Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-20
MONTANA SHOWS The STATE
All Sections Are Given Representation
at the Land Show.
EXPERIMENTAL STATION WORK
New Land g. Bringing BiR Returns,
According 90 the Figures Fur-
nished by the ENperts-
some Pine Exhibits.

Montana can feel justly proud Of the rep |
resentatiou It has been given at the Land
show by its corps OF boosters. Practically
every important section Of the state Is eX-
plotted in attractiv fashion and the eNhib- |
its are attracting great deal OF attention.
One feature OF Montana's advantages that
II bringing forth many inquiries Is the
dry farm experimental work that Is being
carried on by the state. Montana Is large
state. with quite "a variation Ia altitude,
climate and soil and all OF these are pc
cuiiar to the state. Many Of these condi-
tons must be studied locally. say those
who are I'm charg, OF the Montana exhibits
ana these local studies are particularly nee
essarv al this the beginning OF the agri-
cultural development Of the state
For several years past the experiment
station az Bozeman has been making
studies OF dry farming in several parts Of
the state An experiment station at Helena
vas needed TO study the local effects on
crop Weld on the dry farm and to serve az
an educational center for those who would
take up this method OF agriculture.
Prof f. b. Linfield OF the Montana ex-
pertinent station explains that the plans
contemplate the growing OF quite variety
OF crops Thirty one-acre tracts will be
used. All the classes Of spring and tall
grains will be grown. Some OF the land VIII
be cropped continuously and some only
every second year. For the alternate year
the land will be summer titled to prepare
Il for the next seasons crop. Fodder crops
will also be grown, such as corn and peas,
and also sugar beets, beans and potatoes.
A part Of the land will be given to four
year rotation, which past experience seems
a.. aVrvrNN aaNVa ne
from the dry farm, at the same time keep
ing UP the fertility Of the land.
GOOD Profit in Crops.
From the study Of local weather cond-
tons says Prof. Linfield, there Is no
reason why much Of the land in the vtcin-
ity OF Helena may not be profitably crop
ped. provided the land selected is of good
quality and the soil deep.
Examinations thus far made make it APP
parent that there is a great deal of soil
in the neighborhood which has good depth
and il a friable clay or sandy loan well
adapted to dry farming. The rainfall al
Helena ranges from ten TO nineteen inches
and averages 1876 inches per annum. Here
too as in all Of Montana east Of the Rocky
mountain divide half OF the precipitation
for the year comes in April, May, June and
July, and about one-third OF the precipita
ton in May and June These conditions
are particularly favorable to the dry farm
crop.
The altitude in the Prickly Pear valley
It Is further explained by Prof. Linfleld
ranges from $500 to 1900 feet above the seG
level. The district is in the Chinook belt
where the extremes OF heat and cold boil
winter and summer are not very pro
nounced. The temperature conditions ar
particularly favorable to the growth of al
the small grains. The bush fruits and tn
harder apples will also grow well; al
though more experience is needed to de
termine the full possibilities, of the soil.
The first purpose OF the work on tn
expeNmentai farms Is to gather facts OF
the crop possibilities of the district. Their,