The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-08-22
THE DISPLAY
OF AGRICULTURAL PRODOUTS OF
THE GALLATIN VALLEY.
Over 100 Samples Of Grain, Grass and
Vegetables Exhibited.--Those who
Obtained the Premiums.

Over 100 samples Of grain, grasses and
vegetables were brought to town on and
before Saturday and deposited in Ben
epe's warehouse, where several gentle
men were kept busy labelling and putting
them in shap for shipment, to the North
ern Pacific Railroad company. at st.
Paul, from whence they will be distribut-
ed to the various large expositions of the
east and then sent to Europe. 1t will be
remembered that purse $3.50 was raised
by the citizens of Bozeman to be given
as premiums for the best produce brought
in by the 18th. The showing made was
better than could really have been ex.
pected at this time of year, before great
deal of the grain is ripe and proves con-
clusiyely that this county should have an
agricultural fair every fall. 1t was the
intention of the CHRONICLE to give full
list of the exhibitors together with their
own estimate of the bushels of grain per
acre they expected to raise, but this was
found to be impracticable, as the labels
were removed as soon as the number of
the samples could be entered in book.
SO the judges could not know whose
samplesthey were passing judgement on.
The labels were replaced before the sam
pies were sent east. Altogether our
farmers and those who got up the ex-
hibit ought to feel proud of their work,
which, is not as fruitful as it should have
been, yet it proves pretty conclusively
that this valley stands withouta peer as
producer.
Among the very finest of the samples
we noticed those of ]. D. Huffine, who
lives near Bozeman. Mr.. Huffine had
specimen Of Australian Spring Wheat
which he estimates yielded As to 80
bushels per acre and he has not exagger.
ated the amount in the least as anyone
can see. He had also sample of White
Russian oats, the popular grain of this
valley, which will yield 80 bushels
per acre. He had also specimens of tim
othy which made three and one half tons
per acre, also Red Top grass which
yielded four tons per acre and blue
stone, very fine native grass which
made two tons per acre. All of these
were raised without irrigation.
c. H. Edwards had a supply of wheat
| oats and barley raised without irrigation
j. G. Nelson also had some tirst.clas:
specimens of oats, wheat and barley.
J. 1. Corbly, of Spring Hill, had sam
pies of Scotch Fife which he estimates
will yield 40 bushels per acre. Was not
irrigated.
Thos. Burk specimens of oats estimated
yield, rs bushels per acre.
| R. yogel, oats. saskatchean Fife
wheat and barley. He estimates the
yield of wheat at 36 bushels per acre ant
the barley at So bushels. This was al
raised without irrigation.
VIM. Welch, Centennial Oats" esti
IN ated Weld 100 bushels per acre ; winte
club wheat, 60 bushels per acre. Raise'
without irrigation.
]. NJ. Kagy some very fine oats tina
will yield hundred bushels per acre.
T. NJ. Jones. alfalfa, filst cutting ais
some barley, all raised without irriga
ton.
d. B. Christie club wheat and oat
taller than mans head.
Geo. Wilson green oats. estimated t.
. yield when ripe 80 bushels per acre.
, VIM. Rea and sons splendid sample
of timothy and wild grasses.
. Mrs. Jas. Kent, winter wheat that will
4 yield 65 bushels per acre without
doubt.
]. H. Pease, specimens of Timothy an
! Red top raised on his farm the seven
3 teenth year after it was first plante,
r without tilling. These are very fir
t specimens.
S. L. Luce, winter Fife wheat raise
on the foot hills without irrigation, es
timated'yield 45 bushels per acre.
II c. Fl. Waterman, oats nearly seve
;. feet high, estimated yield 70 bushels p
4 acre.
AL V. B. Place, fine specimen of two ro
n barley, estimated yield. so bushels p
j. acre. This grain was raised in Bridg'
g Canyon and Shows pretty conclusive
s what upland will yield in the way
d barley, equalled only by Northern Cal
Il fornia barley.
e Ben Blsel, green oats, yield so bushe
n per acre,
IL Harvey Kissel. on ". NJ. Ferguson
D. rancho, white winter oats, estimat
n yield, go bushels Scotch Fife, 80 bus
10 els. Raised without irrigation.
NJ. M. Ferguson, volunteer whe'
without irrigation, 80 bushels per ac
= The eastern farmers will open their ey
~ at this.
E. A. Barton, timothy and oats.
ID VIII. Ellis, Mediterranean wheat.
or Knutson & Sanquist, oats, called
er 13, procured from the Rural New York
30 This oats will yield 125 bushels per &C
is very tall and straw strong. Mr.. Kn
ne son says that it will not lodge OF
n. down and that it will be the oats of Il
es country before many years. These g
e- tlemen also had specimens OF VIII
te, Vanilla oats that will yield l25 bush
Ia per acre.
W. H. Ellis millet. A very fine 81
linen.
~ Jep. Gowan, field peas.
nv Walker Stiff, Spring and Fall VIII
n and Oats, raised on the foothills.
nd George Smith, Club wheat and barl
ID. d. B. Christie, White oats.
'se E. A. Barton had sample of @
''' which showed that over one hund
W. sprouts had grown in one buuch.
va MI. Stephens, potatoes, 400 busl
an per acre.