The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-02-26
State College
Experts Talk
To Farmers

Not Pessimistic as To
Conditions But Advises
To Stay Out OF Debt.
DISCUSS MANY TOPICS
OF MUCH IMPORTANCE
On Friday the third annual
farmers institute, sponsored
by the Kootenai Valley
Grange, was held in Ameri-
can Legion hall, Libby.
Miss Lillian M. Tubb Flathead
county home demonstration agent
talked to the ladies on Bringing
Your Clothing Up-to-Date" BY the
use of pictures from various fasil-
ion magazines, she gave ideas ou
how one could remodel many ar
ticles one now has. Miss Tubb aIso
helped those with special clothing
problems, with many valuable suE-
gestions
Leonard Eliason, Flathead coun-
ty agricultural agent, spoke to the
men on the dairy situation, explain
ing various problems confronting
the farmers.
| At noon very fine lunch was
served by the home economics conf
mittee
At 100 the meeting was called 10
order by Mrs. r. r. Beebe and X.
E. Isaac, horticulture expert from
Montana State College, was intro
duced.
Il Mr.. Isaac said. I'VE were being
asked to increase both family and
market gardens before December Z
inN~ order LIST to meet demands OF
4 Lend~1xease and End, to improve
the health Of our own people since
experts had found that our con-
sumption of vegetables and other
protective foods was too low Since
Dec. 7th, the farmers first line OF
defense is to produce food enough
for family health, for a healthy ma
ton is harder to conquer Then, too,
the grocery supply for civilian pop
ulatio will be limited. Transporta-
, ton facilities will be diverted to
! j war purposes, making It harder to
, get supplies.
I'm 1889 there were reported 1856
farms in Lincoln county and our
! quota Of farm gardens in 1912 is
476.
! Mr.. Isaac advised using phosphate
in beds when transplanting plants
and again in the garden, using $50
!, to $50 lbs treble super-acid phos-
phate to the acre. He warned
!, against using coarse barnyard ma
: nure on plot to be used for garden
. the year it is applied, since in or
! der to decay the manure 1t takes
; much of the nitrogen from the soil.
: Order insecticides errly to make
sure of getting it. Vegetables can
not compete with insects and
! weeds
! !, He spoke on varieties to plant,
! how much to plant, store and cam
! "a very handy table may be got
Z ten from Bozeman by asking for
: Circular lll6-Family Garden.
= DR. Hollands, economic expert OF
!. the Montana State College, was in
. troduced by Mrs. Beebe following
r Mr. Isaac's address.
DR.. tHollands discussed various
If phases of the present situation
1t war and the peace to follow. He
L had several very interesting charts
4. showing how money IS being spent
r both for defense and non-defenset
. also the rise and fall of prices paid
= to farmers since 1890.
DR.. Hollands said, s4The farmers
had 20 year depression and indus
try a 10 year depression before wal
was declared Despite the price
fixing, he believes prices will con
tinue to rise for the duration. Con
gress is afraid Of a wage control
y DR.. Hollands believes that the
L United States must 60 on a com
S plete rationing basis as quickly a.
- possible in order to win the war a.
y u speedily as possible; that it will b.
"a very difficult to control price in
il crease without rationing.
He advised buying things yol
Id must have now, but not to buy any
as thing you can get along without ant
above all do not 60 in debt.
n Zone half of the u. S. population
will be engaged in defense produc
i'll ton by end Of 1912 said DR.. Hol
NJ lands
u, IN order to prevent a serious de
Ial preston following this war, Dl
al Hollands said, 1T will be necessar
N. to ration peace time activities eithe
mt voluntarily or by the government
OK The more plans made now for peac
,le time employment the better. Cit
w people must be prevented from try
ing to farm since these peopl
en- would be far more valuable to III
M dustry II industry can be made
III, take care of them. One OF tn
rs. greatest problems after the wa
will be the attitude Of industry, L
Dor and certain professions no
turning out war products. WI
phi they be willing to make large
ct quantities of goods and sell at
tia lower margin of profit or sma
A quantities at a large profit?" ..
he DR., Hollands continued, TT
II .,.u4 Ix~-~ - 4rrsnIc and life. III