The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1944-05-18
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The Yellowstone County Dairy
Herd Improvement association
topped all associations in the
| state for production during the
month of March with an aver
age of 1913 pounds of butterfat
per COW and 767 pounds of milk,
according to j. o. Tretsven, ex-
tension dairy specialist at Mon
tana state college.
In second place for the month
was the Fergus county associa-
ton with an average of 27.3
pounds of butterfat per COW, and
ranking third was the Madison
and Jefferson counties associa-
ton with an average of 25.94
pounds of butterfat.
TretSven'S report also shows
that association members in the
state culled a total of II low
producing cows from their herds.
With ample feed supplies be-
ing of utmost Importance to
maintaing milk production at a
high level, j. o. TretSven, ex-
tension dairy specialist at Mon
tana State college, points to the
value of fertilizer.
Field tests by the Montana
Agricultural Experiment station
he said, show that applying 100
pounds of phosphate fertilizer
per acre to a meadow r the
spring increased hay croduc-
ton for the next three cuttings
oy 1913 PEI cent over the infer
tilted spots. Applying 200
pounds Der acre increased the
hay yield 1874 percent. No. only
was the yield increased in these
tests, bu, there was also a gain
in phosphorus and protein con-
tent of the hay.
A twelve weeks course in ea-
glneerinrg drawing TO: airrrarr
will be gwen at Montana State
college this summer, starting on
June s., Under the Sponsorship Q,
the enginincering, science and
management var training pro-
gram of the FEDERAL government.
Women traireeS are especial
" desired. although men net
subject to military service 81 en-
gagged in essential industry nay
take the course. To be eligible,
trainees must be U. S. citizens,
and high school graduates or the
equivalent, including one year
of high school mathematics.
Since all tuition and fees are
paid by the government the or
ly expense of the trainee taking
the course will be for board and
room. textbooks and ;ncidentalS.
Besides preparing parsons for
positions III aircraft engineering
departments the curse also
qualities for certain civil service
appointments.
Persons interested in taking
the course may get detailed In
formation by writing r. Z. Gibbs
head, mechanical engineering
department. Montana State COL
lege, BoZen,an.
Montana turkey growers are
reminded by Harriette E. CuSh-
man. extension poultry special
ist at Montana State college,
that the recent War Food Ad-
ministration order setting as1Ge
hen turkeys does not apply in
Montana.
The government is beginning
now. she explained, to obtain
turkeys that will be needed for
for shipment to overseas forces
next fall. Since an effort is be-
ing made to obtain twice as
many turkeys as last year for
this purpose, the set aside order
was issued effective in those
states where hen turkeys ord1n-
arily go to market after the
close of the Matching season.
While California. Oregon, Wash
irgton and Utah are included
among the 16 states in which
the order applies, Montana is
not. she said.
Confusion often follows the
release of a new VIA order,
Miss Cushman said, largely be-
cause many people neglect to
read the entire order.
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