Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-02-12
mOntana Development Assoc
citation win Continue In-
tensive, Practical Work
for Betterment Of State.


zen In the state has been the work Of
ne Montana Development Association
n the opinion Of those who realize
ne big. worthwhile results aec0lnp-
lished during the past four years. The
summary which follows bears thls out
md 20 clearly demonstrates the aplen-
Nd successes attained that be VINO
-uns may re- ] and see that the A.
ISOLATION has been a vital factor Ia
advancing Montana welfare
Defeated the "cost-marklng' law.
The enforcement OF which would have
pot an unnecessary heavy burden on
DOT only the merchant. but also on
every consumer In the stata.
Convinced that regular cash IN
cozns the year around Is an essential
aennsnf In the progress OF Montana
farmers toward Independence, the As
so6aatioa has consistently worked to
bring abSut an Increase in the number
a dairy COWS In the state. Bothl
ArOugia information 6iseeminate6 ~ |
&a General Office and the work az /
re secretary amd field men outasaa.
counsel and encouragement In organ
lsing local mutual dairy lOan associa-
tioAs has been constantly rendered.
Several organizations q this charat-
ter were completed in both the eastern
and western parts Of the state One
Of the most outstanding OF these Il
the Montana Mutual Dairy Loan Assoc.
citation. at MisOoula, organised By G.
W. Fowler, secretary Of the Montana
development Association, who reslanedS
b take over the management Of thif
The results Of the agI-
satfon By the Association, calling at .
.entIon to me vital necessity Of more ,
livestock on the farms and Of the or
limitation Of these associations ha4a +.
played large part In helping Montana
,armerN to meet and conquer the ob-
eacles encountered during the trying
ims through which we have passed.
Prevented a proposed Increase Of
3 per cent IN express rates which, Y
flowed. would have cost the people
& the state thousands OF dollars for
ears TO come and would have started u
0 levy its toll at a time when our Q
'sopla could especially m afford IT. y {
Summer Tlnass Campaign - :
Through the summer tiilage cam :
align, established by practical demon
tration the fact that Montana's inn ?
aense area OF non-irrigated Land could p
Q made to produce good returns OF =
neat every year. This was an ac- a.
omplishment OF the utmost import o.
nee, for both within and without the
.ate the idea had become widespread "
lat those attempting farming opera 10
ons on non-irrigated land were going q
D against welI-nigh unsurmountable "a
dds, except perhaps In the most favor u
bic years. pS
BY Intensive studies, both In the IN
cid and at the office, OF the methods OF
| those farmers who have been max
Ig good, year in and year out. reached
le conclusion that only by the employ AZ
emit Of thorough system OF diversi. IN
cation. including the. raising Of the 10
ring and the feed for the livestock pc
, the farm, can success be made Ger ia
IN. The results Of these investiga u
ons have been brought TO public at 4
ntion again and again, until today IA
. can safely say that q big majority We
our farmers have come 70 realize ev
e vital Importance Of general tfvsr-
fication 81 ma
Progress IN olverslflcaslon ha
In llne with the Associations con- ne
ctioa that dlverslfIcati0n Ia an abso- su
teiy essential element IN making
'ed and 10 conjunction with the work pu
the summer tiilaae contest. thief WI
aslbiNty OF raising greater amounts de-
corn and the tremendous advantages an
be secured from thia practice were OF
astantiy stressed The astounding WI
crease Ia cern acreage and yield dar- KIN
Z the last three years bears witness til
the efficacy Of this phase Of the Of
leociation's work.
Every conceivable effort was ex. eff
ted to get the Norbeck -Burtnees bin. tat
atch would have made II possible for ma
r farmers 10 secure much-needed tar
n grade livestock. enacted into Law cor
t1E 10 tM-Atot the H4outldlIVN lnmt- tnr
ltely got in touch with the Agricul- tai
raj Credit Corporation In q most be
'enuous attempt to get them TO pro- Gle
ie Montana farmers with an oppor- in
nifty to get livestock loans. While clu
: Association has been unsuccessful ins
Is far. we now have every reason to loo
lleve. this spring, loans FOR fhe pur- II
ace Of thoroughbred cattle and sheep get
n be available. Gle.
Reallming that pure seed means Ing
lch larger returns to the farmer, as WIZ
n as lower cost Of production per tlor
Il. the Association has always adj COS,
I'd and encouraged IN every possible and
y. is Increased uss Financial as "a,
lmnce had been given to make pos. ava
10 purs seed exhibits and the bane- Dew
i which ncrrua iron the production szs@
snch seed have been kept consls. y
Ifl ~ the fare4TDund feR
sentherr potato Rrowes~. he,ns Rs.m