The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1930-02-07
at Chinook, February 22.
Fine Cow Records

at Chinook, FEBRUARY "a.
Fine Cow Records
A grade Holstein owned by j.
c. Steiner of the Yellowstone as
ISOLATION, known as mo. 81, came
into prominence during the month
of December, leading the 1929
COWS in Montana's dairy herd i'm
provement associations with a
production Of 101.S pounds of but
ter fat. This is the highest
months record, with n excep-
ton, ever made in the history of
Montana's COW testing work. The
high record was made in Novem-
Der. 1925, by another Yellowstone
county COW, Made pure bred
Holstein owned by A. Senty.
The December report on dairy
herd Improvement work issued by
the Montana extension service,
shows higher production averages
than for the month of November.
The Lewis and Clark association,
which kept it's place at the top
of the list, had an average pro-
duction of 28.7 pounds of butter
fat for December as compared
with 24.8 pounds the previous
month. The average for all COWS
under test was approximately "a
pounds as compared with ~
pounds in November.
The Ford & Hollister pure bred
Holstein herd of the Bitter Root
association averaged 35.6 pounds
OF butter, the highest production
on record for Montana herds OF
more than As cows.
Among the small herds of less
than Is cows, the grade Holsteins
of C. Jellison Of the Flathead as
s~ociation were first with an ever
age of 43. A pounds of butter fat.
AnotherFlathead county herd, own
ed by j.. E. Claypool, was first
among herds of IS to "A cows
an average of 35 pounds of
butter fat. Each of eight associa-
tons OF the state had at least
one herd in this class which pro
duced more than 80 pounds OF
butter fat per COW
There was at least n COW in
each association that produced
more than IS pounds of butter,
md four of the associations had
that produced more than 80
of butter fat.
To Reduce Smut Loss
Montana wheat growers will
lose from three to four million
next year because of
sinking smut, unless the av-
srage of the past few years is
'educed by treating seed before
planting, according to Waldo Kid
Ter, extension a%gronomist at Mon
State college.
Mr.. Kidder states that the loss
rom this source can be greatly
if all farmers would
properly treat their seed wheat
with copper carbonate, and sug-
yests that now, when other work
IS slack, is a good time to do the
.reating. J,
He advises that for spring
wheat IS to "a per cent copper
carbonate is recommended. The
material should be in a fine pow
Ter form, and should be thor
oughly mixed with the grain so
hat every kernel is covered, at
he ate of one ounce of the cop
per carbonate to a bushel of
grain.
Since the effectiveness Of the
treatment depends largely upon
he thoroughness with which the
is done which in turn de-
,ends largely upon the mixing de-
rice used, the agronomist sug-
that all wheat growers
.hould have a copy of a circular
living details Of the procedure, !
ecently issued by the Montana
extension office at Bozeman or
rom county extension agents. I
Stock "Tonics" t
Livestock may take on a rather t
rundown" appearance between z
and spring, but the chances
that they need more good
ay and other feed rather than d