Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-08-16
MO CHANGE CAN BE MADE 0M
NATIONAL WHEAT MARKETING

grain dealers. farmers n elevator OPP
orators, and specialists Of the United
States department Of agriculture and
Montana State college as well as repre-
sentatives of the state department Of ag-
riculture. that changes in the present
grades would resul in disarranging pres
ent marketing machinery n lead to
confusion on foreign export markets.
The main subject of discussion at the
meeting was whether or not federal wheat
grades should be amended to include pro-
tein content as one OF the grade factors,
as indicated in a bill introduced by Sem
ator t. j. Walsh of Montana at the last
session of congress. All agreed that his
would be an ideal arrangement for Mon
tana n other states producing high
protein wheat. providing it could be lone
without too much disturbance of present
marketing systems n without drawing
opposition from states which produce
wheat Of a low protein content. Senator
Walsh was present at the meeting to get
the opinions of those in attendance on
the feasibility Of a bill such as he had
proposed. Senator Walsh asked many
questions and at the conclusion of the
morning session, agreed with the rest of
the men present that 1t would not be
feasible TO make protein content a fac
tor in wheat grades and that the main
problem was to make laboratory facili-
ties available to farmers so that tests
could be made with the least possible
delay.
With this matter decided the matter
of making protein tests officially recog-
nized in wheat marketing was considered.
The unanimous opinion Of the group was
that Laboratories should be licensed by
the federal government and that they
chnnld he f1ndqr tho dtract c,,pavricinn
OF the United States department OF agri-
culture. In this way, 1t was explained by
Nils A. Olsen, chief of the bureau of ag-
ricultural economics Of the United States
department Of agriculture, who presided
at the meeting, that -~otein content
would receive official recognition in the
same way that grade factors are now
recognized. giving farmers In the parts
of the United States where high protein
wheat is produced an opportunity to
market their wheat on a protein as we'll
as a grade basis. Farmers in low protein
wheat areas could continue to market
their product as they have always done.
1t was agreed at the meeting also that
laboratories should reduce the results Of
protein tests to a ommon moisture basis.
since variation in moisture content Of
wheat affects the percentage of protein.
BY putting tests on a uniform moisture
basis it was pointed that much of
the apparent error and dissatisfaction re-
sulting from UGH error would be elm
mated.
The findings of the meeting were put
in the form of resolutions by a commit
tee of l.. E. Green of Wilsall, chairman
of the marketing committee of the
Northwest Grain Dealers association;
Leon McNichol of Havre, representing
the Montana Farmers Grain Dealers as
ISOLATION; w. l.. Stockton of Clarkson,
president of the Montana Farm bureau;
Carl Peterson of Three Forks, one of the
largest grain growers in Montana; w. t..
Giese OF Helena, chief of the grain divt-
sion Of the state department of agricul-
ture; r. B. Mckee, agronomist at Mon
tana State college, and E. J. Bell, Jr.,
assistant in agricultural economics at
Montana State college. When presented
to the meeting the resolutions were
unanimously endorsed.
Those in attendance at the meeting
were: OF the United States department
OF agriculture-Nils A.. Olsen, chief Of
the federal bureau of agricultural eco
nomics, H. j. Besley, j. Allen Clark, Karl
S. Quisenberry and F. E.. Elliot of Wash
ington; w. A. Schoenfeldt and E. w.
Whitlock of Portland; Jay G. Diamond
and Richard G.. Ross of Helena. OF the
state department of agriculture-A. H.
Bowman, commissioner. and w. T. Giese,
chief of the grain division. OF the North
west Grain Dealers association-L. E.
Green of Wilsall, w. G. Kirkpatrick, r. C.
McClave. William Smith, and A. F.. Stree
behn of Great Falls, and c.. E.. Blume Of
Billings. OF the Montana Farm bureau
w. l.. Stockton. of Charleston, Carl Peter
son Of Three Forks and w. S. Gregoire
of Havre. Of the Montana Farmers
Grain Dealers association-Leon McNich-
oil Of Havre. Of Montana State college
F. B.. Linfeld, director of the Montana
experiment station; j. c. Taylor, director
Of the Montana Extension service; j. M.
Hamilton. agricultural economist; Fred
Bennion, county agent leader; M. l.. Will
son, head of the department of agricul-
tural economics for the Montana expert
ment station; Clyde Mckee, agronomist;
w. 0. Whitcomb. superintendent Of the
Montana grain inspection laboratory,
Bozeman. Others in attendance included
Senator It. j. Walsh of Helena, Louis
Penwell of Helena, Henry Hansen of Wi
baux, M. j. Blish of Nebraska and John
Fabrick. Bozeman.