The Bozeman courier., 1926-09-24
About FARMING
From the Montana State College

A SUFFICIENT number of the 225
N growers of alfalfa seed in the
a n Miles City territory have
agreed to contract their crop and the
seed produced in this part of the
state will be sold in a pool again
this year. The seed in the pool will
be cleaned and properly graded be-
fore being sold. Growers report a
bigger crop and better quality seed
than last year.
Community fairs already held in
Choteau county this year brought out
some of the best crops ever display
ed in the county. Fairs were held
at Geraldine, September 6; and Fort
Benton, September 10-11. The clos
ing fair of the season, and one that
is expected to be one of the best in
the county will be held at Big Sandy,
September 24-25.
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Inspection of the results of spray
ing experiments started during the
summer to control the leaf cutter
bee indicate that no effective means
of controlling the pest has yet been
discovered. Five different kinds of
spray materials were used in the ini-
tial tests. Further experiments will
be conducted by the entomology de-
partment at Montana State College
in the effort to find a means of
control.
Corn variety tests conducted. in
Valley County this year will have
to be judged largely on the basis of
fodder yield. Unfavorable corn grow
ing conditions during the season have
resulted in a poor development OF
ears. However, much of the approx
ed and certified corn grown in the
county this year did well and a good
harvest of seed is expected.
More than 500 men were recruited
to help with the grain harvest in
] Daniels County this season through
the aid of the cooperative labor
office at Scobey.
The FallOn County canning demon
stratiOn team-Mary ShartZ and
Theocula Himsel-gave a demOnstra.
ton on the canning of meats at the
annual achievement day program OF
the pringdale-Pleasant Valley Can.
ming Club at the Springdale school
August %. This team also repre-
sented the county in the state dem
onstration contests held at the Mid.
land Empire Fair at Billings.
A carload of livestock raised by
All club members of Gallatin county
was exhibited at the Midland En-.
pire Fair at Billings and at the
State Fair at Helena this year. The
exhibits of club members at the Gal
latin County Fair was one of tht
largest and most attractive divis.
sions of this years exhibition.
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Practically one hundred per cent o
the farmers in the Savage and Mid
way Communities, Richland County
had their cattle tested for tubercu
lOsis last month. Arrangements ar
being made to have the testing worl
continue in the county for the puT
pose of establishing a modified &C
credited area. The testing is bein
done by DR.. L. E. Patton, veterin
) arian for the United States Burea
,, of Animal Industry.
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An economic survey Of the farm
! of Fergus County to determine tn
! practices and farm management sys
: TENS which have brought best result
7 is being carried on. At the compile
tion of the survey program of e1
! tension work will be drawn up base
! on the findings of the survey.
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7 Varieties that appear most ou
Q standing in the spring wheat nur
0 cry tests conducted in Flathea
{ County this year are Early Triumph
4 University 222, Red Bobs, Broacht
n Brown Head and Breaches Whit
: Head. Samples of the different grain
4 have been sent to the agronomy d
J. partment of the Montana Exper
Q ment Station at Bozeman for fu
y ther analysiR