Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1876-08-31

Iere,for three miles down the river. to where
it go.s out ofsight and is lost amid the for
est hills as it circles around the base of the
mountains which close in as fine a belt of
farms, waving with rich, golden grain ready
for h 'sickle, as we have yet seen. Some
of these farms have been in constant %ultiva-
ton for fifteen years. without even the ad~
yanaec of rotation, and still the yield is
heaTy.
Among the farmers who welcomed us to
this section were Messrs. T. j. Kline, Ed.
Warren. Moses, Clemmens, VIM. Eaton,
VIM. Broderick, Peter Scheffier, G.. 3. Ii
bar and Louis Brown. Our friend Kline ac-
colnmodated us for the night. He has a
COSY place with a grassy, well-shaded yard.
A clear, cold stream gushes through his
shed room and from there to his stables and
%corralls, affording good facilities tor dairy
power and cleanliness. Mr.. X. showed us
two apple trees, six or seven feet high and
six or seven inches in circumference Of
trunk.
From Mr.. Hines, we visited the farm of
Mrs. Laravie. This place Mas improved by
Mr.. Upton, now a citizen of Colorado. 1t
was well-improyed, but the buildings, which
we found vacant, are beginning to show signs
OF neglect and decay. The farm is still cul-
tiyated and contains some fine fields of
timothy. 1t also contains an orchard of ap-
pie trees, but tins, too, shows signs of neg
iect. Some of the trees looked thrifty and
were six inches in: diameter, but generally
speaking they seemed to have gone to rack
and looked as though they had never known
a pruning-knife. Their unprotected bodies
appear to have been severely dealt with in
some of our severe winters, but the roots
have shot forth sprouts again and again, I'M
til in some instances they form a clump of
dead and living sprouts putting forth from a
large, ungainly stump. The ground was a
to promote the growth of an orchard. Al
though we could not call this orchard a sue
cess, we are satisfied from what we saw of
it that apples can be successfully grown
here, and think had the orchard been man
aged by skillful hands it would have been a
living and fruitful monument to the planter.
(Mr. Iipton) one of the most thrifty and en-
~ llohS Ati 4AIClLdtllI ever maxi. tt.f# -
Returning through Frenuntown, we took
the hlll-road for Missoula, and visited Castle
oheefe. The Baron was absent, being at
the fairgrounds, near Missoula, training q
roadster to contest a purse at the coming
fair. The Lady O'Keefe and G. G., brother
OF the Baron, cordially welcomed us. Mr..
Oh. has a good farm, 300 acres under fence.
well situated upon the bennch-land. eleven
miles from Missoula, and will reap a larpe
harvest. az4. 6aa h73i5
Returning to Missoula we found it quiet
as ever, with trife more talk in reference
to the coming fair. The grounds of the
Western Mineral, Mechanical and AericlI-
tural Association are situated beyond the
river, about two and one-half miles from
Town. The Association has a large area en-
a .mile-track in good condition. halls.
restaurant, saloons, and all the ap-
puftehaalces necessary to make the coming
exhibition q success. Nosexpense has been
in putting the grounds in such shape
to contribute to the comfort and conyen-
fence Of those who shall bring stock. ma
etc., to exhibit as well as those who
to see the sights. ls n 81
his association is composed princin,,1r1
OF, Farmers and, I'VE hope, if it is contro11e1
oy Them, they will demonstrate that ] T..
encourage the developmearA T -air
efal and mechanic, ,rd1 = na1n-
as1.G ait and the. Improvement, and.
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