The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1925-10-22

ment By A. H. Bowman, commissioner
of agriculture, Of w. H. Jones of Co
lumbas, c. Edsen Smith of Corvallis
and A. ]. 0gaard of Bozeman as an
exhibition committee, gives assurance
that the state will be represented at
the International grain and hay show
to be held at Chicago, November 20
to December 5.
The committee is now at work per-
fecting state organization for the
collection, preparation and assembling
OF exhibits and is soliciting financial
assistance from individuals and or
ganizations of the state to help de-
fray expenses. The quality of Mon
tana agricultural products this year
is such that the committee believes
the hearty cooperation Of the people
of the state will be rewarded by an
exceptionally fine showing at Chicago.
In addition to the show ring samples
of grains and grasses, Montana will
be represented by an educational dis
play to be prepared by the state grain
laboratory at Bozeman through the
courtesy Of w. O. Whitcomb. This dis
play will center attention upon the
high quality products produced in the
state by pointing out the superior
quality of Montana high protein
wheat. The exhibit will be in three
parts, showing the difference between
Montana wheat and inferior quality
grain, the difference in flour mode
from these grains and finally COM
parison between loaves Of bread made
from the different fours. Literature
explaining the value of protein and
what it means to wheat growers will
be distributed and information ON
other superior products produced in
the state and the agricultural oppor-
tunities offered, will be available at
the Montana booth.
The state department of agriculture
is also preparing large quantity of
samples of Montana's high protein
wheat to be put up in small sacks
These also will be distributed from the
Montana booth.
Montana stands 18th among the
other states of the nation in the per-
centage of farmers having radios, ac-
cording to report of the United
States Department of Agriculture On
July there were 1870 radios on Mon
tana farms as compared to 3024 the
year before, an increase of 21D per
cent. From a national standpoint only
8.5 per cent of the farms use radios
and the increase over the previous
year was but 81 per cent
The figures are significant. says j.
C. Taylor, director of the Montana
Extension Service, because they indi-
cate the progressiveness OF the farm
ers of the state. They also show that
this method Of communication Is be- !
coming a powerful factor in the dis
semination of news and information-
From the standpoint of the Extension
Service, Mr.. Taylor believes that it
Is but matter Of time before the
radio will become one of the irnport-
ant means Of carrying on the agricuI- !
tural development program In Mon
tana. He believes that for this pur-
pose, the extension agents and the
press will have strong ally in the
radio.
More than 600e- FARMERS were en- !,
rolled IN short cnurses and unit cours-
es conducted Ly Smith Hughes agri-
cultural Aepsrments of Montana high
schools daaxspg the past year, accord
ing to thA annual report of M. ].
Abbey, sr@eryiaor Of vocational agri-
:ulture t,r TIE state. These special
agricultural courses conducted to pro-
gide opportunity for farmers to dis
'uss snd hear discussed the important
Agricultural problems Of their COM
were conducted IN addition
o ne regular class room and super
visory work of the teachers Of Smith
Hughes agriculture. /,
Smith-Hughes work in the state is .
conducted under the direction Of the |
'ffice of State Superintendent Of Pub 1
ic instruction and the Federal Board I
4 Vocational Education. In Montana !
he supervisor not only has immediate I
harge Of the work in the high schools j
mt also conducts the department Of I
'ocational education at Montana State q
'ollege, which trains teachers for +
'mith-Hughes work. 4
The normal increase In population I
4 the nation requires the output Of
$4,000 additional cows annually to