The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1924-07-02
Weekly Newsletter
From State College
F. S. COOLEY,
Director Extension Service
DiversifcatiOn in Daniels County

DiversifcatiOn in Daniels County
Indicative of the general trend in
northern and eastern Montana, Dan
iels county is taking rapid strides to-
ward stabilized farming, according t.
County Agent A. W. Warden. a sur
vey of the agricultural conditions Of
the county taken recently by the coun-
ty agent and the county assessor. in
dlcates that there will be at leasr
$500 head of hogs and 100 tons of
dressed turkeys going to market from
this county during the coming season.
While the results of the survey are
taken as but 80 per cent complete,
the facts and figures obtained well
indicate the trend toward more de-
pendable farming systems, according
to Mr.. Warden.
Corn growing increased approx
mately 100 per cent over last year,
with 4,31S acres devoted to corn dur
ing the present year as compared to
2,206 acres in 1928. While the grow
ing conditions SO far have not been
the best for corn, Nh. Warden feels
that good weather during the next
two months will bring a good crop,
and even if the corn fails to mature,
the growers will still have a valuable
supply Of feed and fodder from their
corn fields.
The survey showed that there were
525 brood sows and 1904 turkey hens
in the county, two items which the
county agent contends will increase
he income very materially next fall.
Allowing but five pigs to the litter
there will be $500 pigs to sell and
with anything like favorable cOndi-
tons there should be at least 100
tons of dressed turkeys ready for
market for the holidays.
Flax. which has been one of the
best paying cash crops in northwest
ern Montana in recent years and which
promises to remain in a favorable
position the present season, showed
the greatest increase of any crop rails
ed in Daniels county, jumping from
3,203 acres in 1920 to 11,404 acres
in 1924.
Hay and forage crops under cultiv-
l ett;;0n also showed a healthy increase.
The survey showed 419 acres devoted
to sweet clover, AZ acres to alfalfa,
50 acres to beans and a considerable
area devoted to such crops as millet,
cane, rye grass, and other feed crops.
Cooperation in Shipping Stock
How a cooperative livestock ship
ping association benefits its men,
bers is well illustrated by a recent re-
port on the activities of the Ravalli
Live Stock Shipping association, by
County Agent L. A. Campbell. The
report reads:
"A special meeting of the members
of the Ravalli Live Stock SHIPPING
. association was held and each mem
Der listed the amount of live stock
5 and kind that they would have to sell
in the immediate future and also list
= ed the stock they intended to sell thi:
fall. Following up this meeting one
shipment of hogs was made the lat
S ter part Of May and the member,
were able to secure so cents a hun
dred above the local market for thei
stock. Since, by cooperation, it wa
possible to ship an entire carload
buyers were willing to pay that mucI
l. more. The local market was S6.5
and the association hogs sold for 81
An additional advantage resulted fror
g the fact that the farmers were abb
Is to dispose of their hogs all at on
r time thus avoiding the necessity @
bringing in a few hogs every thre
I'd or four days for a period of two Q
Of three weeks as would otherwise b
necessary"