The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-01-26

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falfa added, will produce pasture
far in excess in point of yield of pas
ture furnished by the native grasses.
Winter sye may be made to furnish
pasture during a large part of the
year. In some localities winter
wheat may he made to furnish con-
siderable pasture. The sand vetch
will doubtless have a mission in this
direction, when it comes to be ull-
derstood, and in some localities, as
near certain of the foothills, timo-
thv and clover will furnish grazing.
Eighth. Especially on irrigated
lands may dairying be carried on
with great profit. This follows from
the fact that three to five tons of al
falfa may be grown OH these lands
from year to year. and with unfail-
ing certainty that such grains as
barley. speltz and peas may be grown
on these to furnish the grain product
needed, and that mixed pastures may
be grown on these in fine form for
summer grazing. The pasture sea-
son is also relatively long. These
pastures may include alfalfa, two or
three clovers and two or three grass
es, all grows in combination, thus
furnishing a succession of grazing
through all the grazing season. The
net return from Il DAIRY COW should
not be less than 500 a year. The
cost OF food should not be more than
half that amount. Alfalfa turned
into butter, at present prices. should
be worth not less than $l5 Il ton. OF
course it sells for more than that in
the market, but present prices for
hay are abnormal.
Ninth On irrigated land great
profit may be made from growing
pork. The foods called for may be
grown very cheaply. In winter, al
falfa. field roots and water are all
that are needed. When brood sows
are nursing their litters, slop made
Of ground rye, wheat, barley. oats or
peas, will fill the bill nicely, and
these may he grown on the farm.
For pasture, alfalfa, the clovers,
bronze grass. Kentucky blue grass
and timothy, may all be present.
Rape may also be grown and grain
pastures II needed. Alfalfa, howev-
er, is king among these for provid-
ing pasture. The swine may be fat
tened on the grains named above,
or they may fatten while harvesting
on field peas grown for that purpose.
When dairy cows are also kept, the
conditions are just that much inn
proved for profitable swine produc-
ton. In no state are the climatic
conditions better for growing swine
than in Montana.
In all the bench land country, it
will probably be found that the far
mer can grow trees for shelter and
that he can grow the fruit or much
Of it needed for house use on the
farm. The best methods of doing
this have not been worked out. or
course. growing such fruits will not
in most cases be attempted for any
other use than for home supplies.
1t this object can be attained, and
the indications point in that direc-
ton, it will be a great matter.
Eleventh. ntime much live stock
will be grown on the bench lands.
but that is a thing of the future ra-
ther than OF the present. Time will
be called for to so adjust the condi-
tions that live stock may be kept in
considerable quantities on the bench
land farms. am satisfied, however,
that farmers should begin to move
in that direction from the first. The
settlers can not begin too soon to
grow his home supplies of meat, dali
ry products and eggs.
Twelfth. Irrigated lands will soon
DeNlu 10 soar IN Montana. 1t can
not be otherwise. In very few
years they will sell for 500 to $500
per re. Careful investment in
these, therefore, should be very pro-
titable in the end. notwithstanding
there are owners of irrigable lands
in Montana who refuse to pay about
$40 per acre to havea full supply of
waters brought to them,
although they have ten years in
which to pay this item and no inter-
est charges. Tell it not in Gath.
Publish it not in the streets of Asca-
Ion.
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