Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1931-01-01

quests from farmers for information
that came by mail. 1865 circular let
tiers were mailed to farmers and All
club members within the county. They
were also 2,465 bulletins distributed on
farm topics.
During the months of April and
May the Federal Seel Loan work that
was carried on in Sheridan County
was handled through the Extension
Office.
1873 farmers secured financial as
~sistance to the extent of ~l5,004.30.
Ten registered seed growers of
Marquis Wheat and Newland Flax
were secured, which was a sufficient
supply for this county to maintain
the pure seed program.
Eight Variety Test Demonstrations
were conducted in the county in CO.
operation with the farm leaders to
test out new varieties that look pro-
missing for this county.
Three thousand acres of Bison Flax
was grown in the county due to the
publicity published on results secur-
ed from previous tests conducted in
this county and at the Williston sub
station at Williston, North Dakota.
Bison flax outyielded other vari-
cites under test from two to five bu-
shells per acre on old land in 1880.
Bison flax Melted from Sc and $685.
per acre more than wheat when
gown on the same fields and like
conditions.
Fifteen demonstrations were car
ried on in connection with the Weed
Control Program, using Calcium
Chlorate both with the dust and spray
methods in the control of Quack
Grass, Sow Thistle, Canadian Thistle,
and Bine Weed. Similar tests coli
Quoted the year before resulted in
securing kills ranging from eighty
five to one hundred per cent. Appli-
cations of Calcium Chlorate made
during the months of August and
September proved to be more sue
cessful.
Eighteen shelterbelts were planted
which were received from the Nor
thern Grain Plains Station at Man.
dan, North Dakota and the Clark
McNary Station at Missoula, Montana
Nineteen planting sites were inspec-
ted for shelterbelts to be planted in
the spring.
21,882 pounds of. gopher poison was
mixed and distributed to %approximat-
ely eleven hundred farmers who
spread poison over an area of ap-
proximately $4,000 acres.
Two carloads of cattle consisting
of 62 head were shipped into this
county during the month of August
from Barron County, Wisconsin and
distributed to 9 farmers and 16 All
club members. This shipment of cat
tie was financed through the Agri-
cultural Credit Corporation of of
Minneapolis. Three other farmers
were financed through this same
corporation to purchase eight head of
dairy cattle from neighboring far
mers in this county.
Fifty-nine pure bred sires were
sold through this office the past year.
Eight farmers secured pure bred
gifts from All club members who
started in the pure bred hog business
in 1929.
In the neighborhood of twenty-five
or thirty post norton examinations
were made to identify animal disease
and control methods were prescribed
to take care of the different cases.
Two blackleg vaccinating demon
STATIONS were held, which resulted
in many farmers who had vac
Grated for this disease before adopt
ing this practice.
Blood samples were taken from two
flocks in this county and sent to the
Veterinary department at Bozeman
to detect Bacillary White Diarrhea.
All reactors were disposed of and the
flocks are now free from this dis
ease.
Wheat marketing information was
presented at different meetings of
farmers and elevator men regarding
the marketing of grains through the
National Grain Corporation. Results
of the Agricultural Economic Con-
ference which was held late in the
fall Of 1929 were mimeographed and
mailed to all the farmers in this
county.
Two hundred farmers received
Farm Account books through this Of
flee during the early part of 1880.
The adoption of the practice of keep
ing Farm Accounts has been gradu-
ally increasing the past three years.
Farmers are realizing more and more
the necessity of keeping a systematic
system Of records, which is a very
important point in the management
of the farming business.
Eight carloads of cotton seed
cake were ordered through this Of
flee and distributed to farmers dur
ing the winter of 1929 and 1880.
There was a so per cent increase
in Al club members enrolled for 49,
80.
Two club members and n All