The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-11-26
TREASURE sTATE EARm AND LIVESTOCK
About Farming
,CFrOm the Montana State COnege)

-AEEOm tuc mOntaMA SLhNo OOAcke1
HERBERT ZWISLER, Park City
former All club member, who
in 1924 won the title of "Mon-
tana Corn King" because Of his win
ming at the State fair that year. and
who later was chosen as the leading
club member of the state, has been
named al one of the ten outstanding
Al club leaders of the United States
in a national contest conducted BY
a farm magazine. The contest was
open to former club members who lat
er became local club leaders. Herbert
has served as leader Of his club at
Park City for the past two years. He
is now a student of agronomy at Mon
tana State college.
During the month Of October. 354 cows
In 81 herds were under official test by the
Lake County Cow Testing associStion
Whereas, butterfat production usually
shows a decline during the fall months tbe
average production per COW for the month
OF october in this association was -
pounds higher than in September. The
average Tor the month was 26.6 pounds.
The girls sewing club and the bows mig
eIuD or Dixon, Sanders county, held q
joint achievement day program at the NV
on schoolhouse. Local business men con-
tributed prizes for the winning club con
9estants. The entire student body Of the
Dixon school took part in the All club ex-
~ercises. Both clubs finished with loo ner
cent records Of completion.
Community fairs were held at Pleasant
valley, west Fork and Pleasant Prairie.
Daniels county, last month, with record at
tendance and exhibits reported at each
place.. A general interest in agriculturaI
exhibits Of this kind is manifest through
ont the pOunfu and ff 80 nrotoI1o 49, q :
Will result in a countrywide fair at Scobev
next year.
The message of the ilk-for-Hea ram
paign conducted in Yellowstone county
last month was carried to 6,4OO pupils of
the city and rural schools Of the county
by. "A volunteer speakers. During the cam
paign week, speakers also addressed moro
than a thousand adults at Organization
meetings. held in Billings during the week,
The campaign was directed by c.. H. Ruz-
icka, county agricultural agent and Miss
Edith Sloan, home demonstration agent.
Dale Hobby, a 12-year-old poultry grow.
er of Phillips county, won the first prize
In the capOn class of the poultry show al
the Northern Montana Corn show at Havrf
last month. Dale is a member of the An
capOn club of Phillips county and won n
a class of more than 80 entries.
Newturk, the recently developed winter
wheat which is showing considerable prom.
Use in preliminary tests, will receive a care.
full tryout under farm conditions in Gala.
tin county this winter. County Agent r. e
B0dley reports that a number of farmers
OF the county are cooperating with his Of
flee and tests with this wheat are beins
conducted in practically all Of the import
ant wheat growing areas of the county.
Spring wheat tests conducted during tn,
past season on the farm Of M. A. Harvey
Judith Basin county, showed Supreme t
be the highest yielding variety. This whea
averaged 1928 bushels per acre. Kitchene
was a close second with a yield Of 80.
bushels per acre and Triumph a distan
third with a production of 27.5 bushels pc
acre.
? A corn club member taking part in tn
All corn growing tests in Fallon count
3 last summer, produced 60 bushels of ca
corn from an acre Of ground, reports !
o. Hembre, county agent.