The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1925-12-25
''FARM and Home"
WEEK PROGRAM
JAN. as
Feature Will Be Address by
John T. Game, III, on Mar
keting Problems

With John Z. Game, III, chief CT
the Packer Stockyards administration,
as one of the important speakers,
.stockmen of Montana look toward to
an important series of livestock meet
ings in connec ion with the annual
Farm and Home week program which
will be held at M~ntana State college,
Bczeman, January 4-8.
Mr.. Game was q speaker at the
Farm and Home Week meetings last
G He has an intimate knowledge
of livestock and marketing problems
IF the west. Last spring he was ap-
pointed bv President Coolid e to take
charge of government activities in Its
supervision over stOckyards and pack
ing plants. In his message to Mon
Iana stockmen he will discuss mar
keting problems in the light Of the
experience gained in his new work:
Production Problems
Stockmen attending the Farm and
Home Week session this year also will
have an opportunity to consider the
production problems by which they
are faced under the conditions now
prevailing in the state. These dis
cussions will be led by c.. N. Arnett,
In charge Of animal husbandry de-
partment at Montana State college;
DR.. W. E. Joseph, in charge Of feeding
experiments at the Montana Expert
ment station; R. c. McChord, assOcl-
ate animal h~usbandman at the college;
DR.. Howard Welch, veterinarian n
r. L. Waddell, livestock specialist for
the Montana Extension service. Es-
pecial attention will be given the
Truth in Meats campaign which Is
attracting the interest of stockmen
throughout the country as a means Of
acquainting housewives and meat con-
sumers with the quality OF meat from
different grades Of animals. The
campaign is intended to o a
greater demand for meat from fin
ished young stock and thus stimulate
the production and marketing Of ami
mails Of this kind.
Sheep and Wool
Sheep and wool growers of the state
VIII devote Friday Of Farm and Home
week to the consideration of their
problems, with special emphasis on
marketing and increasing fleece
weights. w. "A. Deneke, superintend-
ent of the range sheep experiment
station at Dubois, Idaho, where the
government is conducting large scale
range sheep experiments with a band
cf three thousand sheep, will discuss
the factors influencing wool prOduc-
ton in range sheep. Mr.. Waddell
will hold wool grading demOnstra-
tions, considering such matters, as
length of staple, s~hrinkage, and the
use Of different kinds of wool. Spe
cially prepared wool samples repre-
senting all grades and qualities ar
being prepared at the Boston woo
market for use at these demOnstra
tiOns. M. E. Stebbins, who has beer
appointed secretary of the MOntan;
Wool Growers association, will dis
cuss the financing of Mcntana's WOO
sales.
Rambouillet sheep breeders vii
have a special interest in the woo
meetings because of the proposed or
g~anization of a Montana RambOuille
Sheep Breeders association, whic
will enable the breeders Of these shee
in Montana to receive the benefit o
utilization with the American Ram
bouillet Sheep Breeders association.
Other Programs
Wednesday Of Farm and HON
week has been set aside for the cor
s~ideration Of beef cattle and no
problems and Friday is sheep an
wool day. In addition a special pro
gram on crops and soils has been pre-
pared for Friday; potato growers WI
meet on Wednesday and Thursda,
with a program to go with the annu;
meeting Of the Montana Potato In
provement association; and dairyme
will have their day on Thursday
which time the Montana State Dair!
mems association and the MOntaI
Holstein Friesian association WI
meet. The Montana Farm Bures
convention will take place on Monds
and Tuesday and the program f
farm women will extend through Il
four DAYS of Tuesday. Wednesda