Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1879-10-16
AMONG THE FARMERS.
THE ELK . A r

seen mo8 pure-bred Merlno sheep IMAM
elsewhere In Montana, and men better
posted than the proprietors, Messrs. e.. &
Ell. Edwards. on sheep-breeding are seldom
found. They keep their flock up to a high
standard of excellence and are gaming such
notoriety as fair dealers that they have no
trouble in ~disposing of all their young
bucks yearly. OF their crop of spring
lambs nearly a hundred are bucks, and
more than halt of them have already been
sold. My visit was both pleasant and in
structive, and l believe persons starting in
the business of woolgrowing can profit by
a visit to and a chat with the Edwards
Bros, of the Elk Grove farm.
MIDDLE CREEK
runs parallel with West Gallatin river for
about fifteen miles, skirted with cotton
wood groves and along its banks are farms,
that for beauty and excellence, have no SUI
perior in our Montana land. OF these
have in mind that of j. IL. Forsyth, j.
Plumb, Peter Emmel, Robert Gillespy, IL.
Monforten, Hansart 81 Shanks, J.B. Stuart,
and j. nj. Robinson. The last named gen.
tleman is probably the most extensive
farmer and his is almost a model farm, but
they all have beautiful farms and crops OF
grain upon them, the yield OF which, &C.
cording to the thresher's estimates, Will av-
erage full forty bushels to the acre. Ihos.
Garlick and Kratcir, of this valley, have
steam threshers, and from the work they
had already done, the forty bushel estimate
is made. This will look big to eastern read
ers, and some parts of Montana its creda-
bility may be doubted, but we venture the
gentleman above named can when the
threshing season is over testify to. it's cor
rectness. Thls estimate includes both oats
and barley. MI. Forsyth's crop is all oats,
and is very heavy, and the crops OF Messrs.
Plumb, Gillespy, Robinson and Stuart are
mostly wheat, and is as good a showing for
good quality and large yields as have ey-
er seen.
THE. BEAUTIFUL PLAIN
eastward from Middle creek and extending
to the Bozeman and East Gallatin creeks, is
as yet but partially claimed. Some day,
not far in the future, fields and farm houses
will grace the surface the full distance.
This plain is quite level and fertile. the
greatest obstacle being the need OF irrigat-
ing water, but time will bring that. Al
ready som fine farms skirt the slopes join
ing this plain to the mountain, and those
Efarms belonging to I Hunter and Win. Her.
on are situated high up where irrigating is
more difficult than it would be on the plain.
1t is believed, however, that this plain will
not need much irrigation since the farms OF
Messrs. Hunter and Heron,> above named,
seldom need watering. The soil is deep
and dark, much resembling the Missouri
bottom lands. Grass in many places grow
thick and long enough for lay. Midway
of this plain there are some pretty grove,
about which there are some fine fresh
springs. Around these groves are som
good hay and grain farms, now well i'm
proved. OF these / may name the fine dai
~ farm of VIM. Rea, also that Of d. d
Furgerson and Victor Cline. These farm;
are in the vicinity of Bozeman, and thcil
value for grain and meadow can hardly be
over estimated. In this connection it. is. il
order to mention some of the fine farms o
the Ellis Bros, w. S. McKinsey, Switz
, er, Thos. Flahardy, Chas. Leverich. Geo
Ruffner, S. Ruffner, and Bisel & McElroy
Their locations are south of the town, bu
S near it. For oats and wheat-raising Their,
: are none better. A new variety of wheat
r called the Australian, grown by the Eli
Bros, Cline and Ferguson, is the fines
: spring wheat Lhage seen. It yields bette
/ than Toas, and is claimed by the millers t
be greater than any, other of the sprin!
wheats. WILL.
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