Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-12-02
Rural District Notes

Two carloads OF oil cake were re
ceived at Rosebud. which is to be fed
to sheep In the Rosebud country dur
ing the winter.
William F. Coleman OF the Rothie.
may section and the McElvain broth.
ers OF Living Springs purchased 40
Rambouillet bucks from Floyd Nay.
Tor, who resides north OF Garneill
Laurel trade territory is sending
about 1900 turkeys to eastern cities
this year.
Poor condition Of the grass on the
ranges in Montana may mean elimina-
ton Of many OF the wild horses that
will not have been rounded up and
disposed Of and is likely. also. to at
feet the antelope reported to be nu.
merous In some portions Of the south
country, It is feared by sportsmen.
Sheridan County Marketing associa-
ton was formed at Plentywood at a
meeting attended by large numbers OF
farmers and interested persons from
all over the county.
Of three Valley county growers, were
shipped to points In Minnesota. where
they will be given 70 store customers,
in order to popularize Montana bak-
ing potatoes in that state The pota.
toes, which will be given, one or two
TO a customer, weigh from one and
one-half to two and one-half pounds
It is believed that carload orders Of
Valley potatoes will result from this
advertising.
An elaborate exhibit picturfng Mon.
tana's progress in poultry production,
the work being done by the Montana
extension service In cooperation with
other state organizations In standard.
izing eggs dressed poultry and poultry
breeds, and the natural advantages for
making Montana an important poultry
producing center will be one of the
features OF the state poultry show to
be held at Bozeman, January 1922.
Lovely Champion, a five-year-old
bull, owned by Art Lever of Billings.
was adjudged the senior grand cham
pion at Great Falls His other en-.
tries, Midland Duke and Midland Har-
xester, both young bulls, took the ju
nior honors. Lovely Champion sold
for $270. the record price Of the sale
to Charles Dyer OF Cascade.
Native Rambouillet sheep from the |
Mount Haggin farm near Anaconda
may be relied upon to place high In |
the awards at the Chicago Interna. |
tional Livestock show. in the belief OF
Murray e. stebbinsi secretary of the
Montana Wool Growers. association.
The sheep have already taken Is firsts
and three grand championships at the |
foFtfand ana Kansas City shows
The 1926 wool clip in Beaverhead
county totaled 2,25O01S pounds, val
ued at 100000. Practically all the
wool sold on consignment at from S5
to 40 cents per pound.
Montana was represented by only
two exhibits OF grain at the Pacific
International Hay and Grain show at
Portland, but official awards show
that these two samples well upheld |
Montana's reputation as producer OF /
quality products A sample OF Mar
Quis wheat exhibited by F. M. Eyrich
OF Columbus won first place In it's
class and was also awarded the sweep
stakes prize over all hard red spring
wheats on exhibit. A sample of Kota
wheat exhibited by T. H. Busted was
awarded the blue ribbon In the ANY
other spring wheat" class.
The directors OF the Farmers Ele-
vator company OF Denton are having
plans drawn an destimates made for
a 100000 bushel grain warehouse, to
be operated in connection with their
present plant
A carload OF wheat which was re-
Gently shipped by Fred Barfihger from
his ranch AZ Hathaway TO the Mime
apolis. market brought him a premium
of seven. cents for high protein con-
tent. No dockage. was charged against
the shipment.
A company to be called the Kali
spell Broadcasting company ia to be
incorporated and have a radio broad
casting station More than u. 900 has
already been subscribed Stock at 81
a share will be Issued. for the amount
subscribed. and a vigorous endeavor
made TO put the company on paying
basis
For the purpose Of. stimulating the
spirit Of buying At home, merchants
OF Winnett have organized the win
nett Trade Club" The association has
arranged to give . 500 cash prize
each month, the winner 70 be decided
In a drawing contest