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Montana
Ranch News
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ing of the organization January 5-0.
The meeting, which was one of the
beat attended and most Interesting ses
•ions ever held by the organization in
the state, went on record as favoring
an agricultural export agency to
bandle surplus farm crop«, urged ade
quate facilities In the state for making
protein tests Of wheat and favitred
liberalizing rules governing county ex* J
tension agents on the part of the I
United States Department of Agrlcul
ture. giving the agenta opportunity to
give greater service in the marketing I
of farm crops. The meeting was ad- 1
dressed by Mrs. Ivon D. Gore of Utah
and Governor J., E. Erlckaon. Tlie
governor expressed the opinion that
the purchasing power of farm products I
should be brought up to the level
other goods and stated that an export I
plan such ns was Incorporated In the
McNary-Hnugen hill appeared to be a |
means to that end.
By John dexter
W. L. Stockton sf Clarkston was re
elected president of the Montana Farm
Bureau Federation at the annual meet
The proposed merger of the Mon
tana State Dairymen's
with the recently organized Montana
Dairy Council failed at the annual
meeting of the former organization at
Bozeman recently. • The dairy assocl
mtlon agreed, however, to lend every
possible support to the new organisa
tlon. to assist In its work and to urge
dairy association,members to affiliate
with the dairy council. À. B. West
lake of Bozeman was elected president
of the dairy association for the coming
year. Retiring President H. B. Mitch
ell of Great Ppm. Stated ft his annual
address that the oleomargarine law
passed at the last session of tyie Mon
tana legislature was not working ef
fldlently. that éhàln stored \epfy* AM«
to evsde the dfHHt'of the hiw^hy taking
out one license to cover •)) <of their
stores In. the estate. ■ ■ .. ♦»
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. The outlook,for. potato«* for the com-j
Ing year ta dpfcrjbed by , Dr. SpllJmpn
of the United., States Bureau of Agrl-1
cultural Economics, as "not so bright."
Years of low production and high
prices such ad the past year, have ol-1
been tot lowed by greatly
creased plantings and corresponding
low prices, he aald, and there appears
nothing In the: present outlook to Indl
cate that this cycle will not occur this
year. He states that the nation can
well stand an Increase of from 19 to
20 per cent In potato production pro
vldlng the per acre yield next year re
mains at the six-year average of 106
bushels per acre. It Is his opinion,
however, that the acreage will be ex
panded approximately 40 per cent, and
thls, he says, wilt bring potato prices
down where It will not pay to dig them
next fall.
Dr. W. J. Spillman, of the United I
States Bureau of Agricultural Bco-1
nomlcs. also supports the theory that
Montana will one day be a great pro- I
rtucer of hogs and finished cattle. He
bases his opinion upon the fact that
the corn borer Is making corn growing
Impossible in the middle western areas
where It has appeared, and that If no |
pest, this region will be forced out of I
the hog «nd finished csttle business.
control measures are found for the
He pointed out that with the Intro
duct ion of corn to the northwest and
the possibility of growing other good
feed crops the nation would have to
turn to Montana and the northwest for
Its future meat supply.
Poultryman Makes Qood
Lloyd Lyon, who Tarms a few miles
from Shelby, has combined the com-1
merclal egg business with regular lines
of work In such a manner that It has
grown Into a profitable business. He
has a flock of 300 chickens, Rhode
Island Reds and White Leghorns. By
oeeded bn obtaining around 190 eggs
dally, even In the coldest weather.
These eggs are marketed In the oil
fields, with a trip there each week.
Mr. Lyons says that this I* ns good a
Roultry country as any, and his suc
cess certainly seems to bear out his
contention.
the use of modern methods, he has suc
The Montana Potato Improvement J
Association at Its annual convention
during Farm and Home week at Mon-|
tana Stato Oollege recently re-elected |
Tom Herrin of Helena ns president.
The association favored the malnten-1
ance of strict certification rules In the
production of seed stock that the qonl- j
Ity of Montang's seed potatoes may be j
upheld. For the development of com
merclal seed potatoes It was stated |
that the marketing of "combination
grades" or "field run" potatoes was a
detriment to the potato Industry and )
the association urged that only Ü. 8.
No. 1 and NO. 2 grade potatoes be
marketed.
tana have developed the soundest sys
tern of farm diversification to be found
anywhere In the United States, Dr. W.
J Spillman of the United States Bur
eau of Agricultural Economics told ex
tension agents at a meeting at Mon
tana State College last week. Dr.
Bplihnan stated that farmers in these
sections had stabilized their Incomes
with hogs, poultry and dual purpose
cattle ap4 that their Improved wheat
growing methods had pot this crop on
» more reliable basis as a cash cron.
Certain areas in northeastern Mon
Should Arrange to
Support Pure Seed
If the outstanding advancement that
has been made In Montana In the
growing and use of pure «eed I» to con
tinue, some means of public support
must be arranged for the Montana
Seed Growers' Association, say« F. C.
Sumner of Clyde Park, first president
of the organisation and a lender In the
work of bringing Montana's «grind
ture on a q „ n ij ty basis.' Mr. Sumner
wag president of the Montana Seed
I (jr^w-pr* for ll years. He was one of
Lj, e pioneers in bringing atfentloi to
jfp n t ana ' a crops by exhibits at
an( j international exhibitions,
having showed at the early exhibitions
nt Änn jr ra n C l«co and Nety York. He
b as recently returned to this state after
a two-years absence because of his
health and on his return expressed de
||g b t j n tb e state^showlng at the re
Pf . nt international Grain and Hay
8b ow and the progress being made in
p Urp seed and standardized crop pro
duct | on> fIe atateg that while Mon
tann ) g Pn8 |] y the leader In this kind of
wor j{ p | g one 0 f me few states where
me pure seed organization Is not given
public support. He advises that If
Montana does not lend financial sup
me Montana Seed Growers'
Association It will be but a short time
nn
before the organization will have to go
out of business.
I may look forward to the time when
I ^f g and its neighbors In the
northwest will be the center of hog
1 and fjn 1»1 i«m 1 beef cattle production In
the Unlted 8tateai John T . Caine. Ill,
ch|rf of the United States Packer
I stockyard Administration, told pro
ducew 0 f tb e ^te nt a Far;n and
nmne week meeting at Montana State
college early this month. Mr. Caine
stated that there was an unmistakable
gh|ft the wnt er of production of
ii ve .»r^ k of this kind and that the
movement was toward the northwest,
J fn-agpitort of hl$ conteoüpn, ^hat fton
tana ^o<luceTb,éioulû devoîe' more gt
J (entton to the Shlpmeht of finished
I pottle, ho pointed out .that last year
j wb llp the same number of cattle was
| marketed as In 1024. (W returns to the
I growers was $22,000,000 more but that
fhe producers of range cattle did not
participate In this Increase. Improved
prices were for finished stuff, he said,
while range stuff remained at an uu
profitable low level.
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hud county farms In 1029 are valued at
„tore than $2.000,000. according to con
zorvntlve estimates secured from avail
nl>le sources. Tills amount does not
include truck crops, watermelon and
cantaloupe seed and a few other small
crops for which no figures could he
obtained. Of this only a small port'on
of n $*.40,000 corn crop and a $800,000
b ay (.pop will he shipped from the
county ; It will he practically consumed
hy livestock there. Considerable llve
|»tock In the way of cattle and sheep,
however, has been shipped Into the
Farmers and stockmen of Montana
Agricultural crops produced on Rose.
county hy outside Interests for winter
feeding nnd much of the hay and corn
has been sold to these parties.
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gnn *•»» recently concluded when six
cars of cattle and one car of horses
and mules were shipped to eastern
mnr j{cts. Tills Is one of the biggest
livestock shipping seasons Hobson has
ba d In s number of years. Formerly
quite a little of the livestock from that
„cetton wna loaded nt Straw on the
Milwaukee and shipped east that way.
Th© stock shipping season nt Hob
of recent years the Great Northern
bB 8 been giving the stockmen such
qHlrk n)na to Chicago that now prac
tlcsllv nil the livestock from the Tud
j i tb River valley Is loaded at Hobson
and shljqied on the Great Northern,
mnd e tn tbe Judith hssln during »be
| j aRt year waB mado b y Clifford Wright
Ranch Brings $70,000
Probably the biggest land purchnse
of l^ewlstown recently when he bought
| n f py oison, formerly of Moore, hot
| fnmmisi ranch, two mile* southeast of
Moore, consisting of 1.419 seres. The
I purchase price was not made public
b nt Is understood to have been In the
neighborhood of $70.000. which is at
the rate 0 f | 5 Q an acre .
now residing at Long Bench, C«l„ his
W. J. Wlnnett and »on Art of Win
nett have Just received a carload of
purebred Shorthorn bulls which they
will turn In with the big Wlnnett herds
tb ls spring. The WTnnetts see grazing
the largest herd of cattle of any stock
man j n tb e county and are meeting
w)th mr , ar k«ble success. They shipped
are wintering 1.000 head with ample
ber
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Highly successful rice cultivation In
( b e land of wheat and corn has been
400 head to market this fall and
over
feed and shelter for double the num
accomplished hy Bert Edwards, who
manages a farm near Lewlstown. He
has Just harvested a crop on a 185-acre
patch with the bumper yield of 69
bushels to the acre. This is the first
time that rice hss ever been grown
commercially that far north, Lewis
town being In the northern half of the
„fata. Cultivation of rice ss an ex
pariment wes started two years ago.
A pea canning factory la to be estab
lished tn Red Lodge. Work will start
on the factory as soon as the weather
permits and operations will start with
the first pea crop next June. The
factory will employ 50 girls and more
than that number of men. Stations
will be located in several different
places so the fanners will have It more
convenient to baa! their pass.
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QUITE IMPORTANT
SEPARATOR CARE
Separating bntterfat from the rest
of the milk In a cream aeparator la a
delicate process and lack of attention
to details, which may seem unlm
portant, often causes considerable fat to
be left in the skim milk. It Is pointed
out by A. L. Young of the University
of Illinois. The manufacturer has dona
a commendable Job in making a ma
chine that will skim as accurately as
does the modern separator when It Is
properly handled, and It should be
given the sort of care that a high-class
product deserves, he said.
In the operation of such a machine
the little things count for more than
when a machine of less refinement is
being used. Consequently the experi
enced user will Insist that the separa
tor be k*>ot level and fastened securely
to a soliÆ foundation, that all the bear
ings are lubricated with good separator
oil, that all the old dirt and oil be
cleaned out occasionally with gasoline
or kerosene, that the machine be oper
ated at the proper speed with the milk
•t the proper temperature, that the ma
chine he washed thoroughly each time
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It Is used and that It be protected from
the dust and kept dry when It Is not
In use.
Too often the user falls to w-atch
these points because even when the
separator I« sorely neglected It will
continue to deliver a fairly good amount
of cream at one spout and skim milk
at the other. Users sometimes fall to
realize that a separator which Is even
a little out of level or which has a
oowl which vibrates or Is partly clogged
with dirt Is very likely to send consid
erable bntterfat out the wrong spout.
To do good work a separator must be
well built, run at the correct speed and
kept In good running order.
Particular attention should be paid
to the directions furnished with the ma
chine. It should be remembered that
delicate bearings operating at high
speed will last a long time If they are
properly cared for but that they are
quickly ruined hy dirt or lack of good
oil when neglected.
Feed Tags Are Serious
Menace to Dairy Stock
"The cow's death was due to a punc
tured stomach caused by a piece of I
wire taken In with the feed."
Altogether, one meets such Items ln j
the dairy papers too often. And. too
often It Is the good cows and the bulls (
«mined the contents of a cow's stom- (
ach, he will he surprised that more do
not die from the same cause.
wire, pieces of glass, screws and pins |
csrry a license tag and In many cases I
these tags are attached with a hook
«Imped wire that Is economical from I
the feedman's view and dangerous for
the feeder.
In opening and emptying the sacks, j
It Is sometimes easy for the tags to
become detached and they at once fall
Into the feed where they are lost In
the mixing. The hook has a sharp
point and a round loop. This gives It
If one has ex
that die In that way.
Nalls, j
«re not uncommon.
Every sack of feed that Is sold must
a shape that le particularly vicious In j
a cow's stomach and Is often fatal. For
that reason, It is best to remove the
tag and hook before the bag of feed Is |
opened so there Is no chance for It to
wor * off ln „ th f handling. Under any
conditions. It Is Imperative that one
use the utmost care to prevent loss
from this cause.
Care at Calving Time
The cow that has Just calved should
receive no feed for the first 24 hours
—unless It be a bran mash. Many
successful dairymen offer only •
backet of slightly warmed water dur
ing the first day. Feeding should be
gradually Increased over a week's
time, and If the cow is a heavy pro
ducer. she should not be on a full ra
tion tor two or three weeks. Better
underfeed than overfeed at this time.
Light laxative feeds will also tend to
prevent swollen udders and loss of ap
petite. Wheat pasture or wet beet
pulp are valuable feeds for that pnr
SUage containing much grain
pose.
should not be fed at calving time.
Keep Out Bacteria
The udder and teats become con
taminated when cows Me down. The
movements of the adder during tbe
milking process cause the particles of
dirt to become loosened and fall into
the milk. By keeping the udder and
flanks well brushed, much of the loose
hair and dirt are removed. In one
trial the average number of bacteria
In milk before tbe adder and flank
were wiped with a damp cloth, was
7,058 bacteria per cubic centimeter.
After being wiped the number was
reduced to 716 or a decrease doe to
wiping of 6342.
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Quality, not quantity, la tbe tmpor
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will not thriva In filthy quarter».
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GOOD BROODER IS
I - QUITE IMPORTANT
i One of the most necessary appll
anc «, ln the poultry business is a good
brooder so the chicks can be cared for
I and ra hje d successfully regardless of
| weather conditions,
According to Director T. W. Noland
of the Missouri state poultry experi
ment station. Mountain Grove, there
Is no better method of brooding chicks
than the coal-burning brooder stove,
I although there are as many ways of
brooding chicks as there are "bills of
fare." It Is best to procure a stove rtf
500-chlck capacity and brood 290
chicks with It. This gives about the
right number for the stove and the
most successful number to place in
one group.
A house, 10 by 12 feet, high enough
to allow the attendant to work around
without stooping. Is preferred. The
regular "fool-proof colony house."
makes a good brooder house. Most
any building that la the right size will
do. We prefer that the upper sash of
the two windows In the front of the
house be replaced by unbleached mus
lin tacked frames which made
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to fit the openings. These frames
should be hinged at the top. In tills
way we can supply plenty of fresh air
without drafts even during the coldest
weather and can fasten them open on
warm days. It should be remembered
that it Is Just as Important to keep
the brooder house of medium tempera
ture as It is to furnish plenty of heat
Immediately about the stove.
The brooder bouse should be floored.
It should be placed on a concrete
foundation to prevent rats harboring
under the floor. If portable houses
with double floors are used, one-inch
mesh wire should be stretched about
the bouse to exclude chicks and rats
from the space under the floor. If the
house Is six or eight inches above the
ground this wire may be removed
when the chicks are several weeks old.
It Is a good plan to run the brooder
stove a day or two before placing the
chicks around It. so that you may un
derstand It and get the right tempera
ture, which should he 90 to 100 degrees
a foot from the hover and two Inches
from the floor. As the chicks get old
er. they will choose the desired heat
and you can control the stove so as to
keep them about a foot from the hover,
An Inch and a half of finely cut clover
or straw should be kept on the floor
0 f t he brooder house. Care should be
taken to keep this Utter clean, espe
cially around the stove where It should
p« cleaned at least every other day.
to tbe house for weeks.
stances It Is well to supply greens and
Bed helps solve this prob
, em but the chicks should not be al
lowed to ^ too much 0 f the dirt. If
the chicks seem to be too dry aa
aho wn by the condition of the fluff and
feathers. It Is suggested that moisture
^ added by p!ae | ng a can of water
Often when brooding the early
chicks it Is necessary to confine them
In such In
moisture.
on the stove or lightly sprinkling the
floor about the hover after removing
the dropptngs and before putting in
tbe new litter.
When first placing the chicks In the
house. It Is well to make a round pen
of j nch megh wlre tw0 feer outside the
Q f jj, e hover. This should be re
movgd ag goon aa the ch icks become
. Qne th to ^ ln mlnd not to
owcrowd the hoU8e , f you are ex
| your chlck , {n d0 thelr he8t _
Even in smalt flocks It is best to pro
vide some means of preventing the
chicks from crowding. A roosting de
accustomed to the stove.
I vice across the north or back aide of
the house will assist In the prevention
of crowding. This device should be
made with three roosts about eight
inches apart and about twelve or tour
■ teen inches from the floor,
It Is very Important that the chicks
be kept free from contamination. The
yards and runs should be cultivated
and sown to small grain at least once
yearly and the brooder house should
be cleaned regularly and thoroughly.
Some Means of Dusting
Is Essential in Winter
Chickens never wash, as many other
birds do, but cleanse themselves by
wallowing In soil. Where board oy
cement floors are used In the chicken
house, some means tor dusting should
be provided during the winter month».
For a flock of 90 or 00 fowls a dust
box 8 by 5 feet or 4 by 4 feet will
generally be found large enough, and
should be placed where It can be
reached by sunlight daring as mneb
of the day as possible.
Fine, light, dry dost Is tbe best kind
with which to fill the box, but sandy
loam Is good. Road dost Is recom
mended by many, but it la apt to be
flftfay. Coal or wood aahea_may be
mixed with the soli if desired.
Crate Fattened Fowls
Chickens that are crate fattened on
tbe far® should be kUled and dressed
they are told on a special
there uni
market. Packers and prodace dealers
who bay poultry and fatten It. object
to poultry fattened In this way. aa
they prefer to put the finish oa the
birds themselves. Birds that are fed
on a wet maah do not ship so well aa
ara to be shipped and not dressed it
grain.