The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-01-08

IS FORECAST
FORFARMERS
Economist at Chinook Feeder
Program Says a "Mild
Wave" Expected"
G. N. Development Agent Has
Hopes for East End
Sugar Factory.
BY LEO N.

CHINOOK-Government spending
during the war will bring a mild
wave of prosperity for farmers and
stockmen, with a definite rise in
prices especially during 1912. said
DR.. H. F. Hollands, professor of ag-
rlcultural economics at the State col
lege at Bozeman, before an audi
ence of about 200 livestock feeders
at the fifth annual feeder tour in
the Chinook district Saturday.
DR.. Hollands believed, however,
that more and o government
control will be eXerted in an at
tempt to prevent too great infla-
ton and depression that would be
sure to follow.
Summed up, his advice to farmers
and stockmen was to purchase now
the supplies they need and can get
but not to go into debt; to improve
the quality of their herds and Gull
out any scrub stock; to improve the
management of their farms and
ranches so as to cut production costs
and be on a sound footing; and to
prepare in every way possible for
the labor shortage that is bound to
come as a consequence of the war.
FOSltIOn Strong
Farmers are now in the strongest
position since the years following the
last war. he said, largely because of
the prosperity that goes with high
industrial payrolls throughout the
nation. Prices especially for better
grades of cattle and sheep, will be
in 1912 than last year, he
predicted.
Cold weather and deep snow pre-
vented the expected crowd at the
tour, but quite a large number made
the trip to the feed lots. First stop
was at the Frank Smith place, two
miles east of Chinook, where 1000
are on feed, getting alfalfa
hay, wet beet pulp, barley, bonemeal
and some molasses. Mr.. Smith eX-
planned the handling of the lot and
told of profitable gains being made
by the animals.
The advantages of self feeding"
both in saving of man labor and in
increased weight gains, were ex-
at the Frank Lewis feed
yard near Zurich, the most modern
feeding plant in this area. Here
pulp mixed with grain is fed
from convenient self-feeder hop
oers, and water from a drilled well
245 feed deep is supplied to all
parts of the feedlot, where
han 1000 lambs are being fattened.
Paul circuit, livestock specialist from
he State college, stressed the i'm
,ortance of a good water supply in
operations.
Talks on Stock Grades
Last stop of the tour was at the
red Bosch farm, where a mixed lot
f cattle is being fed on alfalfa,
ulp, grain and molaSses.. Lou Hab-
as of Fargo, N. D., cattle buyer for
.rmour & Company, sorted out five
teerS of varying grades and gave a
ak on their points from a beef
reducing standpoint. He stressed
he Importance of good breeding in
eef animals, and predicted contin-
ed good markets during 1912 for
le better grades.
Returning to Chinook, members of
lie tour had dinner at 5 at the
rmory, served by women of the
Day Saints church, and a
)eaking program followed.
Theme of the program was the
fleet of the war on the livestock
nd farming industries. Blaine coun-
: Agent E. c.. Ferguson acted as
hartman, introducing first Lloyd S.
manager of the Milk River
CA, who spoke on defense stamps
nd bonds, urging those present to
,ovide a strong ration of dollars
II Uncle Sam with which to prose-
lite the war.
Discuss Goals
Mr.. circuit spoke on the livestock
and the increased meat
,als for 1912, which call for pro-
mot marketing) of Is per-
mt more pork, Is percent more
,ef. and 4 percent more sheep, than
1941. He also recommended the
arketing of heavier hogs, and that
ttlemen should carry steers to an
'erage of 100 pounds more weight
an is now the case.
He urged the Importance of care
| cost records on feeding oper-
ions, so that the feeder knows at
times whether his program is
ofitable.
E. r. Duncan of st. Paul, Great
development agent, said
e development of the Milk River
LEY through beet growing and
eding was gratifying, and hoped
see another sugar factory in the
st end of the valley before long,
of the railroads part in
rving this section, he said it was
ly natural that the recent increase
pay to the railway unions should
reflected soon in higher rates to