The Carbon County news., 1925-03-05
Montana Development Assoc
siatien VIII Continue In
tsnsive, Practical Work
for Bsttsrnent Of State


the Montana Development Association
In the opinion OF those who realize
she hig Worthwhile results accomp- /
llshed during the past four years The
summary which follows bears this out
and so clearly demonsuales lhe splen-
did successes attained that he who
rms mny read and see THAI the Asso-
citation has been vital factor in nd
vancIng Montana's welfare:
Defeated the ''cost-narking' law,
the enforcement Of which would have
mt am unnecessary heavy burden ari
not only the merchant, bui alse o''
every consumer In the state
Convinced that regular cash IN
come the year around Is an essential
element In the progress of Montana
farmers toward independence, the As
ISOLATION has consistently worked 10
bring about an increase In the number
of dairy cows In the state II 9th
through information disseminated by
the Generai office and the work OF
the secretary and field men outside,
counsel and encouragement In organ
lxing local mutual dairy loan assoea-
tions has been constantly rendered.
Several organisations of this cllarae-
ter were completed In both the eastern
and western parts of the state. One
of the most outstanding of these II
the Montana Mutual Dairy Loan Asso-
c,atlan. nj Missouia. organized by G.
W. Fowler, secretary OF the Montana
Development Association, who resigned
10 take over the management of this
organization. The results of the agi-
tation by the Association, calling nj
tention to the vital necessity Of more
livestock on the farms and Of the or
ganixAtion Of these associations have
played large part In helping Montana
farmers to meet and conquer the OH
stacles encountered during the trying
times through which we have passed.
Prevented ! proposed increase Of
rs per cent In express rates, which, "
allowed, would have cost the people
Of the state thousands Of dollars for
years to come and would have STARTED
to levy its toll At time when ou'
people could especially III afford IT.
svmmsr Tlliass Campaign
Through yhe summer trisge cam
pairn established by practical demon
stratien the fact that Montsna's I'm
+, mense area Of non-irrIgaied land eoulf
be made TO produce good reTrns o'
wheat every year. This was mn s.e
cousplishment OF the utmost Import
anee, for both Within and without IN
state the idea had betDine widespread
that those attempting farming opera
tIons on non-irrigated land were goin-
ND against well-nlgh msurmountabl'
odds. except perhaps In the most 1avor
able years
By intensive studies. both iE tn
| field and at the office. of the methods
| Of those farmers who have been max
| ing good year In and year out, renchet
| the conclusion that only by the employ
ment OF a thorough system of diversi
flcation. including the raising of tn
living and the feed for the livestoci
| on the farm, can success be made Ger
| tain. The results of these Investiga
ilons have been brought to public al
tentIon again and again. until toda,
we can safely say that big maJorit.
of our farmers have come to reaiix
The vital importance OF general diver
| siflcation.
Progress In Divarsificaelsn
| In line with the Associations con
vletion that tiiversificAtion II m abso
iutely essential slemsat In maxim
rood and In conjunction with the wor|
ID the summer tiilaes contsst, N
feasibility OF raising greater amount
Of cesn and the tremendous advantags
| 10 b. es<ursd fron this practice wer
cenetna<4y stressed. Tho astouA1in
| incresss 10 corn acreage and yisid duI
inn ~ last three ysar1 bears wftnes
70 tAe efficacy Of this phase Of N
Associations work.
Bvary conceivable effort was "a
srtsd to get the Norbeck-Burtness bill
which would have made 1t possible 10
our farmers TO secure much-neede
high grade livestock, enacted Into Law
After its defeat the Association imm'
diatcly got In touch with the Agricu
tural Credit Corporation In MOI
strenuous attempt to get them to pr
vide Montana farmers with an oppo
tunity to get livestock loans. VIII
the Association has been unsuccessf'
thus far, We now have every reason
| believe, this spring, loans for the pu
hase Of Thoroughbred cattle and shee
Twill be available.
Realizing that pure seed meai
much larger returns to the farmer,
we'll as lower cost of production D
unit. the Association has always a
vlsed and encouraged In every possIb
way. Its increased use. Financial 0
sEstarice had been given TO make pc
sible pure seed exhibits and the ben
| fits which accrue from the productl'
| OF such seed have been kept cons
| tently In the foreground.
| Southern potato growers, bel
| obliged to get their seed In tire Nor
| each year, and desiring to get the bs
| obtainable. have been putting on {
/ perimsnts each year, in which q nu
her NJ states nartIcipata FarIy spel