Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-12-30
State Farm Briefs


Farmers Of the bingham commune
ty sold 1,249 turkeys for a cOnsidera-
ton Of $5,776.
The amount Of $500 was paid Mrs.
Emma EYers Of Denton by Chicago
firm for IS turkeys.
Farmers in the Great Falls district
are planning to seed 1,200 acres In
sugar beets next year.
It is estimated that Montana grow
ers will ship 100000 pounds Of GER
titled alfalfa seed this year.
Farmers of the Culbertson COM
munity subscribed $500 to fund to
establish a creamery at Culbertson.
Bean growers of Montana produced
a crop Of 100000 bushels in 1926, com.
pared to 100000 bushels the past year.
Charles Collins of near Denton
marketed a turkey the other day
which weighed IS pounds. 1t brought
s11.
Canneries at Hamilton and Stevens
vile have handled some $50 tons Of
cherries grown in the Bitter Root this
season.
Marketing associations of Sheridan
and Daniels counties disposed of s10,-
900 worth of turkeys during the
Christmas season.
A total of 275 cars Of apples and
% cars of Everbearing strawberries
have been shipped from the Bitter
Root district this year.
Choteau's county farmers shipped
1884 pounds Of turkeys through the
Choteau County Turkey association,
receiving sS0,756.96 for the fowls.
The largest shipment Of certified
alfalfa seed in Montana this year was
forwarded by H. S. Wilmington of
Forsyth, who has sold over 100000
pounds.
In 1928 butter fat produced in
Pondera county totalled $4,000
pounds. This year the production
viii total $4,000 pounds, an increase
IF over 100 per cent.
Fear has been expressed by some
farmers in the Lewistown district that
he recent cold weather, which was
preceded by heavy rain, may injure
wheat to some extent.
More than twenty Montana organ
cations are expected TO be represent
d at the statewide Farm Home |
Week, TO be held at the Agricultural
'ollege at Bohemian, January to z.
The Montana division of the Farm
RS Cooperative Union of America
n annual convention at Billings chose
|. ]. O'Shea, Of Roberts president; J..
I. Gibbs, Hardin, vice president, and
:. B. Kinder. secretary treasurer.
Revised figures Of Montana's win
inRs at the International Grain show
1 Chicago show ghat farmers az tss1
tate won 4S per cent Of the awards,
eaving to be divided among other
tates and Canadian provinces 81 per
ent.
Between July and October Of this
ear Montana stoclmen shipped H.
04 cars Of cattle, compared to 10000
ars during the same period Of 1925.
'hipments Of sheep and lambs were
1888 cars in the same period in 1926
L. e. Peterson, Bitter Root farmer,
aimed premier honors at the Chicago
rain show, carrying off first in
hite spring wheat, first in two-row
arley, first in tri-bi barley, first in
x-row barley, sweepstakes in barley,
scond in oats, second in Durum
heat, third in hard red winter wheat,
velfth In soft red winter wheat.
gainst 1884 the past year.
James Franklin Of Hardin won third
the boys and girls All club de-
artment at the Pacific Northwest
otato show at Spokane with his exc
bit Of certified Bliss Triumphs. ].
Walker a Son of Hardin also had
ghibits at the show Both Franklin y
I'd Walker won awards Of merit on
leir seed for having received more
Ian 925 points out Of q possible zoe
hints. Ii