Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-19
BENCH LAND OF The ROCKIES
Montana Man Tells Of Vast Source Of
Wealth that is Neglected.
WILL GROW GREAT GRAIN CROPS
Facts ard Figures from official re-
ports ss TO QuaIity and Quantity
Produced Last Year-RRin-
fall ~ Ample.

within less than a decade the bench
lands Of the Rocky mountain states will
have developed into the greatest grain
growing section OF the continent"
There was emphasis put into this proph-
ecy by Sam W. Teagarden Of Great Falls,
who is one OF the Montana contingent In
attendance upon the land show Mr.. Tea
garden is managing editor Of Lands, Farms
and Stock an illustrated monthly, and a
thOrouBhgoing optimist.
BY the way, he continued, before /
give you the reasons fer the faith that Is
in me concerning the world-Eranary we
are going 10 build on the slopes leading up
to the Rockies this is the first time I have
been in Omaha since 1888. held cases on
The omaha Bee in that year, when it was
published in a little two story brick build
ing at the foot OF Farnsm street. It was
just opposite the Tivol beer garden--an
unusually attractive location in the eyes
OF the tourist of the old hand-set days
Omaha has grown wonderfully during
that twenty eight years, but not enough to
be surprising for even at that time the
city gave the certain promise OF rapid
continuous and permanent growth. Here
was all that could be desired in the way
Of location and the splendid results that
have come is evidence enough that op-
portunity has not knocked at unheeding
doors.
Farmers VIII stay In the Lead.
But / didn't come here to boost the
Omaha game you fellows are easily equal
to that business. had IL in mind, for
one thing, to tell the people who come 20
the land show that the farmers OF the
northwest are setting the pace for the
continent in the growing Of the staple
grains; that our farmers are in the lead
now, and are going to remain in the lead
Don't understand me to disparage the
farmers in this section, for l know that
they have been making great strides in in
creaslng the per acre production OF grain
a rate Of progress that should occasion the
deepest qualification. But our farmers are
learning things, 100; they are as mentally
alert as are your farmers, and as quick to
seize upon improved methods and modern
labor-saving devices With an even break
so far as these things go, they have the
advantage Of a soil better adapted to the
quantity production OF cereals and favor
ing climatic conditions which unfaIlingly
make for better quality.
Conditions Right for citrus Fruits.
These conditions are so because nature
ordered things that way, just as she equip
ped some sections Of California with a soil
and climate to beat the world in producing
citrus fruits
"Of course, l understand that my say-sc
Is merely one mans word for 1t, but II
The Bee viii kindly allow me a moderate
amount OF space / will quote some figure.
from recent reports Of the Department Of
Agriculture at Washington that will con.
vince fair-minded folks that my prophec,
about q world-beating granary out yondei
is not OF the stuff OF which dreams ar,
made.
As TO Quality.
II am going to use the figures 10,
Montana because that state Ia typical II
the character of it's bench land soils anC
in It's climatic conditions OF great area
in Colorado, Utah, Idaho Wyoming anC
the eastern portions Of oregon and Wash
ington. What Is true Of Montana Is tru,
of enough OF the area Of the other states
named to make in the aggregate a yer
liable empire
In the December, 1910. number Of tn,
Crop Reporter, issued at Washington un
der authority Of the Department OF Agrl
culture are found the figures for the com
PARSONS which follow. They afford con
elusive demonstration OF the superio
uslity OF Montana-grown oats, wheat an,
barley: