The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-31
THE NEWS OF THE STATE IN GENERAL
The Grist as Gathered by the Standards Special Correspondents
in the Prosperous Smaller Cities and Thriving
Towns and Villages.

partment OF d~gricuituTe,
by his stan. to visit the worlds fair
and the grain growing sections Of the
United States. After visiting many OF
the Western states they were invited
by Henry Willard to visit the Gailstin
valley. Professor Delbruck and his
stan were accompanied there by Mr..
Altebrand. who, with the assistance OF
George Kinkle. manager of the Man
haitian Mailing company and the West
Gallatin Irrigation company's works.
mad an extensive examination of the
Gallatin. Professor Delbruck was
greatly impressed with its wonderful
advantages as an ideal barley growing
section. and In the report Of his inves-
legations. oficially published by the
German government, he described this
favored section as follows:
Under the guidance of Mr.. Kinkle.
a native of Brooklyn. who has entire
charge of the famous irrigation works
connected with the West Gallatin Irri-
CATION company, to whom we had let
tiers OF Introduction. we spent two days
in studying the cultivation OF barley.
The Gallatin river flows here through
an arid. elevated plateau. otherwise
destitute OF water. n bounded on all
sides by lofty mountain ranges. The
soil can only be cultivated with the
aid OF artificial irrigation. The river
diverted from its bed IL caused to flow
through countless channels. so that
many thousands OF acres OF land are
rendered tillable. Almost the entire
valley is devoted to barley raising.
Among the farmers are many Holland
ers. to whom the land, with the accom-
panying irrigating privileges. has been
sold at a moderate price by the West
Gallatin Irrigation company OF Man
haitian, Mont. who own 30. 1000 acres.
The barley Is either sold as grain or
converted on the spot into brewing
malt by the Manhattan Mailing COM
pany. Barley that Is damaged by the
rain is unknown here. for there Is no
rain; withered or dried up barley is
equally unknown, for the Gallatin riv-
ers furnish water I'm abundance. A
country and a system of cultivation
ideal for barley srowing-in fact. here
| have seen the finest barley grown in
the United States. For the most part
Saale barley Is used for seed and
grown with admirable results, bright
in color. large in size, fine as to husk.
equal to the very best Of European
barleys, and conspicuously superior to
the barleys OF North America. Where
as. with the exception OF California.
even in Canada. four and six-rowed
barleys are exclusively raised. here the
t~wo-rowed Chevalier has become accli-
mated. The establishment in this
WASTE VI Huth al uNtl
prise. n in connection with IL. Of the
manufacturing industry, a simply ar
ranged Galland-Henning mailing plant
OF large capacity, created an agreeable
and unique impression. the whole the
work OF American brewers. a practical
answer to the imposition OF a duty on
imported Canadian barley, in which
capital and intelligence nave combined
TO Increase the production and lower
the cost OF a necessary raw product"
Early in 1891 a colony Of ten families
of Hollanders settled on the lands
owned by the West Gallatin Irrigation
company. This colony was steadily in
creased until to-day over 80 families
are located on lands in the Gallatin
valley engaged in the occupation of
raising barley. The success which has
attended this colony will surely follow
those who locate on these lands. The
lands I'm the Gallatin could raise each
year between 1000, 900 and 5000. 900
bushels of barley. and there Is an I'M
limited market for IL. as II is the finest
mailing barley in the world and most
sought after both in the United States
and Europe.
Not alone IA a barley raising section
is the Gallatin valley. Here wheat
and oats grow to perfection. the aver
age yield per acre being 25 to 40 per
cent. in excess of the other Western
states, noted for their wheat growing
proclivities.
In 1897 the value of the cereals raised
in the Gallatin valley amounted to
over 81. 900. 900, which was paid direct
ly to the farmers. The Gallatin valley
stands alone to-day as being the only
place, on account of its soil and cli-
mate. assisted by irrigation. where the
famous German Saale barley can be
raised In the United States.