The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1930-11-07
REVIEW OF FARM
NEWS, NORTHWEST

Freezing weather in October has
put a stop to the growth of pas
lures throughout the Northwest
and feeding of wheat is beginning
to substantial proportions
the Farmers Union Terminal AS
ISOLATION says in its weekly agri-
cultural summary.
Wheat prices have me- a new
| resistance level by dropping to
the basis where medium grade
wheat can be delivered on farms
in Wisconsin and Minnesota for
feeding to livestock at about
| $500 a ton.
If prices do not advance substan-
TALLY, feeding of wheat undoubted-
ly will be increased. The fact
that wheat prices are now on a
basis where they offer real compe-
tition to other feed grains should
be more effective in stabilizing
| prices than anything that has oc-
| Cured during the long decline IN
wheat prices over the past year.
Several carloads of wheat have
been shipped into the dairying
sections of Wisconsin and farm
ers are enthusiastic ove the pos
sibilities of wheat as feed for
livestock the review says.
wheat can be laid down at local
stations in Wisconsin for about
$500 a ton. Tests made recent
ly show that a bushel of wheat
costing about Use, produced 16%
pounds of pork when fed to young
hogs. On this basis, there would
be a good profit in feeding wheat
to hogs at present prices for these
commodities.
Henry Guam, living e Bar
ron, Wis, recently hauled six tons
of wheat for feeding to livestock
to his dairy farm. When a car
load of 80 tons of wheat recently
arrived at Poskin, Wis, farmers
of that area could not all get the
wheat for feeding that they want
ed and purchase of mor wheat
in that section is planned.
"At Munster, N. D., more wheat
is being crushed for feed for live
stock than any other grain, re-
versing the conditions which have
existed in previous years. In
southeastern North Dakota where
considerable corn is produced,
wheat will be mixed with corn for
feeding to livestock.
"The Montana Department Of
Agriculture reports that there is a
keen demand in Custer county for
feeder pigs, as farmers in that
section prefer to feed their wheat
to pigs rather than to sell at the
present low price levels. In Glaci-
county, Montana, cattle pro-
1ucers are reported to be making
plans to feed their cattle ex-
.ensiyely with wheat. In sections
where there are sugar beet fac
.ories, particularly in northwest
N Minnesota and in Montana, SUI
gar beet pulp is being used as
iced for livestock on a larger
than is usual.
with the growth of pastures
by freezing weather,
grass from pastures will be avail
able for only a week or ten days.
At that time it will be necessary
% increase the feeding of grains.
"The recent freezing weather
las delayed farming operations in
North Dakota and Montana. In
some sections there was quite a
leavy fall of snow, which has
improved the subsoil mois-
ure and should be of real benefit
the land.
From Nebraska and the South
vest come reports of substantial
'eduction in the acreage of winter
wheat. The period for the seed
ng of winter wheat is practically
,ver and the reports from Ne
indicate reductions Of from
8 per cent in north central corn
les to 5 per cent in southern
counties with an average acreage
eduction for wheat for the state
# approximately 10 per cent"