Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1876-12-07

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is interested in the welfare of the country to
contribute something to this purpose. AL
it needs is q start.
The ROCKY MOUNTAIN UUsBANDMAN has
contributed, from week to week, column
after column showing Montana in her true
light. No other paper has devoted itself so
earnestly, giving the labor and space to the
subject, as we have. Valley after valley has
been gone through, and line upon line has
been written, telling of their advantages
and the work is not yet done. The present
volume shall enter more largely into details
than the one just closed. We, therefore,
believe there is no better medium for the
purpose than our paper, and ask our read
ers if it is not so. If we are correct, then
will you not send it abroad. Subscribe and
have it sent to your friends east. If you
are not actually able to take two copies, e
them your own copy after YOU have read it.
Send the HUsBANDMAN far and near, and let
the busy world learn of Montana and they
will come and possess it.
The subjoined paragraph taken from the
Country Gentleman, is a very pointed argu-
ment in favor of local agricultural papers.
Once in a while we meet a farmer who does
not want the HUsBANDMAN because he is
taking some agricultural paper published in
the States, which he says is much cheaper
than ours. But if, at the end of the year, he
will compare the amount of information he
has received that's applicable to the soil and
climate of this mountain region he will find
that he has paid dearly for it after all. We
have the advantage Of an exchange with
all the tirst-class agricultural and livestock
journals in the United States, Canada and
England, and reproduce from this large list
just such information as is applicable to this
section, and therefore furnish more that is
beneficial to the farmer here than they would
be able to Gull from any dozen agricultural
papers they might select. Besides this, we
give a vast amount of practical knowledge
compiled from the experience of our best
farmers, whichis applicable to this Territory
alone. Farming in Montana differs in many
respects from farming in the States, ahd he
who would succeed must seek every means
to inform himself. Here is what the Country
Gentleman mas TO say
"Many persons throw the blame of fail
ures in producing crops, upon the agricultu-
raj papers, in which We're found details of
experiments, showing the good effect of the
course pursued, and which in the first-men-
toned cases proved a failure. In all things
Judgment must be used. 1t will not do for
Il southern or western farmer to follow
blindly the practice of the farmers Of the
middle or eastern States. Difference of eli
mate and soils must, in all cases, be taken
into consideration. Nevertheless, there is
no more sure guide than these same agricul-
tural papers. Let each one take such a pa
per, and induce their neighbors to do like
wise, and at the end of the year all will
agree with me that they pay for themselves
every year, and pay good interest also on
the investment.
The North Vest of the 1st inst. contains q
/, lengthy letter from Hon. e. G.. Brooke, Of
I White Hall. on the subject of equal taxation
: called forth by the discussion carried on be
tween this paper and the North Vest, il
which he pays us a very high compliment
The ground taken by the Major is very
{ strong, and his argument is plain and com
r prehensive. We regret that our paper is Sc
y nearly made up that we have not room fo
its reproduction. 1t speaks the sentiment
: of our farmers and s~tock-growers, and w
! dare say, Il majority of the people of Mon