Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-09-06

Poland China, Chester White or Duroc
hogs, or straight breed OF either kind,
not to exceed % to 30 pounds; 10 to
% pure-bred Duroc boar pigs, 4 to 6
months old; 100 to 125 dozen mixed
breed pullets, 3 to 3 months old, and
100 to 125 pure-bred Rhode Island Red,
Barred or White Rock, or Plymouth
Rock ROSTERS.
These will be sold to. the Indians of
the reservation either for cash or on
the reimbursement plan whereby they
shall pay 20 per cent IN cash and the
balance in payments distributed over
four wears. The idea is to get the In
dams interested in the production of
livestock and dairy products on an in
dependent basis. At the present time
there are no pigs owned by Muians on
the reservation, some Ia range cows
and only q few have milk cows and
chickens.
5000 on Reservation
The providing Of this stock is a part
of the five-year program ~inaugurated
last year by Superintendent Campbell
at the close of which he expects to
have the Indians well started in the
plan of establishing themselves in the
agricultural and livestock business and
to be self supporting.
At the present time there are about
5000 Indians on the reservation roll,
each of whom has an allotment of 400
acres of land.
This year" said Superintendent
Campbell. ninety per cent of our In
dams who are living on their allot-
ments have raised some wheat, the
general range being from two to 10
acress each, while some Indians have
=, 90 IL ~ 1nn hnun cnof,
some wheat which | think will go 30
bushels TO the acre and | think the
average will be % bushels. Many of
the Indians have oats and barley.
Nearly all have enough garden stuff
for their own use and some to sell.
We expect to ship out about W cars
of potatoes this year.
THE Indian service has two small
threshing machines operated by trac-
tors and will start threshing next
week. The agency furnishes one
skilled man with each of these outfits
and the Indians do the work. We will
probably charge a small toll for the
threshing as we want to get the In
dian away from the idea of getting
something for nothing.
I'VE also have a 25-barrel flour
mill at the Heart Butte sub-station
NHtlC W lLtliGH = WHEAT 10 kIotilh ~
our miller. Last year 20 per cent of
our Indians had small wheat fields
and the mill has been grinding or
last years crop since May. We will
probably have to run two shifts this
fall. The miller takes a toll for the
grinding of the wheat and this toll
goes to provide flour for the old In
dians who are unable to farm.
Flour Contract Cancelled
Ever since the Indians were locat-
ed on this reservation about 35 years
ago the government has been ship
ping in flour for ~rations. This year
the government flour contract was can
celled and from now on it is expect
ed the reservation will produce its
own supply.
The entire reservation has been
organized into a livestock and agricul-
tural association which is subdivided
into % or 30 chapter organizations,
each with a president, vice president
and secretary"
Mr.. Campbell exhibited a O of
the articles of the Bird Rather chap
ter of the Piegan Farming and Live
stock association of which the Off
GERS are Bird Rather, president; Short
Man, vice president. and Grow Fea-
( iiClS, ettItthIy. Iuls SUOWS lup GU
Ject of the chapter to be:
Promote agriculture and stock rails
ing; to advocate a high standard of
living, looking forward to better
equipped homes including houses,
barns, sheds. fences and other items
that go to make up a well ordered
home or ranch; to promote and carry
out a cooperative spirit first within
the membership of the local branch
and then the reservation as q whole:
:. to look forward to and try TO work out
a five-year program that will place
this reservation first among all the
reservations in a united effort to-
wards good homes, good citizenship,
self support and loyalty"
Many Attend School
Each Of these chapters is provid-
ed by the government with harness,
plOws, mowers. binders and other
farming implements which may be bor-
rowed by members who have not such
equipment. The president Of the chap
ter is in charge of the equipment and
is responsible for its return.
1--WE have also a portable saw mill''
continued Mr.. Campbell. land when
ever an Indian has 100000 feet of
logs to be sawed, the mill is moved TO
his place and set up. No money is
paid for the saving but a toll is TAX
q n in lumber which then becomes
available for improving the homes of
the old and INDECENT Indians. When
ever an Indian gets out sufficient posts
for a 40 acre tract the government
sells him Sufficient wire to fence it
on the rein ~ursements plan.
According to Mr.. WelIman 90 per
cent of the pupils in the Browning high
school are Indians, none. however,
being full bloods. Two classes in agri-
culture and two classes in shop work
will be conducted by him this year.