The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1909-08-18

Especial. )-The exhibit committee of
the Montana Board of Control of the
Fourth Dry Farming Congress, con-
sisting Of DR.. w. X. Sudduth, l. d..
O'Donnell and w. b. George, has
announced the following revised
rules to govern the International
Dry Farm Exposition, which will be
held October 25-2o, inclusive, at Bill
lings, in connection with the Fourth
Dry Farming Congress, which will
be in session at Billings, October 26-
%:
The object of this exhibit is to show
various crops grown on nOn-irrigated
lands of the world during 1909. Each
delegate to the Congress, should
therefore, take a personal interest in
seeing that his district or section has
rcrop exhibits entered.
Rule /. All farmers diving whe re
rainfall is less than 20 inches per an
num) depending solely upon rainfall
to grow and mature crops, are eligi-
bic to compete for premiums at this
Dry Farming Congress.
Rule 2. Exhibits shall represent
crops season of 1909 and shall not
have been grown upon irrigated, sub
irrigated or seeDage land.
Rule 3. All individual exhibits
shall have been grown by bona lide
ranchmen, stockmen and farmers
The collective exhibits orgeneral dis
play classes are open to any individ-
ual, firm, club or community.
Rule 4. General display classes
shall be open to any individual firm
club or community.
Rule 5. "A class for special eNhb-
it's will be made up later depending
upon the premiums offered therein
Directions For Preparing Exhibits
| 1. Preparing Sheaf Exhibies of
Grain.
Select desirable heads just as the
grain enters the yellow ripe stage.
| Choose well filled heads that viii
make a good representative showing
for the type of grain which you de-
sire to exhibit. Cut the straw close
to the ground SO as to exhibit full
length of straw, or il the grain has
been cut, select best heads with stems
long as possible. Make sample not
| to exceed POO heads Tie with soft
| cloth or ribbon just under heads, at
~ !
| place in dark ened room to cure or
ripen. When time permits, unite the
bundle, spread out, moisten straws
by sprinkling and strip all adhering
| leaves, polish each straw with soft
cloth and re-bind the bundle with
any narrow ribbon Of appropriate
color, tying firmly in at least three
] or four places. See that all heads
are evenly placed, making one com.
!: pact, circular bush. This is very i'm
portant. Do not use string in tying
/. bundles of grain. See that each sam
| pie is neatly and accurately labeled
/ wrap in thin, soft cloth and suspend
| with the heads down, in a free cur
rent of air in a dry place and out o
the bleaching effect of the sun.
?. Preparing Sheaf Exhibits o.
Forage.
Select the most leafy types to bt
| found in the field taking best anC
| most erect individual specimens oh
| tainable. Cut close to the ground
| put in loose bundle not more THAI
| four or five inches in diameter, loos
| ly wrap in paper orthin porous cloth
and hang in the dark to cure TO re-
tain color, forage sample must be
dried or cured in the dark. but Will
plenty Of dry air. W hen Well-cured
select the individual stems that have
retained the best leaves with theil
leaf color and make up exhibit bun
dies / inches in diameter. Do not
strip a single leaf or hrauchlet from
: the stem, since we are to show fol
forage value and want to retain al
the leaves possible. Timothy. brom,
+ grass, orchard grass, millet and 9th
G er grass samples are spoiled for for
age samples by stripping. Tie neatl,
4 with narrow ribbon in three or fou
places. 1t is desirable to take sam
pies givin5 full length of stems Il
. each cutting of clover, alfalfa, or 9th
er forsge cut more than once in tn
season, giving date of each cutting
A collection of native grasses should
in each instance, show seed or head