Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1889-08-14
GOOD GRAIN FIELDS.
Facts and Figures Concerning Upper
Sand Coulee Crops.

S5<tIAN Noulce SEUPas
While there are large tracts of Montana
that are suffering from the continued
drouth, it is pleasing fact to know that
there are some sections where grass is
plentiful and the crops abundant. In
anticipation of a severe winter, all the
ranchmen and stpckman IN reach of these
favored localities are making most Of
their opportunity to secure hay for the
winter. Upper Sand Coulee and the
bench lands and foothills adjacent to
Tiger Butte are some of these favored
spots. During an extended drive through
this country took few notes in regard
to crop, prospects and, for the benefit of
those who doubt the adaptibility Of Mon
tana lands for grain raising without irri-
CATION, will give the results Of my obser-
vations.
Mr.. VIM. Warner has about 40 acres Of
oats that are as fine as any could desire.
They stand about three and one-half feet
high, are even all over the field, we'll
headed and will yield about so bushels
per acre. He also has fine cabbage ready
for use, corn in roasting ear, tomatoes,
peas, beans, beets, etc, ready for the
table. His potatoes are also fine.
Mr.. Archie Campbell told me that last
year on 45 acres he raised 1000 bushels
Of grain, and of this only II acres were
Of that years seeding, the remainder he
ing q volunteer crop. This year Mr.
Campbell has 30 acres Of wheat, which
he estimates at 40 bushels per acre, and
25 acres Of oats that will thresh 65 bushels
per acre.
Mr.. A. B.. Elkins has about 45 acres Of
grain. His wheat will make about Al
bushels per acre ald oats SO bushels.
The Brown Bros, located near the heae
of Ming coulee, last spring built log
house, broke the virgin sod and sowed {
crop. Their wheat stands nearly should
er high, is even all ever the field an(
promises a good yield, while their oats
are above the average
Lampen & Murdoch, two courteou:
| gentlemen from old England, have ar
excellent crop. Their 40-aere field ol
wheat will yield 35 bushels per acre anG
their oats will thresh so bushels per
acre. They have large potato "patch'
in which some Of the tubers now viii
weigh two pounds. They have put ir
pared to winter stock. Their garden can
States.
Gillop and Hartman have 46 acres OF
! wheat on sod, which they estimate at 80
| bushels per acre, 10 acres of oats on sod
that will produce so bushels per acre and
& acres of bald barley which will yield rs
bushels per acre.
| On May 25, this year, Mr.. Duncan
! Cameron landed at Sand Ceulee with his
family, stock, household goods and farm
tools. He proceeded to the Cameron
| valley, lying just west Of Tiger Butte,
and camped out while plowlng some sod,
planting crop and building a house.
Today bis wheat crop cannot be excelled
| by any section of the United States. 1t
4 stands feet inches high, is very thick
on the ground, the heads are five inches
long and if wheat ever makes go bushels
I! per acre this will certainly do it. After a
i six weeks drive through the Judith
Basin and some of the best valleys OF
central Montana I pronounce Mr.. Gamer
on's to be the best wheat crop seen. He
also has ~ acres Of very good potatoes
and an excellent garden,
/ There are other ranchmen In this local
| ity who have good crops, but lack OF
space will not permit us to notice them.
4 The above crops were all raised
without irrigation and the satisfactory re-
suits achieved during this dry year are
proof enough that Montana is destined t
become the greatest producer Of small
grains. .-... y. W.T.