The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-05-29
DIVERSIFIED PLAN
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The soil varies from a deep choc-
olate loan to a sandy loan, very pro-
ductive and we'll adapted to the rails
ing of wheat, corn, flax, oats, barley,
potatoes and grasses.
While the season is a little late,
we have an abundance of moisture
and the crop outlook for 1924 is very
excellent at this time. In the east
end of this county, the Mondak ter
ritory, we find the crop acreage as
compared with 1923 as follows:
Wheat 50 per cent, corn 125 per cent
flax 125 per cent, barley 100 per cent
and oats 100 per cent. Seeding
we'll done and growing conditions
never were better.
In the Bainville territory the
wheat acreage is somewhat reduced
from a year ago, with corn and flax
acreage more than doubled. Tame
grasses and other fed crops we'll to
the front. The Bainville CONNER
cial club, with the cooperation of
the farmers, have most successfully
carried out a we'll organized COM
munity program. For the purpose of
purchasing poultry turkeys and
chickens) the Bainville banks are
furnishing money to the farmers at
six per cent. These loans are back
ed by the entire membership of the
| Commercial club, and it is stipulated
that these loans be paid out of the
proceeds from such poultry in the
fall when marketed. The result is
that the farmers in this locality now
have over 1000 breeding turkeys, a
little over 1000 breeding chickens,
besides a large number of ducks and
geese. and will market this fall be-
tween 10000 and 10000 pounds of
dressed turkeys. A similar project
is now being contemplated for get
| ting the farms stocked with hogs.
The financing so far is less than a
thousand dollars after four months
of operation. Every two weeks a
community entertainment is arrang-
ed. where speakers from the Agri-
cultural college and other well in
formed men are giving instructive
talks. Usually a light lunch is serv-
ed. Dancing and other forms of en-
tertainment are also part of these
programs.
From a survey of the Culbertson
territory, conditions are also very
favorable. The increased acreage
of winter wheat is over 10 per cent,
and came through the winter in eX-
cellent condition. There is about a
10 per cent decrease in the spring
wheat acreage from a year ago, with
a 25 per cent increase in the acre
age of fax and oats, and at least a
so per cent increase in the corn acre
age. The hog crop will be very large
this year. Some Culbertson raised
hogs topped the Chicago market last
winter. and there will be a few car
loads of baby-beef shipped this com
ing fall. The local creamery re-
fleets a substantial increase in the
dairying line, and a number Of farm
ers are now making arrangements TO
get more and better dairy cows.
The Froid territory is also found
to be in excellent shape, with ample
moisture and seeding conditions ia
vorable. A large acreage of wheat
is seeded, with an increase in the
corn and flax acreage of IS per cent
over last year. The soil is well pre-
pared and the crop prospects are so
far the best in years.
In the Brockton community all
signs point to a good year for corn,
wheat and flax.
In the Poplar territory a reduct-
ion in the wheat acreage is notice
able, due largely to a strong feeling
among the farmers for diversifying.
The corn acreage will be doubled ov-
er last year, the flax acreage increas-
ed about rs per cent. Some increase
in cattle and a very large increase in
hog raising, probably 80 percent over
last year. A large portion OF river
bottom land is being prepared for
alfalfa and sweet clover. Under the
Poplar irrigation project, consider
able acreage will be seeded to sugar
beets, and to insure success and the
prope handling of the su%gar-beet
crop. the Great Western Sugar Com
pany furnishes experienced men to
supervise the work. The Frye Cat
tie Company, with headquarters at
Poplar, furnishes a cash market for
all the feed and fodder produced
here and it is probably safe to say
they will buy all the surplus feed
raised in the county.
The crop conditions in the Wolf
Point territory are likewise very ia
vorable. The old-timers say SO far
it looks the best in ten years. The
wheat acreage is reduced about 30
per cent from that of 1928, the corn
acreage is doubled over last year, the