The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1929-12-27
STATE COLLEGE
WEEKLY LETTER
Progress With Trees

land, the task of getting enoug
trees on farms and ranches t
make a showing is a formidabl
one, but real progress has bee
made, particularly in the past twI
years since trees have been avail
able under the Clarke-McNar,
forestry act. According to E. E
Isaac, extension horticulturist
about 10000 trees we're planted
last year, more than 100000 thii
year, and orders so far received
indicate that more than 10000
will be planted next year, a tota.
of more than 100000 in three
years.
Orders for trees are handled
through county extension agents
and in counties where there are
no agents, they are taken care OF
by the horticultural department.
at Montana State College. The
federal forestry act enables farm
ers to secure trees at cost, pro-
viding the land on which trees
are to be planted has been cared
for as directed. In non-irrigated
areas, the land must be summer
fallowed the year previous to
planting, and sod land must be
properly cultivated at least two
years before planting.
Trees are grown at the federal
nursery at Missoula. Broadleaf
trees including caragana, Russian
olive, box elder, golden willow,
laurel willow, diamond willow, ma
tive cottonwood, Canadian poplar,
Northwestern poplar, Chinese elm,
American elm, and green ash
We're the first to make sufficient
growth for distribution and the
paintings of the past two seasons
have been limited largely to
these species. More of the spruc-
es and pines are now coming in
and many farmers who have
planted broadleafed varieties are
now planning to add a few rows
of evergreens.
Orders for 1881 planting are
now being taken by county extern
sion agents. Arrangements for Sc
trees T made far in adj
vance to enable farmers to put
heir land in shape before plant
ng. Mr.. Isaac advises also that
he supply of trees now avail
is sufficient to take care of
few more orders for next
springs planting.
Dairy Assn Records
The average production of but
er fat for each of Montana's
herd improvement associa-
ions during the month of Novem-
'er ranged from 1873 to 24.8
pounds. The Lewis and Clark as
.ociation was first with the high
igure and the Yellowstone and
Sitter Root associations were next
n order. There we're so herds
With a total of 2,097 COWS under
est in the seven organizations
eporting. The average produc- {
ion of all cows under test was
bout % pounds, and 1877 COWS /,
reduced 40 or more pounds of ,
fat.
The figures are from the regu- !
ar monthly report on dairy herd {
Improvement association work in
ne state issued by J.. @. Trets- +,
en-, extension dairy specialist at
lontana State College.
The Lewis and Clark associa-
on also had the highest percent 9
&c OF COWS in the 40-pound ,
lass. Of the 248 cows in this as !
ociation Al, or nearly II per !
ent, produced 40 or more pounds 0
[ butter fat. The Yellowstone /
ad IL per cent and the Bitter |
DOT association had 10 per cent :
I their cows listed with the !
producers. p
Individual production honors E
r the month went to a cow in
e herd of ]. A. Wood of the a
evils and Clark association n
hose o. sheet shows 1855 I
funds of butter fat for the C
onth. A grade Holstein owned p
Lyman and Haight of the Cas- p
de association was second with CT
g pounds. A pure bred Jersey
7ned by A. McKillop and Son :
4 the Bitter Root association
tn Ills pounds; a grade Hol- =
in the w. ]. Harrer herd
first in the Gallatin associa-
N; a grade Guernsey owned
l.. Stran led in Fergus coun-
4; another grade Guernsey own .
by A. ]. Rehberg was first in j
g Yellowstone association; and
another grade Guernsey, own F..
by H. r. Dore, led the Nilsson
association.
The pure bred Jersey herd own
by Fred M. Griffin of the Fer {
S county association had an av-
lge production of 81 pounds
butter fat; j. A. Woods mixed
averaged 1925 pounds, and
man & Haight's pure bred and
Holsteins averaged %
lnds. These herds led in the /
all sized and large herd class S