The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-03-30
DRY FARMING
SPECIAL COMING
TO SHERIDAN Gu.
DEMONSTRATION TRAIN AR
RIVES MORNING OF APRIL a.
MAKING A HIT EVERYWHERE
FARMING DEMONSTRATIONS,
FARM LECTURE.
SHOWS WHY SOME SUCCEED
WHERE OTHERS FAIL.

The dry farm success special dom
OnstratiOn train, which has been IT.
tracing attention In north Montana
for the past five weeks, will make a
stop in Plentywood on April A. This
was learned last week by County Ag-
ent Ostby in a wire from Director
F. S. Cooley of the Montana State
College Extension Service, which is
sending the train through dry farm
sections of north Montana
Original Schedule Changed.
The original schedule for the train
ended on March 10 at Portage, but
insistent demands from towns east of
Havre. caused an extension of 10 days
on the schedule from Havre to Gull
bertson. Later the business men and
farmers of northeast Montana wired
strong demands for a visit of the
train, and the schedule again was ex-
tended to include five days between
Froid and Scobey.
Tells Why Some Succeed.
The train is carrying to dry land
farmers of north Montana the sum-
mary of most profitable methods Of
dry land farming. During the severe
drouth of recent years it was seen in
the triangle" in north central Mon
tana that some farmers were making
a. success where many others were
failing and quitting the country. The
State College at once set out to in
vestigate. to learn why some were
successful where many failed. About
$50 so-called Successful" farms in
the triangle" were studied and it
was found that certain elements were
necessary on all farms to insure sue
cess.
Demonstrating Best Farming Method.
This train demonstration is an at
tempt to give dry farmers a "shOrt
cut" to the final accepted dry farming
system of north Montana. 1t is
known that every farming district
sooner or later goes to a distinct
''type" of farming. Failure of many
to discover this accepted type for
north Montana has caused many fall
ures and much suffering in recent
wears. The extension service people
decided that the information was so
important that it should be given our
farmers in time for use this year.
The Great Northern was so impressed
with the Importance of the informa-
ton DIldC Cney gave CARS anu CAdAioPOl
tation for the exhibits and demonstra-
ton.
First Intended For triangle"
While the demonstrations were in
tended originally for only the "trian-
gle'', it is known that much of the
finding will apply also to other dry
+ farming districts of north Montana
Some Of the important subjects hand
led through this demonstration in
clude: food irrigation, trench silos,
use of larger teams, diversity to as
sure annual living expenses, control
of the Russian thistle, summer fallow
control of soil blowing, proper tillage
implements and similar subjects.
Important Event For PlentywOOd.
The visit of the train to this town
will be made an important event. All
farmers of this territory are invited
to be in town for the big demonstra-
ton. Local business men and citizens
will join in providing an interesting
program for the farmers who come
! The county agent is sending out adj
vertising material to farmers of this
territory.