Resources of Montana . e and the benefit of the small growers, livestock shipping associations have beenorganized in many of the counties. These have been incorporated under the state(laws and in most instances a manager hired and a board of directors elected, and ? through them farmers with from two to six or eight head of cattle to market have ? been enabled to secure the same returns that the larger shipper could obtain. The ? farm bureaus have also aided the western Montana fruit growers to market theirI products direct to farmers in the eastern part of
Resources of Montana . e and the benefit of the small growers, livestock shipping associations have beenorganized in many of the counties. These have been incorporated under the state(laws and in most instances a manager hired and a board of directors elected, and ? through them farmers with from two to six or eight head of cattle to market have ? been enabled to secure the same returns that the larger shipper could obtain. The ? farm bureaus have also aided the western Montana fruit growers to market theirI products direct to farmers in the eastern part of the state, the service being bene-Ificial to both shippers and buyers. It has been the general plan, however, in all I county farm bureau organizations for the bureau not to deal in any business activities( but to render assistance and be instrumental in assisting groups of farmers to II organize such subsidiary associations as necessary satisfactorily to conduct theirp marketing associations. 108 MONTANA—1920. Spring Work in Big Horn County State Hail Insurance. Montana is one of the comparatively few states that offers state hail insuranceto farmers. During the three years the law has been in operation losses aggregating$502, have been paid. Application for insurance is made direct to the countyassessor and the premium is collected by the county treasurer at the same time othertaxes are collected. The law provides that applications for hail insurance will beaccepted on wheat, oats, flax, barley, rye, buckwheat, corn, speltz, timothy, clover,alfalfa, peas and beans. The cost of insurance varies according to the severity of thelosses. The maximum that may be levied is 10 per cent of the amount of the insur-ance. The maximum insurance on grain is $12 an acre and on hay $5 an acre. Themaximum premium therefore would be $ on grain and $.50 on hay. More attention is being paid to health matters in Montana than ever before. Thereare 43 public health and school nurses em
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