The Anaconda standard., 1895-05-09
BUSY AS BEES.
Work That Is Being Done at the Expert
mental Farm.

mental Farm.
Special Correspondence OF the Standard.
Bozeman. May IA busy farm In
Gallatin valley this spring Is the agri-
cultural experiment station. Inc Iarm
a. about one mile southeast OF Boze-
man. During the winter months
great part of the work done was the
hauling of manure, the farm produce
ing about 150 loads, and 1900 loads be-
ing hauled from Bozeman, all OF which
was piled convenient to the land on
which IL was to be spread In the
spring. In the spring of 1894 a piece OF
land which was to be broken up was
heavily manured, being turned under,
and when this land was again plowed,
after removing the crop in the fali II
was found that the manure, instead OF
assimilating with the soil, had IAN
perfectly dry right where 1t had peen
turned under in the plowing dne SPRING
before. There could be but little good
given to the growing crop from ma
nure in this state of dryness, peing
kept entirely separate from the SOIL
and this year Director Emory has ma
nured a large part OF the lana aIter
plowing, narrowing ana discing II INTO
the soil thoroughly before sowing; ana
the greater part of the manure being
stiIl left, it will be spread upon the
| land after the crop has appeared. rms
will be done with patent manure
spreader, lately purchased in the East,
as this machine will spread to any
depth from a mere sprinkling to three
| inches deep, cutting the manure up
as II spreads Ii and leaving II nnely
pulverized near the roots OF the plants:
where a heavy rain. or irrigation, Will
carry the fertilizer down to the roots
| TO strengthen the plant. l- sTg tf
| Last year, with a six-acre field SOW
| ed in wheat and oats. alfalfa was seed
| ed. and there is a fine growth or al
| falfa appearing upon that ground now,
while four acres seeded in clover at
the same time, with grain, Is makins
an equally good appearance tn's
spring.
harley 40 acres being given to this, the
land also being seeded with clover, ana
IL ought to make a magnificent field OF
| clover In 1896. This has been followed
hv 90 acres to oats, IL to wheat and
eight and one-half acres to peas.
Ten hands are employed on the farm
and they are now at work upon the
experimental plats, of which over 2oo
will be put in.
THE wagon road which originally ran
directly through the center OF the
farm. its course being very crooked
and SO spelling the looks as well as
the shape of the fields, was closed last
week by authority OF the board OF
county commissioners. A new road
has been laid out, going around the
farm both on the east and the west
and the old road, which was 40 feet
wide, will be plowed up and put into
buckwheat This will be experimental
Fifteen acres of fax, which Is to DC
sown shortly, will also be as a furthel
experiment in this crop. TO more tnor-
| oughly illustrate it's value to Montana
farmers, who are not at all ramiiiai
| with flax.
THE experiment station is also being
Improved almost daily under the man
| a cement of Director Emory, who di
reefs every movement of his men. mo-
only with an idea TO the gaining OF th'
best possible results from the crops
but careful in every way, to be an ex
ample of saving to Montana ranchmen
Every corner on the ranch Is beini
cleaned up as opportunity offers, an
: the wretched shacks, which were
| part of the farm as presented TO Tn
college, are being improved IN appear
ance and usefulness as far as possibi
TO do so without expense, until the
can be replaced by more respectabi
buildings.
Director Emory win not hire hel
i. | even for the commonest work at tn
!. station excepting he Is assured or tn
: GOOD character of the applicant, an
7 with this class of laborers the result
will be as good as the soil Is capabl
of producing.
Since the departure of +. w. Ricl
/, T. ID. Borrows has been given that pt
sitiou. and Director Emory is muc
h pleased with the help he now has an
the work they are doing.