Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-06-26
FARMERS FORGE
AHEAD DESPITE
DROUTH PERIOD
College Survey Party Finds
Prosperity in North
Country.

Possibly the mos. important and
encouraging discovery made by the
State college extension workers who
are conducting an economic survey OF
farms along the high line from
Havre to Shelby. is the fact thar IN
spite of recent dry years and invasIons
Of crop pests. there are farmers
throughout the whole area who are
farming successfully. who are able to
show a profit on their operations ana
who are making permanent homes IN
that district, according to }. -.
Townsend, of the survey party, who
arrived in Great Falls Sunday.
The work is in charge of NJ. l..
Wilson. farm management demon
strator Of the Montana State college
extension service. and under his dl-
rection parties are conducting a com.
prehensive study of the triangle
from Great Falls. on the south, to the
Canadian boundary, with Havre on the
east and Shelby on the west.
Determine Best Methods
The survey is being made with a
view Of ascertaining a complete agrl-
cultural history of this district so far
as possible and of determining what
methods Of farming and what class OF
GCIlleIS udNC DIVNSu ihoSt
No one locality has n monopoly OF
successful farmers, according to MIR.
Wilson, but are encountered in widely
separated districts and under farming
conditions that are of an extremely
varied nature. I'VE are highly en-
couraged to believe that farming can
be practiced profitably in this region,
because we have fouud men who have
made good during a period or adverse
weather conditions" said Mr.. Towns
end. I'm almost every case, these
farmers are determined to stick it out
and are preparing to make permanent
homes in northern Montana"
The people of the high line both
business men and farmers, are ex-
tremely Interested in this survey.
which is expected to show just what
the value of the triangle is and
what it is worth as an agricultural
area. The report will be published
early in the fall in pamphlet form by
Mr.. Wilson.
T. patten. another member of the
party, will make an extensive study
into the weather history of Havre and
vicinity. From this study. he expects
to be able to deduct the prospects for
future years.
The government weather bureau
there, under the supervision of G.. w.
Ling. has records for the last 40
years. and these and all records
available for that territory will be
used.
II. s. Selby will make a tour of
the triangle" and interview all sue
cessful farmers. He will probably
come as far south as Carter. His
work will consist of procuring authen-
tie information and data on the his
tory of crops and methods. This will
take considerable time and extensive
research.
Earl Becwar will endeavor to work
out a history of the settlement Of the
land in the triangle Mr.. Becwar
has been identified with this part of
Montana for many years and was a
former land man.
Besides finding the history of the
settlement of the land on the high
line" an extensive study will be made
OF the farmers who took up the land,
what employment they were formerly
engaged in and from that Gaia will be
established reasons for failures and
successes.