The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-01-30
COUNTY AGENT TELLS
OF CONFERENCE

Of the program at the Annual State
4 CTmty Agent Conference held at
/ Bozeman last week
The program consisted of talks bv|
/ the county agents from over the
! state and other extension worker. on
! experiences and results of the past.
/ year, and a program of work for the
! coming year was outlined.
Grain was one of the leading sub
4 jects. The value Of the new varie-
ties tried out last year was taken
up, also, tests on yields of varieties
and strains, two new varieties VIII be
tried out in the county this year. the
/ II aating of seed grain with conner
carbonate, hot water smut treatment
and other methods.
Insect pests, especially the Hessi2n
! fly, which was found in the counties
i bordering on North Dakota last wear.
/ Including Sheridan County. The best
way worked out to combat the Hes
sian fly was to pillow the ground in
the Iau OF burning becluse the ''fax
seed state" lives over on the stubble.
ii the ground has not been plOwed
in the fall or burned the ground
Fshould be plowed in the spring not
later than May LIST, for the reason
that observations made last year by
County Agents showed that the
/ Matching started shortly after Nav
] list.
Other topics discussed in ccaaee-
ton with grains were, county purs
seed program, grain demonstrate s.
/ approved seed, weed campaign and
the furroW dill.
The results Of corn VARIETY tests
were checked over and the best
strains and varieties determin~d
Different makes Of silos We're studied
and the listing Of com we're discus
sed.
Sweet clover, alfalfa, and other
forage crops were taken from all
angles,
Livestock was taken up as to feed
ing, housing, better breeding, disease
and marketing. Livestock Shipping
Associations were strongly recon-
mc1ded, a better sire" campaign was
advocated. Sheep and hog diseases
were explained in detail by the state
veterinarie5 The "culling" Of sheep
as to am4lHt Of wool was emphasized.
Il has been found that by culling out
| the sheep having light heeces the
average amount Of wool per head is
gradually increased. Other topics
discussed were dipping range live
! stock, occurrence Of q3iter, pu1ebred
ram SAFES, recent developments in
swine feeding, LIVESTOCK tours and
others.
In regard to dairying, COW testing
circles, testing cattle for tuberculosis.
bull associations, standard tyres of
cow stalls and other eqlipnc-t, was
taken UP, besides the problems Of
feeding, housing and better breeding.
In poultry work, egg marketing,
turkey marketing, pQlltIy house ne
modelling demonstration, and better
feeding were especially emphasized.
Artificial lighting, selection Of breed
: ing pens, pullet segregation, and car
po1zlng were among other poultry
subjects discussed
Certified seed potatoes were dis
cussed at length. The extent of pro
, hgaole potato production in Montana
, outside of home consumption resolves
itself in selling seed potatoes in the
, south, and it has been found bv test
ing strains of potatoes from differ
, ent states that several strains from
{ Montana produced the best Yields ir
. the South, and the demand for thess
strains cannot be supplied at the pres.
ent time.
The spraying Of fruit trees, and in.
+ sects, and diseases We're included il
the program.
q The determination Of grasshoppers
: cooytes, gophers, jack rabbits anC
magpies We're discussed. A mechanic
K al mixer for grasshopper poison lhal
i been developed and fermented molas
ses is being used in place of banan;
oil. There has also been other i'm
provements discovered which vii
make it easier to eradicate thes,
pests.
Boys e Girls Club Work was tal-el
Up il detail. A poultry Judging team
gave @ demonstration before the con
, ference. Club camps, Achievement
Days, and the different projects sucl
as corn, poultry, hogs, sheep, grain
clothing and canning We're discussed
s a county pogram Of work in Hon
# Demonstration work was determined
+ Among the subjects discussed were
,e local leaders, Mothers Camps, NeU
j. TRITON projects, organization of com
4 ElCnity clubs, community activities
= rural schools ia regard to hcTac dc
> nnonstration work Value Of comml
4 nifty organizations, social program
) for advancing community interos
kitchen contests, clothing work, an
N other projects.
4 The question eff the best kind q
Il publicity was a very interesting tor
u ic, and some very valuable conclu
+ sions were made
l. The discussions at the conferenC
n were not entirely based on count
ro and state conditions but national q
# well as world conditions were studio,
e This is very briefly some Of tn
20 subjects discussed at the conferenc
. and from these ideas exchanged
colnty and q state extension progral
" was worked out which it is believe
a., viii be Of benefit.
b. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
N DEEDS
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