Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-05-31

nave SAID would be the doom OF any
man trying to grow any 81 the small
grain crops excepting fax {
is not the purpose 81 these com.
pariaons 10 argue that am isl
EprefsrabIe to an irrigated farm nm for We.
doHot believe such to be the csse but
simn ito show what would hava been
the result this year. aud f,iFt abTt hat
dry farnlingA as much u poor man i.
proposit ion u.s. Is the irrigated farm.
There is always the possibility Of q;
crop failure on the dry farm that does,
not exist on the irrigated farm, hence
1.-The value # the latter as q security
|sis greater than the dry
Wheat has been taken for flIustra-
Elton a. the yields Of this crop. for the
Etwo classes Of farms. aress pe rhapps
better known than most other crops.
Oats. flax; rye Of! barley may have
Il Esbeen ka with but tile difference
For dry farming We should have
either plenty Of snow or considerable
rain during April May, June ana July.
The general average weather map for
Montana shows that, In majority Of
places. the ipitation in May, June.
July and August Is more than one
half the total rain and snow fan dur
Ing the year, and that at GlendiYe.
June " the wettest month 81 the year,
while November, December and jan
nary are the dryest.
recIpitatlon.
Aver For For
age 1904 1905
For year !. J. III $40 9.91
April to May s.54 4.O5 "a
Jan. to Aug 1918 s.55 1o.1s
The above figures tell us that 1904
was q very dry year; that the summer
precipit ton. April 70 July inclusive
was q trife below normal, and that
for ftsl 4 sos the precipitation for January
to August inclusive was two inches
below normal. The precipitation for
March and April this year was two
inches below normal, q very dry
spring There are those Id our midst
who contend this has been wet year,
but the official weather records do not
bear out this idea. ssf33,s
This years results assures us. that
with anything like normal weather
Dawson county affords an excellent
and profitable opp ortunity for the Dry
Land Farmer.
IN the Seventh Annual Report ST
the Bureau of Az ricllture, Labor and
Industry. Commits Toner j. ii. Calder.
head, il speaking Of Dawson county.
says:
The entire area of the county is
especially adapted to stock-raising
The vast ranges with their succulent
grasses, and numerous valleys, shell
tered from the storms, makes All ideal
range for stock Of all kinds. For the
first fifteen years OF ITS existence, the
large comps lies had the ranges well
q filed, but for the past several years
smaller outfits have been LOCATING III
the country, and the SINAI stock-grow-
er, who carries on diversified farming,
will IA the future be king id Dawson
county The numerous large and
small valleys lie at q lower elevation,
have q higher temperature than any
other partaof the state. are well vat
cred by creeks and springs, and are
capable Of producing all the crops 81
hay, grain and fruits adapted to the
latitude and altitude.
Enough settlers have been engaged
Tor the past ten years Id crop raising
Tor profit to demonstrate that;sdt is
no longer theory, but d we'll estab-
lished fact that the valley returns
e tar more bcuntiful yield III proper
ton alog TO the cost Of production, than
any of the sp-called agriculturai belt
states, ~ the farming lands ID the
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