The Bozeman courier., 1921-11-30
DRY LAND FARMERS PLEDGE
1ANY ACRES TO cAMPRELL's
FARMING METHOD
CAMPBELL EXPLAINS SYSTEM
Governor Dixon Tells Expert Monu.
ment Is Due Him If He Can Du-
plicate In Montana Results
Obtained In Other States

Cne state II his accomplishments In
Montana equal his accomplishments in
other western states, in the opinion of
Gov. Joseph NJ. Dixon, who addressed a
meeting of farmers and business men
In Great Falls Wednesday evening.
The meeting, held under the aus
pices Of the Montana Development as
sOciation, packed the large palm room
OF the Rainbow hotel and the lecture
Of Hardy w. Campbell, scientific dry
farming expert, was enthusiastically
received. Slides, which the lecturer
threw on a screen, showed the re-
markable results which are being OBJ
tained through scientific tilling.
While admitting the desirability Of
diversification in any permanent sys-
tenn Of dry land agriculture the
speaker told how Montana's acres
above the ditch must be farmed if
Montana's basic industry is to thrive
and her farmers to become prosperous.
G. w. Fowler, secretary of the Mon
tana Development association, fol-
lowed Mr.. Campbell and presented to
the meeting the organizations summer
tlllage club plan for the purpose of
signing up an acreage to be scientific
ally titled for the harvest Of 1923. The
plan met with enthusiastic approval
and 1900 acres were quickly signed
up.
Organization of the club was effect
ed and Clark Bumbarner was chosen
! president, ]. A. Rutherford of Belt
Vice president, and L. e. Jones, secre-
tary Of the Great Falls Commercial
club, will act as secretary.
''This is the first ray Of real sun-
shine I have seen," said Governor
Dixon, who was an interested listener
during Mr.. Campbell's lecture. "I be-
Heve this movement has in 1t wonder
full possibilities. If this system secures
the results which 1t appears we may
expect, we should erect the tallest
monument in the state to Hardy W.
Campbell as the saviour Of dry land
farming in Montana on the Capitol
grounds at Helena"
AT meeting held Thursday at Fort
Benton, the organization Of q summer
tillage club was affected following Mr..
Campbell's lecture with A. J. Allen,
presidents w. J. Tope, vice president,
and L. w. Jones, county agent, as sec
retary. One thousand acres were
signed up at the meeting and the coun-
ty divided into districts so that It may
be thoroughly canvassed by the club
workers.
! As a result Of the weeks work, SIM
llar clubs have been formed at Lewis
town. and Havre also. At the con-
clusion of the present series Of thirty
meetings for which the association has
secured Mr.. Campbell, practical farm
ers who have been successful In fol-
lowing scientific methods of summer
tillage will be sent out by the associa-
tion to form clubs in all counties not
yet visited and 1t is the Intention of
the Development association to cover
the state thoroughly before spring
holding meetings in every city, town
and hamlet in the farming districts
/ according to an announcement made
by the general offices of the organiza
ton.
'The acreage signed up at these
meetings is only a beginning" ex
planned Mr.. Selvidge, president Of tn,
Development association. 'aThis Il
only preparatory to working the entiru
county aad duning the campaign al
effort will be made to solicit ever,
farmer for membership and q pledg
to TIM certain acreage. Through tli
method, the value Of scientific meth
DDS viii be definitely proven every
where
Twenty clubs have already bee
formed and these organizations ar
now at work getting pledges. tn
farmers in each community are jeir
ing wholsheartedly in the movemen
and it undoubtedly is the most er
couraging sign which has appeared /
s Montana for some years.
The fact that such movement ha
been started is already having a fl
"a VOIdDl6 CllcCLs dCCOiullB W dSSOC1dI1Q
officials. Numerous letters from cas-
ern financial concerns who have loane
money IN Montana have been receives
and the tenor of these is that sine
they hnve learned that Montana
goipg at the solution Of her agricu
tural problems purposefully, they al
going to resume operations in Il
state The newspapers in every sc
ton have joined heartily and no NOV
ment In the history Of the state HI
ever received such universal endors
ment at the hands of the press, 8
cording TO the association.
The present lecture tour with N
q Campbell viii be completed Decemb
Is. The intensive work, which the 4
soclation contemplates. WIN follow Il
AMI ii Is estimated that fully 1000
acres win be pledged before sprir
3 This estimate based on results whi
have already been obtained