The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1916-03-17

EXPERT COMING
l. d. O'Donnell Will Address
Farmers on Irrigation.
WILL SHOW BEST METHODS

Farmers Who Expect to Use Irriga-
tion Will Benefit by Hearing Him
Talk-Holds High Position.
Hon. I. D. O'Donnell, supervisor OF
Irrigation of all government recla-
nation projects of the northwest will
visit the Milk river project the lat
ter part of March, spending Friday,
March "a, in Glasgow. He will ad-
dress the farmers of the irrigated and
dry land sections at the opera house
in Glasgow Friday afternoon at 2
o'clock.
The Glasgow Commercial club has
been corresponding with Mr.. O'Don-
mel for some time relative to his trip
to the Milk river project with view
of assisting him in getting in touch
with farmers whose land will be un-
der irrigation when the project is
completed. The information received
in letter from Project Manager w.
w. Schlecht of Malta, stating Mr..
O'Donnell will be here on March "a,
is most gratifying and every effort
will be made by the club to see that
the visit is success.
He will make the trip for the pur-
pose of giving a detailed description
to the farmers covering the methods
to be pursued in preparing land for
irrigation so that the best results may
be obtained. He is coming at this
time to enable the farmer to know
how to begin spring work to the best
advantage and his talk will prove
profitable, as we'll as most interesting
to everyone who hears him.
Mr. O'Donnell is possessed of the
happy faculty of an ability to express
himself clearly and in manner plain
ly understood by all. He intermixes
a vein of humor in his talks relieving
it of the dryness expected from a
description of how to farm properly.
He is not merely theorist, but a
practical and very successful farmer.
He speaks from the viewpoint of one
who has gone up against the trou-
bles and snares of farming under all
kinds Of conditions in Montana, where
he has demonstrated his ability. He
is the owner of one of the largest IL
rigated ranches in the Yellowstone
valley near Billings. 1t is known as
the Hepner farm, and Mr.. O'Donnell
has brought it from state of sage
brush and wild grass to it's present
high productivity through his per-
sistance and ability to farm properly.
When Secretary Lane established
the position of supervisor of irriga-
ton a little over three years ago,
he expressed the desire to fill it with
the most competent person available.
1t was recognized as peculiarly i'm
portant one, for the man who fills it
must necessarily be qualified to deal
intelligently with all the problems of
the irrigating farmer on the govern
ment projects. There were many ap-
plicants for the position, but Sec
retary Lane passed all these and
rendered it to Mr. O'Donnell. He re-
fused at first to consider accepting it,
owing to his own extensive invest
NETS requiring personal attention.
The secretary insisted, however, and
finally won over Mr.. O'Donnell to
accept, and the reclamation farmer is
the real BENEFICIARY.
Mr.. O'Donnell is known as the
"Trouble Man" of the reclamation
department., most appropriate name,
as to him devolves the necessity OF
tackling problems which seem to baf-
file the farmer on the project He
will go into the field, work with the
farmer in placing laterals, leveling
the ground, rlowing, proper methods
of preparing seed beds and every
other aspect Of crop raising. He is
the consulting specialist called in to
make the final diagnosis when the
troubled farmer does not know what
to do with his land
Every farmer who has land under
the Lower Milk river project should
mark the date Of Friday, March "a
on the calender and come to Glasgow
to hear Mr.. O'Donnell speak. Bring
the wife along and children, too. Dc
not let anything interfere. In the
evening dinner will be served, al
which everyone is requested to at
tend. Mr.. O'Donnell and Project
Manager w. w. Schlecht will speal
to those who attend.
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