The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-20
6oata3a as a FiId
.fGE The Dai.ynan

Mr.. Robert T. 1Beckwith, the general
manager Of the montana Live Stock
company, CIIicago. is widely known as an
authority oa the condition of the cattle
and dairy industries Of Montana. In re-
gard to this department. of farning in
Montana, he says:
mere is 20 letter opening in America
for good Geirymen tnan in Montana.
Seventy-tiveI Per cent of all the butter
sold in Montana is shipped in from the
East The prices. are high and .ualitv
poor l made it a point to visit leading
merchants Of Billings, Butte, Helena
Great Fails and other points inqairing
OF each what they thought about the
handled -
Prom each and every one ! received
the same reply, that butter made in Mon
tdHa was Tar superior in flavor TO any
outter mot excepting even the world-re-
noWned Elgin) imported into The state
a1lC lhat It would only be a Short time
BEFORE aEastern dairynen would be NOV
a55 m as they already begin to see the
advantages open to them IN Montana
was convinced Ahile looking over
the MIX river valley that better butter
could be made from the feed. raised there
IMAM the famous EIgin butter of Illinois
LoI the reason that there is much more
ifutflment IN the grasses and grains f9is-
ed tnere. Good 5butter. depends = moro
upon the quality Of grasses than upon
any other ones thing, and perhans Than
all others put together
30 important is this point am safe
III felnaIlns that in every district where
good bqtter is made it is universally at
IrlDuted to the richness of the ma 81 lrac
Inc grass crop is without doubt one Of
the most, II not the most important of
any Known to agriculture. 1t is the ba
SIS Tor All successful farming it is the
natural TODD Of our dairy cows The
greatest question with the farmer Of tbe
East today, and at all times, must he in
what way can he procure .cheaner- hav
anu gram 1of. his COWS. He must do
something to reduce the cost of Ixar5,i,7tr
MS COWS or get more for his dairy mod
ucts. The question is a broad ma for
MN, out the montana farmer is NOT com
pelle9 70 even think of the matter. ma
lure having provided so abundar{tiv and
OF qQailuy far superior fo~ dairy mr.
tral states. -
The subject Of pastures is of great
importance To know how to prodl1ce
mix scheaply and of the best quality il
TIE tounaatlon stone of the dairvrnsr'S
success. The points to be determined, If
el11 b,, 20 me are these: Where is there
an abundance OF grass that contains the
most lfatTlneent and that is best for dairy
COWS! 4 contend that the uualitv of y,iIi,
I. gFeatly influenced by the finer grasses
natlVe To the soils All grasses If Milk
river valley are native and fine tboro
LoTe The very best 5that can be had ana
Will produce much better quality Of
ILllh tIlan the grasses produced in the
Eastern STATES -ro ~ LIZ
NE dasryEnen Of the Eastern and Cen
t tsI states are making but little money.
Ao4 VIII aSk-T-hy 21here is lust as TnIic1
ana more money to be made in tffa h1Iei
ness as ever but to make it pay farmers
f for tb FAYE ftne3pSE lands and pastures
states are. now selling at a price ranging
1l0H 9s0 10 $I03 per acre. Every ayail-
able men OF this ground must be work
ea 70 rs tutsest CAPACITY to get even the
talue OF the interest from il from Ne r
10 year. l c6nsi5eT It poor business inn
clpies to Undertake the rlip1iI7a, If >
carry on land that win sell at these fig
tres. i0W often do We see farmer. " II n
All their available capital tied IIp i'm land
ana not having half cattle enough t3
9 4lieaa H. Ihls IS one OF tles greatest mis-
Idhes Ihat can be made. Farms in the
Cehtfal~ states viii command a better
price today than they viii again fe5.
Years 20 come. Why not d -S8ose of them
WIhie you are sure Of q long price? co
west, take up q homestead or buy a good
farm Tor almost nothing Put vo7lI.
money IN 5000 cows that viii bring Re-
Turns every cay 1t stands to reason
dhaI II SO invested IN one cow on land
HalGed at $lGJ Per acre, making a teEa.
llVtSt1nent of $i4} W5l pay, it certainly
VIII pay Better to take up a hepsesfead
Or buy a farm al a rate Of SO to s. D. r
acre. IN Montana and buy four cows VITA
Your Si49, ia this way securing four times
me revenue on the same amount invest
ed 6esfdes the increase on your land
{ Products of, Montana diaries VII
pr1ng a price equally as high, i not high
er than is received today and the d.
nland IS continually increaSing o raise
calves will cost nQthing but time ard at
tentIon. A ready market fer YOUR YEAR
Ehgs at S22 per head, no matter how