The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1906-12-28
FOR MONTANA YOUNG MEN

IL may not be generally known thai
tie demand for experienced young
men conversant with the principles 0
scientific farming and stock raising ir
Montana Is in excess of the supply
hut such is the case. The writer re"
Gently had an interesting conversation
with one OF the successful students at
the state agricultural college at Boze-
man and from him gathered interest
ing facts upon the subject OF educa-
ton in farming as it is furnished at
that excellent institution and the de-
mands upon the same for graduates.
Stock raising and the conducting Of
big ranch in Montana today is far
different than in the old days. In
fact, there is as much. if not more
progress along certain theoretical
lines in this business as there is in
states east of here where agricultural
schools have been established for II
longer period. The rancher OF today
is a fixture, not a transient. here to-
day and gone as soon as flock can
Re turned off the market. The slo
sa!l " when we get water has been
avon every lip, almost. the papers are
full of lengthy accounts of the irriga-
don projects proposed and partially
under way by the government, and
the ranchers are beginning to appre-
eiate the true value of their land and
to obtain clear titles to the same, i'm
prove it and be prepared for the day
which seems not far distant, when the
waters cf many rivers and streams in
the state will be distributed through
irrigation bitches over land formerly
used only for grazing and the proper
~ Of no one in particular. Montana
is just awakening to a realization of
the value Of her soil for agricultural
purposes in time not far distant.
We ale informed upon good au
taOrity that the agricultural college
mentioned is being daily importuned
to furnish this or that wealthy ranch
o. with :. superintendent who knows
ais business. The supply ia not half
equal 10 the demand and in con5e-
euence, more young men Of the state
are beiuG enrolled this year than eT-
~ before. The agitation OF the beet
sugar Industry in this section and the
interest shown by men connected
with the great sugar manufactures
st the state and other states further
west controlled by the Ama'gamateI
Sugar company, has served as an in
eentiye t. the rancher and Sma Ter
rarmer 10 engage in the raising or su-
ear bects and the acreage put In IN
IRE state another year will be larger
than ever before.
At Chinook a determined effort is
being made to secure beet sugar fact
cry to be ready for operation by next
nall. Everything points to the SUI
cess of this project as the committees
Of the farmers and business men have
gone about it in the right spirit and
have already received encouragement
from the officials of other sugar re-
fineries west of here. Billings has
flourishing factory and the net re-
turns to growers of sugar beets in
that section was from $50 &c SIS per
acre the past season.
Everything points to a decidedly
active season in 1907 in the ag j.
cultural and stock raising industries
and the unusually heavy fall of snow
this winter is pointed out rs Of great
benefit to the soil in this set on
where rains are of distressing infre-
ouency.