral charge of all extension acti-
vities in the state.
County extension work got its
start in the boil weevil troubles of
1911 in the south, where farmers
called in college trained specialists
to help them in combating the in
sect spread.
The idea became fixed in the
south and spread to other states,
New York being one of the first
states to install county agricultural
agents on a definite system. In
1913 the Smith-Lever law was
passed and went into operation in
1914. Since that time extension
work has spread fast throughout
the country until now there are in
the neighborhood of 1000 county
employed.
County extension work is sup
ported by funds from the county,
state and federal governments,
With the state extension headquar-
5ers service being responsible for
he careful distribution of this
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-01-24

ed their work at community, coun-
ty and state fairs and in many in
stances won first prizes away from
their adult competitors.
Boys and Girls Club Work
Club work is handled by projects
each boy or girl signing up to
handle definite project work. A
boy will sign up to plant and care
for an acre of corn under proper
supervision, to raise a pig to the
market stage, to handle a certain
area of garden, or to feed and raise
a lamb, colt or calf. This work
has found such favor that bankers
of the state commonly loan thou
sands Of dollars each year to club
members who wish to Start bust
ness for themselves"
Girls in club work do canning
clothing making, bread making,
and similar work. At the end Of
the club year there are achieve
ment day programs where the re-
suits of the year r summed up.
During the year there were Is
club camps where 918 boys and
girls from the farm had a week of
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-01-24

treatment is believed to be the most
~effectual method of stopping wheat
rust, and this treatment was in
troduced by extension people. Elk
tension specialists gave the treat
ment before county extension
agents and the county agents in
turn demonstrated it to farmers.
More than five tons of copper car
Donate dust was used in Montana
in 1928 to fight wheat smut, with
a resulting saving of thousands of
dollars.
Livestock Work
There was important livestock
work. On II tours some 948 Mon
tana farmers visited 100 famous
livestock farms and heard the ex-
~periences of these successful live
stock growers. Extension work.
ers circulated hundreds of letters
and circulars urging better live
stock sires, held meetings to in
crease interest in better livestock,
and gave many demonstrations.
The demonstrations in wool grad
ing in various places in Montana
gave scores of Montana woolgrow-
ers their first knowledge of the
used by professional
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-01-24

of high quality small grains in
North America, and most of this
reputation has been built in coun-
ties which employed county extern
sion agricultural agents. Practi-
cally the entire work of producing
high quality grains and grasses has
been the outgrowth of work of ex-
tension people cooperating with
farmers; the state exhibits at in
ternational shows have been ga
thered and handled by extension
people; most of the state exhibits
from "a counties have been gather
ed by county agents.
The increase of favor for corn
as a Montana crop has been an
other big feather in the caps of the
county agents. In the past year
the acreage of corn has doubled in
counties employing county agents,
although there was little if any
gain in counties that did not en-
ploy county agents. In one county
alone, Richland county, the 1922
acreage was an increase of 400 per
cent over the 1921 acreage, with
a further increase in 1928. In
crease in corn acreage has come at
a time when wheat was losing ia
vor because of market conditions,
and it gave the Montana farm an
immediate increase in hogs, dairy
cattle and other livestock. The
benefit of the increase of corn
acreage has meant untold addi-
tional wealth on the Montana farm.
Crop Standardization
Figures in the annual reports for
1928 give many points of more
than common interest. The report
on crop work alone is worthy of a
separate story. Crop STANDARDIZED
ton has been an important work
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-01-24
State Farm g livestock

experts of the state Agricultural College at Boeman,w where the state and federal
overnmen are xpending arges ums of money experimentation to determine the
best tlage methods for Montana nd thse articles are descriptive of the results of
this work. Ever farmer reader of this newspaper is urged to file these articles ava.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-01-24
Learn How to PLAY

Then there rel meetings and
camps where the mothers of the
farm gathered for rest and recrea-
ton. At some of these camps wom-
en- said that they were "once more
learning how to play" From an
other camp these farm women re-
ported that they were "going back
to the farms with a new and better
appreciation of the life on the farm
and with a greater sense of service
to their community and state"
Many people use the term "coun-
ty agent in reference to the male
agricultural extension agent; but
home demonstration and club
agents usually being women) also
are county agents" All represen-
tatives in the counties now are
County extension agents." each
having a special work to perform.
In Montana in 1928 there were
"a counties employing agricultural
agents, five employing home dem
%onstration agents and two employ
ing club agents. To direct this big
county work there are seven spe-
~cialists who are sent out from the
Bozeman headquarters office to
help county agents and to help or
CARNATIONS in counties that en-
ploy no agents. AT Bozeman there
are four state leaders who direct
various leading phases of the work,
all of these staff members being
under the direct supervision of F.
S. Cooley, director of extension
work in Bozeman.
County extension agents in ag-
include the following: G..
w. Gustafson, Blaine; F. E. Mac
Cascade; C. H. Ruzicka,
c. M. Warrington, Gus
ter; A. w. Warden, Daniels; J. o.
Hembre, Fallon; C. H. Peterson,
Fergus; r. B. Mckee, Flathead;
(. E. Bodley, Gallat1n; w. II. SUIT
on, Lewis and Clark; HI. N.
Kaufman, Madison; H. L. Lantz,
Blaine Ferguson, Pom
lera; G. E. Lewis, Prairie; L. A.
Ravalli; H. F. DePue, +
2ichland D.. B. Noble, Roosevelt
Z. D. Mercer, Rosebud; M. A.
Thorfinson, Sanders M. P. Ostby,
Sheridan; w. H. Jones, Saltwater
Robert Clarkson, Teton; M. E.
,tebbins, Valley; w. P. Stapleton,
Yellowstone.
County extension agents in home
emonstration work are Miss Nora
Iulbush, Lewis and Clark; Miss
Gertrude Erickson, Valley; Miss
esse Marion, Richland Miss Jesse
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-01-24

recreation, education and inspira-
ton for farm life.
Women have their fair share in
extension work. Women of the
community are organized and they
make their own dress forms mod
ell and make their own dresses with
greater attractiveness and saving,
can vegetables under most mod
ern and practical ways, learn of
home conveniences that can be in
stalled at low cost and at great saw
ing of the labor of the farm wom-
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-01-24

available to the entire community.
Then the choice seed is given to
certified growers, who insure a
continuance of the purest seed Of
that variety for the community and
often produce amounts for other
communities.
Hundreds of farmers witnessed
extension demonstrations in the
new carbonate dust treatment of
wheat for smut. Copper carbonate
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-01-24

the crops they wish us to use, and
on variety tests they determine the
varieties best suited to their region.
This most adapted variety is given
to other farmers who carefully
grow it under instruction from the
extension agent and increase the
supply. This supply of the one
most adapted variety soon becomes
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-01-24
a Lady of Distinction.

is recognized by the delicate fascinat-
ing influence of the perfume she uses.
A bath with Cuticura Soap and hot
water to thoroughly cleanse the pores,
followed by a busting with Cuticura
Taicum Powder usually means a clear,
svvea+ heaIthv skin.--Adv-
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-01-24
ADDITIONAL WEALTH BROUGHT TO FARMS OF
MONTANA THROUGH TIDE EXTENSION SERVICE

graders in handling their clips each
year.
In poultry raising the extension
people conferred somewhat in dem
~onstration farms. In each COM
munity there was a farm where
poultry raising was practiced I'M
der latest methods and with best
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-01-24

of the year, with each community
developing the variety of grain
most suited to its own conditions,
increasing hat supply for the en-
tire community and insuring a con-
tinuance of pure seed through GER
titled growers.
In this work the farmers decide
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1924-05-23
Mrs. Lester beadlee
Passes Away After
Weeks Of Suferins

Winifred Seibert Headiee. 81
years old. wife of l.. n. Headiee OF
Monte Vista, died late Sunday after
y critical Illness which followed tho
birth Of son seven weeks ago.
Shortly after the birth OF her child
Mrs. Headlee contracted phlebitis
and for some time MAS very low but
rallied and for several days II was
thought she would be able to
triumph over the disease but u few
days ago she took turn toward
the worse and death released her
from many days of intense suffer-
Ing throughout which sh. made q
brave effort To regain health for the
sake of her loved ones.
winlfrcd Sclbcrt was born Ia
Lincoln. III. August IL. 1897. She
was daughter OF J. T.. Seib.rt OF
Monte Vista and WAS married to l..
n. Hcadlcc. u son OF A. T.. Headics
OF Monte Vista. July -. 1919. The
young couple have u host OF friends
and relatives In Monte Vista and
vicinity who mos, deeply regret the
passing OF this lovely young wife
and mother whose sweet personality
and beauty -ndcarrd her to all who
knew her.
Two children were born 10 Mr..
and Mrs. Headiee. Robert. 6 years
old. and Donald. seven weeks old.
Tho Immediate relatives who With
her family mourn the loss Of Q low.
Ing daughter and sister are: Mr.
and Mrs. J. y. Seibert Of Monte
Vista. two sisters. Mrs. J. X. Will
liams Of Pueblo and Dorothy scibert
Of Monte Vista and Mr.. and Mrs.
A. E. Hesdl-c Of Monte Vista. The
dsceassd became . member OF the
Baptist church At Hooper. Colo. II
March. 1919.
russrai services we're held at The
y. 3. church Tusslay. 3:3e ,. -.
Rsv. n. c. kspAAst efflciatel q tAo
fitee aa1 burial vas DaAo q NooAo
VISA eeostesy.
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1924-05-23
haerfano Trading Co.
Buys Brockway Store

he Huerfano Trading company,
which is controlled by the Walsen.
burt Mercantile company. has pur.
chased the Brockway grocery store
business in Monte Vista. The new
preprietors will take inventory June
LIT and open for business June End.
The Huerfano Trading Co. 10 q
laroe concern. having twenty-three
stosss in Southern Colorado. includ-
Ing one at Alamosa and the one In
Nente Vista.
Tie company will enlarge the
cspacity of the Brockway store and
Will install 4 first class meat market
alse will carry \ line OF mems work
clothing and shoes. The high stand
ard OF the Brockwsy grocery will be
matatained and the present store
force retained.
II bespeaks . large measure Of
confidence in the future of a town
when concern like the Huerfano
establishes store therein.
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1924-05-23
COMPARE AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS OF
SAN LUIS VALLEY WITH OTHER DISTRICTS

account In single season. 1t Il
not impossible. And with the re-
turn Of 4 prosperous year. every
farmer will enter upon the new era
with new avenues Of accomplish.
ments, and filled with new ideas and
enthusissm. And when this i'm.
proved. changed condition does come
and every indication u that II will
come soon-the very person who to.
day thinks he would like to dispose
of his holdings. will be the one who
will endeavor to increase his acre
age. But that's good business
This valley offers great oppor-
tunities for the establishment OF
permanent farm homes. because
crops are produced In abundance
every year. and land values are less
than In other farming districts. So
any person seeking q farm home
should not fail to investigate this
most unusual farming section. for
today opportunities are offered to
buy highly improved irrigated farms
for less than their real value.
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1924-05-23
HOOPER OIL WELL DOWN
OVER AOOO FEET

The directors OF the Valley Oil
Company held = meeting on the site
OF the Hooper Oil we'll Sunday with
their drilier. Jack Calvert.
The directors who attended the
meeting included Elmer Headlee and
Frank Goff Of Monte Vista. Horace
Means and W. p. Williams of Sagu.
ace. and Ben Graf Of Salids. The
directors declared themselves we'll
satisfied with operations at the we'll
since the installation OF the new
deep drilling rotary rig under the
direction Of Jack Calvert. one Of the
bsst kssvn Asiilsrs sf the sostA-
west. go 81
With the Indications Of oil grow.
Ing stronger with every foot the rig
drills deeper the directors consider
ed II advisable to take up . can.
paign to get subscribers to pay up
on their contracts. 6aguache has
completely paid up Oh contracts IN
that part Of the country but stock
holders In Rio 0rands and Alamosa
counties have not contributed In the
measure the Saguache people have.
II the drill is TO 90 through the
shale sands nov coming up. which
are showing sticky and giving Off
petroleum gas near the 1000 foot
depth. and prove oaes and for the
oil problem In the San Lais valley.
suhserihsrs 70 the stock must lend
sid 70 sisanee the progress Of the
drill.
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1924-05-23
MONTE VISTA SCHOOISHAYE
LARGE GRADUATION CLASS

The annual commencement Of the
Monte Vista High School will be
held ON the evening Of May 2S In
the Armory when 26 seniors will re-
cetve their diplomas and Join the
ranks Of N. v. H. 8. alumni.
The baccalaureate service will be
held at the NJ. Z. church Sunday
evening. May "a. A special program
has been prepared for the occasion
and Rev. H. C. Kephart will give
the address.
DR.. Samuel Quisley Of the West
ern State College at Gunnison will
deliver the commencement address
Miss Josephine Van Fleet has the
honor OF receiving the highest
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1924-05-23

, and in locality whers~ drouths
occur frequently-and even - short
time ago ~ the year 1913 nearly
every fermer IN westsra Texas waa
complied e leave. owing to CON.
plete crop failures caused BY drouth
LaAd there can b. purchased at
prices from sls.ee to 5000 AZ
acre.
In northern Colorado splendid
crops have been grown. Sugar beets.
potatoes. peas. alfalfa. small grain,
have producsd large crops. and cat
tie and sheep feeding have been
successful. but land values are
double what they are In this val
ley.
30 when We get away and compare
the productiveness op other akri-
cultural districts with the yields OF
crops grown In the San Luis valley
and At the same time take into con.
alteration the prices OF land in all
these localities, our conclusion OF
this analysis Is. that there IL NO
locality In all the west where good
irrigated land can be purchased At
any where near the low prices asked
for San Luis valley land. And We
want TO Impress this one fact upon
the minds Of the land owners OF this
vsiley-that You should not accept
the prevailing prices for your farm
here. and expect to 20 somewhere
else and buy q better one for the
cane noasy. II can't be done. and
you should not let anything or any
body induce you to give up your
farm home here until after you have
Investigated conditions IN other
farming districts.
u y true thst The earose has besa
pah too how prices for his products
Aurtns tie Dast swo yeass, - eon-
pared With bis cost Of opsratton.
aad the ssst Of farming impssnsnts.
hardware. fqod aad clothing. but
surely these adjustments will soon
- properly made. For with the
sxcsption Of the cotton growers and
the sugar best growers. the pro-
ducers are selling their crops st pre-
var prices. and paying war time
high prices for everything they buy.
Thts condition exists evsrywhsre
today. and this valley will ~ hack
% . profit making basis just %
soon ~ any other farnias district
will ~ that grows The sans kind Of
products.
The greatest asset Of this valley
10 its steady. never failing produce
sivsasss. aad the oas crop alone
potatoes. may pat every man ont
Of 1sbt and with . good sissd hank
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1924-05-23

credit marks for the class and will
give the valedictory. Miss Blanche
Neeley. the second highest will give
the salutatory.
The High School Girls chorus un-
der the direction Of Miss Hazel Nav
will furnish the musical mum bers On
the program.
The program for the commence
ment exercises Wednesday evening
follows:
Class Professional. Miss Hazel May
Invocation. n............Rev II. b. WoodA
Chorus. Love is Spring"-Sheeley
Girls Glee Club
Salutatory ................ Blanche Neeley
Address. Samuel QuiKley
Solo. tselected) Audrey Assay
Presentation of Glass Memorial
Ordean Spencer
NaledictOry.. Josephine Van Fleet
Chorus. "Sprinytime Waltz Song
Presentation OF Glass
Prin. II. J. Wubben
Presentation OF Diplomas
Supt. II. II. Van Fleet
Benediction. Rev. Chas. Calkins
The Senior officers are: presi-
dent, Ordean Spencer: vice-presi-
dent. Karl Sherman: secretary aud
treasurer. Dorothy Wilson.
The Seniors OF 1924 who will re-
ceive their diplomas from Monte
Vista High School Wednesday eve
ming are ss follows:
Esther Godfrey Anna Hunt
Margaret Godfrey Cecil Johnson
Leo Gonzales Viola Jones
Louis Gray Ralph Jones
Helena Haller Theodore Knight
May Hamilton Louis Meyer
Filler Hanks Clara May Naslund
Lois Hooker Blanche Neeley
Ruth Alice Newcomb Everett Smith
Clara Officer Wiida Stephens
Theodore Phye Josephine Van Fleet
Orvtlle Schall Wayne Warrea
Elaine Smith Clifton White
Ordean Spencer Karl X. Sherman
Dorothy Wilson Stella Breea
Neima Assay Arthur Caldwell
izois CorrinGton Eileen De Boer
Helen Eagle.