The Bozeman courier., 1927-01-07
TREASURE STATE FARM AND LIVESTOCK
About FGr771i7aq-
(FrOm the Montana State COIIeEe)

A All CLUB corn judging contest
n between teams representing the
4 - important corn growing coun-
ties Of the state will be one Of the
features of the State Corn show to
be held at Sidney, January 26-28.
This contest will be under the direc-
ton of G. E. Potter, state club leader,
and the winning team will be de-
clared the state champion.
Jack rabbits are proving one Of the few
crops that can be harvested in the wide
open spaces" Of eastern Montana. Offers
ranging from 20 to go cents per pound for
rabbit skins are a strong incentive for
conducting rabbit drives and the eXter-
mination OF these pests is making rapid
progress this winter.
In the tuberculosis testing work started
this fall In Richland county approximately
5000 head of cattle were tested. About one
per cent of the animals tested were found
infected with the disease.
At the annual meeting Of the Phillips
County Farm Bureau, Gerard Dewitt was
elected president, E. c. Bentley, vice. presi-
/ dent, N. W. Hicks, secretary and Joseph
SklOwer, treasurer. Additional members of
the board Of directors are John Suffer- w
e. Thompson and II. B. Martin. Mr.. Dewitt
will represent the county at the State Farm
Bureau meeting at BOzeman in January.
To prepare plans for the coming years
work in farm and community development
meetings were held in many of the i'm
portant communities Of Roosevelt county
last month. Communities where meetings
were held included: PerShing, Volt, Bre-
Anderson, Biem, Mineral Bench, Divide
and Fairview. Other meetings at Lakeside,
Wide Awake, B-Square and Mineral Bench
are scheduled for the early part of
January.
Emil Guertzgen Of Fairview, Blaine
county, has completed a flood water irri-
cation system on his place which will en-
able him to irrigate at least so acres next
spring. He is planning to SOW the irriga-
bic tract to alfalfa to help solve his cattle
feeding problem.
While little corn matured in Lincoln
county this year because of the frost on
September 23 variety tests conducted by
the Extension Service served their purpose
in demonstrating the best adapted varieties
The Coleman strain Of Minnesota % proved
to be the earliest variety, with North
western Dent and Pioneer White Dent fol
} lowing in the order named.
l The organization Of the Sheridan Count!
Poultry Marketing association was com
pleted last month with Niels Sunstad
Dagmar, president; J. +. Miller, Antelope
vice-president; Harold MunsOn, Plenty
! wood. secretary, and Horace Bolster
PlentyWOOd, manager.
J. c. Curry Of Elgin, FallOn county ant
e l. A. 4. Taylor of Carter county have ship
= ped almost 5000 pounds of registere
D alfalfa seed to out the-state market
i since harvest time.
n Sixty-five boys and girls Of the farm
8 of Gallatin county were present at tn
= annual high school day exercises of tn
i Gallatin county high school last month
= This annual meeting is directed by th
n Smith Hughes agricultural department G
n the school to igve young people of tn
d county an opportunity to get first han
Il information on the educational OppOrtuni
T ties available in the county.
The Geraldine Turkey Marketing assC
citation which marketed ], 400 turkeys las
n year, shipped 5000 birds during the mai
e keting season just closed.