The Sidney herald., 1959-12-23

cattle ranchers from % of th'
states counties spent a profitable
four days, from December Bill
at the Fifth Annual Beef Produc'
ton school offered each yea
through the cooperation of tht
state college, experiment station
and veterinary research stats II
bring the latest information ane
research to those vitality inter
ested.
Early Storm
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. searching
the hills for stray cattle after the
billiards., cold wave and recoro
snowfall found their animals
generally came through in gooo
shape.
Wib Harrer of the Green Mea-
dow Angus Ranch in the Helena
Valley reported that they wor-
ried about several head of cattle
being marooned in the mountains
of the Continental Divide just
west of their place.
when we were finally able to
reach them by jeep, they were
uninterested in the hay that had
been brought to them with such
effort. They had found them
selves a little wind-swept pastur-
age on a side hill. Their bellies
were full and they were content"
Dat Hay Poisoning
BOHEMIAN - Montana State
College is encouraging ranchers
to send in grain hay samples
suspected of percentages of poi
sonous ~nitrates.
Some concern about nitrate
poisoning has been shown through
out the state" reported DR.. E. E.
Frahm, professor of soil chemistry
at MISC. Recently two cases were
reported, one lear Great Falls
where 81 cattle were lost after
eating oat hay, and another near
Kalispell where six of 20 cattle
died from a mixture of oat and
barley hay.
Frahm warned that grain hay
and straw can contain dangerous
amounts of %nitrates, usually
potassium nitrate. AS little as one
half per cent may be poisonous.
Frahm said more than one and
one-half percent is often fatal.
Why Prices Dropped
HELENA-The Montana Stock
grower current edition offers a
partial explanation on the basic
cause of lower livestock prices
compared with a year ago. The
article points out that for the one
week compared there was a s.
million-pound or IL per cent in
crease in the red meat supplied
nationally. Figures were based
upon federal inspections.
Mintana Beef For Governors
BILLINGS-The Montana Beef
Council, meeting in Billings re-
Gently, voted to provide a Mon
tana Beef feed for the nations
governors when they convene at
Many Glacier in June. Previously
an offer by the Southeastern
Montana CowBelles, as auxiliary
to the Montana Stockgrowers, to
provide a beef luncheon for the
governors wives, had been tenta-
lively accepted.
The eef Council finances its
promotion of the beef industry
products through voluntary con-
tributions of five cents per head
on cattle sold in Montana.
Certificates for the councils
give Montana Beef for Christ
mas" campaign have been made
available to meat retailers
throughout the state. The $3.50
certificates may be purchased for
gifts and the receiver can ex-
change hem for beef.
Beef Fudge Yet
HELENA - Samples of a beef
fudge were given away recently
by the CowBelles of Meagher
County at their county fair booth.
Elsewhere in the state, CowBelles
are encouraging instruction in
preparing beef dishes for high
school home economic classes. In
Miles City, the CowBelles report
ed a large grocery store asked for
beef recipes to offer its custom
ers. Mrs. Margaret Hall of Ekal-
aka came up with a recipe for beef
bread.
Convene In Dallas
HELENA - Montana cattlemen
and their wives will be among the
1000 persons attending the Janu-
airy % : 80, 63rd annual conven-
ton of the American National
Cattlemen's Association in the
Statler Hilton Hotel at Dallas,
Texas.
With beef and veal imports
running SO per cent ahead of last
year, the ANCA and the National
Wool Growers Association are
seeking a study of the imports
effect on domestic prices. The
study would be necessary before
any form of control through the
USDA and the Tariff Commission
could be achieved.
Boys Ranch Receive Beef Money
BILLINGS - A six-year-old
steer, weighing 1855 pounds, was
consigned recently for sale by
Jack Higham of Forsyth to be
sold for the Yellowstone Boys
Ranch. The Billings Livestock
Commission Co. reported the steer
brought 1891.
Official Injured
Bill .MGS Mrs Kay Tund