The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1914-04-02
THOUSANDS OF NEW FARMERS
READY TO BEGIN
WORK..
REPORTS FROM OVER STATE
Conditions in Various Counties As to
Acreage and Condition Of the
Ground-AIl Is Optimism
Everywhere.


Montana show the season is opening
and preparation already under way
for farming the greatest area in the
history of the state by the best meth
DDS ever used to produce crops in
Montana
Many New Farmers.
Thousands of new farmers will pro-
duce their first crops the coming year.
They are men from the more intensely
developed states of the east and mid
die west and will meet the coming
season with brains as we'll as brute
force.
Some OF the reports received are
most encouraging and show the vari-
GUS sections of the state have a bright
outlook for the coming season:
The Outlook.
MissOula County.-Winter grain was
under heavy snow most of the winter.
scarcely any winter pruning done.
Not much alteration in stock condi-
for any farmer or orchard man to make
Interest on his investment.
Musselshell COunty.-ConditiOns in
connection with winter grains are ia
vorable, although there is very little
W wi, grain ;1a. compared with last sea
grains of all kinds. will be sown from
the present outlook Beef and hogs
high and in great demand. Mutton ad-
Xancing in price. Weather has been
- G ~ til l. Connty-Very few changes
n n the me tlisas of farming Very IT.
very generaly for feed a f 1ape eaftia
and all kinds of stock feeding through
the winter months, More livestock be-
Ing produced. Fall wheat looks green
and healthy. Everything predicts a
great season for business. Money is,
Jarring loose and business picking up.
GOOD cheer, peace and prosperity seems
Dawson County.-Farmers are turn
ing more, and more to stock alfalfa.
pherG VIII bs th 1arge in tae
Increasing rapidly. Business of all
kinds is good.
te e ~ cH%ntyt is too early to-
mild winter and but little snow Stock
wintered fine, Some of the sheep that
yer were on feed have been sent to the
$3.50 per hundred. They were fed on
wheat Sheep men are feeling pretty
Madison County;-Crops looking fine.
ter extra fine; but snow heavy in the
ilooieeliAs' ISCS Soou. I1etIlu III"
creasing in value. Country filling up
with good farmers. Dairy stock on the
gain. Livestock of all kinds in fine
condition. Big crop of winter wheat
SOWn
Custer County.-An abundance of
moisture from the recent SHOWS. Mar
ket prices at sstandstill:, Very little
land changing hands. Mich cows be-
ing shipped. in fact, and profits for
dairying good. Livestock in good COM
dition.
Teton COunty.-Recent SHOWS practi-,
cally assure enough moisture for spring
requirements. Successive freezing and
tl1awing may have done some damage
to winter wheat Interest growing i'm
farmers clubs and kindred associa-
tiOnS.
Flathend COunty.-There are no silos
In this part and alfalfa is not enough
established to predict the future of it,
Winter wheat covered with light coat
damaged A movement has been start
ed toward building rural telephone
lines.
Cascade County.-Methods of farm
ing in this vicinity will be about the
same the coming season. and similar
crops win be put in the ground. Prac-
tically no crops for silage are as yet
grown. Farmers are beginning to
think it would be good plan to raise
part of their crops for such purpose.