The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-05-21
Mr.. Nelson, another enterprising
farmer near the EIYhling place.


farmer near the Fryhling place.
As that gentleman was out in the
field some distance from the house
no interview was had with him.
Mr.. Donaldson then drove the
party down through what is known
as Sheep Creek Valley past the
beautiful farm OF VIM. Mcbride,
county commissioner. As that
gentleman was in Culber.son for
the day no stop was made at his
place.
We stopped, however, at the farm
OF Sam Berry and found that
gentleman and a couple Of hired
men cleaning oats and wheat for
seed. He was away in the early
spring and was late with his seed
ing. He has about las acres
under cultivation and did not have
much to say about the size OF his
crops, but showed us samples Of
oats and wheat from last year that
certainly showed up we'll for quail
lity. He seeds a bushel OF wheat
to the acre and ~ bushel OF oats
We then drove over to the Plen-
tywood stage road and thence
home. The view from the top oi
the divide about three miles north
OF Culbertson is very beautiful
The. silver water of Missouri river
winding along the bluffs many
miles away, the town nesting be-
tween the hills, with the four ele-
vators standing out in bold relief.
the green grass showing through
the gray of last years crop and the
black and green OF cultivated fields
all made picture worthy OF
painters brush.
In an Interview with the Search
light reporter after the trip Mr..
Swan said:
Northern Montana is taking great in
terest in the preparations for the Fourth
session Of the Dry Farming Congress at
Billings. Mont. Tuesday. w ,dnesday and
Thursday. October 26. ~ and as and near
ly every section of this part of the state
will be represented with an exhibit at the
International Exposition Of Dry Farm Pro-
ducts which will be the big feature Of the
Congress and viii be open October as to
20 inclusive.
THE Dry ming Cos ,ess is an inter-
national organization whose object 1t is to
educate the farmers in methods OF cnltiva-
tion that will conserve the moisture in the
ground SO that crops can be raised with the
natural precipitation in the arid and sem,
arid regions of the world. Its membership
extends over all the western states and into
the majority of the eastern states and a
numb = Of foreign countries. II has rela-
tions with the department Of agriculture Of
this country and also with those OF several
foreign nations by which reports on the
progress Of agricultural development,
through the world are received at the in
lernational headquarters at Denver. Colo.
where statistical bureau is maintained
which classifies and prepares the informa-
tion received and publishes same in the
Dry Farming Bulletin. This bnlletin to-
gether with the official report Of the sessions
Of the Congress and such other literature
as may be issued from time to time is sent
free to all members Of the Congress.
Membership in the Congress costs 81 year,
or sIo for life. and the payment Of this fee
entities the subscriber to all the literature
issued by the Congress during the life OF
the membership.
"A thoroughly equipped press bureau
maintained by the Congress keeps the news
papers and agricultural publications Of
the country supplied with information oi
the settlement and development of the
agricultural lands Of the west. thus giving
the western states and particular that in
which the session Of the Congress was
| held. the benefit OF valuable publicity
which COuiu uot DC oDtdiucu III duY otpeS
way.
Governor Norris Of Montana is the pres.
| ident Of the International Dry Farming
Congress and John 7. Burns Of Denver,
Secretary-Treasurer. The preparations
for the entertainment Of the coming Con-
gress are in the hands Of the Montana
Board of Control Of which p. B. Moss oi
Billings is chairman and which is composed
Of representative business men and farmers
in all parts Of the state.
Valley county should be intensely inter
es,ed in the work Of the Congress because
Of the immense amount Of dry farming
land within It's borders and the steady in
finx Of settlers TO this part Of the state
Every one Of the homesteaders who come.
to Montana from the eastern states OF
foreign countries should be q member o.
the Consre<s because through its litera atura