Montana Is Brucellosis-Free
Mtana today became the
th state to be qualified as
brucellosis - free by
U. S. Department of
(USDA).
making the an-
officials of
Animal and Plant
Inspection Service
praised Montana
and dairy farmers
the excellent cooperation
Provided to state-federal
health officials in this
effort.
is not only a
of livestock, but
tted to man
fever. Of some
human cases of
reported in the
during the past 10
Only five were reported
The last human
in the state was
Two surveillance programs
cattle test (MCT)
brucellosis milk ring
the primary
eillance tools used in
to detect infected
the MCT program, all
in market channels are
pproved
Cattle two years of
or older, are blood .sampled
markets or when
and the .samples
When the
e shows a positive
the backtag is traced
in. The herd is
tested and infected
are destroyed.
als said that only
Montana were found
(luring 1972. This
with 1,812 herds
to be infected in 1955.
utilization of all
procedures to detect,
and eliminate infection
is reintroduced into
will be cntinued.
dairy herds in Montana
times a year
the BRT program.
(lone by collecting
sample of milk
ACE
Phone 482-3883
Sidney, Montana
from the herd and testing it for
brucellosis. If the test is
suspicious for the disease, all
animals in the dairy herd are
individually blood tested and
infected animals are destroyed.
Each MCT and BRT
suspicious herd in a county
must be tested for brucellosis
before the county can be cer-
tiffed brucellosis - free. The
first block of counties qualified
in I)ecember 1971 and the last
county - Glacier -- was cer-
tiffed free on Feb. 26.
The brucellosis eradication
program in Montana is directed
by I)r. J. W. Safford, state
veterinarian, and by Dr. W. E.
lvey, federal veterinarian for
APHIS.
APHIS officials noted that
nearly 61 per cent of the 3,153
counties in the United States,
Puerto Rico and the Virgin
Islands have now attained
certified brucellosis - free
status. Other states besides
Montana which are certified
brucellosis- free are: Arizona,
California, Connecticut,
Delaware, Hawaii, Idaho,
Indiana, Maine, Maryland,
Massachusetts, Michigan,
Minnesota, Nevada, New
Jersey, New York, North
Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio,
Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode
Island, South Carolina, Utah,
Vermont, Virginia,
Washington, West Virginia,
Wisconsin and the Virgin
Islands.
I
Rust Re du c e s Yields
Foiler diseases, such as leaf
rust on wheat, are important to
farmers since they can reduce
yiehls severely. Food
manufacturing takes place in
the leaf. It's here the materials
for kernel fill are developed. So
anything that disrupts the
process lowers wheat yields.
How can farmers tell the
Winter Wheat
Fields Green
Most Montana winter wheat
fiehls were greening at the end
of March according to the
Montana Crop and I,ivestock
Reporting Service.
However, soil moisture is
short in the major winter wheat
areas. Winter wheat condition
ranges from fair to good and
winterkill has been light.
Stooling varied considerably
Irom one county to the next, but
was generally fair overall.
A winter wheat production
forecast will be released May
10.
Mild weather (luring March
permitted many Montana
farmers to begin field tillage
work. Prospective supplies of
irrigation water are below
average as a result of below
normal precipitation last
winter.
difference between a resistant
reaction to leaf rust and one
that cuts yields? When a leaf
rust fungus attacks a
susceptible variety, it will
germinate and penetrate the
leaf surface when the proper
temperatures and moisture
conditions exist (60 to 80
degrees F. and 6 to 8 hours of
free moisture or dew). These
susceptible wheat varieties will
produce large, reddish - orange
pustules which when scraped
off the leaf will leave a reddish
stain on the fingers. Pustules
develop 7 to 10 (lays after the
Hattie Madson
Services Held
Funeral services for Hattie
Clemmer Madson, 81, of
Missoula and formerly of
t{ichland County, were held at 3
p.m. April 6, at I,ivingston and
Malletta Chapel in Missoula
with the Rev. Grant Moore
officiating.
Committal services were
started at Fulkerson Memorial
Chapel in Sidney at 2 p.m. April
9 with the Rev. Evan Kaechele
officiating and interment was
in Sidney Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Albert
Christensen, Ed Clemmer, Bill
Hackley, Charles Hackley, H.
T. Hackley and Io Hackley.
Hattie Clemmer Madson was
born Oct. 24, 1891, in lnman,
Minn., daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Phelps. She at-
tended Minnesota schools. She
and Edd Clemmer were
married and lived at Sidney
until his death in 1948. She
moved to Missoula in 1950 and
was married to Harry Madson
in 1960. They lived in Hot
Springs until 1964 when they
returned to Missoula. Madson
(lied in 1969 and Hattie had
continued to live in Missoula
until her death.
nlght482- Hattie (lied April 5 in a
k Missoula Nursing Home.
PETE
PEDERSEN, her 00re: ,.o
Dirt Exped ,laughters, Mrs. Hazel Greff of
• East Missoula, and Mrs. Hellen
Box 345, Sidney, Montana Klamm of Spokane, Wash.; six
grandchildren and 16 great -
Member Land Improvement Contractors Association grandchildren.
OVER 25 YEARS EXPERIENCE
ltulhlozer _ Back-Hoe -- Payscraper -- Motor Grader
I)ump Trucks -- l,and Plane -- Imnd Clearing and
:Veling _ Tree Removal -- Ditch Pacts -- Dam Building
Waterway Shaping -- Gravel -- Fill Dirt
' l"stimates Call Day or Night
ely Contract or Hourly Rates Phone 482-3883
ROBERT A. IVERSON
LAND SALE
LAND:
Parcel No. 1:
Parcel No. 2:
Parcel No. 3:
Lots 7 and 8, Block 16, Tubman's Addition to
the Town of Bainville, Montana, with dwelling
thereon.
Farmland in Roosevelt County, Montana,
described as follows:
Lot 2, Lot 3, Lot 4 of Section 21; Lot 1, Lot 2,
Lot 3, W 1/2 of Section 28; All in Township
30 North, Range 59 EMM.
Sale is subject to right of present tenant to
farm said property during the farm year 1973,
crop share to be delivered to purchaser.
2 1/2 acres more or less in NE 1/4 NW 1/4,
Section 34, Township 28 North, Range 58
EMM, adjacent to Town of Bainville, Montana,
together with dwelling thereon.
and other minerals in and under and that may be produced from said lands,
with right of ingress and egress for purposes of mining, drilling, exploring,
and developing said lands for oil, gas and other minerals are reserved from the
MINERALS:
oil,
TERMS:
sale, to be sold in three separate parcels, l0 per cent of purchase money to be paid at
sale, balance on conflm'mtion of sale.
(15-2tc)
BIDS MUST BE DELIVERED SPECIFYING PARCELS BID ON TO THE I,AW
OF J. B. WALLANDER, IN FROID, MONTANA OR THE OFFICE OF THE
OF COI.rRT, ROOSEVELT COLrNTY, IN WOLF POINT, MONTANA ON OR
APRIL 25, 1973.
W. K. MARTIN
Administrator Wlth the wm Annexed
of the Estate of Robert A. lverson,
Deceased
fungus spore lands on the leaf.
The farmer will see a few of
these pustules early, but they
become more abundant as the
season progresses, says Glen
Statler, research plant
pathologist at North Dakota
State University.
In wheat varieties resistant
to leaf rust, a plant reaction
from within kills the fungus and
a small amount of the host
plant tissue. The fungus
develops no Iurther, but leaves
a tell - tale white fleck visible to
the eye, according to Staffer.
Farmers have two options for
controlling leaf rust, resistant
varieties or fungicide treat-
ment. Two fungicide ap-
plications 10 (lays apart have
increased Manitou wheat yields
as much as 10 bushels per acre,
says Statler. Of the five hard
red spring wheat varieties
recommended in North Dakota
on the basis of high quality,
Wahlron is resistant, Chris and
Polk are moderately resistant,
Justin and Fortuna are
moderat susceptible and
Manitou is susceptible.
MSU Releases
Honor Roll List
Officials at Montana State
University released the names
of honor students for the winter
quarter. The students are
required to carry a minimum
course load of 15 credit hours.
Students making the list from
Sidney include t.ance Averett,
Craig Buehler, Rebecca
I)aniels, Peter Degel, Marlene
Dice, Cheryl Driver, Cecile
Gartner, Gary Hass, Patrick
Hass, Robbie Kunstmann,
Penny McMorris, Steven
Mullen, Terence Neff, Carolyn
Ophus, Douglass Prchal, Debra
Price, Bruce Sorensen, I,ee
Tuott and Madeline Wamsley.
Fairview students listed were
Janice Johnson, Warren
Johnson, Theodore Paschke,
Rodney Propp and Karen
Rasmussen. Froid students are
Clifton Berglee, Shelly
Erickson, Carolyn Jacobsen,
Andrew Ostby and William
Reynen.
Other students listed were
Paul Svenvold, Bloomfield;
Phillip Carter, I,ambert; Mary
Jensen and Donald Switzer,
Rickey; l,ynell Odenbach and
I .y ffnea Vossler, Savage; I,oren
Schillinger, Vida, and Timothy
Waiters, Bainville.
Peavey pig starting feeds
now available with Mecadox '
offer maximum protection
from disease and scours
outbreaks.
Even during outbreaks of scours
your pigs can make the best pos-
sible weight gains. Because Peavey
formulated pig starter feeds supply
balanced nutrition and disease-
fighting medication.Look for this
extra performance now in these
Peavey Pig Starting Feeds:
Pig CreepToae--farrowing to
5th week.
Pig Hustler--Sth week to 40 lbn.
Pig Grower--40 Ibs. and up.
Feeder Pig Conditioner--fed as
sole ration to newly acquired
feeder pigs.
Come in and talk about the
"super fast start" and really
effective scours control.
Sidney - 482-1304
PEAVEY COMPANY
Producer Service
The Sidney Herald, Sidney, Mont., Wed., April 11, 1973 - 9
AAU National Qualifiers
Sidney's Junior AAU Wrestlers who Tom Torgerson, Lelan Miller, Gary
qualified for the National Finals in Kling, Robin Hammer, Berkley Johnson,
Missoula next June, are pictured above. Mike Wood, Rodney Haugen, Scott
From left back row they are Jeff Miller, Staffanson and David Williams. From
i
left bottom row are Marry Miller, Troy
Rowe, A. E. Erickson, Brian Paladlehuk
and Gary Olson. The uniforms were ,
supplied by the Sidney National Bank.
Ag Department Charges Prewitt
Rodney F. Prewitt, Fairview,
has been charged with violating
bonding requirements of the
Packers and Stockyards Act,
the U. S. Department of
A4rieulture (USDA) said
today.
Prcwitt is registered as a
livestock dealer. He purchases
livestock in eastern Montana
anti western North Dakota.
USI)A's Packers and
Stockyards Administration
charged in an adnzinistrative
complaint that Prewitt has
continued to operate as a dealer
and as a market agency buying
on commission although his
bond has been terminated and
he has been officially notified to
obtain another bond.
Filing of the complaint does
not-prove that Prewitt has
violated the P & S Act. He has a
right to a hearing to determine
if the evidence supports the
charge. If the charge is proven,
he could be placed under a
cease and desist order. His
registration could also be
temporarily suspended.
IAvestock dealers and
market agencies are required,
under P & S regulations, to
maintain a suitable bond as a
measure of financial protection
for the sellers of livestock.
The P & S Act is a fair trade
practices law. It promotes and
maintains fair and open
competition in the marketing of
livestock, poultry and meat.
The record in this case is
open to the public. Copies of the
NFO Blocks
Wheat Sales"
At an NFO Grain meeting
held in Sidney April 6, mem-
bers signed up over 250,000
bushels of wheat on contract
sale forms.
This block is just a start on a
super block that NFO will
negotiate for sale. Six counties
in northeastern Montana began
blocking their wheat this week,
and the area is growing
rapidly.
Any grain producer may
block his grain with NFO by
contacting any County Grain
Board member, sign a mem-
bership agreement, and pay his :
dues at the time of the sale.
We are aware that the
Vancouver Export price for 14
protein wheat is $3.05 per
bushel. We feel our wheat is of
equal quality and should bring
the .same price.
complaint, P & S Docket 4769, and Stockyards Ad-
may be obtained from the ministration, USDA,
Information Officer, Packers Washington, D. C. 20250.
I I I II I I I I Ill
My Sincere
Thank You
for your vote in support of my
candidacy for city Police Judge.
I pledge to fulfill the duties to which
I will be obligated to the best of my
ability. Comments and suggestions
which might result in improving the
function of the office are welcome and
will be given consideration.
Math J. Dasinger
I i I II
,ch
SIDNEY OIL CO.
415-2nd St. N.W.
Phone 482.2708
Wide 70 Series Performa GT
WITH RAISED WHITE LETTERS
YOUR CHOICE at low whitewall
prices shown above!
