The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1925-04-16
INDICATIONS SHOW.
INCREASED CROPS.
FOR MONTANA FARMS

axxs Magazine on the truth ADou
Montana The article deals with TIL
resources and possibilities of the stat
AND is refutation Of much of thu
xnfavorabie publicity that has CONF
10 Montana in recent years.
The purpose of the article is to give
a true picture of Montana, to show
Tzaat the state is no longer in its
"sstage coach" days, an impression
5aat still fingers in the east, and also
10 show that there are resources in
his state which are destined to bring
sza1out great development in the flu
-xTe.
Referring to the poor crop years
rhe article points out that the people
cF the state were unprepared for the
g.umditions which arose. 1t shows that
rnore than one-half of the homestead
sxusrics were made after 1910 and a
great share of the population was un-
able to build up sufficient reserves in
M short time to meet the conditions
which came up after 1916. Had enough
time elapsed for farming systems to
hecome established and for the accum-
aiation of reserves the poor crop years
zxuuid have been passed over with
comparatively little difficulty.
Montana's high quality agricultural
ssruducts are emphasized in the story,
neutioning particularly the high quail
MY wheat which brings premium on
The markets and wins the bulk of the
yrize money in world competition at
grain shows. The adaptiblity of the
zfzte to beef and sheep production, for
hsgx and dairy cows is also discussed
The article speaks of the irrigated
A&nd in the state, of the vast lumber
resources, of the mineral deposits of
the coal and oil and of the mountain
pEayErounds and recreation facilities.
Excellent illustrations of mountain
Sfrrzms, of power dams and water
Falls, of herds of cattle and sheep and
sf numbering operations go with the
story, giving the readers intimate
whmpses of the real Montana.
The indications are that farmers of
Montana will increase their crop
pfzntings by approximately nine per
cent for 1925 and that much of this
Increase win come in barley, oats and
apring wheat according to review Of
zfse farmers intentions to plant by the
Montana State College Extension
Service. The review is based upon
figures from the crop estimate service
af the United States Department of
agriculture.
1t appears that corn has temper
zrily slipped from its high point of
as the estimates anticipate
anly two per cent increase in corn
acreage. Barley, on the other hand,
znps the list for expected increases
xfth a so per cent greater acreage
shan last year. Oats are attracting
uacre attention than in recent years
NTH nm expected increase IA Of per
'sent. and 10 per cent increase is
Aonked for in spring wheat.
The Extension Service points out !
That the figures used in the review are
smrreIy estimates Of intentions to plant
'xnd must be considered as indications
xgther than forecast.
Since much interest centers on the
wheat situation the review points out
shat 10 per cent increase in spring
srheat acreage viii mean an additional
auxrter of million acres devoted to
Efzis crop in 1925. In summarizing
saais matter the report states: "Un-
fortunately, at this time, there is no
lsxsis for assurance that the price adj |
vastages obtained by Montana farm
erx In 1924 will be maintained thru
suf 1895. The prices of the past sea-
s0n to the American wheat farmers
In general and the spring wheat farm
'srs in particular, were due entirely to
"A Eery fortunate combination of an ex-
rsptionally good domestic wheat crop,
IN the face of a short crop throughout
She world and especially Canada" The !
report warns that with a good crop
in Canada and nomral world crop,
farmers in the spring wheat belt
might again suffer from low prices
his coming season"
Wild oats formed the greater part
II the dockage in spring wheat II rec
zrtt years, according to Clyde Mckee,
assronomist at Montana State College, !
ssh0 advises more concerted action
forwards the control Of this weed pest
"a Montana Dockage cost the farm
Hrx Of the four important spring wheat
saaless Minnesota, North and South
Dakota and Montana approximately
miEaion and a half dollars in thresh-
mE and transportation bills in 1922.
NIile Montana's dockage was consid-
tE&hiy lower than the other three
gsxsrs, the agronomist explains that
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