Great Falls weekly tribune., 1895-01-18
1893, As degrees above zero, and 1894 10

LeTO vi l. udTy IL 1000, duu 40 SteSICC
below zero on January |, 1893.
These low temperatures were only O
short duration and, SO far as known, n
Inconvenience whatever experienced.
The total precipitation (rain ant
melted snow during the year 1892 wa
1874 inches; 1893, l3.4G inches; 1884
!O.73 inches. While this amount of pre-
cipltation may seem small. the average
cloudiness tends in great measure tt
make it more valuable by retarding thu
progress of evaporation.
The character of the weather IN 1S0:
was: Sunshine (clear days. 93, partly
cloudy 10l, cloudy 80; 1893, clear days
1913, partly cloudy l34, cloudy 1913; 1894
clear days 14S, partly cloudy TO- cloudy
lO7; rainy days in 1892, y; in 1893. 1856
in 1894, 50 The prevailing direction OF
the wind il 1899 was from the south
west, in 1893 from the west, ard in 1884
from the southwest.
Out of thirty SIX months only one
month-Aprl, 1892 Shove the prevail
ing direction of the wind from our storm
quarter, the northeast, and seventeen
months from the southwest This is our
chinook quarter. The ever welcome,
health-lnspiring, rejuvenating southwest
wind, which at times announces it's ar
rival with a peculiar roar, we'll known
and understood, as it brings JOY and
happiness to man and beast and III short
order transforms scene Of ice and show
into sunshine and pleasure.
The time has arrived when on account
of scarcity OF other employment many
must turn their attention to farming.
AS the sturdy minor, by close observa-
tiOn and stuUy. berOmpE familiar with
indications OF ore and mineral, so must
the pioneer farmer tamlllarize himself
with the climatic conditions, observe
closely the seasons with regard 10 early
anu late lrosts' ana ABOVE an prepare tne
SOIL SO that IL may absorb ana retain
moisture IN "Here irrigation Is not posslple'
!. Inns with thorough STUDY OF ,n tne aaapt-
lbility OF his grounu 10 the ollereht pro
ducts WI! enable MIN 10 overcome many
OBSTACLES
AS 10 man! othrr INDUSTRIES success
ID farming lor prolit Is hot 80 1nuch the
result OF hafu laDor as inc result OF gooa
Judgment IN uoihS lhe seeulhg anu cul-
'lVating "neh lhe siouno Is III proper
conultlon. :,
Ca5ual observers may nave no'ceo
iast season' III t1ls Guy, peaulilul lawns
anu earueln MANY eaiuei's--oh 'acan'
spots III iots hioiho I've nouscs' "nl;h
gre" III PIol usiuli Va'ie'ies oi tenuer
tho a,,t,,,nn. ,lso .,y.rr l,;pd of rorat,lla
sprung up as if by magic. Where only
s,or' year before was barren lot-
ano oe IL reli'a'heu ID tne "a1orlty OF
these shialI gardens, "hich supplled the
wants CT many lahlilies' these Veeetaples
sre" iuAur'ah.iy anu hlatureu "lthout
irfisalIoh' lhe water lor this purpose not
% %pe,hg convenient Close lhVest'eatioh
VIII ihVariaply ei'clt the lact that the
greater NUMBER OF people VINO oeciare
our cl!flate uhSultaole lor agricultural
Pur rppses' anu 'ne GROWING ol crops lhi-
posslpse Wllhout irr'gatioh on our oench
laius' ha'e he'ei gwen t!le supJect
tilai : an" nave ga'heo l.ls IMPRESSION
IRON on otiers equaily mls'h!ormeu;
lne increase IN popuiatioh anu settle-
nie''t oi any sec,'oh oi country orinss
also an increased preclplta.loh' lhereoy
su, : pios.ns ~, lne cilhnres VI SUCCESSFUL
iarulibs. Inc recoruS vi tne Iieleha
Wea' ief pnreau ennWs nS' to'al pfeclplla
.i"u IRON 700 10 Ioo' l'lve oo years. ABOUT
30 ihcIrN' iIo+' lo'o " lo'f 'lVe yearsl
aooul ~ 'hclhs' ah increase OF hnoul -
.nci'es' t"iS ihc,eaSe ''e'ng more 'han inc
,ofal pfeGtpi'atioh pIp IN eithef year from
1909 10 i'7'
EVENING SESSION.
,rho aroo;,,, .oss;o, ,r.s aor,+od >,
= nv ''''''pE' .'''7'''' "''7 'e'o.'1 -
lecture on "AgrIculture, 10y frof' Emery
ana the ln'eiing was en'lVeheu py music
IN the mahhoiln ana banJ' by Mr'
ohoweli aud MISS Cullom' "hlch re-
;elved hearty encore.
Inc iollowln9 prle1 extracts from froi;
Emerys lecture IS all that space VIII
permit though every word OF IL was IN
Atter enlarglng on the duty
and advantages OF patron'Zlng nome
industry, and paying compliment 10
Great Fails, which. he SAID, was the flret
city In the state toglve impetus to agri.
cultural improvement and development
by means of farmers convention held
here two years ago, the effects or which
had been felt al over the state, the lec-
turer stated that the agricultural pro
ductlon OF tho state onl y amounted to
S25,o 100000 per year, including range
cattle, which constituted two-fifths OF
this sum. This only amounted to 500
Yer head of DODulatiOn. a begparly