Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-19

Wheat 9O.s bushels; barley. IS bushels;
oats. I.8 bushels.
Rich aud Easy 20 TIL.
"The bench land Of Montana and It's
sister states is principally a brown loan
soil. possessed Of enough sand TO make It
easy Of tillaEe and enough clay to make
90 in marked degree reteutive Of moisture
II is very rich In nitrogen, phosphate acid
potash and lime, the four essential plant
food elements The abundance OF these
elements makes for heavy yields Of grain
experimenting this fertile soil and OF
almost equal Importance Is the element OF
sunlight. The days Of spring and summer
arc very long. and especially during those
weeks when the grain Is ripening n our
section lacks in number Of days Of good
crop growing weather. it more than makes
up the deficiency by days OF greater length.
the sun rising at in the morning and
staying on the job until az night. This
fact insures the plump, hard berry which
makes Montana wheat sought after for
milling purposes. the oats desired for
breakfast foods and the barley eagerly
taken up by the brewers. Canadian barley
used to be graded No. l on the markets
at the Twin cities. In the last two years
It has been replaced by the Montana prod
uct as standard barley
Rainfall Is ample for successful farm
Ing In our section II proper means for con-
/ serving II for the growing crops are used.
This fact was never more clearly demon
| strated than m the year just closed. From
a personal knowledge l can say that there
were multiplied instances in every county
In the state where proper moisture con-
| servation produced enormous crops OF
grain. That the average yields of Mon
tana were reduced below those for the
preceding years was more largely due TO
the lack OF understanding upon the part
Of new corners than to the lack Of rain
fall. The months Of April. May and June
are those OF greatest rainfall and this
fact is Of tremendous Importance to the
grain grower II he uses the proper method
OF benefltins his crops by IT, The harvest
ing season IL the time Of lightest rainfall
thus enabling harvesting to be carried on
during long periods Of daylight and with a
minimum Of expense in protecting the
harvest from the elements.
Bench Land valuable.
why do l lay emphasis upon the bench
lands as grain producers? For a variety
Of reasons, but for the principal one that
the bottom lands, which are for the greater
part under irrigating bitches, will increas
ingly be devoted to the growing Of intensi
fled crops. for products that are measured
in tons, not bushels The bench lands
in the main above the ditch, are to be th'
producers OF bushel stuffs, such as the
grains. These will be developed rapidly
because less capital is required than in ir
rigation farming. Don't let me convey thu
impression that irrigation farming in tn,
northwest is not a vital factor, for it is
great, big tremendous fact. But it's an
other story.
I'VE of Montana are naturally proud Of
the spirit OF progress shown by our farm
ing population, the new corners as well al
the old-timers who have seen the error o.
their estimate Of the bench lands as suit
able only for grazing purposes. But n,
story of this really remarkable land de
velopment era would be complete that die
not recognize the vitality effective par
taken in it by the railroads. These wer,
early in realizing the wonderful oppor
tunity presented for agricultural develop
: ment and they have co-operated In max
ing greater northwest with an inteul
gence and earnestness that have been won
derfully fruitful.
tive and exploitive, and along these line
the work Of the Great Northern and tn
Northern Pacific is especially worthy o
praise They have arranged and run bet
ter farming" special trains throughou
the length and breadth of the state. an
|, have financed demonstration farm unit
In larger numbers along their lines B.
precept and by example the trained me
"a.
ers Of Montana the lessons they needed I
learn in soil culture, moisture conserva
ton. the use of Iabor-saving devices, bet
ter methods Of farm management, etc. A
the same time the roads have carried on a
advertising campaign which has poure
new people into our state in tens Of thous
p ands, giving to the commonwealth tn
/ stimulus of new money, new blood, ne,
hopes and inspiration. 1t has been reall
TO- wonderful, all of it.
;. Some of the doubling fellows have bee
I; asking me, since l came to the Lam
s Show; II all this is true about your wor
% derful yields OF grain why were you
= long in making the discovery Well. pei
u haps for the same reason that the grant
IS father of Columbus didn't dscov,
. America but left that stunt for Chrl
N Really, we've been a pretty busy people o,
4 there. growing the biggest and best be,
u steers for your Omaha markets, raisiu
- the most mutton and the largest trail
. loads of wool digging out Of a stubbOr
earth multiplied millions in iron, lea
/, copper and the precious ores; harnesslr
the eternal water powers for manufactu
II ing purposes, and keeping our millionair
( out of the United States senate.
n a. al 4,
2 with the helm OF the newcomers we've o.
q go a.. 80. W., 90 S
q my tue SIAM OWNS Same TOO we III
q H. hugely; Tor II 10 helping us to make q
5 treasure state easily the first In the ne
y empire of wealth production"