The Bozeman courier., 1927-10-14
(From Montana State COIlege)


YER in Spain they like their bulls
tough and viciOus-tOugh enough
Y to give the spectators a run for
their money and vicious enough
to make it interesting for the bull-fight-
er. In certain parts of the OzarkS the
essential qualifications for a first class
hog are enough speed and stamina to
outrun the neighbors. In some rugged,
mountainous regions sheep must have
the characteristics Of mountain goats to
survive. Here and there dairy cattle are
selected not so much for their ability to
produce milk as for their strength and
endurance in pulling an unwieldy plow
through the stubborn glebe. In Mon
tana, without bull fights and with COM
paratively few designing neighbors, hogs
and cattle are selected for their ability
to produce beef and pork, and with fine
ranges and pastures. the chief mission
of sheep is to make wool and mutton,
and the dairy COW is welcome only when
it is an efficient milk manufacturing
machine.
The feed and livestock special train
being operated in eastern, southern and
western Montana under the cooperative
direction of the Montana extension serV-
ice and the Northern Pacific railroad
this month, is to direct attention to the
chief reasons for the existence of beef
cattle, sheep, hogs and dairy cattle in
Montana and how these animals may
contribute still more to the wealth and
prosperity of the individual farmers and
stOckmen and to the state as a whole.
There will be three carloads of ''rea-
sons" and at least three hours Of discus
siOns and demonstration at each point
to bring out ideas which may be con-
verted into dollars and cents.
The train started on its 17-day tour
with a dedicatory program at BOzeman,
October II. Governor j. e. Erickson was
| guest Of honor. 1t will make two stops
| day, one in the morning and one in
! the afternoon, with a total of % cities
and towns on its itinerary. The stop
ping places are in % counties, extend
\ ing from Richland county on the east
\ to Sanders county on the west. Points
II included on the schedule also are ship
ping and marketing centers for sever
other counties, making a total of 81
counties which will be reached, directly
or indirectly by the livestock special.
The train is managed by w. P
StapletOn, agricultural development
agent Of the Northern Pacific railroad
and Fred BenniOn, r.. L. Waddell, A. }
Ogaard and j. o. Tretsven of the Mon
tana State college eXtensi IN service, an,
M. E. Stebbins, secretary of the Montan
Wool Growers association, will be wit
the train to conduct the demonstration
explain the exhibits and help out wit
the discussions.
Included in the two carloads of live
stock are beef cattle, sheep, hogs an
5 dairy cattle. In the beef classes theI
: are examples Of the different marke
grades-choice, prime. good and com
mon as well as examples of the desirabl
and undesirable kind of cattle from
feed-lot standpoint. In the hog exhibi-
there is the type Of animals which finC
the most ready demand at the market
I, illustrative of the very decided changt
that have taken place in the meat al
petite Of the consuming public. tt
sheep exhibited bring out desired cha
y acteristics both from the lamb and Wo
: standpoint, and the dairy cattle illu
trate the important points of milk COY
J which indicate productive capacity.
|. valuable part of the dairy COW exhih
"a is the showing Of several generations
et animals from a scrub COW to show he
r rapidly herd may be built up throul
- the use of b desirable sire.
The other car in the exhibit ira
contains feeds, grasses and a number
III demonstrations showing various cor
binations Of homegrown feeds whi
may be used to advantage. In this ct