The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-12-03
TREASURE STATE FARM and LIVESTOCK
About Farming
FrOm the Montana State COIlege)

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URING the exceptionally dry
season just closed n of Rose
- bud county's best farmers who
.sowed his winter wheat the fall be-
fore at the rate of 20 pounds to the
acre, harvested a acknowledgements
crop. A corn grower whose seed corn
had a termination test of only so
per cent, planted his corn at the US
ual rate of sowing and had one Of
the best fields of corn in the county.
This leads County Agent R. D. Mercer
to suggest that perhaps many farmers
in eastern Montana are seeding too
heavily for best results, particularly
during the seasons of limited rain
fall.
The members Of foul home demonstration
clubs in Judith Basin county held meetings
in November to outline work for the win
ter. Meetings were held at Benchland,
Nov. II; Upper Arrow Greek, Nov. IS;
MOccasin, Nov. 10; and Kolin, Nov. 20. Miss
Edith J.. Mott, state clothing specialist for
the Montana Extension Service, conducted
type pattern demonstrations.
A meeting Of local beekeepers was held
at Billings November Is to consider prob
lens of disease control and wintering of
bees in Yellowstone county. Plans for the
annual meeting of the Montana State Bee
keepers association, which will be held in
Billings, December z and 8, also were dis
cussed. 0. A. Sipple, state bee inspector,
now with the Montana Extension Service
addressed the meeting.
More than 600 people from every CITY
town and community In Pondera county
attended the annua Farm Bureau banquet
held at Ledger early in November. IL was
the largest county meeting of its kind evel
held in Montana. The guests were served
with a turkey dinner, prepared by mem,
bers Of the Ledger Community club. w
l.. Stockton, president of the Montana Farm
Bureau, Fred BenniOn, state county agen.
leader and Lester Cole, editor of the Mon
tana Farmer were among the speakers.
J. J. Hagen, of Glasgow, has been ap
pointed manager Of the Northern MOntan,
Alfalfa Growers association. 1t is expect
ed that considerably more than 50O,Oo
! pounds Of seed viii be marketed through tn
association this year. By November 10
$4,000 pounds of seed already had been re
ceived at the association warehouse. TIL
organization now has 1877 members.
Frank Smith and John Quickendon, tw,
; of the progressive small flock owners o
: Fergus county, recently purchased som
prize-winning breeding stock to help bull
up their flOcks. Mr.. Smith bought fiy
ribbon winners at the Pacific Interna
tional Livestock show at Portland, an,
4 Mr.. QuickendOn brought in four pure bre
+ RambOuillet bucks which placed first i
their class at the Montana State fair.
Mike PavelI of Leroy has been annOunC
n ed as the winner of the Lions club specis
banner offered to the producer of the fin
est exhibit Of corn shown at Blaine cOun
q tvs community fairs last fall. Mr.. Pa
: vells white Flint corn not only was aW
q arded sweepstakes prize over all corn e1
3 hibited at the community fairs held in til
p county this year but his exhibit also plaC
: ed first in the White Flint class at til
Northern Montana Corn show at Havre.
Stella Ness and lola McCurdy have bee
selected as the two outstanding girl men
bers of All clubs in Rosebud county an
will represent their clubs at the Nation;
+ Boys and Girls Club Congress at Oh
n cagO. Both girls are from Caterville an
are members of the local All club. Mis-
Ness was a member of last years stat
d champion club demonstration team.
By utilizing the basement Of the recent
constructed school house, members Of Il
Cache Greek Community club now have &
excellent meeting place. Through the a
tivities of the women members o fthe clT
the school has been provided with a be
lie tableware, and plans are now being 70
mulated for the purchase Of a piano.