The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-12-24
TREAsuRE STATE FARM AND LIVESTOCK

ty, but not in commercial quantities.
Men of vision, farmers. manufac-
turers, capitalists, c0ncede the fact
that few counties offer the advant-
ages and vast possibilities as Judith
Basin county. The chief industries
are agriculture and stock raising and
every acre IN the new
county Is suitable for either Of these
purposes. The principal crops are
wheat, oats, barley, rye. hay and po-
tatoes. Alfalfa does we'll. and truck
gardening 10 being tried out very
successfully.
Diversified Farming
Farmers Of the new county have
not been slow to realize the need for
diversified farming, neither have
they been slow to see that . little
stock at least helps tide them over
in unfavorable years. They are do.
manding better stock too, and getting
It. and although the numbers were
greatly depleted during the past two
years on account Of drought, the ami
mails that have been retained are the
choicest ones, and hereafter. scrubs
having been weeded out, the outlook
for the future in stock raising 10 very
promising. It il expected that rapid
strides will be made now in the dir
ection Of better herds and flocks.
Serious consideration IL being given
to the possibilities of dairying. Plans
already are afoot to establish cream
cries at various points. The day Is
Aoiw1.fn0 Va,iv0 hA
an important item in the scheme OF
things in the new county. The In
lustry gives promise of enjoying q
healthy growth.
Land values range from $25 to
$3.50 per acre.
No records are available as to ten-
perature and precipitation. but Lew
jstown, the nearest town where rec
ords are kept, gives an average in
temperature of 41.9 a year. and in
precipitation 1886 inches Though
tine winter temperature is low at in
tervals, It does not continue so over
long periods, as is evidenced by the
tact that trout fishermen enjoy
many pleasant days of sport in the
months of December, January and
February.
The growing season is ia days
VIXEN maximum temperature of 100
degrees is reached during the sum
mcr months. But even on the hot
test days the nights are not hot. as
the temperature. owing to the high
sltitude, cools rapidly. Proximity to
the mountains affects the rainfall.
the Judith Basin being favored even
in times Of drought.
Picturesque Mountains
The Little Belts offer attractive
camping grounds and sites for sum-
mer homes. Trout fishing here IL
excellent. and the sportsmen are
doing their utmost to keep the
streams we'll stocked with grayltng
with brook, mountain and rainbow
trout. Deer are abundant, as we'll Al
bear, mountain lion, wolves. coyotes
and wild fowl of various kinds. The
scenery in Running Wolf and DR.!
Wolf canyons is considered especial
" attractive and is compared yer!
favorably with the best to be found
in some of our better known tourist
camping grounds. Dry Wolf creek
is a. disappearing stream. the creek
bed for a distance being dry through
the middle of the day and filling up
again in the late afternoon. remain.
ing till the next day and again dry
ing up at this place. appearing lit
tie farther on and joining Running
Wolf.
! Oil Possibilities
Oil in the new county Is not a
minus quantity although it is still
classed partly in the unknown. Sur
veys have been made and some favor
able reports are the result. but
whether it will be found in payins
Quantities remains yet to be seen.
Besides prospective oil fields, de
posits of oil shales are found In thu
Little Belts.
Although this has not been a ban
ner year for wheat, some 80 bushe
crops have been harvested. and al
occasional lot ran 40 to As bushels
The average was 20 bushels, whicl
is not a very good average for thi
district.
Not as large an acreage of white
wheat has been sown this fall. blu
the quality of that planted is gener
ally good and terminates high pc
cent, according to tests made.
Good Schools
The Judith Basin county has a.
, excellent school system. Besides tn
rural and town schools, all of whicl
are graded. Stanford and Hobso
!, each have a four-year accredited hig
/ school, and one at Moccasin accred
, lifted for two years. Every possibl
effort is being made to further tn
. interests of these schools.