Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-09-17
FAIRFIELD FAIR REVEALS
PROGRESS OF five YEARS
Growth of Diversified Farming Evident in Elk
hibits; Swine Raising Is Favored Branch
of Livestock Industry.


that year. Beginning with 1920. the
canal system around Fairfield has been
successfully operated and the irrigated
area this year was ~ 1900 acres.
1888 Acres in Wheat
According to George o. Sanford.
project manager, the irrigated land was
put into crop last spring as follows:
Alfalfa. 1850 acres: alfalfa (seed), s
acres; alfalfa thew planting, SOP
acres; barley. 400 acres; sugar beets
+ (experimental), 3 acres; clover. 80
acres; timothy, II acres; corn, q acres;
flax. 142 acres; garden truck, 30 acres;
millet. IA acres; oats. 1,047 acres;
pasture tmade), 495 acres; COW peas,
Z acres; potatoes, 100 acres, and wheat,
12,3SS acres.
There are 30 families living on the
project. those of Scandinavian descent
matchmaking. Farmers operating
upon the largest scale are Henry Rad
cliffe, J. A. Shoquist. Peter Nasse, Cole
brothers, Halliday brothers and the
Austad and Landsverk families:
Last spring Il census showed there
were ISL beef cattle, 49, dairy cattle,
1902 sheep. 407 hogs and 5000 fowls
on the project. This livestock has
DeeQ materially lHSI cdcNd ciAND IhN
census was taken.
One Hour From Great Falls
Fairfield is a town of about $50 pop
| ulation, 81 miles west of Great Falls,
on the Y-G Bee line. over which it is
easy to make the trip by auto In an
hour. In 1915 and 1916. years OF
bumper crops. the Mallwaukee railway
had not vet extended its line into that
ALse xnor y-Ifh a Thnaf
| crop estimated TO be from 215,000 tc
| 100000 bushels, Fairfield is to enjoy 9
taste of prosperity. There are 10000
acres of dry land wheat in the district
| which will average IS to 20 bushels
The irrigated land averages 2S-3C
bushels. ..,,
During the last two years, talrfieio
business men claim that no town OF
it's size in the state, dependent upor
agriculture. has built more new build
ings and other civic improvements thar
Fairfield.
! A special asset to the town is the
operation and maintenance headquar'
ters Of the Sun River project, the
headquarters being known, in the par
lance of the reclamation service, al
the camp"
Home of Manager
Eight white buildings with greer
roofs, grouped inside a square arount
which has been erected a white pickle
fence which is lined with young trees
make up the governments contribution
to the civic pride of the growing town
Inside the camp square are gravelet
roads. concrete walks, green lawns ant
brilliant flower gardens. g.. A. BenJa
min, irrigation manager of the project
makes his home there.
1t is evident that one purpose o
the pretty surroundings given the CAM
ia to prove to farmers that it is pos
sible to grow trees. flowers and lawn
on the project. and to encourage sue
development on all of the farms.
Fairfield has a community churcl
as well as a community hall. It's schoo
is n Of the best in any town OF 1t
size. There are two banks, a news
! paper and stores that would be a credl
to larger communities. Among tn
bushes men who are devoting thei
energies TO the advancement OF Fair
field are c. f. Holmberg. Elmer Gen
ger. Frank J. Hirshberg. Seth Rol
4. W. Champion. ". II. Baker. :. L
Downes. Fred Roth, r. F. Morga
A. K. Mozingo and c. g. Merrill.