The Helena independent., 1894-09-24
IN THE FERTILE GALLATIN
An Enormous Crop Of Small Grains
Is Being Garnsred There
This Year.
Tho Magnificent Valley Is a Great
oranary That Mover aeta
Empty.
Walter Cooper Tells of the Surprising
beauty and EsrtiIiIy Of the
Egypt OF America"

walter Cooper. president OF the BoEsmAn
Milling company. is 40 The Helena. ME.
Cooper 10 very onthuniAatie At the prospect
for prosperous times In tho Galatin valley.
lie is one Of The old pioneers OF tina, SOC
tlon, being one Of tho men who have been
Identified with the interests Of that rich
country since this early Goa Mr. Cooper
says that the grain yield Of oallatin valley
10 something maIyslousi II 10 even more
enormous than I, ever was bsfors. The
crops all over the valley have averaged vefy
heavy. and all the gain is OF the very best
quality. 9allatin barley. oats and wheat
took premiums at tho Worlds fair. The
Montana bailey TeeSived especial high
awards. II ranked better than any Other
barley grown in this coantfy. and equaiei
the beat and surpassed most Of tho best
barley exhibited By Canadian grove g.
Mr.. Cooper ahid last niehti Tho barley
crop OF the GaliAtin valley has been gros-
ing In importance for tho last few years.
uE y nov IL 10 the chief crop OF the vhllsy.
Five yeArs ago thers was comparatively lit
tie Of this grain raised in Gsllatin county.
bot now II 10 the most important eros.
The reason for 10 Ia that because OF its
splendid quality. there 10 always a marked
for GsilAtin barley Then, too. II 10 the
frat crop harvested, and IL brings the
farmer inoaey when hs most needs 10.
Many O farmer In the Gailatin valley has
been enabled TO finish his sehson's worn
without sacrifice because of the money thas
be had received from bis barley crop early
| In the season.
''It has been estimated iha, the barlsy
orop In GallLtin county will yield nearly
100000. That may bsA little too high.
bot IL is certain that the crop was nevef
better and thu acreage devoted to barley
| was never so great a. u ie tho present yeaf.
The barley buyers are Ia the valley already.
aud q great deal Of grain has been sold.
Much of oar barley 10 bought BY Brooklyn
aud New York brewers and mslstsra Much
OF the grain 10 sold elsewhere. but most
OF the exported grain probably goes 10 the
state Of New York. Tue great Manhsttau
company consumes many thousands Of
bushels annually, and the breves OF Hsl-
ena and Butte also buy vast quantities. Of
the GAllAsin barley. The present price Of
barley is 80 cents per handred. This u
about the same price as prevailed last year
al this time. Tho price will undoubtedly
advance and may get 10 one dollar per
hundred OF even more.
There will be moro wheht harvested In the
Gallstiu Wiley this fall than for years. Iks
hard wheat crop 10 greater than ever t.
foe. Last year there was something OF n
shortage In this crop aud some OF tho mie
lsrs in the state could not get all Of this va
iiety that they needed. There will 70
plenty OF hard wheat this year however anA
II is OF the very best Ia quality. There {
no scarcity OF sof, wheat. although there =
probably loss winter wheat In the WALLER
this year than usual"
| Mr. Cooper thinks there 10 no counlrv
quite 80 fine as the Gallatin valley. He =
enthusiastic upon the natural beauties Of
that section. Speaking Of the valley LAD
night be said: ''Ihs Gallatin valley 10 noe
| + a paradise. 10 10 the nuest season Of Tho
year there. The great valley is carpettsk
with ,elios Rrainnelds and green meadow
The lovely mountaiu ranges surrounding
the valley are masses OF color. The dsfk
! efeen OF the pine forest, on the mouutain
slopes contrast beautifully with the an.
tumn foliage OF the thickets al the base Of
the mountains, ihen. too, the grasses aud
wild flowers covering the foot-hillH
take on q gorgeous hue which. with
the bright gold OF tho grain fields. tht
emerald OF the msadowa and The dark
green OF the groves lining the water
courses, all make up q scene Of surprising
beauty. Above the lovely valley. above tbe
plnes upon the mountain sides. rise grand
old peaks; sometimes capped with snow.
sometimes bald and somber. they are ever
present and are always q source Of wondse
and admiration TO me. 10 matters NOD
what the wssther may be- the valley u
always beautiful. When the oads do
come and como they do. sometimes. the
mountains take on a blush hue that adds
to their lovslinesa. have lived in the
Gsliatin valley for many year, and hAvs
watched its inereasS In population. ltiis =
vast ersnafy thai never seems 10 grow
empty, 10 10 thing OF beant,. q Joy for
ever sud is growing IN wealth and prosEsr-
ity every ysaf."