The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-07-31

cattle on, the foothills. Formerly
this state vas entirely a ranging
country. Why can it not nov prof
itably raise cattle? Needless to say,
some are doing it and more will fol-
low. Rotation of crops is found to be
expedient, and there is good profit in
corn, barley, oats, hay, beans, beet
sugar and potatoes. Considerable
attention is also being given to rails
ing hogs aand turkeys.
"'That the lesson of Investigation
is now firmly fixed is we'll illustrated
by the fact that the value of the corn
crop in Minnesota, the Dakotas and
Montana of 1921 was s89,000,0 900,
while in 1923 it was s191, 100000
Value of wheat crop in 1921 was
$141, 100000 but was cut down to
$135, 100000 in 1928. Oats in 1921
brought a little less than $5O,OOO,OOO.
while in 1928 it brought over $780,
100000. Barley increased from ST.
100000 in 1921 to $28,0O0,0O0 in
1923. Flax increased from $11,000,-
900 in 1921 to s35,000,00 in 1928.
Hay increased from s114, 100000 in
1921 to s134,000,0O0 in 1928. In
creases in alfalfa, wool, hogs and
dairy products were astonishing.
For exampIe-North Dakota, nov
has $4,000 dairy cows, or an aver
age of seven COWS a farm. The value
of dairy products increased from ST.
100000 in 1919 to s33,00O,0O in
The value of poultry products
increased from s2,700,000 in 1919
to $16,5O0,000 in 1923. Corn crop
-, oraoaad fc1~o 4 ~ mn nm hroLo ole ~,
1919 to an estimated production of
29, 600 bushels this year. Hogs
increased from 100000 in 1919 to
$4,000 in 1923.
The Triangle District
1.-THE so-called triangle district in
Montana, reaching from Cut Bank to
Havre, to Great Falls, has been the
object of articles recently
published in magazines. Fertile soil,
of weather and uncertain
y of rainfall characterize this Sec
ion. Unsuccessful farmers have
spread the news, that it was there
ore unfit for raising crops and many
lave looked with suspicion on farm
ng here. Investigation proved that
With summer fallow and diversifi-
alton and rotation of crops, farming
be conducted profitably. Many
Incidents and means of successfully
Methods were cited which gave assur-
nee that the foundation of success
8 sure and strong.
1.-THE confidence which the men
yho met the newspaper party had in
he present and the future was most
ssuring, in fact, inspiring. The
pirit of the pioneers who not so long
go ~adventured and settled in this
ountry seems still to pervade. The
astness of the territory and its un-
possibilities would impress
ny easterner.
There is much DOM for future
and the states would
real farmers, ONE that
-ould be willing to make a perma-
ent home there and to work IL
lonths in the year. 1t was disheart-
ming to the pioneer farmers of Mon
to see lawyers, teachers, book
eepers, take advantage of the Home
,ead Act and accept 320-acre lots
'om the government with the con-
ition that they live on the farm at
six months in the year for
Tree years. These incompetents
new nothing about farming nor did
ley care to. They considered it an
Dportunity to get rich quick. They
ere disappointed and they COM
aimed. 1t would seem that the cries
hich reach the east are those who
ere unsuccessful. They expect to
ork only part of the time and live
/ the profits the rest of the year.
his Is impossible in any line of en-
Gradually the unfit element
being weeded out and competent
are taking their places, the prob
is with the people themselves,
.ey can and will master the stu
ion." Y