The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-11-10
SUMMER TILLlNC
DOUBLES YIELD
NJ. u. A. SURVEY OFFERS CON.
elusive PROOF THAT BETTER
FARMING PAYS DIVIDENDS
In Some Cases Land Summer Titled
showed Nearly Three Times the
Yield Recorded for that ON Ada
cent Tracts Seeded After Spring
or FAN Flowing.

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wheat crop in many Montana COM
munities 10 emphasized in the results
of survey just completed by the
Montana Development association
and made public. The survey, COW
ering nearly 100 tracts of land in va
rious parts of the state in which
summer tillage has been practiced.
affords authentic comparative fig
ures on results Of spring and fall
blowing. stubble, discing and sum-
mer tillage. Gathered as they were
from reliable sources, the figures
give splendid vindication of the sum-
mer tillage campaign, which has been
so successfully waged by the associa-
ton.
The survey records instances where
crops gathered from summer tillage
land showed nearly three times the
yield recorded for those on adjacent
tracts seeded after spring or fall
blowing or discing.
Al Bushels to the Acre
Results from summer tillage on the
whole were uniform throughout the
state, yields as high as AZ bushels
to the acre being noted from Denton,
Belt, Highwood and Hoosac commu-
mites.
Results on the Elmer Davis farm
in saltwater county for which full re-
turns were received afforded basis
of comparison which is characteristic
of the entire survey. Davis seeded
50 acres. Twelve acres of spring
plowed land yielded IL bushels of
wheat to the acre; six acres of fall
plowed land yielded Is bushels to
the acre; Sc acres of stubblie yielded
bushels to the acre; "a acres of
tillage showed an average yield of
40 bushels to the acre.
Earl Bower of Hoosac showed the
top yield of all who reported on sum-
mer titled land. From 1870 acres he
gathered a wheat crop which aver
aged so bushels to the acre. John
Lohr of the same place averaged 46
bushels to the acre from his 100 by
application of summer tillage.
Typical Yield
John Baumgarner of Fife, on 240
acres seeded showed yield of IS
bushels to the acre from stubble, IS
from summer titled land. His exper-
fence was typical of the many report
ed.
The survey covered wide terri
tory and in many instances recorded
striking comparisons of results
achieved by the same man on ad-
joining tracts, affording precise, par
allel conditions of soil moisture and
other facts being alike.
From as far west as Poison, P. F.
Hern reported yields of Is bushels
to the acre on fall plowed land and
AZ bushels to the acre on that which
he had summer titled. A. Stouten'
berg of Hysham, garnered Is bush
els to the acre from land which had
been disced as compared with 33 bu'
shells to the acre from summer titled
land. T. A. Norton of Red Lodge re-
ported yields of IA bushels to the
acre from stubble and 20 bushels t.
the acre from summer titled land.
No D0lSt On SOru
In no instance does the survey
show crop yield from spring or fal
Iplowed, stubble or disced land which
Iequals the lowest yields reported
from summer titled land. Yields q.
low as 8 bushels to the acre were
reported from seeded stubble land.
| Average yield for so tracts select
ed at random in various sections o
1.-The state ranging from 20 to 100
acres of summer titled land was 81
bushels to the acre.
Average yield on % tracts. sprinl
lplowed, fall plowed. stubble. or disc
ed land. selected at random in al
lsections Of the state was TN bush
els to the acre.
"The remarkable showing mad
this year ON summer tillage a. com
pared with other forms Of croppin
II IN indication Of what may be .,
lpocted next year." says w. A. Selv
lidge, president Of the Montana d.
velopment association.
Result Of Campaign
LUG Va VoAV0A90 " SA0 SsAVAsssAA
IlDevelopment association has adde
Thousands of acres Of summer tillal
for 1923 and with the principles I
good farming applied. We are assu
cd Of profitable returns.
''The estimate Of this years whe,
lcrop in Montana u placed at 10000
600 bushels. . comparatively sma
mart Of which was grown on SUNNI
II titled lands.
with the greatly Increased acr
/ age Of properly prepared tillage '
| lean consistently anticipate materis
lily increased production for 1898.
'The summer tillers Of 1879 .
/ enthusiastic supporters of the pr
gram Of the Montana Developme
association and confidence II bob
rapidly restored In Montana d