The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1929-12-20
showings in national contests.

Marian Brandon of Pompey
Pillar, the states champion cam
ing club member, won thirt
place and a gold medal in a nat
ional canning exhibit sponsored
by a large glassware manufactur
ing company. Cleo Wright, a Vel
lowstone county club member
placed second in a window cur
tain exhibit, and Phyllis Davis OF
Gallatin county was tenth in an
exhibit of cotton school dresses.
Winnings which also should be
credited to Montana include those
made Ly Chase Brothers of Viii
ow Lake, South Dakota, in weth-
Z lamb classes. Four lambs bred
I'd raised at Montana State col
Icge under the direction of Ed
ward Pot, college shepherd, were
snown at the Pacific International
Livestock Exposition at Portland
early in November and bought at
that time by ne South Dakota
breeders for exhibition at tie Chi
cago show. Al Chicago one of the
Southdowns in this lot placed
second.
Montana Tta%cy3 Best
Another indication Of the high
quality Of Montana-grown turkeys
is contained in c report : ON Oil
Gals of the bureau of agricultural
economics Of the United States
department Of agriculture to Miss
II. E. Cushman, extension poultry
specialist. More than 1870 members
Of the bureau pooled their orders
for Thanksgiving birds this year
md paid SO cents a pound for
high quality federal graded tur-
ksls. The reports OF the govern
ment people. almost Invariably
contain the words "The finest
lrkeys We have ever had." IN
;hecKing up the source OF the
5irds it was found thai they came
rom C.5teau county, Montana.
Lear7ins Abou: Poultry
E-r-n wO~en -mbers of u
home demonstration clubs in Phil
FPS county during The past sea
son carried on a definite system
II pcaltry Improvement outlined
by Miss H. E. Cushman, extension
poultry specialist at Montana
"tate COLI &c, under the direction
If Fl. L. Lantz, county agent.
The work carried on by the 122
women enrolled in the project in
disease control, culling, Sc
lection of poultry for exhibits,
the selection and care of breed
ing stock, housing, feeding and
management. AS a result of the
work, 43 per cent of the flocks
owned by the women engaged in
the project now are pure bred,
md similar improvements were
made in other lines which make
more profitable poultry pro
iuction.
Christmas Turkeys
Thirty carloads of Montana
turkeys We're shipped to Christ
E&s markets in a single consign-
early this month, marking
he first attempt to sell the tur-
Key crop Of he state through a
angle agency. During the past six
ears a number of local market
ng associations have been form
d and last year the turkeys of
eighteen counties were marketed
trough county pools. Previous to
he organization of county pools,
1rkey marketing was largely an
1dividual matter.
The recently consigned state
of 80 carloads involved the
cooperation of II county market
lg associations. 1t is expected
nat next year all of the pools
[ the state will affiliate with
central sales agency.
Work is also under way for the
rganization of a marketing agen-
Y for nine western states and
lat eventually Montana will be
art OF a great interstate cooper
i've marketing organization. A
Getting to consider this matter
III be held in Salt Lake CITY
me time this winter.
Cleaning Up Coyotes
by Steven Boyce, governs
hunter, sheepnen OF valley -
'untr have raised havoc withSS'