Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-09-22

A new era of better business for
Montana is seen in the bulletin recent
ly issued by the Montana publicity bu-
reau of Minneapolis, MINI. published
by a group of business men of Mime
sofa and Montana in the interests or
Montana. The bulletin carries a res
ume of conditions in the state, largely
in actual yields of grain and IN off,
cisl data.
The bulletin says of developments in
the state:
From every indication Montana is
facing a period of prosperity due to
the fact that the state has commenced
garnering one of the largest crops IN
history. From every section OF the
state comes the word that the grain
prospects are surprising any concep--
ton given a few weeks ago and proof
has now been established that the en-
tire state was underestimated as TO
the final outcome of the grain fields.
The wheat crop is estimated at
over 40,330,0 600 bushels, within less
thar a million bushels of the record
crop of 1915. The corn crop OF the
state for this year is forecasted at
$3.50, 900 bushels. as compared with
1850 900 bushels last year. The oats
crop is estimated at 1I.lI4,oOU bush
els as compared with 10, $4,000 bush
els last wear. The Montana potato
crop for 1922 promises TO be 1,056,0UO
bushels. the largest in the history OF
the state.
Threshing Under Way
.sThreshing is under way in most
parts of the state. j. +. DAILY, whose
ranch is a half mile west of Salem and
nine miles east of Great Falls, re-
ported a yield from 125 acres of tur-
KEY red wheat. early summer faiiow.
of 81. bushels TO the acre. Tests
showed it weighed over 62A pounds 10
the hushel.
Hansen and Franklin. located "a
, miles north of Denton. i'll the Judith
Basin country, threshed A. bushels OF
winter wheat TO the acre from s
acres in a territory reporting good
crops generally. -,
winter wheat for this season VIII
! average about 30 bushels TO the acre
in the vicinity of kalspell, according
TO the many threshing reports which
! County Agent Mckee of the farm bu-
| reau is receiving.
Get 40-Bushel Wheat
Wv. c. McClintock, president of the
| Custer County bank. Miles City. adj
vises us that farmers are threshing 40
/ 0uSleiS OF WHEAT per dtlt AZ NAuSSNA
| shell and more than 40 near Sidney,
considerable summer tillage is be-
ing done. which promises well for next
| years crop. Summer tillage is just
the thing this year as there is consid-
cradle moisture 10 be stored away for
future use. This system is expected
to be of increasing value TO the agri-
cultural interests of Montana. In
semi-arid states there can be no ques-
ton of the value of this feature of in
tensive farming. as a water conserva-
ton method. The more widely it Is
adopted by Montana farmers, the more
successful dry land farming probably
will be made. Secretary Fowier's re-
port shows that u summer tillage clubs
have been organized with a total mem
bership of 4,09S farmers and PIT, T06
! acres signed up for the plan. to be
planted TO winter wheat next fall and
TO spring wheat in 1923. Chouteau
county has six clubs, and 1881 acres
being summer titled.
Predicts Big Dairy State
Montana, because Of the food prod
ucts contained in her natural grasses,
is destined to become a rival of Swift
zerland in the dairy industry. Mon
tana's prospects in the dairy industry
are steadily trendipg upward, aided by
the fact that there are no infectious
| diseases among cattle In the state.
This is the statement today OF Or. W.
J. Butler, state veterinarian.
! ~Thae the present scope OF the DAIRY