The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1921-12-09
SUMNER T|LLAGE
CLUBS ORGANIZED
DRY LAND FARMERS PLEDGE
MANY ACRES TO cAMPRELu's
FARMING METHOD
CAMPBELL EXPLAINS SYSTEM
Governor Dixon Tells Export Monu-
mont 10 Due Him II He Can 0u.
pIicats In Montana Results
Obtained In Other States

Billings.-Hardy w. Campbell will
have earned the tallest monument In
the state If 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
pieces of the Montana Development as
ISOLATION, 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
tanned through scientific filling.
While admitting the desirability Of
Investigation 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.
c. w. Fowler, secretary of the Mon
tana Development association, fol-
lowed Mr.. Campbell and presented to
the meeting the organizations summer
tillage 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
cd and Clark Bumbarner was chosen
president, J. 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. II be-
lieve this movement has in 1t wonder
full possibilities. II 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 a meeting held Thursday at Fort
Benton, the organization of a summer
tillage club was affected following Mr..
Campbell's lecture with A. J. Allen,
president; w. J. Tope, vice president,
and L. w. Jones, county agent, as Sec
rotary. 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
liar 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 MI. 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 it is To 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 tho organize
don.
1.-THE acreage signed up at these
meetings is only a beginning" ex-
planned Mr.. Selvidge, president of the
Development association. "This is
only preparatory to working the entire
county and during the campaign an
effort will be made to solicit every
farmer for membership and a pledge
to till a certain acreage. Through this
method. the value Of scientific meth
DDS will be definitely proven every
whore.
Twenty clubs have already been
formed and these organizations are
now at work getting pledges. The
farmers in each community are join
ing intellectually in the movement
and it undoubtedly is the most en-
c%ouraging sign which has appeared in
Montana for some years."
The fact that such a movement has
been started IL already having a IA
vorable effect. according to association
officials. Numerous letters from east
ern financial concerns who have loaned
money In Montana have been received,
and the tenor Of these is that since
they have learned that Montana il
going at the solution of her agricul-
tural problems purposefully they are
going to resume operations in the
state. The newspapers in every Sec
ton have Joined heartily and no move
msnt In the history Of the state has
ever received such universal endorse
ment at the hands of the press, &C.
cording to the association.
The present lecture tour with Mr.,
Campbell will be completed December
Is. The'intensive work. which the AZ.
ISOLATION contemplates, will follow this
and 1t Is estimated that fully 10000
acres will be pledged before spring.
this estimate based on results which
have already been uUtaineu