The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-11-06
THE RANGE COUNTRY
CHANGES
DEVELOPMENT OF STATE IkDi'
GATED BY IMPROVEMENTS IN
DAWSON COUNTY.
to The Daily Muscular.

Special to The Daily Muscular.
GIendiyc. Nov. 5.-Notains 80 truly
typifies the rapid development OF the
northwest as the changes that have
-omc to the so-catled ''faag. cBttn-
;ry OF Montana during tile rast Eve
years.
Only that many years ago all of
Dawson county--a section as large as
the state of observation-disclosures sup
posed to bc fit for nothing except {.
range sheep and cattle. and In this
industry IL became famous. Now 1T Ii
settling up with amazing rapidity. and
IL is found that, with rainfall thai
hSs averaged better than Is inches an
nnaIly for more than 20 years past
II IL a country that can be farmed
most successfully. The best success
however, IL obtained by those who fol-
low the methods Of moisture conser.
walton. according To the so-called dry
farming plan.
The recent International Dry Farm
ing exposition. held at Billings, Mont,
has opened the eyes Of the people To
the productivity Of this section more
u.
There, I'm competition with many other
states, as Well as Canada and other
countries. Dawson county won IL
awards. including four loving cups
and one diploma. There were IL
sweepstake prizes won, n individual
first premiums. ii seconds and FIVE
thirds.
II is especially remarkable 10 note
that one Of the swcepstakc prizes
was ON Matermclons, taken In COM
petition with the famous melon dis
tricts OF Colorado. The other sweep
stake prizes were: Best general ex-
hibit Of agricultural products. open to
the world: best collective exhibit Of
agricultural products from the north
west; best display of root crops: best
display and largest variety Of corn;
best display Of threshed flax; best
display Of kaffir corn; best display Of
stalks Of dent corn. flax. six stalks Of
spring wheat, and best display OF flax
i'm the sheaf and half bushel
Then. in addition to the foregoing,
the following premiums were awarded
to individual exhibitors from this
county, over all competitors:
First premiums-Special variety of
corn tnther than those named). pop
corn, winter rye. special variety Of
mliet, six stalks of flint corn. six
stalks Of dent corn, flax. six stalks
nips. potatoes, sunfiowers and broom
corn.
Second premiums-Fiint corn, yellow
dent corn, pop corn. winter wheat,
flax. six stalks of kaffir corn. tim
othy. pie pumpkins, table beans, ruta-
bagas and potatoes.
Third s-Hulless barley,
spring wheat. timothy. largest pump
kin and turnips, @@
The greatest Amusement was caused
visitors at the Dry Farming EXPOSE
tion by the display Of corn from this
section. Many could hardly believe
that the well-deyeloped, fully matured
ears of flint. dent and other kinds of
corn had really been produced in
Dawson county.
As an instance of this increduity.
H. r. Douglass. well-known Twin
city capitalist, who has large inter-
csts in this city, was among the visit
ors TO billings on the Northern Pa
cific special. which bore james ]. Hill,
President Howard Elliott and other
prominent railroad officials and bust
ness men, and after the congress Mr..
Douglass stopped off in Glendiye.
Half jokingly he said To friend
here: Where did you people buy
that corn you exhibited at Billings %
The friend took him partially In
earnest, and asked Mr.. Douglass In
enter nearby store. There he showed
him big bin of as fine corn as that
exhibited in Billings. which had Just
been purchased off the street here
from a farmer who raised it.
Professor Thomas shaw. on "A recent
visit to 6lendhe. said that Dawson
county Is not only destined To become
great producer Of small grains, but
that II has also n certain future in
the raising of corn.