The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1929-11-08
STATE COLLEGE
WEEKLY LETTER
To Protect Livestock

forward in the interest of the live
stock industry in Fergus count,
was taken at Lewistown late il
October with the organization o
the Central Montana Livestocl
and Protective association. L. E
Sedgwick was elected president
w. S. Acton, vice-president ant
Don McMillen, secretary-treasurer
The executive committee include.
Fred Colver, Ed. Cooper, JOIN
Miller and Oscar Anderson.
One of the primary purposes o.
the new organization is to make
the going a little difficult
for cattle rustlers. A special com
mittee with Fred Colver as chair
man has been appointed to work
with state officers and inspectors
and to help in securing evidence
and prosecuting livestock thieves.
1t is not indicated whether hemp
collars will be revived in the as
sociations recommendations as to
what the properly dressed cattle
rustler will wear but it is certain
from the temper of the rustling
committee that Fergus county will
be an unhealthy place for those
who r too handy with the
branding iron, in the opinion of
D. B. Noble, county extension
agent.
While the new organization will
devote considerable attention to
rustling it has other important OBJ
jectives looking to the develop
ment of the cattle industry in the
county. Special committees have
been appointed to have charge of
the annual purebred sale, live
stock marketing, All club work
among the young people, livestock
taxation, conferences and
conventions, and roundups.
The organization also is spon-
livestock feeding trials
which will serve as demonstra-
tons as to how the available
feeds of the county may be used
to best advantage. 1t will also
take a prominent part in the com
munity and county conferences
which are held each year for the
purpose of assembling facts re-
the livestock industry and
drawing up programs of develop
melt which in turn serve as the
for agricultural extension
work in the county.
Educatioial Union
Delegates to the annual owen
lion of the Montana Farmers Ed
1cational and Cooperative Union
at Lewistown last week heard an
inspiring story of the program of
agricultural development in effect
in the state and the progress that
being made through the concert
ed effort of producers and their
organizations and the Montana
extension service.
The story as told by Fred Ben
MON, county agent leader for Mon
tana, related the work of assemb-
ing the basis facts resulting from
experience and experiments which
used as a foundation for the
state program. He pointed out
hat information on the agricultur-
al resources of the state was put
the hands of leaders of Mon
agriculture and committees
we're appointed in different parts
Of the state to make intensive
studies of local conditions. Later
district conferences were held and
with all available information be-
ore them nearly 1900 forward
cooking farmers, stockmen and
others interested in the states ag-
'icultural welfare, drew up state
and district programs to serve as
for future agricultural i'm
)rovement efforts.
Since the drawing up of these
programs in 1927, they have serv-
ID as a basis for extension work
n Montana, Mr.. BENIN said, and
progress in production methods,
naturalization of crops and the
rarious lines of production and
has been marked.
MI. Bennon expressed the opin-
on that only through the coopera-
ion of all individuals and all or
sanizations upon a single program
such as this, sponsored and drawn
Up largely by the farmers and
'tockmen themselves, could the
possibilities Of the great agri-
resources of the state be
called. He pointed out that the
program deals with every phase of
agricultural farm production to
He states too that the
and district programs were
broad enough to serve as the bas-
S for more detailed programs for
counties, communities and individ-
lal farms.
Higher Grade Turkeys
Managers and representatives
If turkey marketing pools IN
Montana met in Great Falls early
his week to attend a turkey grad
ng school conducted by the Unit
ID States department of Agricult-