Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1910-07-08
GRAIN CROP
WILL BE
BIGGER

There is absolutely no warrant for
the reports that Montana this season
faces crop failure. On the contrary,
the grain crop will be larger than last
year, and the yield per bushel will be
nearly rs high rs a year ago. Settlers
are not discouraged, but are looking
forward enthusiastically to the future.
NJ. J. Healey, states sales agent Of
the Deere 4 Webber company, which
has sold thousands of dollars worth OF
machinery and farm implements to
Montana settlers this year, returned
last night from a three weeks trip
over Montana, made for the express
purpose Of ascertaining what c0ndi-
tions really are, says the Montana
Daily Record. On this trip Mr.. Hea-
ley went from Wllliston, North Da-
kota, to Cut Bank, Just this side of
the main range on the main line Of the
Great Northern. He also visited Gal
latin, Fergus, Tetonand Cascade coun-
ties: and from agents and representa-
tiyes in the remaining portions Of the
state received comprehensive reports
on crop conditions only last Saturday.
"The information our company has
obtained on crop conditions in Mon
tana | believe is the most complete
and accurate which has been gathered
this year" said Mr.. Healey this morn
ing. ''We are directly and vitality in
terested in the conditions which real
ly exist in the state because Of the
tremendous business we have done in
the state with the new settlers.
Crop Will Be Larger.
The data we have obtained shows
that the grain crop in Montana this
year will be larger than it was a year
ago, and the yield per acre will be
nearly rs large. While 1t Is true that
there has not been the average rain
fall this year, it is absolutely untrue
to say that drouth prevails to any
large extent over the state. Condi-
tions in Montana are far better than
they are in Alberta which has been
raising crops for years; than in Da-
kota from Williston south to Bis
marck: and they are likewise far bet
ter than in the noted Red River valley.
'.The settlers are not discouraged.
The great majority are real farmers
not ribbon counter clerks sand they
are deyoting most of their attention
this season to plowing and tilling their
land preparatory to putting i'll winter
wheat this fall. Not one per cent OF
the settlers who came this spring, will
leave this fall. They are Of the stay
ing kind. On my trip talked with
hundreds OF them and it was very in
frequent when met a man who was
discouraged.
.'There will be no exodus of settlers
this fall. They are looking forward
to the future with optimism. They
possess patience. My trip has con-
vinced me that instead Of there being
al exodus there will be Il greater in
tiux Of settlers next spring than Mon
tana has ever witnessed. Many of
these will come because Of the encour-
aging reports sent out by the settlers
who came this year.
Conditions That Exist.
'The crop in Gallatin county this
year will be the best in the last %
years. Two-thirds of Gallatin's grain
crop is off the dry land benches, and
the yield from these dry farms will be
above that of last year.
''In the Judith basin conditions are
nearly as satisfactory as last year, and
because of the larger area under cul-
tivation this year, the output will be
larger.
conditions in the eastern part OF
Cascade county are good. West and
south of Great Falls, the crop will be
! about tWo-thirds of what it was last
year.
''ln Teton county, on the Burton
! bench, and other territory around
! Choteau west to the mountains and
particularly around Dupuyer. condi-
tiOns are very good.
1.-The district between Cut Banks
and CulbertsOn is suffering for rain,
but as there are not over 5000 acres
in grain at the most in this district,
should there be an utter crop failure,
it will have no effect on the value OF
the total crop of the state. The new
settlers in this region did not get
started until late in the spring, and
consequently sowed but little spring
grain. They are devoting their attel-
tion to plowing and tiliing for fall
planting of winter wheat. The flax
crop in the ts.:, :,;to-- .,"twa"n cnlh"rt-
son and Shelby is in first class sia p.
ii.y Crops Short.
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