Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1924-09-04
TREASURE STATE
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FARM SUCCESS


management OF Thomas Campbell.
Fhe company has tract OF the Crow
Indian Reservation under lease. afr.
Campbell had in $4,000 acrea of wheat
tnis year. which Is grading No. ! dark
aard, and 5000 acres Of flax Thus FAR,
ne wheat has yielded about 80 bushels
an acre and the expectation lsthat the
! Tax will run from - to Is bushels an
acre.
Never In the history Of the state
have farming operations been conduct
81 on so stupendous scale. and II Il
the boast Of Mr.. Campbell that Ia does
not possess a single horse everything
being operated by gas or stcnm. It is
70 be doubted II more complete outfit
Of It's kind can be found In the world.
In the town OF Hardin, the company
lhalntains extensive machinery yards
and stores. and Il Is not an uncommon
sight to see a tractor leave there with
| train OF 10 or Il wagons bound for the
farm to engage In hauling Of grain
after the supplies have been unioaded.
AL manner OF farm machinery and
makes is to be seen. A large and com
pieteIy equipped camp-or small set-
tlement-is also kept at the farrn. Here
the feeding OF the crews OF the thresh-
ing, blowing and dragging outfits, as
well as all kinds OF farm lobor ls
sight never to be forgotten. Railroad
dining cars are being given merry
race with respect to serving SO much
appetizing food from such small quar-
ters. Again, automobiles are used IN,
Transporting the midday lunch as wei
as coffee ana" between regular meal
hours.
That the meals served are cooked 70
the queens taste Is evidenced By the
alacrity with which they are assailed
IL unusually large portions not only BY
hose engaged in manual labor, but by
visitors as well. AFR Campbell and
Tom Evans. the EARN boss" are
equally good feeders" and enjoy the
repast with great gusto. Cleanliness is
the order Of the day IN the camp and
on the fIeld--the dishes being spotless,
but that does not apply to field linen.
Cor an obvious reason.
AS rapidly as the grain Is threshed,
II Is hauled In wagons holding from 100
to 100 bushels to a station called Dun
more, four or five miles east Of Hardin.
Already q cars have been shipped, and
Il Is planned. to run a special wheat |
train OF 81 cars out Of that point In the |
Anasnealats future. The bulk Of the
grain goes TO Minneapolis, as no local
market could begin to handle such vast |
Later, the flax win be
shipped TO Duluth.
Some ldea OF the capacity of the
outfit may be gathered
when II Is stated that seven men are
engaged In pitching bundles In
10 the self-feeder contlnuousIy-three
from each side and a cleanup forker.
Despite the great volume thus forced
INTO the separator. It did not CLOG
he engine down a single Time during
he day. In fact the only stops made
we're for water and again when a
,Itchfork caused suspension because
he machine could not assimllate u,
md finally when II was necessary 70
make another setting. incidentally, Il
vas Just II minutes from the time the
eft was pulled until operations were
esuEned neatly mile distant.
The sight At the distant end Of the
machine was equally Interesting. Big
INK Wagons were placed by both
cams and tractors rs fast as Ee7g ones
Tere required, and It required quick.
topping to prevent spill when the
pout was shifted from one to another
he speed Of the outfit cnn be judged
y the statement that six haIf-busheI
jumps were being made every minute
he tnsk Of the shoveIler was sImpllfled
y adopting a splash" system.
Twenty bundle wagons are used, two /
nd f0ur-horse outfits being used &C I
lrding ia the size OF the wagon. This &
nd other team work Is done BY local
lrmers under contract. IT is d matter
record that a two-horse load was
tched Into the self.feeder in exactly {
'ur minutes while the f0ur-horse q
ad timed required nine. q
Field pitchers are paid "a day and
like or machine pitchers s.. IL
.paralor turns out 1000 bushels, they c
t 80 cents bonus; ZOO bushels. 70
nts. end 5000 bushels, 81. Separator
en- nei s. and the same bonus rs q
tchers. while engine men get 80 and p
cents bonus, as well as 10 cents n
lie fer travelling IN the fIeld
Asked wing he did not avail himself ca
c0nsbsnes IN the handling Of such r.
large acreage. Mr. Campbell said :
Wy bieAs pour soul, hair Of the
reAbing done 80 far has been BY
mbiHss II was necessary. because
The han hazard, to resort TO binders
wen On q plant OF this size II r.
ceseagy TO nae both combines and
sshins maehinesr
The cosapany Intends putting 5000
res 70 ereEs@ next year, and already
600 Aer@a have been prepared and
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