The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-08-13
TREASURE STATE FARM AND LIVESTOCK
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(FrOm the Montana State COIlege)
YTTH applications for inspection
Nv from II registered seed grow
ers and % approved seed
growers, Saltwater County will. pro-
duce a greater amount of pure seed
this year than ever before. In ad-
dition Is farmers Of the county are
carrying on crop demonstrations to
show the proper methods of grow
ing certain crops adapted to the 1
county, one farmer is growing a
wheat nursery to determine the pos
sibility of new varieties and there
are several conducting grain variety
tests.
Roosevelt County has a complete
and unbroken record of it's weather
for the past So years. A study Of
the climate and rainfall during this
period shows that there is no mater
ial change in the weather of the
county. Neither does there appear
to be any definite weather cycle.
Years of comparatively light rainfall
have occurred in the past and it is al
most a certainty that they will ap-
pear in the future. When they will
come remains nothing but a guess,
according to the Roosevelt County
records.
When the wool sales committee of
the Teton County Shipping Associ-
alton called for bids on this years
clip offers were received ranging
from 80 to SO 1-3 cents per pound,
all of which rejected. Toward
the end Of June offers again were
submitted and the pool was finally
sold at 35 cents per pound with an
advance of one dollar per head.
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The South Wagner All Potato
Club, Phillips County, held a certi-
fled seed potato rOguing demonstra-
ton last month, to give the members
of the organization practical inform
alton on preparing fields for certi-
ficatiOn. The club members are plan
ming a community bazaar, the pro-
ceeds of which will pay the expenses
of inspection and ~certification for
the young potato grower.
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Poultry growers of Cascade COun-
ty expect to have between two and
three thousand capOns ready for mar
ket this fall as a result of capOnizing
demonstrations held in different
parts of the county during the past
three years. Such demonstrations
are being continued this year in the
campaign to make the county one of
the leading centers of this form of
specialized poultry production in the
state.
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The Havre Dairymen's AssOcia-
ton, which has been in process OF
organization for some time, is now
a going concern with every dairy.
man in the community except one
enrolled as a member. The associa.
ton will work toward the stabilize.
: ton of the dairy industry and the
Standardization Of dairy products.
The registered fields Of MARQUIS
and Supreme wheat on the A. E. Cor
nell farm near Billings are reported
as being in excellent condition will
prospects of a large yield. Some o
the Yellowstone County fields Of re
gistered Marquis planted last sprin,
will not be eligible for registration
this year because. of volunteer white
wheat.
A careful check on the grasshOppe
situation in the state this year show
that there have been no serious out
breaks and comparatively little Gro
damage from the pest. The expecte
outbreak in n~Orth-central MOntan
was checked by the short period q
cold weather in May. Another sui
vey will be made by entOmolOgist
and county agents in the fall to do
termine the extent of egg Deposit
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The work of testing dairy COW
in Prairie County for tuberculos.
y was continued last month. Durin
the month 149 head Of cows wei
tested with the cooperation Of SCI
en- owners.