The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1930-05-08

According to Mr.. Ostren, Bison max
originated at North Dakota expert
ment station in Fargo and has proved
to be successful seed in western
North Dakota. This flax is said to be
rust and wilt resistant.
Great Northern bean prices have
been showing slightly upward trend
during the last week or 10 days, &C
cording to local dealers and federal
marketing reports. Dealers give quo
tations from 81 to $4.10 on No. z,
federal grade, or 96s and from $4.25
on No. 1 federal grade or OBS.
A preliminary draft of the resolu-
ton demanding repeal of the market
ing act and condemning the farm
board from competing with private
business has been sent to all exchang-
es in the country, it was announced,
with the request that they indorse
it for introduction at the convention
of the National chamber late this
month.
Continuing opposition to the federal
farm board and the agricultural mar
keting act, officials Of the Minnea-
polls grain exchange revealed that
they have started campaign among
all grain, produce and commodity
exchanges of the country to bring an
expression of condemnation of these
federal agencies from the United
States chamber of commerce.
Montana Dairying" is the subject
of a full-page advertisement of the
Croker First National bank of San
Francisco which will appear in Time
magazine, Review of Reviews and
Forum in May as one of the series OF
advertisements by the bank in nation
al publications on Montana resources,
according to advises received by the
state division of publicity from the
San Francisco branch office of the
advertising firm of Doremus & Co.
The Bitter Root valley planting
season is from 10 to Is days earlier
than in 1929, says G. G. LeSeur, man.
ager of Associated Seedgrowers. The
company's seed pea acreage in the
Kalispell district is seeded and the
Bitter Root valley acreage will be
completed this week. The company
has about 200 acres Of experimental
ground planted in the Corvallis dis
trict, where new varities are expert
mented with. Soil conditions are said
to be ideal in the valley this year fol-
peas.
In the work of building up the quail
ity of butterfat with the hope of i'm
proving the market for Montana
creamery butter and increasing the
returns to farmers and creamery op-
eratore, B. F. Thrailkill, chief Of the
state dairy division, has force OF
three full-time inspectors. j. M
Mourdy, stationed at Hamilton; Ken
meth R. Button, stationed at Great
Falls, and E. j. Dahl, with head
quarters at Billings, and it is planned
to add two more, one to be stationed
in eastern Montana and one in cent
raj and northern Montana.
montana lambs are the best" say.
J. E. Ingersol of Chicago, owner Of
the Smith ranch. Mr.. Ingersol ar.
rived recently to be present during
Landing operations at his ranch neal
Martinsdale.
Due to the hard, dry condition Of
the wheat used in recent feeding trial,
at Montana State college, barley
showed slightly higher value thar
wheat as grain for fattening steer;
when used in conjunction with al
falfa hay, according to Louis Vinkt
of the Montana experiment station
Oats proved to be a poor substitute
for barley but Gull peas as a substi.
tute for part of the barley produced
the highest return.