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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1926
Page
4
Montana Extension Service agronomist O. J. Ogaard describes improved gooseneck slickers and combined dump boards for field use. New wheel and roller models allow one operator to cover more land daily, with designs from Walla Walla and Pendleton areas.
Montana State College reports 17 registered and 22 approved seed growers while Stillwater County predicts a record pure seed crop. County farmers run 15 crop demonstration plots, a wheat nursery, and grain variety tests. Currency from Roosevelt to Teton counties highlights climate data, potato roguing, caponizing demos, and a dairy stabilization program.
County agents will assist interested farmers in obtaining more detailed plans and guidance for implementing proposed agricultural strategies and funding options.
R O Day of Fife Cascade county sold 40000 bushels of his 1926 winter wheat for an average $1.30 per bushel, a premium of about 20 cents per bushel for high protein content. The crop weighed 63 to 65 pounds per bushel and yielded 50 bushels per acre.
Unusually large beet crops are forecast in the Yellowstone valley this year due to new farming methods promoted by a demonstration train that toured the region last spring.
The California Dairy Council will send speakers to Montana to aid the Montana Dairy Council in boosting milk consumption across the state. Nutrition experts will work with women's clubs and instructive exhibits will be shown at fairs to expand the market for Montana dairy products. George H. Webster, secretary and manager of the Montana Dairy Council, announced plans from a recent board meeting.
The article recounts the 1883 Helena meeting that formed the Montana Press Association, listing participating newspapers and initial officers. It notes the association grew to over 176 Montana publications and cites long-time editor George W. Carlton as a notable surviving figure. Current officers and committees are named. The piece previews the forty-second annual convention to be held September 13 and 14.
Montana fairs announce 4-H club exhibits with premiums over 2500 at the State Fair in Helena September 6 to 11 and Midland Empire Fair in Billings September 14 to 17. The events pay travel for county champion demonstration teams and include livestock judging prizes, corn and home economics contests, and a prize silver cup for top ram exhibitors. Regional and state leaders oversee junior contests and aim for large junior sheep displays in Montana.
The Montana Press Association adopted committee reports on permanent organization naming Jas Mills as President W W Alderson and W A W Sutherlin as vice presidents and Alex Divine as Corresponding Secretary. An executive slate includes J D Matheson I T Brown J E Hendry with numerous members listed and Honorary memberships awarded. A Fisk motion created a legislative matters committee and an investigation panel for floor remarks about Montana journalists.
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