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MONTANA SHOWS THE STATE -
All Sections Are Giyen Representation
t the Land Show.
EXPERIMENTAL STATION WORK
eT Land la Hrlnnlns His Rftirit,
ArrnHInt to the Fleares Kne
nUfced hr the Ktperla
m Klne KxhlliMa.
Montana can fel Justly proud of tlie rep
resentstlnn It has n-n pivcn at tli- Land
anow by Its n.rp of boosters. Praetlrelly
very Important ne'-llon of the atate Ik ex
ploited In attractive fashion anil XUr exhib
its are attracting a tercet deal of attrition.
One feature of Montana's anvantaucs that !
la bringing forth iiihiiv liiiirie In the
dry farm experimental work that la beinic
carried on by the state. Monthna I" a large
atate. with qiillo a variation In altitude,
rllmate and aoll. and all of these are pe
culiar to the atHtc. .Many of these condi
tions mnat be aiurt;ed locally. Kay those
who are In ihaiK-' of the Montana exhibit,
and these local studies are patricularly nec
easarv at this, the hcKinnlnic of the agri
cultural development of the atate.
For Keveral esr, !! the experiment
itBtion at Bor.rman has been mnklna
atudiea of dry farming: In Keveial parts of
the mate. An experiment atatlon at Helena
was needed to atudy the local effecte on
crop yield on the dry farm and to serve as.
an educational center for thus who would
take up thla method fit agriculture.
f'rof. F. B. I.lnficld of the Montana ex
periment atatlon explains that the plana
contemplate the growing of rjulte a variety
of crop. Thirty one-acre tracts will be
used. All the classes of spring and fall
grains will be grown. Some of the land will
be cropped continuously and some only
every second year. Kor the alternate year
the land will be summer tilled to prepare
It for the next season's crop. Fodder crops
will also be grown, such as corn and peaa,
and also sugar beets, beans and potatoes.
A part of the land will be given to a four
year rotation, which past experience seems
wanted definite Information comrnlns
hat row mil thrive, particularly the
gtsin and i"ddrr crops, u Is alno tlic pur- j
pose to find out what Inhls arc ioK.ihle
through a sort's oT wars, and w hat j
method of soil and ir"l' niMn;ii;Micnt uillt
give the het returns. Thr n suits of thi s"
Indies il Ite i fiiupl ,rl and published from
time to ;lme for the Information of the.
people of the district and of the stale. '
Trof Unfield sas that h docs not have I
any positive Information as to the ciop
possibilities of tins district, as but lil'le
el i y farming has been pursued, and ob
servations must be continued for some time
to secure reliable data. However, consld- I
eilng the s-ill and the climatic conditions. I
In the lialit of results tint already have I
been obtained In other parts of the Mate '
deductions may be dtawn which may be J
at least ante estimates for the district.
At Forsyth, where experiments are being
made, then- have been fuur crops. The al- j
tltude In lower and the aversge season
somewhat warmer than at Helena, but the
moisture Is ptactiially the same. The Mill
is a sandy loam, but unite, deep. The plats
were one-half acre in area. The crops
for the Issl four years averaged as Til-
lows on summer fallowed land:
Turkey red fall wheat, bushels VI
Fall re bushels :;.!
Macaroni spiinK wheat, bushels :M
Sixty-dav oats, bushels 4J
vviii'ie Imlless barley, bushels '.'H
Corn fodder, tons 4 1
rotators, bushels 1 JO j
Light. Sandy Nnll.
At Ureat Falls there in a station close to
the townslte, on a light, sandy soil, with I
a subsoil or similar character. 1 he tiuiuac
is a little lower than that of the Helena
district, and the rainfall about the same.
Considering the surface and subsoil at the
Great Fall substation, conditions fur dry
farm cropping are about as favorable as at
any place in the atate where the experi
ments work la being carried on. The crop
returns on thlg farm for the laat two sea
sons averaged on summer fallowed land
a bo it as follows:
Turkev red fall wheat, bushels ,...20
Fall rye. bushels 2)
Spring wheat, bushels H
Blxtv-dsy oats, bushels !(
While hulless barley, bushels 20
From studies of local conditions as to
oil. temperature and rainfall those who
SPECIAL FEDERAL COURT JURY
making fa'se entries and failing to live r
the land as re i ilred bv law.
The iase agntnst iheni has b--en pfndlnn
, . , . ... to await the final disposition of the land
Judge Munger Orden One for Trial of , frH,irI ,,,, ..,,., nichard.. -..n.to.-k
More Land CaSCi. and .Ismlcson The t'., lisrds nw has (.tin
' through the t nlted States court of apt""'
IN OMAHA FEBRUARY SIXTH!1""1 ,ho ,"nl"',1 s!"" court. The
three mn were found guilt" and aie now
loin Hair Hcen Held HncW Tcnd
. inn the Final IHannaltlnn of the
Other Land t . im
Disposed Of.
Judge T. I'. Munger has nrd'.red s 1'irr
drsvvn to In ar the ease of the I'nited States
SEalnst ttcorge K. Townscnd. Hen 1". Fox.
George H. Mn 'llnttx k and W. P. Miles,
w ho are t barged w ith ronsptiacy to de
f i a ml the government. The esse was set
for triBl In Omaha February .
The defendants are alleged to have
llli gaily pained title to the ranch of the
Western Cattle and l-id company by
serving sentences In the Hastings tail.
tlenrge K. Townsend Is a resident of
t'maha. Menjamln F. Fox anil W. L.
Miles live In Sidney. George II. McClin
toek now lives In Nevada.
A Iper In the sionisrh
is dyspepsia, complicated with liver and
kidney trouble. F.lcctrlc Hitters help all
such cases or no pay. V. For sale by
Beaton Prug Co
,irn AttirkR tneil Woman.
llorsTtiV, Tex . Jan. I. Mrs. Bat bara
Relfsi helder. 7 ears old. w as assstille
by a negro nt her home here today. In the
attack the negro bit off the entire upper
Hp of the aged woman A crowd pursued
the negro, hut he escaped.
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around Helena as gxjod crops may not be
grown as have been obtained at Forsyth,
when the land Is properly handled. The
results at the Great Falls station represent
the minimum that Is expected, even In a
very dry year, provided the land has been
properly cultivated.
PLUMBING INSPECTOR
TAKES UP HIS DUTIES
Wettsel Flies Road with CUr Clerk
and nesrtaa Work Th ra
dar Afternoon.
to Indicate will give the maximum returns are experimenting can see no reason why
from the dry farm, at the same time keep- ' on any deep, friable soil in the country
lng up the fertility of the land.
Hood Profit In Crops.
From the study of local weather condi
tions, says Prof. Unfield, there la no
reason why much of the land In the vicin
ity of Helena may not be profitably crop
ped, provided the land selected Is of good
quality and the soil deep.
Examinations thus far made make It ap
parent that there Is a sreat deal of soil
In .the neighborhood which has good depth,
and Is a friable olay or sandy loam well
adapted to dry farming. The rainfall at
Helena ranges from ten to nineteen Inches,
and averages M5 Inches per annum. Here,
too. as In all of Montana eaat of the Rocky
i mountain divide, half of the precipitation
for the year comes In April, May.' June and
, July, and about one-third of the precipita
tion In May and June. These conditions
are particularly favorable to the dry farm
crop.
The aMItude In the Prickly Pear valley,
It la further explained by Prof. Llnfleld,
ranges from S.6U0 to 1000 feet above the sea
level. The district Is In the Chinook belt,
where the extremes of heat and cold both
winter and aummer are not 'very' pro
nounced. The temperature conditions are
particularly favorable to the growth of all
the small grains. The bush fruits and the
; hardier apples will also grow well; al
though more experience la needed to de
termine the full possibilities of the soil.
The first, ptirpoee of tho work on the
expe amental farms Is to gather facts on
til crop poMibllltksa of the district. There
Albert Weltxel, appointed as plumbing In
spector by Mayor Dahlman and confirmed
by the city council Tuesday night, assumed
his duties Tuesday afternoon.
He filed a bond In the sum of $2,600 with
the city clerk. The bond was signed by the
National Fidelity and Casualty company of
Omaha.
The bond will be sent to the city council
for approval next week. But this l a mere
matter of form, as there Is no doubt that
the bond will be accepted.
Leak for the Bee HIto
On the package whan you buy Foley's
Honey and Tar for coughs and colds.
None genuine without the Bee Hive, Ke
rn em br the name. Foley's Honey, and
Tar and rejeot any substitute. Hold by
ail druggists.-
New Mexico Wheat Took First
Prize at the World's Fair
in competition with Minnesota, Dakota and Cali
fornia. You can buy land on which this prize
wheat flourishes for a few dollar an acre and haT it paid
for after you hare harvested a few crops. But wheat isn't
the only prize New Mexico crop.
Apples,' peaches, pears, garden track, berries, trassei
and forage return an enormous interest en the investment.
Millions of acre waiting for the plow. More free
homesteads than In any other state in the union. The soil
and the climate are much like those of Oklahoma. Co to New
Mexico before farms cost as much as they will next year.
Take YOUR family now. Good cities, good schools and good
transportation. Write right away for free information. State
where you want to go and what you want to grow.
IMPORTANT t The Rock Island's Agricultural Bnreaa will help yen
make your farm a success supply exoert information as to what to raise,
when to plant rour crops, ana the markets where your produce is most
in demand. State now much you can fovcit, and I will tU yen where
your opportunity lies.
Addretn L. M. ALLEN,
PasaeagerTraffic Manager
2039 La Salle Station
Chicago
JOHN SEBASTIAN,
Third Vice-President.
5 .tvVJ. I , ' LV-VV t'f:
Best Corn
exhibit ever
shown will be
at the
Omaha
Land
Show
At the Auditorium
Jan. 18 to 28, 1911
This exhibit shows the development of corn from the
original Indian maize, -where each kernel had its separate
husk, to the highest type of carefully bred, full big ears.
This exhibit of the evolution of corn is an exact dupli
cate of the collection which was sold to the Russian gov
ernment after the 1909 corn show.
This is one of the 100 different exhibits, each of which
alone is worth a trip to the Show. The evolution of corn
exhibit is on the north side of the second floor. Be sure to
to see the exhibits on the second floor.
25 cents admission takes you
to every exhibit, show and lecture
at the exposition.
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You May See Ejicellent Examples of Every Product Raised in the
. vmm PACIFIC COUNTRY
Displays showing the possibilities of stock raising and the cultiva
tion of grains, grasses and vegetables in Nebraska. Attractive
collections of preserves and jellies made from fruits and put up
with sugar manufactured from beets raised in Colorado. Wyoming,
Utah, Idaho, Oregon and Washington will be well represented
with grains, grasses, fruits, vegetables and flowers. The central
attraction of the booth of the
Standard Road of the West
will be a complete exhibit of creations of the world
famous Luther Burbank of Santa Rosa, California
Audiloriu on
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Omaha, Nebraska, January 18-28, 1911
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