Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-11-11
State Farm Briefs

Forty acres OF the Duer tract south
OF Fort Benton. operated by ]. w
Bone, planted in sugar beets, produc
ed an average OF 10 tons to the acre
The Great Northern railroad is soon
to inaugurate an extensive campaign
for the colonization OF lands In the
Bynum irrigation district
w. F. Purdy OF Chinook won both
sweepstakes and first in certified
Bliss Triumph seed as well as first
in commercial type at the North Mon.
tana Pure Seed and Corn show at
Havre.
With the announced purpose Of en-
couraging the production OF higher
quality seed that will produce a great.
er abundance OF higher quality feed
or a superior marketable product, the
Tri-County Corn and Seed shw will
be held in Miles City. December l
to 3.
4 William Bauman. living northeast
OF Conrad, received $40. for a bushel
Of Marquis wheat. from his 1926 crop.
This bushel OF wheat won the sweep
stakes prize at the Billings Midland
Empire fair. against all entries from
all over the state, and was tested by
several OF the largest milling con-
Germs.
Farmers Of the Augusta country,
members of the Sun River Poultry
Growers association. will not market
their turkeys at Thanksgiving time,
but will hold them for the Christmas
trade. The association recently took
action in regard to holding the prod
uct OF its members, estimated at 1000
turkeys.
Believing that he has established
the record for the raising of potatoes
In Montana for the season just closed
c. L. Brooks, engaged in farming OPP
erations about 60 miles south of Miles
City, reports that from the one acre
that he had planted in this crop he
produced $500 pounds. The only
moisture that the ground received was
that In the course of natural rainfall
of the past season, he says.
lockwood Brown, who operates a
210-acre ranch near Custer known
as the Grimrock ranch, and a 10O-acre
ranch at Howard, known as the Is
land ranch. will receive one OF the
largest beet checks issued this year
by the Great Western Sugar company
at Billings Total beet production |
from the two farms this year will be
3 800 tons, with the yield running on |
an average of about IS tons to the
acre.
Three Cascade county farmers. L.
H. Wyman of Power. Clark Bumgar-
ner OF Fife, and John Stayhart of
stnekett, have planted small tracts OF
new Turk wheat, a beRrdless variety
which has been developed at the Moe
casin substation of the state extension
service over an eight-year period OF
The new Turk wheat
Is said to exceed the sturdy and pro-
ductive qualities OF Karmont. and it's
milling and baking qualities are said
10 be as good as those OF Karmont or
any other winter wheat type.
According to the annual report of
J. A. Norris. chief OF the dairy divi-
ilQu u lnC olAlb ucR0A "a ayr !
culture, dairy products to the value
II almost $1.O00.O00 are shipped out
4 Montana each year to creameries
n Iowa, Minnesota and the Dakotas.
dontana now has ~ creameries, 233
ream stations. sS ice cream plants
nd IL cheese factories, the dairy
report shows The
umber OF cream stations increased
rom 191 in 1925.
November IS to 20 have been set
3 the dates for the annual girls vo-
ational congress at the Montana
tate college at Bozeman. Last year
"a young women OF Montana high
chools attended the vocational con-
ress, but this year the number OF
slegates win be limited to two from !
sch high school, the two to be dele
ates from the senior class and chos- !
1 on points Of scholarship and school
stivity.