The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1912-12-27
MONTANA Farmer
MAKES SUCCESS
ioakrW u. NASH TELl.s HOW Nm
rA,sED rRixE WHEAT Nv DRS
FARMING METMoDs-0Ers A
rR,xE on $4,000

MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi. Dec. IT,
Good dry farming methods" pro-
auccd the wheat which won Tor Nash
a pridgcman of Clyde Park, Mont.
the $4,000 prize for the best ave
bushels Of wheat exhibited Al tho MIN
neapolis Land show. according TO
Joseph y. Mash. who save = dsscrip'
tion Of the methods used In RAISING
the wheat
Nash 10 here with his wife and siS
children to claim the $1,000 prise and
take Il back to Montana with him. Tie
called at the once of the exposition
and was sivcn . certified copy Of ail
scores aud an order on tor the pls
Four 40" sas aractor. Enersoa-
Drantinsham piows. oie. Then no
called ON Prssidsat Howard Elliott Of
the Norshern Pacinc galway and re-
ceived further congratulations. No
told Mr.. Elliott how tho wheat was
raised. aud demonstrated tha. good
dry farming msshods Just com
mon sense. VIII produce not only good
wheat. but the mASi,aam yisld pcs
acre.
The ave bushels shich woa che
prise Vas grown q, an altitude of
1900 feet. whore the rainfaii docs
not saccsd ~ TO ~ inches. One ssop
had beeA produced % The land bstose
ws seeded Il 10 this rurksd Red
wheat. the seed for watch came from
the Caiiasiu Valley" said Nash.
"wc summer faiiowed the lsad u
1911 by plowing with . mould board
plow not les than sis inches dssp iu
the last part Of May and the arst part
Of June. We dragged u dova % sooa
a. possibis after plo~ins. the idsa BE-.
Ing to preserve the moisture BY drag.
gins within two days after blowing O.
sooner. After any rsinfaii of coas.-
ausnee the ground was drasssd a.
soon ~ u Was possibls 10 Get 90 u
With q team.
About the asst OF Ialv ws double
diaoed the as,d. The iast of August
aud arss week of sspssmbss Il vas
dragged and then tho sssd vas plant
ed BY drilling with . double disc Ken.
tucky driii. which pat Il dova as
least four inches. Forty posa6 ot sssd
vas used 10 the aere. aad ws prefer
less rather than mors this amount. n
the land 10 strong and clean II vii not
require this amount.
With such methods Of fsPmias the
moisture b preserved sufscisnt 70
start the sesd TO sssminats immsdi.
atsiy. whether there 10 rain or not
In the spring of 1919 the field vss
narrowed or dragged ~ sooa % the
land was dry enough TO permit u.
Once or twice later ne dragged IL.
This IL done to Keep . mulch on IN.
hnd and Keep II from baking or dry.
ing out.
The soil Of our ranch 10 . dasb
mountain loan. beneath which h a
limestone clay subsoii. The wheat
was produced without anv artificial
means or sub-irr,sasioa. though W,
have considerable winter snov which
helps preserve the wheat through the
winter. Wheat In this section seldom
or never winter kills ami never hsavss
out By frost. The character OF the
soil 70 similar 10 that In all Of Csntrxl
Montana. particularly In the Judith
nasin. the Grow Creek. Smith River.
and Musaslsheli valleys. There are
hundreds of similar land open 10
homestead entry In Montana"
A . result Of his success iu raising
and selecting wheat. Mr.. Nash has
been offered position for the winter.
the permanent exhibit os
no Northwest Development League In
81. Paul. He has accepted. snd win
remain 10 81. Paul until time 10 70
out and produce another crop Of
wheat.