The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1924-11-20

compIacent cheerfulness, says
Thomas ID. Campbell, head of the
famous Campbell Farming corpor-
afion and one OF the greatest au-
thorities In the United States on
dry land farming. During the war
Campbell operated the largest farm
IN the world In the Pendleton dis
trict in Oregon where the thous-
auds of acres of wheat land were
strung with light to enable the
tractors TO work "a hours day.
Interviewed while In the East, by
the New York Journal OF Commerce
regarding the future of his home
state Mr.. Campbell gave the farm
ers of other states something to
think about when he stated that Mon
tana had the largest wheat crop IN
the history of the state, record flaA
crop, a splendid sugar beet crop, q
good output of wool selling at salts
factory prices, and that its copper
producers we're hopeful that under
the Dawes plan the consumption Of
copper in Europe will be greatly In
creased. With all those points in Its
idNQfs liG odtQ tA0N
of prosperous year.
Good Prices Prevail.
Most of the wheat crop, he said
has been sold at good prices and
bank loans have been paid off with
the proceeds, loans that have beer
"frozen credits ON the bank records
for four years.
With the surplus the farmers have
started savings accounts, are improy-
ing their farms and educating theii
children to be good farmers as vel
as good citizens.
In the course of his eastern inter
view, Mr.. Campbell said:
Montana wheat growers have
long had to contend with low prices
high freight rates, drouth and q
scarcity of skilled labor. The pres.
ent world shortage corrected wheat
prices. Rains this season may lower
the total estimated yield of 54,S27,-
900 bushels for the state. The wheat
farmer for the first time recognized
the value of skilled labor. He paid
high wages and thereby attracted
skilled workers. who in turn, not only
increased the wheat yield per acre
but also lowered the per acre pro-
duction cost. The farmer has en-
erged from the recent depression a
better farmer, just as tine banker Is
a better banker.
Wheat The Highest Grade
Agricultural colleges are crowd
ed with farmers sons and daught-
h1 ha% he Hnx ~
haphazard farming are gone, are
studying and applying scientific me-
thods to the eartn's Largest indus
try-the production Of food. In some
exceptional instances these students
this year raised 40 bushels OF prem
ium spring wheat to the acre on non
irrigated land.
Last year Montana. with a spring
wheat production of 24,000,000 bush
els, ranked fourth. and this year with
its 10000, 000-bushel crop 1t is likely
TO mold its rank. despite North Da-
kta's big crop. Our state raises the
only premium spring wheat that can
compete With the Canadian, and be-
cause of the duty on the latter, our
farmers can command a high price
for their product.
Sheepmen Prosperous
"Sheepmen have had a prosperous
year. They sold their clip Of wool
at from AZ to As cents a pound, and
some are contracting for the next
years clip at prices as high as so
cents. The excellent demand as we'll
as the profitable prices for wool
should give some indication Of the
future of the textile industry.
1.-THE cattleman is the one shadow
In an otherwise sunny picture. He
has been hit by three years of unpre-
cedented drought and low prices,
With choice beef selling today for
" to 2 cents a pound lower than
this time last year the cattle raiser
Is not very optimistic. Furthermore
cattle paper is not as popular In New
York as formerly. The western banks
have so much cattle paper that IN
some cases they have been forced IL
convert portions of it.. This fac
has forced many veteran cattle rails.
ers out of business.
When asked how he considers the
wheat crop and the possible produc
tion for next year, Mr.. Campbell re
Piled:
II can give no better reply than Il
tell of our plans. Our farm, which Ii
run entirely by machinery and EN-
ploys ESQ men, plows 1000 acres
day, threshes 25, 600 bushels of whea
In a day, is planning to expand pro
duction. Our farm consists of 95, 00l
acres, $1,000 Of which are plowed
This year we raised $4,000 acres o
wheat, plowed 10000 acres 70
spring wheat, and expect to ploy
10000 acres for flax in the spring
We feel that Montana Is over Ii
drouth period and that the farme
who markets his grain early mex
year will gain considerable advar
tage from the holdoyer of this year
high prices. We have learned this
one OF our secrets Of success Is in til
employment of skilled labor at hig
wages and by the development OF
system whereby our men share oil
good fortune. / think the time
now here when all Industries muI
make some arrangement by which a
its faithful and loyal employees wi
participate In the success Of the O
ganizatlon.'