Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1910-08-12

to help us to carry OH this work. and
We hope it is going to be possible for
us to continue that cooperation.
His is one OF the stations OF the
series in Montana. Our home station
Is at Bozeman. Bozeman is the CEN
ter from which VIC carry on this work.
II TIL S station had to support the
salaries OF the men that direct it at
Bozeman, it would have to have more
money than is put in it at the present
time. but this work is carried on from
Bozcman as the headquarters Of all
wo:k There. not only are we grow
ing crops without irrigation. but also
growing them with irrigation. We
are also carrying on horticultural
work and work III the line Of live
stock and livestock feeding, and that
work also contributes to the work
that we can bring to your attention
at this point. Now | do not know as
| will take more time except to just
call your attention to little about
the work.--a little about the work.
rs the governor has said. tho prod
ucts from an experiment farm is not
TIE crops. it is the facts.-it is the
information. 1t is determining what
certain methods OF practice are going
to give in results in crops Expert
mcnt stat on work is therefore the
gathering OF information. 1t is the
foundation of all knowledge about
agriculture. because all the informal
any source. comes from experiments
some place OF observation. The
work Of the experiment station is
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curateiy. more carefully. and more
economically; to carry out system
atcally some line OF experiment so
we know that we have got certain re-
sults which can be relied upon: SO at
our station in Bozeman we are carry
ing on a great series Of work along
t,c>c various lines: on our irrigated
lands we arc growing just the same
kind OF crops. in a measure, as we are
growing out here, just about as much
N area i'll crops TO- experiment pur-
poses as we have here: and i'll our
'lelds We have something like hun
drcd head OF cattle. about fifty head
Of sheep. about q hundred head OF
logs. that we are carrying on I've
stock experiments with in various
mes
We find, as far as climatic condi-
tions are concerned, that we can do
that as we'll at Bozenan as at any
other place, SO this wor.; that we are
doing there supplements what we arc
dong here. Each place has its local
conditions And so with this work
here. We need some more things at
this place, and one Of those things
needed is some more buildings. We
made good start this year, but VIC
need yet larger stable for our stock
We also need the addition Of at least
two hundred acres OF land on this
side Of the track, running out to the
section line. think we ought to
have that to grow our feed here. We
also need moe money for the main.
tcnancc Of this place and for the sup
port Of the work and for doing the
work like we want to have it done
We have planned this year, had we
had the money. to plow up belt OF
land III front OF this place and sum-
mcr fallow it so that next year we
could plant it to trees, and also to
plow along in front Of these grounds
so that We could plant and show what
could be done in decorating, the p ace
with trees and shrubs around this part
Of the country. But our funds would
not permit. The first work we have
demanded of Our funds was to get the
crops III shape so as to grow those
crops properly and to carry on our
experiments. And so we have ne
elected these other things to carry
on the other work which we have
already started; but we hope if you
give us support in these matters, that
we will be able to do these things an
other year. And | want you, there
fore,-I am particularly interested i'll
you paying attention to what the
governor said to you this afternoon
iii regard to the tax levy Of this state.
! have prepared small pamphlet on
that point dealing with the subject,
analyzing it as far as | can, and |
have sent copy to your local papers
here and papers OF Lcwistown.
E, hope they will find an opportunity, 10
print it. got thousand copies
printed at my own expense but | DID
not feel like could print ten thou
sand, and | thought that the papers
OF the state and the farmers OF the
state were interested in this thing
"'u Sos'AN tt'NN - uIJ anu
that thought Do you know that one
hundred thousand dollars more is
spent every two years to the support
OF the asylum and the penitcntiary oi
this state than to the support OF all
Of the higher educational work OF the
state? A hundred thousand dollars
more every two years is spent tC
support mean every year Il hun
drcd thousand dollars more is spent
to support the pcn;tent;ary ant
asylum i'll this state than is spent to
support all the educational list til
tons in the state, the Agricultural
College, the University. the Norma
School, and the School oi Mines
the whole OF them combined. Ant
that is true. too. should add to that
probably, the Soldiers Home. Sc
every year more than a hundred thou
sand dollars is spent on these institu
tions than OH such as this And thu
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