The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-01-20

tables usual on a farm, without irrigat-
ing, and can not now see why ] may not
continue to do the same, especially as
the land is growing in better filth the
more it is cultivated. So far | have had
marked success in raising pigs for pork.
In fact, | never succeeded better in any
other state. With me there is no diff
Guilty in producing butter, eggs, and
poultry, pork, and all kinds of grain and
vegetables, and | cannot see why another
cannot do as well or better on the same
class of land. | believe that on these
higher bench lands, like Sun river
bench, water for ordinary farm purposes
may be readily obtained by sinking
wells, usually from ten to sixty feet, as
the case may be, the water is sweet.
Until we raise our own subsistence, we
need not expect other than hard times
and a scarcity of money, for We are send
ing out for food. etc, more money than
we receive for what w raise and sell.
All this must be changed, and we must
not only feed ourselves from our farm
lands but we must produce a surplus for
others less fortunately situated.
ALREADY there is a sharp demand for
a large crop Of first class milling wheat
TO be forthcoming the coming season,
and also a big crop of barley is demanded
for next season; so, fellow farmers, we
see our work is being laid out for us on
no small scale, when we add to these
two crops. the piles of pork and bacon
called for. besides the butter, the eggs.
and the poultry, and all the long list of
vegetables that have now to be brought
from distant states. All these supplies
can. and will soon be grown right here.
fVbnea Irnnl r,,h ,.,lloyc nnl t.hlolonlc
are here for a purpose, and that purpose
is. to afford happy homes for thousands
of husbandmen who will make all this
region abound in all that gladdens the
heart of man. The prairie dog and the
coyote must gi &c place to the fowl and
the pig. The difficulties to be overcome
are not more than enough to challenge
the application of our business sagacity
and enterprise, and give Zest to the I'M
dertaking.
| twice used the word protection
What | mean to be understood as say
ing is. LIST. that in this climate the lands
need protecting from the rarages of
prairie fires. Only think what these
lands would hc had the old grass been
allowed to accumulate on the ground.
gradually decaying and at all times
forming IA thick blanket of mulch that
would prevent evaporation.
I'd. | believe that a protection of our
cultivated fields by at first setting of
portable fences where the land is most
exposed to hard winds, will be necessary.
the fences to be made after the model of
the railroad snow fences. but not re-
quiring more than onc.half of the ma
tcrial used in the snow fence. These
can be used for various other purposes.
especially in protecting young trees that
have been planted. TO keep the winds
from blowing oil the surface soil. and
keep the snow fall on the fields as much
as possible. is an important matter. as
so cared for. are always more pro-
ductive, and much caiscr kept in o
This class Of improvement
will naturally be made in a gradual man
ner. not all at once. but it will 60
very far towards ensuring a good crop
every year. | speak m this line n farm
improvement in order to get the S object
before the farmers. SO they can h 9 ii
to think of. if they have not already
done so. conclude that when we
can have plenty of old leftover straw
and a lot of this portable fence,
our difficulties in making trees grow.
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have found it, and SO will we continue
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have to learn how to do things here.
that is all"
The Great Willing Plant.
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