The Bozeman courier., 1926-09-10
TREASURE STATE FARM AND LIVESTOCK
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NEW Turk, a winter wheat which |
M in limited tests, has indicated |
- superior qualities to many of
tn winter wheat varieties commonly
planted, will be given a thorough
tryout in Fergus county during the
coming season. Only seven busheI
of seed of this new variety are avail
able. This is being distributed among
seven growers in different parts of
the county where direct comparison
can be made with the wheats now
being grown.
Limited rainfall this season in
some Of the farming. sections of
eastern Montana have put some of
the grains being grown in demon
stration plots to unusually severe
tests. In Rosebud County, where the
Montana Extension Service is con-
ducting a number of spring wheat
variety tests, Supreme, the spring
wheat which is threatening to oust
Marquis from its place of leadership
is showing up exceptionally well in
comparison with other varieties. Fig
ures on yield are not yet available,
but heads are reported we'll filled
and the kernels, plump.
The farm picnic held on the closing
day of the All club camp at Fort
Assiniboine last month was attended
by more than 500. A visit was made
to the experimental plots at the
Northern Montana Experiment Sta
tion. W. S. Mccormick, lieutenant
governor of Montana and A. J.
Ogaard, extension agronomist, were
the principal speakers.
There are eight growers of certi-
fled seed potatoes in Lewis and Clark
county this year, all of whom sue
cessfully passed the first field ex-
animation conducted by the Montana
Potato Improvement Association last
month. Melted Gem, Bliss Triumph
Irish CObbler and Early Ohio are
the varieties being grown.
Saltwater County Al Club mem
bers are planning a larger exhibit
than ever before at the Midland
Empire Fair at Billings this month.
The county also will be represented
by a stock Judging team, a corn judg-
ing team and a potato demonstration
team.
! More than 200 farmers attended
a county wide tillage implement dem
onstation held in Cascade county last
month. The demonstration was held
at the E. M. Linn ranch and all i'm
plement dealers were invited to dem
Onstrate their products. Farmers
were given an opportunity to see
the operation of duck foot weeders,
listers, gooseneck slickers, Crawford
Weeder, double rod weeder, furrow
drill and various types of plows.
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Nine carloads of mixed cattle were
marketed by the Custer county ship
ping association last month. Most of
the cattle came from localities where
range was getting short due to lack
of rain. While the time was un-
favorable for marketing fair prices
were realized. Yearling steers
brought $685., heifers $3.50 and
cows from SO to $6.
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Pig club members of Gallatin val
ley are busy preparing their show
stock for the fairs next month. The
club members are looking forward
to the most successful exhibit sea.
son they have ever had. They plar
to show at the State Fair at Helena
the Midland Empire Fair at Billings
and the Gallatin County Fair at Boze
man.
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; At a. conference at Camas Hoi
l Springs, Sanders county, plans were
: made for next years fight agains
, the Mormon cricket which has ap
: ipeared in alarming numbers II
i some of the western Montana coun
tiles. At the conference were Stew
= Tart Lockwood of the United State
: Biological survey, J. r. Parker an,
/ Frank Cowan of the entomology de
5 partment at Montana State College
. w. B. Mabee, extension entomOlogis
L and county agents E. J. Hasleru
= and L. B. Miller.
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Forty farmers of Judith Basi
J. county took part in the annual Gro
# tour to the Moccasin Experimen
station last month.