The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-08-06
TREASURE STATE FARM AND LIVESTOCK
About Farming

(FrOm the Montana State COlIege)
II ALPH Inge, Custer county, is
convinced that under condi-
~ tiOns such as have existed at
his place this year, summer tillage
is the best bet for assuring a profit
able winter wheat crop. A summer
falloWed field on his farm will aver
age close to 20 bushels per acre
while field planted on corn land will
yield about a third as much. Mr.. Inge
uses a single rod Weeder in his sum-
mer tillage operations.
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The Lewis and Clark County Pota-
to Growers association last month
purchased 1,4OO pounds of Paris
Green to take car of the seasons
spraying needs of it's members.
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The annual Blaine County Farm
ers' picnic, held at Zurich last
month, was attended by nearly 1000
people, making it one of the most
successful events Of its kind ever
held in the county. w. L. Stockton.
president Of the Montana Farm Blu
reau and A. J. Ogard, agrOnomist for
the Montana Extension Service, were
the principal speakers. The picnic
was fOstered by the Blaine County
Farm Bureau.
0. Hendrickson, farmer of the
Medicine Lake community, Sheridan
county, has invented a simple and
practical device for treating seed
grain with copper carbonate dust
The machine is said to be similar tt
other homemade busting machines
in use on the farms of the state, but
its simplicity and low cost are fea,
lures which have aroused the interes-
of neighboring farmers.
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Work has started on the con
structiOn of the new agricultural anC
Industrial exhibits building at tn,
Gallatin County fair grounds, BOze
man. The fair directors expect Il
have the building ready for thii
years exhibit which will be held Sep
TENDER 1925.
The manager and directors of tn,
Pend d'Oreille creamery, at Plains
met with J. A. Nelson, in charge o
dairy manufacturing at MOntan;
0SGSO G0AAC6Og A0ok MOAeA " EUu6lu6
the problems incident to the manu-
featuring Of high quality creamer,
products.
The charleston" demonstration
by "Slats" Dixon Of Rosebud, per
formed at the top of a 5O-fOOt girde
Suspended over the Yellowstone rive
was one of the entertainment fea
lures Of the annual Rosebud Count
farmers picnic at Rosebud las
month. More than $50 attended tn
picnic. A novel feature of this year
picnic was that there were mo speak
ers".
J, r. H. GOrsline, Lew SWitzer, W. F
VOelker, Neil Parker and Dave SheI
iff have been appointed members &
the Flathead County fair cOmmissio
by the Board Of County Commission
ers. Officers for this years fair an
Mr.. GOrsline, president; Mr.. Voelke.
vice president; and r. B. Mckee, SCI
rotary. The fair will be held Sci
TENDER % to October 1, inc.
According to F. A. Givan, count
agent, if all hay lands in Lincol
county were treated with gypsum th
hay yield Of the county could be j
creased from $4,000 to $4,000 tor
annually which would mean an al
Rual increase Of farm income Of abol
$180,0OO.
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More than 200 farmers of Madiso
county cO-Operated in the rodel
control campaign conducted the1
this spring. Approximately 500
pounds Of poison bait we're used
the effort and a marked decrease
ground squirrel population is repOr
ed in all parts Of the county.