The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1919-03-21

tractors which did the breaking Of
the ground and the seeding OF the
winter wheat. The connection
might be called a: sentimental one.
but some Of the boys who came
back with $500 IN Liberty; Bonds
besides spending money for the
winter said 1t was a very satisfac-
tory business connection.
Outlook Is Good
The men who are now in Min
neapolis are enthusiastic for their
project. They assert there is no
finer looking wheat at the present
time in, the United States than the
10000 acres they will harvest this
fall. .s.
At present the rarm is being op-
Grated with 81 tractors and Is on
a basis of plowing 1000 acres a
day. 1 The managers expect to in
crease the plowing to 1900 this
season. Among the Minneapolis
purchases will probably be 10 large
tractors. .
The farm is operated on three
Indian agencies In Montana with
headquarters at Hardin. Since
beginning operations last summer
many farming and plowing records
have been broken. This fall the
worlds threshing record in August
is expected to be set. On this oc-
casion Mr.. Morgan and the other
directors will be present, and Gov
ernor Stewart, Franklin X. Lane
and many other public men will be
there. -~ -
One Of the visitors said yester-
day he believed the farm was the
greatest experimental station in ag-
riculture that the world has ever
seen. Operating on practically
unlimited capital. these growers are
able to solve problems and esti-
mate costs on more extensive
scale than has ever been attempted
by any agricultural college. Louis
w. Hill is one of the supporters of
the enterprise.
Only a Small Part
Mr.. Campbell's- purchase though
the largest single bill bought here
this season, will be only a small
part OF the seasons tractor and i'm
p.ement sales which, dealers esti-
mate, will reach $100,OO0.000--th this
spring. NJ ~ 5@z%
Guaranteed wheAt prices for the
1919 crop have induced machinery
dealers throughout the = Northwest
II, restocis with the latest spring
models During the war they al
lowed their stocks to become dan
gerously low, and now they are
buying heavily to meet the de-
tural machinery.
Many farmrs who came here for
the AutomOtiye and Industrial ex-
fpnsition have placed their orders
direct with the dealers without
waiting for the local agents to get
in supplies from which they can
make their selections.
One of the new developments in
the farm vehicle business is the
demand for small threshing outfits
that can be attached to the trac-
tors farmers already own. The
grain growers VINO have bought
tractors have found they can have
a complete threshing outfit at re-
latively small additional expense
Reclamation Stimulated
Mr.. Camnbell's project, accord
ing to tractor and machinery deal
ers here, has stimulated the re-
clamation of funds in various Sec
tions of the. Northwest. Assured
of good prices and following Mr..
M OF orr n
growing ventures, some have given
up cattle raising and diversified
farming and have gone into the
business of raising wheat exclusives
ly.
Small plows have been relegated
to produce farms of minor size and
farmers are, now buying heavier
plowing machinery that 4. cam be
3hitched to the tractor. On account
Of the shortage of iron and steel
the farm machinery manufacturers
are keeping busy supplying the
trade with implements to be used
with tractors. q.s, s as.:. $t
WHAT SIZE TREES TO PLANT
i. The one to two foot seedlings
make yIHos OSSt size :LI6e6 alOi StdI -
ing grove according TO- c, b. Wal
dron Dean OF the Agricultural De-
partment, North Dakota Agricul-
tural College,. He also recon-
mends planting the trees four feet
apart in rows eight or nine; feet
apart, eight feet 10 rather marrow
for cultivation with many Of the
farm tools. The reason for plant
ing the trees so close together is
that It Is the intention to have the
trees shade the ground as soon as
possible so the trees can smother
the weeds which they will usually
do in four to five years. Exten-
sion Div, N. D. Ayr. College.
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