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Thursday, June 13, 1957 EXTENSION SERVICE NOTES —By— ROBERT E. DURHAM Associate County Agent Almost every year we come forth with a reminder on cutting alfalfa hay at the right time to preserve most of its nutritive qualities. But today let’s consider wild hay because studies show For Reliable Service CALL Harold J. Boyd General Contractor • Welding Hauling Dozer Work Sewer and Water Line Excavation • Phone FE 8-3313 or FE 8-3325 BROWNING ... Mores out in a single sweep of motion ... Chevrolet with Turboglide! AIR CONOIIIONINO-KMKRAIUKS MAM TO ORMR-AT NtW LOW COST. OCT A DIMONSTRATION I Th* M Air Sport Coop* with Bvdy by Tither. Only franchised Chevrolet dealers display thia famous trademark See Your Local Authorized Chevrolet Dealer that it’s just as important to cut wild hay at the right stage of growth to retain its highest nutritive quality. However, many ranchers make it a practice to put off cutting the wild hay until the tame hay crop has been put up. By that time the wild hay has lost a good share of its plant nutrients. For example, studies made in North Dakota illustrate this very well. In terms of pounds per acre it was found that native grass hay cut early yielded 384 pounds of dry material with a crude protein content of 36 and a half pounds. But when cutting was delayed until the ripe stage, total dry matter was greatly re duced and protein cont en t dropped by 50 per cent. In addi tion, phosphorous content drop ped from % pound to less than a half pound per acre and two thirds of the carotene was lost. Now what actually happens is that when native grass hays are cut late to many of the leaves— Chevy’s come up with the new est. sweetest, smoothest auto matic drive—Turboglide. It's the first and only triple-turbine transmission! Turboglide is something really new and different in automatic drives. In the first place, there's only one forward-speed position on the con trol panel. There's no "Low” needed. Turlxiglide handles everything with the oil-smooth action of triple turbines. You travel from a standstill to top cruising speeds with never a lurch or lag to mar your motion. TH® GLACIER REPORTER, BROWNING, GLACIER COUNTY, MONTANA which carry most of the plant nutrients—are lost and all that remains is the stemmy part which has the least nutrients. So, while it may seem to be early to talk about putting up wild hay, it may not be too soon in case you wish to make plans for changing your operations so that you can cut up your wild hay early while it carries its highest nutritive value. * With the summer grazing about to start, it pays the stock man to get his herd sires into the corral and inspect their feet for any conditions that might interfere with their breeding efficiency. One of the most common faults is hoofs that are too long and unevenly shaped. Such a con dition makes it difficult for the animal to get around and es pecially in rough country. This trouble can be easily remedied by trimming the hoofs with a pair of sharp hoof pincers. The Live Better Electrically Browning Electric Electrical Contractors • LIGHTING HEATING R.H. WOODS Phong 54359 — Browning job can be done in a regular cattle stall or any place where the animal can be thrown down and tied securely. Also, humans are not alone in having trouble with corns. This trouble is also common in herd sires and is caused by a thicken ing of the cartilage growth be tween the toes. The best and quickest way to get rid of a corn is to have a veterinarian cut it out. Given the proper care after the operation the animals will be in condition to go out on the range. Foot rot is another ailment in beef cattle and one that is more prevalent during wet seasons. Foot rot is easy to recognize since the infected foot will swell between and around the toes, causing them to spread apart. Prompt medication by a veteri narian is advisable because the foot rot condition can last all season, if it is not given atten tion. Irrigating time is here so today let's run over a few suggestions on the irrigation of alfalfa. To get the best production from your alfalfa fields it's necessary that you keep the crop well sup plied with moisture during the entire growing season. An y shortage of moisture will delay growth and reduce yields. When to start irrigating will, NOTICE! YBAR-AROUND HORSE MARKET Wb Also BUY and SELL Cattla es All Kinds Shelby Stock Yards SHELBY, MONT. Phono: Hemlock 4555 J When you see a steep downhill stretch ahead, you set the selector at “Gr" (Grade Retarder) and Turboglide helps slow you down. Try Chevy's new, nothing-like it automatic drive, h's optional at extra cost—and worth it. MOKE PEOPLE DRIVE CHEVROLETS TiltX ANY Olli EK CAR of course, depend upon condi tions. If heavy rains in May and June provide the soil with a good supply of moisture, irri gation may not be needed until after the first cutting. One thing to keep in mind is the fact that even though al falfa can make use of heavier irrigation than most crops, you will get little increase in yield by applying more than six inches of water at a single irrigation. In fact, a six-inch irrigation is considered a heavy application and is justified only on deep, well drained, medium textured soils. More frequent irrigations will be needed for alfalfa on fine tex tured soils and each application of water need be only three or four inches. On the other hand, if the soil is shallow and course textured you may need only light irrigations of two or three inches every eight to ten days during the warmer part of the summer. These are just a few points on irrigating alfalfa and you will find more information on the subject in the extension service bulletin entitled. "Irrigating Field Crops in Montana." Copies arc available at the county ex tension office. V After July 1 and before Sep tember 30, 1957 is the time for farmers and ranchers to apply for refund of the 2 cents per gallon federal tax on gasoline used for farming. Applications made at that An Insurance Premium Won't Break You-- A Fire Loss May! Check your Values and Coverage Without Delay And Call Faithe S. Bercovich At J. L. Sherburne, Insurance Agency Phone Fed. 1-2470 First National Bank wggaMT J—" —' Best bnwin town Chod-fullof vijitore always welcomi Ztyzj * xfKb ft, °' our mc^ern brewefy- Guided :•/’ plont touri ot 10:30 am, 1 Bought with Mg H s WtM a- f |»«Uf RMlt MHMA fl. | UlAf GfMl Falls Breweries, Iwc. esuv RAUL MONTANA Service Field Testing Available To County Ranchers For Brucellosis An effort to find the initial test for Brucellosis in Glacier County is now being emphasized by offering the service of field testing of the blood samples at the time they are drawn. The Brucellosis Eradication Program is a cooperative pro gram between the Montana Live stock Sanitary Board and the An imal Disease Eradication Divi sion. At this time, the Animal Dis ease Eradication Division has stationed at Browning Jim Polk. Larry Savage, Brucellosis Tech nicians, to draw the samples; and Jim Glosser, Laboratory Tech nician, to test the samples on the spot. it is encouraged that any stockgrower in need of the ini tial test or a retest do so now. while field testing is being of fered. The field testing elimin ates the necessity of having to hold the cattle while waiting for tile results to come back from the state laboratory in Helena which may be anywhere from 4 to 7 days. The cattle may be turned out to their normal range the same day without having to gather them again in ease there are any reactors or suspects present. To date there remains 26 herds to be initially tested and approx imately 30 herds to be retested to achieve certification of the county. Anyone desiring to test may contact the Agency Revolving Credit office. Polite Pepion, Tri bal Fieldman. or Frank Harrison. Stock Inspector for the Black feet tribe to arrange for a testing date. Two of the world's largest dams. Grand Coulee and Chief Joseph, are in Washington State about 50 miles apart. time, will cover the period from July 1. 1956 through June 3. 1957. a full 12 month period. Accurate records should lie kept of the gasoline used for (arming operations and these records should also include gasoline purchased for any cus tom operator who was hired to perform work on the farm. Forms needed to file for re funds will be available at the County Extension office by July 1. Wildlife Conservation Program Established Under Soil Bank The largest sign-up in the Un ited States under the Conserva tion Reserve for the "establish ment and management of cover specifically beneficial to wild life" has been made by W. N. Kruger of Grass Range. Mon tana, according to R. W. Arnold. Cooperative Forest Management Supervisor for the office of the Montana State Forester. Mr. Kruger has signed a con tract under the Soil Bank pro gram to establish and manage cover for wildlife on 198.1 acres of his farm. The area has pre viously been in wheat and has been strip-cropped as a soil con servation measure. According to Arnold, approximately 75 2 acres of this reserve will be planted to trees and shrubs in the form of field shelterbelts al ternating with 10 rod strips of farmland which will be planted to grass and bird feed "In ad dition. plans call lor 10 one -quar ter acre block - of shrubby vege tation which will serve as shelter and nesting alias. Sage hen and sharp tail grouse arc na tive in this area and the estab lishment of this practice should increase their numbers." This sign up is the first of its kind in Montana, according to Arnold. "The contract period will be five years for that portion of the practice which will be planted to grass and feed for wild birds The contract will run for ten years on the acreage planted to trees. Approximately 21.000 tree seedlings will be required to plant the 75.2 acres and they will be available in sufficient quantity to permit the entire practice to be established early in the spring of 1958 The office of the State Forest er. Division of Cooperative For est Management is responsible for the technical assistance re quired for tree planting under the cooperative planting pro grams within the State. These include the Conservation Re serve portion of the Soil Bank and the establishment ot a stand of trees under the Agriculture Conservation Program. A total of 115.631 Indian stu dents, six to eight years old. were enrolled in public, private and mission schools in the U. S. and Alaska in 1955 This was an in crease of almost 11 per cent over i 1954.