Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-06-28
JUDITH FARMERS
To SEE INTENSIVE
FILLING METHODS
Agricultural Experiment Sta
ton to Hold Open House
Every Saturday.
Special to The Tribune.

MOccasIn, June -. - Commencing
July 1, every Saturday afternoon Will
be set aside as a special halliday for
visitors at the agricultural experiment
station near Moccasin. The special vi
sitors' day has been inaugurated under
the cooperation of Mr.. Lillard, agri-
cultural instructor at the MoccaSIn high
school. to enable rme and others
who may be interested in the agrlcnl-
tural practices and problems OF cen
trail Montana and the judith Basin III
particular to become better acquainted
with the work being conducted at the
experiment station.
The Judith Basin experiment station
was established in 1905 primarily for
the purpose of assisting the farmer to
solve the agricultural problems Of this
region and TO determine what farming
practices, crops and varieties are best
adopted to central Montana. Although
funds, space and equipment have not
permitted the experiment station to in
vestigate all of the phases of agricul-
ture, the experiments conducted are
nevertheless comprehensive and some
very valuable results have been obtain
ed in the past fourteen years These
results are well worth the time and
effort required to visit the station.
Experiments to Be Varied
Among the experiments to be seen
include the furrow drill method Of seed
ing winter wheat, which has greatly
reduced the amount of winter killing
and materially increased the yields;
the relative value of different tillage
methods. such as spring blowing, fall
blowing, summer following and continu-
Gus cropping, tests showing the place
of corn in the cropping system; variety
tests to the various important crops
which include karmont winter wheat
a new improved variety developed at
the Moccasin station-which has con-
sistently outyieIded all other varieties
of winter wheat. These tests also in
clude Hard Federation spring wheat,
which has outyielded Marquis wheat Z
and 6 bushels per acre III the two years
that it has been tried out at the ex-
pertinent station. Interesting and val
liable experiments are also being con-
Quoted with sweet clover, alfalfa and
trees.
Study Winter Wheat July
Inspection tours will at
2:30 sharp each Saturday afternoon
and supervisors will be on hand to ex-
plain the experiments. The program
for each Saturday will pertain to some
distinct phase of agriculture.
The afternoon of July 1. will be de-
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ments to be conducted include those
showing the relative effect of c%ontinu-
GUS cropping. shallow fall blowing, I
deep fall blowing. subsoiling. fall list
ing. summer following, disking corn
ground. and turning under crops for
green manure as cultural practices for
winter wheat. Particular attention
will also be paid to the different varie-
ties of winter wheat and the furrow
drill method of seeding.
Saturday afternoon, July s., will be
devoted to trees and other miscellane-
Gus experiments. Notices of the sub
jects to be taken up in the subsequent
tours will be announced in advance.
Visitors day, Saturday. July %, will
be omitted, as the Judith Basin farm
ers annual picnic will be held at the
experiment station on July 20 and a
general inspection will be made of all
experiments on that date.