The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-10-16
KING CORN
| Came! Saw! | CONQUERED!

Only a few years ago the growing of corn in
Northern Montana on a large commercial basis was
considered a hopeless task. This view was almost
universal, and but very little thought was given to
prove and demonstrate that this view was wrong.
The farmer who had visions of corn some day as
Stunning an important place in the agricultural in
dustry of this empire was branded as a crank who
based his notions on grOundless theories. However,
after giving this farmer the benefit of all consid-
Grafton, and studying further back the results of
our Indian farmers who had successfully raised their
particular types of corn year in and wear out. it was
only a comparatively short time when these sound
ideas took root and corn gradually began its steady
and persistant development. So the great corn
crop in this vast district has increased to the place
where it holds a dominant position in our agricul-
ture, and is destined to be the basic crop of our
agricultural development.
During the first twenty years of the twentieth
century, there was practically no DEVELOPMENT in
this stable diversified crop in this empire. How
ever, since that time an unprecedented increase has
taken place. In 1922 there were recorded 5000
acres In this area which was a large increase over
previous years, but in 1928 it leaped to 10000
and 1t is fully expected that 1924 will see 100000
acres of corn in Northern Montana. At this very
unusual pace it will not be long until corn and di-
vers1fled products will replace to a large degree the
great specialized wheat acreage that has long been
supreme ruler of this area.
1t is not the intrinsic value of corn that is so
important, but the real significance is it's allied
farm products. With corn as our basic feed we are
1Indlng a home market in the form of cattle, hogs,
sheep and poultry. Dairying and production of
more beef are developing. Sheep and especially
hogs have increased on every farm and are sources
OF income. We are becoming diversified and a d.
vision of risk is being realized.
$4,000 ears of corn will be shown at our North
en Montana Corn Show to demonstrate to the
most %skeptical that we have crowned Corn as King.
Ihanks to the good work of our corn pioneers who
have blazed the way to the new empire. corn is
destined to be the chief source of development of
our large agricultural area. Success is bound to-
follow in the train of him who adopts corn and it's
allies the mainstay in his farming enterprises.
Al the corn growers from C~houteau, Hill, Blaine,
Phll1ps, Valley, Roosevelt, Northern McCone.
Northern Richland, Sheridan and Daniels are in
v1ted to exhibit the best fruits of their corn exper-
fence at the Third Annual Northern Montana Corn
Show, with the object of developing further this
great crop and demonstrating that corn is triumph
IN its march over this vast area.
While this season is known all over as an ~
unfavorable corn year and while some of
our corn got caught by the unusually early frost,
t behooves those of US who are vitality interested in
development Of the country to make extra eff
tort to exhibit at the Corn Show. To get an un-
usually good wheat crop and a good corn crop is a
reputation for any state. Let's demon
5trate we have both. Don't forget you are welcome
ana your entries are welcome at the Northern Mon
ana Corn Show at Wolf Point, November 12-13-14