Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1909-05-14
WHAT THE JUDITH GAP COUNTRY IS
FOR FARMING PURSUITS AND A HOME

Does the Ian break hard, and how
much do they get for breaking by
steam?
The native sod is tough, but three
or four horses do the work of break
ing easily. The rate for such work
is, generally speaking, - an acre
either by horse or steam power.
Can one get machines to thresh out
of Tie fields?
There has been no trouble in get
ting machines to thresh out of the
held, and there never will be. AS
the country is developed, and crops
are raised. threshing machines will
follow in abundance to do the work,
How much does wheat bring there
at the elevators?
Wheat is The same as the Duluth.
Minneapolis or Chicago, less the
freight charges from here to those
points. In the near future, when the
tremendous water power of Great
Ealls is put to use for manufacturing
purposes. all the wheat raised in the
judith Gap country will be ground
there. and considerable can be saved
in freight charges from here to the
eastern markets named by shipping
the raw product to Great Falls.
Can potatoes and other vegetables
be grown there ithout loss by frosts?
Yes. Most emphatically yes. This
soil produces the greatest crops OF
potatoes and onions Of any soil on
earth. In fact all kinds Of vegetables
and small fruits thrive amazingly in
this territory
What is the altitude Of the Judith
Gap county?
1t varies from 1900 to 1850 feet
The town Of Judith Gap is perhaps
the highest point between Great
Falls and Billings.
Are there good schools and
churches nearby?
About the first thing done in start
ing a town is to build churches and
school houses. From one to three
religious denominations are represent
ted i'll every hamlet Of 100 population
/, and over. Schools are being estab-
lished in every community, both in
town and country, 50 that no children
need be without the best advan tages
in this respect.
Is the country healthful and de-
lightful to live in?
There is no more healthful climate
in which to live than that to be
found in Montana. The country is
free from malaria. The hot days of
summer are always followed by cool
nights which insures a perfect rest.
Montana is known as the treasure
state OH account of it's varied and
rich resources, but the richest of
these treasures is the perpetual sun
shine. There are more hours of sun
shine here than III any other state in
the Union in which the writer has
ever been, and he has covered lot of
territory. The mountains afford
magnificent scenery, hence it is
healthful and delightful country in
which to live.
lived Oh farm in Wisconsin for
over 20 years and know all about farm
ing and grain raising. | have lived
in Chicago about eleven years, and
am tired of city life. Two other
young families are going with me to
the west. We are full of ambition
and can hustle.
Ii you are full of ambition and can
hustle, this certainly is the country
for you. 1t requires less to get a
start out here than anywhere else at
the present time. All classes of la
Dor commands good wage here and
is scarce. But in order to develop
homestead one ought to have sutli-
cient money with which to buy hors-
es, wagons and machinery. Timbers
can be had from the nearby noun
tains for houses, corrals, barns, fence
posts and firewood. all for the chop
ping and hauling. A permit must
first be had from the range rider in
charge of the forest reserve nearest
your location; the rest is up to you.
With all the breaking to be done
here for the next ten years at 81 an
acre, an energetic man properly
equipped, can make better wages
than he can at anything else. This
country needs development, and it
needs young men with experience and
little money, from $500 to $4,000,
with energy and a determination to
win, to help make it the richest agri-
cultural country on the globe.
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