The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1930-01-31
STATE COLLEGE
WEEKLY LETTER
Many Interests Center In
r. and n. Week

bUZtl1dU, MOul., Jan. 90 VIII
the chairman of the Fedora
Farm board making the statement
that a 20 per cent decrease in
wheat production would result in
a 20 per cent increase in money
received for the crop by produc'
ers, and with the federal organi
cation definitely launched on a
program to curtail production of
certain crops, unusual interest
has been aroused in Farm and
Home week at Montana State col
lege, February 3-S, at which plans
and policies of the Farm board
will be discussed, according to J.
c. Taylor, director of the Mon
tana extension service.
w. A. Schoenfeld, western re-
gional representative of the Farm
board will be at the Montana
gathering to present the plans
and policies of the federal organ
iZation at a general assembly
Wednesday morning and also to
meet with groups of producers to
consider specific problems as they
concern marketing and Farm
board operations in Montana.
While marketing and agricultur-
al economics matters connected
directly with the Federal Farm
board are the center of attention
at the coming Montana gathering
of farmers, stockmen and farm
women, there are other programs
scheduled for the week which
promise to attract more than the
usual number of Montana people
to Farm and Home week this
year, according to Mr.. Taylor.
Wheat growers will hear address
es and have opportunity to thresh
out problems on grain storage,
transportation low cost production
methods, protein, competition from
other parts of the world, protec-
ton for grain storage ticket hold
ers and other subjects.
The program for stockmen deals
with recent findings in the feed
ing of cattle and hogs, sheep ex-
periments and results, and discus
sions on livestock classes, mark
ct demands and dairy production
problems. The home economics
program for women centers
around clothing problems but will
include features on child training,
health, nutrition and community
problems. Potato growers will con-
slider marketing and production
problems. The annual meeting of
the Montana Potato Improvement
association will be held Wednes-
day and Thursday of Farm and
Home week.
One of the big features of the
week will be M. L. Wilson's illus
trated lecture on Russia and the
worlds wheat supply, Monday ev-
ening. The famous fun feed"
the Farm and Home week enter
tainment classic, will be held
Wednesday evening.
Grasshoppers
While weather conditions in the
spring may be a determining fac
tor, the number of eggs laid by
grasshoppers in the state last fall
would indicate a rather substan-
tial increase in these insect pests
in many counties of the state in
1880, according to Bruce Mabee,
entomologist at Montana
State college. The annual survey
Of the grasshoppar situation fol-
the egg laying period last
fall shows that there were more
eggs laid in &c counties of the
state than in the preceding year.
The survey showed increased
egg laying in a block of seven
counties in the western part of
state, including Mineral, San
lers, Missoula, Lake, Flathead.
Toole; in another block
If seven counties in the northern
md central area including Blaine,
Valley, Chouteau, Cas-
'ade, Judith Basin and Fergus
.ounties; in another block of IL
Counties in the east including
sheridan, Roosevelt, Richland, Nc
'one, Dawson, Custer, Wibaux,
'rairie, Fallon, Rosebud, Treas
re and Big Horn counties.
Mr.. Mabee explains that the egg
cunt is n of the most accurate
leans yet discovered for forecast
lg grasshopper outbreaks. The
ystem of annual surveys was
tarted in Montana several years
go and is now being used in
lany other parts of the country
here these insects sometimes
ause serious crop damage.
Plans are now being made for
arrying on grasshopper control
ampaigns in those counties where
lcreases are indicated, says the
ntomologist. The use of poison
ait made up of crude white ar
or sodium arsenite, and bran,
lit, molasses, amyl acetate and
alter prepared according to a
'escribed formula, is best for
lecking the insects when they
,pear. Mr.. Mabee points out that
owing before May Is also will
estroy many eggs.