The Sidney herald., 1957-01-17

LIE uay events were Climax
t the Lalonde hotel Saturday
which featured the outstanding
Yspeaker, Jerry Sotola, of Chi
cago, Armour & Company As
sociate Livestock Bureau Di-
rector.
SotOla stressed the importance
CT research to the feeding in
dustry and that the industry
can face the future with con-
fidence due to research. He
discussed new ideas on feedinx
and emphasized the need for
marketing studies. He also
painted a bright future for new
product development. Women
are determining markets today,
he said. and il the producer
had more to do with marketing,
he would be hesitant to over
produce.
The morning tours included
stops at cattle and lamb feeding
lots at the farms of Viggo and
Volney Anderson, H. H. Kincaid
and George Haffner. Local feeders
and visitors all highly commend
ed the afternoon educational ses-
sion at the Yellowstone Livestock
Commission Company sales ring.
DR.. 0. O. Thomas and feeders
discussed feeding at the stops.
Two panels on whats New in
Livestock Feeding" and who Sets
Livestock Prices" were moderated
by Larry Mcdonald, Northern
Pacific Railway, Billings, and
Charles Jarrett, Great Northern
Railway, Great Falls.
The panel members on Whats
New in Feeding" were very much
Ia agreement that the important
factor II Q balanced ration. Then
the new addfdves, stilbestrol, etc.
can be used
Promotion of the livestock we
raise and feed here in Richland
county hiGhlighted the comments
OF the second panel on Who Sets
Livestock Prices" If we try to
sell our product, more meat will
be consumed which can be in
terpreted to mean higher prices
to the feeder.
Panel members included DR.. O.
q. Thomas, Montana State COL
lege, Bozeman; A. o. Beggs, Oc-
cident Elevator, Billings; AL Har-
ris, Holly Sugar, Colorado Spriggs;
A. E. Adams, American Sheep
Producers Council, Mission, Kan
sas; L. c. Keefer, Safeway Stores,
Butte; c. W. Friffen, Swift & Co.,
st. Paul; VIM. Monier, National
Lamb Feeders, Montgomery, ILL.,,
and Sotola. County Agent Phil
Olmstad opened the session at
tended by over 400.
A smoker sponsored by eight
cen Sidney business firms was
an afternoon feature preceding
the banquet. A special Friday
night get-together sponsored by
the George Murrays and Eldridge
vas a highlight of the
event for visitors.
A Fairview ladies sextet di-
rected by June Johnson and the
Murray Bros. trio provided ban
luet entertainment. Elmer Soren-
son, Sidney Chamber Agricultural
extended a welcome
and H. E. "Al" Husband of ST.
Paul was Master of Ceremonies.
\. E. Adams and VIM. Monier APP
'eared briefly on the banquet
program to discuss the American
sheep Producers Council and the
National Lamb Feeders associa-
Leon Albert of Culbertson
Won the lamb guessing contest.
1iggo Anderson was second, and
here were four tied for third.
Communities represented in
luded: Montana - Bainville, Bill
lngs, Bozeman, Baker, Butte,
,arlyle, Crane, Culbertson, Circle,
mid, Fairview, Fort Peck, Lam
'ert, Medicine Lake, Malta, La
ina, Nashua, Miles City, Reserve,
loundup, Saco, Reed Point, Saw
ge, Wolf Point. North Dakota
bismarck, Beach, Fargo, West
Garrison, Alamo, Corinth,
tanton, Trenton, Williston. 9th
RS st. Paul, South st. Paul,
Colorado Springs, Mont
emery, Illinois, Britton, South
'akota and Mission, Kansas.
Those connected with the in
ustry were well represented,
lch as, Northern Pacific Rail-
ay Co., Great Northern Railway
o., Swift & Co., Armours g. Co.
ccident Elevator, Holly Sugar.
argo Union Stockyards, St. Paul
MON Stockyards, National Lamb
seders, American Sheep Council.
ontana State College, Safeway,
Imerous banks, feeders, live
ock growers, and commission
en-.