The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1925-02-05
Montana Development Asso-
citation Will Continue In
tensive, Practical Work
for Betterment of State.

zen in the state has been the work of
the Montana Development Association
In the opinion of those who realize
the big, Worthwhile results accomp-
lished during the past four years. The
summary which follows bears this out
and so clearly demonstrates the SPLEEN
did successes attained that he who
runs may read and see that the As
ISOLATION has been a vital factor in
advancing Montana's welfare:
Defeated the "cost-marking' law,
the enforcement OF. which would have
put an unnecessary heavy burden on
not only the merchant, but also or
every in the state.
Convinced that a regular cash in
come the year around is an essential
element in the progress of Montana
farmers toward independence, the AS
sociation has consistently worked to
bring about an increase in the number
of dairy COWS in the state. Both
through information disseminated by
the General Office n the work of
the secretary and field men outside,
counsel and encouragement in organ
izing local mutual dairy loan associa-
lions has been constantly rendered.
Several organizations of this charac-
ter were completed in both the eastern
and western parts of the state. One
of the most outstanding of these is
the Montana Mutual Dairy Loan Asso-
citation, at Missoula, organized by G.
w. Fowler, secretary of the Montana
Development Association, who resigned
to take over the management of his
organization. The results of the agi-
tation by the Association, calling at
tention to the vital necessity of more
livestock on the farms and of the or
ganization of these associations have
played a large part in helping Montana
farmers to meet and conquer the OBJ
stacles encountered during the trying
time through which we have passed.
Prevented a proposed increase Of
% per cent in express rates, which. il
allowed. would nave cost the people
of the state thousands of dollars for
years to come and would nave started
to levy it's toll at a time when our
people could especially i'll afford it.
summer Tillage Campaign
Through the summer Village am
paign established by practical demon
s~tration the fact hat Montana's i'm
mense area of non-irrigated land could
be made to produce good returns of
wheat every year. This was an ac- I
complishment of the utmost import
ance, for both within and without the
state the idea had become widespread '
that those attempting farming opera l
tions on non-irrigated land were going {
up against well-nigh u~nsurmountable [
odds, except perhaps in the most favor l
able years. 2
BY intensive studies, both in the l
field and at the office, of the methods 0
of those farmers who have been max
ing good, year in and year out, reached
the conclusion that only by the employ q
ment of a thorough system of diversi q
fication, including the raising of the t.
living and the feed for the livestock p
on the farm, can success be made GER Il
tain. The results Of these investiga 7
tions nave been brought to public at
tention again and again, until today fl
we can safely say that a big majority "
of our farmers have come to realize e.
the vital Importance of general diver
sification. IN
Progress in Diversification hi
In line with the Associations con- NJ
that Investigation is an abso- 81
lutely essential element in making
good and in conjunction with the work pl
in the summer tillage contest, the w
feasibility of raising greater amounts de
Of corn and the tremendous advantages ar
to be secured from this practice were of
constantly stressed. The astounding wi
Increase in corn acreage and yield dur XII
ng the last three years bears witness tit
o the efficacy of this phase of the of
associations work.
Every conceivable effort was ex- eff
,rted to get the Norbeck-Burtness bill tai
which would have made it possible for ms
ur farmers to secure %much-needed tai
Ugh grade livestock, enacted into law. COZ
after its defeat the Association imme- The
lately got in touch with the Agricul- tai
ural Credit Corporation in a most be
trenuous attempt to get them to pro- cia
ide Montana farmers with an oppor- in
unity to get livestock loans. While clu
he Association has been unsuccessful ms
hus far, we now have every reason to loc
elieve, this spring, loans for the pur- Y
nase of thoroughbred cattle and sheep get
ill be available. Gle
Realizing that pure seed means ing
luch larger returns to the farmer, as VIII
as a lower cost of production per tiol
nit, the Association has always adj con
ised and encouraged in every possible and
ay, its increased use. Financial as wa.
stance had peer given to make pos avo
BILE pure seed exhibits and the bene- dev
is which accrue from the production ties
such seed have been kept consis- Y
in the foreground. for
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