The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-07-15
PROF SHAW
Makes a Few Valuable and Timely
suggestions to the Farmers
Of flOntana

who is so well known throughout
the northwest, and is dong more
than any other one man 10 help our
farmers solve the problems OF farm
ing in this country, was in Glasgow
today. In = personal interview
with a News reporter he gave out
the following that is of consider
able importance to the farmers Of
Valley county:
To the farmers OF Montana;
"For several years past have
been going from place TO place IN
th,s state; and par,icularlly along
the main line of the Great North
ern railroad, | ind that between
Glasgow and Havre. especially,
drouth has been uncommonly
severe. The same is true oil the
country between Great Falls and
the mainline OF the Great Northern.
In very many instances the crops
planted have not terminated and In
many other instances where they
nave terminated and made part
growth, they are now failing from
lack of moisture. | aotice that IN
nearly all instances the farmers are
allowing the land on which the crop
has thus tailed to lie undisturhed.
| think this is very grave mistake.
In my judgement where the seed
has not come up and where the
crop is OF no value. thar the land
should be AT once disced then the
harrow should follow the disc, and
should harrow that land several
times between now and winter.
The object OF working the land
thus, OF course, is to prepare II tor
the crop OF next year. Ii the land
is left undisturbed IL will lose all
its moisture and ii next year should
prove dry there will. Of course. he
a crop failure again on those fields.
If; however the land is worked as
suggested and kept clean 1t will be
in good shape for sowing in the
spring, with the almost certain
prospect OF having a good crop
even though the season should be
quite dry. On some OF that land,
Especially where the moisture is
found sufficient it will be a good
plan to SOW winter wheat: some
where between the 10th and 2oth
of August. and not more than one
bnshel per acre should be sown
il the land is in good shape. three
pecks will be enough. 10 call ,ht
attention oil the farmers 10 this
question has been the purpose in
giving this interview.
My experience the present SEA
son has strengthened my confid
ence in the fact that the bencf
lands OF Montana can be success
/, fully iarmed. OF course, quite i
number OF our little farms have no
been successful this year. as W,
had to begin In nearly all instance
!, with land broken in the spring
While such was the case il wa
j, only expected that the crop woul,
fail IN a season like the present
i, We have, however, had enough Q
a success to show that even in
dry year like the present, IL III
land is properly handled it will pre-
duce quite a crop. Take for il
stance our farm al Chester 0
: which the land bad been summe
n fallowed last year, Nearly all TN
: grain crops grown on that land wi
'e Weld quite a few bushels per acre
, We expect that the speltz will CIV
1. 90 bushels per acre. The rain ia
4. Al Chester from March first 10 nj
TO first was only 40 inches. Mhic
e is about one-third of normal. |
: spite OF that fact we have cor
:. growing at Chster which is no
about Is inches high. and whie
was frozen down TO the ground ii
first dav OF June Other instance
OF far success can be given, b
enough has been said 10 show th
ly we have reason for the faith that h;
.,,st.