Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1875-04-16
From the West Gallafin.
WEST GALLATIN SCHOOL DISTRICT
April 9Th, 1915.

EDITOR AvANT COURIER:
nH"" ".e through the columns of youl
er n Of thus Territory. ''''"- 80 tho f-''''
In the first place, I will call their atten-
lion to the proposed acreage 10 be cult
waited tic coming season. From present
indications there is going to be large
increase Of acres cultivated. Now tht
question is: is it good policy, or even ad
visable to do SO, with limited market:
If we increase the acreage on land that has
been idle for the last one or two years, with
of favorable season, there will
in all probability be a very abundant crop
raised. In that event what will be The
Very low prices-rot en-
ough to pay the expense Of raising. II
my opinion, l deem it advisable to dimir :
ish the acreage full half BY so doing
you save one half of the seed, which you
can dispose of for good figures, at the
present time, and you save half the ex
pense of cultivating, harvesting and
threshlng. The crops for the last two
seasons, comparatively speaking, have
been failures, and very limited amount
raised. What has been the consequence !:
Hes not the very limited amount of grain
brought as much. if not more. money
than the very abundant crop of 1872? If
you wish to keep the products of your
farms at present prices, (Which is as low
as they can be raised for in this country,
then cultivate less lsnd-do your work
better, and by SO dong you save seed and
he expense of running over q large
amount of land. Tho land that lays idle
this season you can summer fallow and
SOW TO fall wheat or have it ready and il
good fix for your next years crop, giving
ample time 10 use the manure that is &C
cumulatlng on your farms. A change in
this respect will ultimately benefit you in
the end. Some will say they are com
PEELED to increase the products of their
farms TO liquldatc their Indebtedness. By
increasing their products they increase
their expenses. The idea is simply erro-
neous- Why increase your expenses by
cultivating . large amosat OF land and
raising surplus of grain the market does
not require? BY 30 doing you force your
grain on the market, and the consequence
10 great reduction In prices, even so low
that it will net justify any person to G m
tinue in the laudable pursuit of tilling the
soil. IL not flour now worth more than
three times % much g It was two years
ago? The same with oats. harley and pc.
tatocA What Is the cause of the incyeas
of prices! Tho scaseity in the market
has created the demand. When the mar
kct 10 overstocked the demand decreases
and prices also. II y better 10 keep the
mar xet scantlly supplied than have it over
stocked, in order to maintsin good prices.
Ny experience in the last two years will
justify me in ssying that halt the acreage
and half the am0nnt of grain that was
raised in 1879 wall cancel more debts than
the abundant crop Of that year. Why,
:ben, increase your facilities for raising
large crops when there ia . limited de.
man6, and bring about recurrence Of
two years Agol
Fasmen, look 10 yonr own INTEREST,"
consider The matter well-coreider the
backward and unfavorabls spring the
chances for : frosted crop ars good. Il
win in al probability hss waste OF time
and sesd 10 put In crop this spring. Go
SLOW and Jon will Be- pEp6ted II IL end.
RALPH 6TACKPOLE.