The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1927-09-16

r. S. ODay of Fife, one Of the largest
winter wheat operators in Montana,
will plant at least 1000 bushels of Kar-
mont winter wheat seed next year. He
has just purchased the seed from John
Icy Of Waltham, who has a $4,000
buShel crop of KarmOnt, perhaps the
largest single output of this seed in
the state.
Karmont is proving it's qualities in the
Fife area. Henry Wientz, one of the
most successful farmers Of the locality, is
able TO compare the results OF KarmOnt
with those from Turkey Red. He has the
two types in adjoining fields. Although
the field was badly lodged, 1914 acres Of
Karmont have produced an average Of
19 pounds less than so bushels to the
acre. If the field had not been damaged
by storm the yield would have been very
close to 20 bushels to the acre, Mr..
Wientz believes. The adjoining lis acres
Of Turkey has harvested 62.3 bushels to
the acre.
Cascade county this year has probably
exceeded all other counties Of the state
in karmont production, according to
r. E. Cameron, county extension agent.
The extension service recommends Kar-
mont but urges the necessity Of treating
with the so per cent copper carbonate
formula for smut.
Introduced in 1924
"Karmont winter wheat was intro
$4,000 AAk 60(DAA GOAAALI L1AACE Wears
ago from the Moccasin experiment sta
ton after five years testing at the sta
ton had proved it to be the outstandinp
variety under test" Mr.. Cameron said
Sunday. &C. NJ. Storm of Power procured
sufficient foundation stock of Elite seeo
from the Moccasin station to seed six
acres in the fall of 1924. The following
year Andy Ireland of Simms obtained
a small amoun of the same seed stock
Through the intensive pure seed program
J that has been carried on by the county
4 extension agents office and the MontanS
Seed Growers association, this seed sup.
ply ha sheen developed until this fal
over 10000 bushels of registered and ap
proved Karmont seed are available a
pure seed stock to the winter whea
! growers of Cascade county.
"Thirty-one farmers planted Harmon
seed last fall and a much larger numbe
are seeding this variety now. Many o
the largest winter wheat producers il
the country appreciate the value Of haV
ing absolutely pure seed Of an approves
variety and are changing from Turke'
Red to Karmont as fast as possible.
"One Of the largest orders of this seet
was secured by Dick O'Day of Fife fron
John 10y Of Waltham. Mr.. ODay pun
? chased 1000 bushels of this seed and j
) holding 1T as foundation stock for plant
: ing next year before new seed will b
: available. g. M. Storm of Power is grow
> ing Karmont entirelyS and has in th
neighborhood of 1000 bushels of pur
seed this year from the six bushels c
foundation stock seeded in 1924. M.
' Storm shipped an entire carload of reg
{ J istered Karmont to Malada, Ida, recent
to be used as pure foundation stock fc
. farmers in that section. Clark Bum
: garner Of Fife has produced about $50
: bushels of the inest quality of Harmon
: in the county this year.
Output Increases
Other winter wheat growers who hay
: grown considerable quantity Of pure Kal
b mont this year are Joe GILES of Su
: River, Charles Weberg of Belt, Hem
s Wientz Of Fife, Sig Carlson of Cascad
. John Bergman of Power, Ole Gunderso
d Of Power, Frank Creveling of Cascac
q and Emil ~Swedebloom of Cascade.
Because Of the fact thai nine year
result at the Moccasin station and fol-
years results in the chief winter whe;
n growing sections Of the state have show
n this variety to outyield Turkey Red ar
f. other varieties Of winter wheat by sever
bushels an acre and the fact that ties
.r show that it is equal or better in milliI
and baking qualities, strength of stra'
. etc., the county extension service fee
II Justified n encouraging exclusive use
this variety for our conditions.
8 "a large per cent Of the winter whe
men have already seeded their fall whes
The bulk OF the winter wheat in Il
county is being seeded earlier than Or
l. vious years. The best results have be-
secured from seeding between the dat
Of Aug. 10 and Sept. Is. More smut h
appeared in our winter wheat in til
section than has shown up for sever
10 years. This situation has resulted
winter wheat growing in paying a gre
deal more attention to the proper trea
ment to prevent the disease. Whe
so per cent copper carbonate h
ot been applied with machines that do
IN rOu yoD OF mixing. Che per cent
Is smut has been very low"