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Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1951-02-01
In Lighter Ve1n

1T was this way, Judge" the de-
PENDANT explained. 81 was in a phone
booth talking to my girl, and this
guy wants to use the phone. So he
opens the door, grabs me by the col
lar and pulls me out"
$50 you got angry and hit hirn?"
well, I got angry, but I didn't
get real mad and hit him till he
grabbed my girl and threw her out,
tool"
Some folks are like blotters. They
soak il all in but get il all back
wards.
"Jim, don't think you love me
any more. You just sit there all eve
ming reading the newspaper, and
you never pay any attention to me-"
why, Mary, how can you say
that? You know 1 love you more
than ever. I worship you! Now,
please shut up and let me read the
paper"
Honey. you sure have sixth
sense"
Thank YOU"
TOO bad you haven't got the other
five"
Sugar pie" said the dark one to
his Susie. did that kiss I JUS give
you make you long for another?"
cit sure did," said Susie, "but he's
out of town"
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1951-02-01

stitution. Opposition to this move
came from members who felt that
the group could operate more effec-
lively, as in the past, through COM
pletely informal organization with
flexibility that included drawing in
new council members on the spur of
the moment for immediate tasks con-
corning conservation promotion.
The council voted to support the
bill now before the state legislature
providing for conservation in. the
public elementary and secondary
schools of the state. Encouragement
was also given formation of local
conservation groups to work with
the council.
The council concluded its discus
sion of irrigation conservation with
the statement, 'To have effective re-
source management in agriculture,
greater effort must be put forth to
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1951-02-01
Sanitary Wafer Supplies

work be done on methods of de-
veloping sanitary water supplies for
rural and urban communities. 1t was
particularly recommended that at
tention be given in the future to de-
veloping an adequate and sanitary
water supply for rural schools and
communities.
Concern was expressed for de-
veloping some means of controlling
underground water development
The group felt that the state needs
to know more about the ground wa
ter supply and that surveys to obtain
such information should be initiated.
The immediate recommendation of
the council was that legislation
should be considered requiring reg
istration of every new well and to
require that record be kept of the
water Withdrawals from new wells.
The council recommended that the
fish and game department and other
agencies interested in wildlife man.
agement participate in program of
habitat development for wildlife in
conjunction with all conservation
programs for land use. This need
was stressed particularly for the
eastern section of the state.
Recommendation
Regarding water resource man.
agement in Montana's forests and
grasslands, the following projects
were recommended:
/. A complete resource survey
which would supply information on
the location and condition of the
forest and range resources, the soil
on which it grows and the changes
that are taking place in the resource
under the pressures of past and pres
ent use.
2. A research program that will
supply information needed on which
to base properly balanced and inte-
grated action program.
8. A guiding policy and program
which will recognize adequately the
multiple use aspects of forest and
range lands in all of their variations.
4. A program of action which
would implement the development
and wise use of the water resource
on forest and range lands
Officers Elected
New officers elected for coming
year included: President, DR.. J. w.
Severy, chairman of biological sci
ences division, Montana State uni
versity, Missoula; vice president, o.
M. Patten, extension forester, MSU,
Missoula; secretary treasurer, Her
schel Hurd, assistant state conserva-
ZIONIST, SCS, Bozeman. On the board
of directors for two-year term are
Mrs. Carolyn Madden, president o.
the Montana chapter of the. north
west conservation league, Anaconda
Nick Helburn, professor of geology
and geography, Montana State col
lege, Bozeman and Winton Weyde
mer, Montana Grange master, For
tine.
Directors elected for one-yea
term include: Mary Condor, stat
superintendent of public instruction
Helena; John Buttleman, presiden
of Montana Reclamation association
Willow Creek and George Gleoge
professor of science, eastern Montan
normal school, Billings.
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1951-02-01
We Must Rebuild Resources

Continued from page 23)
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my future looks bright when consider
that in 10 years get 81 for every So in
vest in Savings Bonds. My future is now
in Uncle Sans safe hands,
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1951-02-01

~Fve boosted my profits steadily since i
started simple bookkeeping system. 1t
shows me where I'm at and where I'm
headed. And one entry enjoy making is
my u. S. Savings Bonds
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1951-02-01

obtain basic data about our water
resources, including specifically adj
ditional snow surveys, stream gaging
stations, precipitation cages, soil and
topographic maps, drainage prob
lens, watersheds, social and eco
nomic trends and chronological de-
velopments.'
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1951-04-01
Only the Beginning

CHEMICAL weed control just begun. What
the future known but large number of
materials being developed testing reasonable
believe chemists worked
killers they worked Insecticides that there will
be at least weed killers available for
Here little information chemicals which
since 24D which will
be expected for the next three years.
The chemical EAST closely related 24D but much
effective certain woody plants wild
MOP called methoxone another close relative
24D fields
certain legumes tolerant to MOP than "a d.
TEA has been sold the years quac
Possible
beets alfalfa and flax.
Malec hydraulic effective growth which
avey nonselecve according presently available
Possible of this material would include growth
field irrigation bitches AS
been experimenay
of clippings.
Endofhal has be remarkably seecive
of broadeaved
dinitro has introduced experimeny
control large seeded potatoes
mentioned much barley
wheat when applied after This indicates
will grass,
and pigeon in wheat.
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1951-04-01
More Farm Storage Needed

cars. But there just aren't enough
cars to meet all demands.
''By providing now for more farm
storage at harvest time, farmers
themselves can do much to cushion
the shock on transportation facilities
that are already overloaded.
eff a farmer is unable to finance
construction of needed bins at this
time, he should consider taking out
a farm storage facility loan. These
loans, made by the Commodity
Credit Corp, and obtainable through
PIMA county committees, will cover
up to IS percent of the cost of the
structure. They are available to any
tenant, landlord, owner-operator, or
partnership of producers wishing to
erect structures that will meet re-
quirements for eligible storage I'M
der the price support program"
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1951-04-01

be moved by June. when the
first of the. 1851 crop begins
moving in. The result. they say.
will be an inevitable baclzup on
the farm.
In making his request for expan-
sion of farm storage space, Brannan
said: THE nation now has the high
est daily boxcar deficit in history
24,500 cars below average daily de-
mand. The department is maintain
ing close contact with the defense
transport administration, the inter
state commerce commission and the
Association of American Railroads
with respect to this most serious
problem. Officials of these agencies
have given us their fullest co-opera-
ton, and through their efforts, agri-
culture is receiving its fair share of
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1951-04-01

SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE
Charles F. Brannan asked farmers
to increase further their farm grain
storage facilities as one means of
easing the pressure on scarce box
cars during the coming grain har-
vest season.
AS reported in the March is
sue of Montana Farmer-Stock-
man. most elevators in the state
are now plugged with grain. Not
more than third of the near
record 1850 crop had been moved
by Jan. l. 1851. Sill stored on
farms are 46.03s.000 bushels. "a
percent more than al this time
last year. and some of 1t still on
the ground.
Some elevator men are doubt
full that much of the grain can
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1951-04-01

button to weed control occurred with
the discovery of 2,4-D in 1914. This
well-known chemical has revolution
lied practical weed control, and for
the first time farmers and ranchers
have cheap, easy tool to use for
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1951-04-01

the control of certain weeds. That
such tool was needed is proven
by the acreage figures previously
stated.
Just why was such weed killer
needed? To answer this question,
here are a few figures which indi-
cate the tremendous losses caused
by weeds.
Weeds Cause 10 Percent Loss
In 1880, the agriculture service de-
partment committee of the United
States Chamber of Commerce issued
a report which stated that weeds
caused losses amounting to 10 per-
cent of the value of harvested crops
in the United States. This loss figure
for weeds was larger than the total
combined loss caused by diseases of
livestock, insect pests and plant dis
eases. Their report also stated that
weed losses were greater than those
caused by any other factor except
soil erosion.
Canadian experimental data has
indicated that crop losses in Sas-
katchewan averaged about Is per-
cent in the 1931-1933 period.
F. L. Timmons showed that bind
weed infestations decreased wheat
yields in Kansas on an average of 40
percent over a five-year period.
AS result of the development
and very large use of 2,4-D, several
Kings happened.
The most important of these are:
l. Many chemical companies start
ed experimental work of their own
to develop new chemicals when they
saw that there was a need and a
market for them.
2. Public demand for information
on weed control increased the
amount of weed control research and
education
Still Better Chemicals
These two developments assure us
that still better chemicals and meth
DDS will be developed in the future.
3. The low cost of 2,4-D has made
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Other forms of the dinitros are
being used with oil as general con-
tact sprays to kill all top growth in
waste areas and in some cases, 10
dry up flax for combine harvest.
The most important single contri-
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1951-04-01

we know it today, represents tre-
mendous development that was be-
yond the widest dreams of man
only eight years ago.
Why has chemical weed control
become so extremely popular in the
last few years?
In 1850 the area including the
three prairie provinces of Canada
and the central part of the United
States from Montana eastward, to
Ohio and south to Texas, treated
approximately 28,475, 900 acres with
2,4-D.
OF the states, Montana ranks first
with a total of 100000 acres
sprayed. Of this acreage, about g.
100000 acres were small grains. The
three prairie provinces of Canada
Alberta, Saskatchewan and Mani
toba- treated over 100000 acres,
mostly small grains.
Almost all of this development
has come since 1947.
Started Back in 1886
Chemical selective weed sprays
started out in small way in 1896
and 1897 when H. L. Bolley of North
Dakota and two European workers
found that certain copper salts
sprayed on mixed stands of cereals
and broad-leaved weeds killed the
weeds. By 1910, number of studies
had been made on such materials
as copper nitrate, iron sulphate and
sulphuric acid. These chemicals
were of value in some areas, but did
have drawbacks which essentially
eliminated their usefulness in areas
such as Montana.
After these developments, interest
Jagged in the United States, but the
Europeans continued their work and
developed calcium cyanamid and
kainite as combination weed killers
and fertilizers.
Soil sterilization studies began
just before 1900. Early trials showed
arsenic compounds to be the most
satisfactory. Sodium chlorate and
carbon bisulphide were introduced
in the 1915-1925 period. These ma
terials as well as borax, later in
PRODUCTION, are still being used ex-
tensively and are the leading ma
terials for soil sterilization today.
The use of the soil sterilants has
not decreased despite the large use
of the newer chemicals such as 2,4-D.
Dinitros
In 1888, a new selective chemical,
sodium dinitro- orthocresylate, was
developed in France. In 1887, this
material was introduced into the
United States where it proved to be
the best selective chemical avail
able at that time This and other
closely related chemicals are usec
as dyes and insecticides as well a:
weed killers.
The chemicals name was hard Il
handle so the new weed killer be
came known as "dinitro"
Dinitros are now in use in severa
ways. Their selective use has beel
decreased to some extent by 2,4-I
but they are being used to a con
siderable degree for annual wee
control in peas and seeding alfalf
and sweet clover. The canning pc
producers in the Bitterroot vale
houo 11ced If to xoy.v GOOD odvop+o q
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1951-04-01
Montana Ranks First in
Chemical Control of Weeds
L EseusonW Weldon troll Specialist

BY ROBERT L. WARDEN, Weed Control Specialist
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1951-04-01
Still Better Chemicals

These two developments assure us
that still better chemicals and meth
DDS will be developed in the future.
3. The low cost of 2,4-D has made
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Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1951-06-01
Livestock Sales Dates

BANNER. WYO.: Bill Moore's Seven Up ranch
Polled Hereford annual sale. June 4
Porch's Three-Aile Hereford
dispersion Sept. "a
GREAT FALLS: North Montana Hereford
association annual fall sale Oct. IL.
GRASS RANGE: N Bar ranch annual COM
mercial and purebred Angus sale. at the
ranch. Oct, 49,
MALTA: North Eastern Montana annual fall
Hereford sale. Oct. is.
LEWISTOWN: Montana Aberdeen Angus
association annual feeder calf sale. Oct 49,
LEWTsTOWN: North Rocky Mountain Aber-
deen-Angus association annual fan regis-
tered Angus sale Oct. Is.
TWIN BRIDGES: A. c. Bayers annual Here
ford sale. Oct. "a
HAvRE: Bear Paw Hereford Assn sale, Oct "A.
PULLMAN, WASH: Linsey Staley annual
Hereford sale. Oct 26.
ENNIS: Jumping Horse stock ranch-Orr
Herefords combination production Hereford
sale, at jumping Horse ranch. Oct. a.
KALISPELL: Northwestern Montana annual
Hereford sale, Oct ~.
MILES CITY: Tri-state Hereford Futurity.
Nov S.
BUTTE. Western Montana Hereford associa.
ton annual fall sale. Nov Q.
LEWISTOWNs Central Montana Hereford
association annual fan sale. Nov. TO-
CASPER, WYO.: Wyoming Hereford asaoeia-
ton annual sale. Nov. 10.
MSSOULA: TOP CUT Hereford annual oon-
signment sale, Feb. 4. 1852.
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1951-06-01

dent of the Montana livestock COM
mission, explained the brand inspec-
ton work Of the commission and
the part stockgrowers play in its
functions.
Meat Is Cheaper
Rad Hall, assistant secretary of the
American National Cattlemen's assoc
citation, Denver, stated that for the
past several years 6 percent of the in
come of the average family was
spent for meat, but that in 1850 this
percentage dropped to So percent,
and therefore s'meat is now cheaper
that is has ever been" in relation to
income. '"That," he said, sis why the
perpoUnd price of the product is
high high incomes, high demand. =
He said the following chain of
events would transpire if price con-
trolls are continued First scarcity,
then rationing, then subsidy, and
then socialism" Meat, he said, was
already short in large shopping CEN
tiers, and that according to a recent
survey, some II percent of the meat
supplies are already selling through
black market channels. But strikes
in the livestock producing industry,
he stressed, were absolutely impos-
sible."
Other speakers Thursday were N.
A. Neill and H D. Galusha Jr., both
of Helena. Neil, secretary of the
Montana Taxpayers association,
spoke on Specifications for Solven-
cy." Galusha discussed TAX Plan
ming for the Livestock Operator"
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1951-06-01

and lack of moral responsibility in
many public officials comprise a
three pronged threat to the nations
security, Rep. Wesley A. D'Ewart,
Wiisall, told stockmen at their an.
nual convention banquet. He said
that the state of the nation was good,
but that the state of the government
left much to be desired.
D'Ewart delivered blistering at
tack on the administration and its
foreign and domestic policies.
Price Control Costs
He charged the governments price
control program on meat is taking
$750,00O,O 900 from stockgrowers' pock-
cts and giving it to another segment
of the economy.
Economic sterilization orders con-
trolling meat prices "have not saved
one penny for any housewife IN
America" D'Ewart asserted. SAC
tually they raised prices on some of
the less expensive cuts. They have
not and will not contribute to in
creased production of meat, which is,
after all, the only, solution to the
increasing public demand for meat"
He predicted that price control
laws would be extended 5000 days
and then new law written, and
further that little of the presidents
new deal legislation would be en-
acted this year.
Sen. Zales N. Ecton, Manhattan,
speaking informally before the ban
quet gathering said that stoclmen
want nothing more than to be left
alone.
Lyman Brewster of Birney, presi-
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1951-06-01

The Montana Stockgrowers as
ISOLATION. IN their 67th annual
convention at Great Falls. May
24-26. passed the following reso-
lutions. which in effect form the
basic policy of the organization:
Opposed any increase in inter
state freight rates: commended
the position of the Montana rail-
road commission in its opposition
TO increases in intrastate freight
rates: recommended that no other
federal acquisition of lands with
in the state be made except in
minor cases; asked for more COM
potent local brand inspection
service; unalterablY opposed fur
Their acquisition of land for game
refugees and game ranges. and
asked for passage of bill author
izing the appropriation of part Of
the receipts from national forest
ranges for construction and main
tenance of fences and water IA
cilities.
Resolved that OPA price con-
trolls resulted in number of dis
advantages and that more con.
structive program hould be
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1951-06-01
Stockgrowers' Resolutions

adopted by congress: recommend
ed. that all members strive for in
creased beef production; asked
that direct payments under; the
agricultural adjustment act and
other agricultural grant-in-aid
laws be dispensed with; ask that
the capital gains controversy be-
tween the U. S. treasury and pro-
ducers be settled by law and
asked the governor of Montana to
stop impoundment of Montana
wafer for out-of-state use until
proper safeguards have been es-
tablished.
They asked that cattle produc-
ers. feeders. packers and livestock
selling agencies continue financial
support of the national livestock
and meat board and opposed
proposed settlement TO British
Columbia that one-third of the
electric power generated at the
Libby project be paid as reim-
bursement for damage to their
natural resources asking instead
that cash settlement more in
conformity with actual damage
be made.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-09-30

A THRILLING FIRST set of 1852 for
Motorola TV and priced lower than
anything like it before! Now you're positive you get the
the ectronic development! Now
that steady and FAST
that years experience behind Of
in home and KNOW HOW WE'LL 1T
WORKS. L Stores! But must see new 1852 Mo-
appreciate it. Lacs branch stores open every evening 9
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-09-30

You don't have to buy a thing
extra with this strikingly
beautiful 20" model! Comes
complete with modern styled
table base you pay the
price of a table model and get
a consolette design! Use it
anywhere, take off the base or
leave it. See it at Lacy's 6
stores; branches open til 8.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-09-30

When they make 'em
bigger and better, Lacy's
will have 'em and
the price is lower this
year, too! Latest 1852
Motorola II" console
television with cleaning
hand rubbed mahogany
cabinet!. See it now at
any of Lacy's 6 stores!
The Wrangell sentinel., 1951-03-23
PLANE PASSENGERS

Passengers in and out of Wran- gell this past week with Ellis and Alaska Coastal Airlines are as follows:
 Friday, March Is. From Ketchi- kan Mrs. Pat Kelly. To Juneau; Priscilla Parker.
 Saturday, March IT: All flights cancelled because of weather.
 Sunday, March Is. To Ketchi- kan: Esther Snyder, Loretta Chur- chill, Captain Johanson. From Ketehikan: Leonard Bullis, Lars Nerland. To Juneau: E. Seton, Stanley Miller. From Juneau: E. Wilbert Eyon. To Pet ersburg: Mrs. H. Conn and Infant Jensen. From Petersburg: Brooks Hanford, Darlene Conn.
 Monday, March 19. To Ketchi- kan: MT. and Mrs. Cal Zuyer, Roy Ricfman. To Juneau: Brooks Hao- ford. To Petersburg: Dr. John O. Bangeman.
 tuesday, March ZO. 10 hetcnl- kan: Brander and La Donna Castle From Ketchikan: Les Florence, Yvonne Zuver. From Juneau: F. G. Hanford, Lester Young. To Peters burg Henry Kataase, Bart Gillert, John Wanberg. From Petersburg: Clyde Henley, Henry Kataass.
 Wednesday and Thursday flights cancelled because of weather
 Friday. March g eff weather permits). To Ketchikan: Marian Fischer. Ruth Maynard, Clyde Hen ley, Monte Clemmons, Christine Teller. To Juneau: John Morrison, Fred Hanford. To Petersburg: Les Florence.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1951-03-23
Good Friday Services At SA Hall, 7:3O

The Wrangsll Ministsrium will hold its annual Good Friday Ser vice this evening at the Salvation Army Hall at 7:3O.
 This is a joint venture of the Presbyterian, Salvation Army and Episcopal churches of Wrangsll. The ministers of the three named churches will have part in the ser vice and the host church will pro- vide appropriate music.
 The service will be moderated by Captain Shirley Cukr of the Sal vation Army. Father Hugh Hall of the Episcopal Church will read the scripture lesson and Rev Paul Evans will offer the pastoral pray CT The Good Friday Meditation will be participated in by all three.
 The offering from this service will be used for the Second Annual Daily Vacation Bible School which is sponsored by the Ministerium
 The public is cordially invited to attend this evenings service.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1951-03-23
SENATOR BARR NOMINATED AS FOURTH DIVISION MARSHAL

WASHINGTON (AP) Prssidsnt Truman Thursday sent. to the Sen ate the nomination of Frank Barr, 10 be U. s. marshal for Division No. 4, District Of Alaska, succeeding Stanley J. Nichols, resigned.
 Barr is now in Juneau attend ing the Alaska Legislature as Sen ator from tks Fourth Division. ssY- sIal months ago when its was ali nounesd he was 8 candidate for ,hl msrshalship, Barr stated he woula not be nominated until the lSgisla- turs lad completed it's Se day ss-- sioR.