Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1910-04-08

ne larger ~ tHe ELI VI live years II
the ground has year Of thorough prep
aration before planting is done.
Select young trees. Onc or two year
old whips are preferable, surer of living
and will be as large in five years time
as older stock.
Bury the trees in moist earth for 4
few days before planting Do not expose
roots to the air. Have a tub Of thin.
watcry mud. and put the roots into it.
Dig the holes large and deep enough.
Set the trees one or two inches deeper
than they were before tranSplanting.
Tread and pack the earth about the roots
very firmly. Leave two or three inches
of loose earth on top for II mulch.
Keep the surface soil loose at all ,imas.
If it rains or crust starts to form.
break it with the cultivator. If you
water the young trees. always stir the
soil soon afterwards. or the ground will
dry out faster and sooner than If no
water were used. Cultivate all the
ground. for the roots run to great dis
lance from the trees.
Select hardy varieties. e. e. the pop
lars. willows. box elder. cl,ls. soft ma
pie. mountain ash. or birch: roses, lilacs.
spreas. etc
OF apples the yellow Transparent.
Duchess Wealthy l;ano. Alexander.
Tran>ccnd.nt crab, Mcintosh Red. Wag
ener and Jonathan.
Sour cherries. such as Early Richmond
or MurrelIo are likely to succeed. and
plums Of the Wild Goose variety
Curramt> and goo>eberrie, will also
succeed if the proper tila"c is given.
and the can fruits. such ra>pberrirs
and bluckberries,
Livestock on the Dry Farm.
While the passing of the free range is
il great grief to many who have engaged
in the livestock business for genera
ion. we may be con>oled with The GER
tainty that for each head Of livestock
kept under strictly grazing regime
three or four may BE- better fed under
tillaar system.
Livestock are the concentrator> for
marketing the many farm products If
il coarse character and low value in 4
condensed and high priced form. They
greatly increase the revenue reduce the
waste ard distribute the labor OF the
farm. They give Il greater pcrmanen.e
to agriculture ana prevent the low tides
of prosperity sure to attend strictly
tillaoc system. \ suitable balance
should early pc made between the plant
production and animals Of the farm. for
only thereby can production be continued
III undimin>hed degree.
Sheep: \ few sheep may be kept 20
advantage and very largely suhsist upon
weeds tina, grow along the lnrdcr> OF
the fields and the Grain heads that as
cape the binl"r. There will doubles,
be more or less range upon which the
sheep can craze durin" the spring a.ld
summer For the balance of the year
such dry farm crops as alfalfa. peas.
rape. rutaha.aS. cabbage and sugar hrct>
can be produced as may he required.
Wool and mutton command high prices.
| and are likely to continue so.
Hogs: Alfalfa and peas and small
! grains. with some roots. Will enable tne
farmer to produce pork at four cents
per pound alive. II the dairy products
are available. pork production becomes
still more profitable.
Beef cattle: While it may not pay
to raise 4-yrar-old steers that weigh
half Il ton under farm conditions with
meats. it will pay to market 1000. pound
24months old steers under "a feeding
system. Alfalfa and grain hay. and
mcnted by IL small amount of home
grown grain and roots, viii fit beef for
market in ,ne-half the time required
on the range.
Dairying: The production of milk.
butter and cheese are among the most
profitable branches Of farming. In a
creamery district the forage crops can
he marketed through the cows in the
folm of cream at prices two nr three
times greater than the raw material is
worth. Good cows will return $50 10
800 year apiece for cream and hut
ter. producing Il calf and skim milk to
feed it. worth Sis or $40 more. The
more one concentrates his crops into the
higher priced commodities like butter,
the better his market and the greatcf
his profits.
Horses: Montana conditions are just
right for horse breeding. Brood mares
can perform the tillage work on the
farm and produce fOal ut the same
time. Heavy colts. we'll cared for. will
begin to earn their keep at years old
and from then until ) or 4 years Of age
will do lot, of work. growing better
and more valuable all the while. The
demand for horses is growing steadily
and the prices are increasing. 1t looks
like good business for the farmer tn
hay" u pair Of 5year.old colts every
year or tw" t" cash in at $2M to sam,
Poultry: Chickens and turkeys will
almost CLEAN their entire sul'>iSt cnce vi,
the farm during ii considerable part OF
the year. Eggs and dressed chickens ar,
always >alcable at good prices. 4 flock
of fowls on the farm are the nearest
approach I" clear profit NJ anything ;ht
farmer can keep. They consume tn.
wastes. destroy insects. pick up WEI"
seeds. thrive on alfalfa. and will com
vert the carcass of sheep or calf 81
iackrabbit into eggs. worth from 81 i
50 cents per dozen.
Marketing.
Community OF effort is desirable i,
marketing. Where the home c"n>ump
ti"n exactly corresponds with the pr"
duction We have ideal market conditions
and no waste. A> soon us product iol
exceeds he curSllmpt ion. to avoid loss