The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1924-09-17
EXTENSION SERVICE
GIVES FARM HINTS
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ABOUT the same size ana shape as the
familiar dynamite stick and has
about the same strength as a cant
ridge of 20 per cent dynamite.
In all there are about 100, 600, 600
pounds Of pyrotOl available and Mon
tana's allotment is 100000 pounds.
Shipments will be made only in car
load lots and no individual will be
allowed to order less than one so
pond box or more than 1000 pounds.
The costs are five and six-tenths
cents per pound plus handling and
transportation charges from Dupont,
Washington. The regulations regard
ing ordering and shipment will make
it necessary for d number OF farm
ers to pool their orders so that ali
entire carload may be ordered for a
community.
County agents and the Extension
Service at BOzeman, may be called
upon for additional information.
Club Members At Fair.
Montana's champion club members
are this week enjoying the Interstate
fair at Sioux City, Iowa. The cham
pion demonstration team, made up Of
Rita Robel tson and Stell Ness of
Rosebud are the guests OF the Inter
state Fair mo an oo,ov,oD+ o,J H. oLo-.
pion club boy of the state, Herbert
Zwisler of Park City, is the winner
Of the Cudahy free educational trip
to this fair. With ali expenses paid
and an elaborate program of enter
tainment and education arranged for
them, the Montana champions have
nothing to do but enjoy themselves.
Herbert Zwisler gained his high
honor chiefly through his efforts as
a corn grower. Last year, at 16 years
of age, the corn grown by this Still
water county boy was placed on ex-
hibit at the international Hay and
Grain show and placed third among
the boys and girls club exhibitors
of the United States. Since 1922 his
corn has topped the lists at the Mon
tana State Fair, the Midland Empire
Fair and the State Corn show. In
1928 his acre of corn yielded $126 in
cash returns and fair prizes. While
an outstanding leader as a corn
grower he has also been successful
as a garden and poultry club men,
Der.
During the present yea Herbert
l"ls!er has acted as club leader for
the Park City boys and girls and his
enthusiasm has resulted in the devel-
opment Of n of the most successful
clubs in the state. In addition to
carrying on his own club activities
n being the leader of his club. he
has also trained a corn dem Jnstration
team and a cOrn judging team which
Will compete at the Stae and Midland
Empire fairs. Herbert is a member
of both teams.
Girls Represent State.
The two girls who represent Nom
tana at the Interstate fair have been
outstanding in their accomplishments.
While at the fair they will compete
with other demonstration teams rep-
%resenting II middlewestern states.
The demonstration which they will
use in the competition and with which
they won their state championship
honors consists of illustrating the
most efficient way of doing up the
family wash on the farm. The dem
onstratiOn consists primarily of IL
Illustrations of labor saving devices.
including systematic procedure, soft
enlng of hard water, the use of vari-
Gus labor saving devices. etc. One
OF the girls, Rita Robertson. was so
interested in her work that she walk
ed 10 miles that she might be with
her partner to reherse their demon
stratiOn. Both girls are members Of
the Rosebud clothing club and as such
made their own demonstration CO.'S
tunes.
Gypsum Increases Yield.
In Sanders county tests carried on
under the direction of the Montana
Extension service have demonstrated
that the addition of gypsum to land
VIII greatly increase the yields of al
Ialta, clover and other hays. Prof.
Edmund Burke of Montana State col
lege IS at present checking up results
this years tests.
Results obtained last year show
that in many cases 100 per cent in
creases in yields result from the an
pilcation of gypsum and, in addition.
analysis of the crops show an in
crease of IL per cent in protein CON-