The Bozeman courier., 1927-10-07

Last winter a Minneapolis land COM
pany bought a half section of land
near Power in the SO-called triangle"
Two hundred acres of the land was I'm
winter wheat. The price was $4,000.
In the spring the concern put men ON
the place and seeded spring wheat.
A net profit of $4,000 has been made
for the year, which means that the
Minneapolis company not only has
back it's $4,000 investment in the land,
but $1,000 additional.
No More Pains
This is one Of the stories of the south
ern end of the triangle. One who travels
through the area at this time when hall
section farms, one adjoining the other
until it seems that everything is Whea6
in some Of the areas, wonders why this
region should have been included in the
| triangle where a few years ago every
thing was pictured as deserted and every
farmstead was a story of blasted hopes
and failure.
Take also the case of Guy Beatty near
Portage. He has more than 1000 acres
of wheat land. A few years ago he bought
half section. The land has paid for
| itself several times over.
Great Northern estimates are that
Portage and Power will each ship about
| 100000 bushels of wheat this year. This
figure, however, comes far from repre-
Senting the output of the triangle OF
which Great Falls, Portage and Power
are the points. A motor drive through
the area makes it seem conclusive that
the wheat output will be considerable.
Spring Wheat Natures
| Most of the farms in the area seem to
| be at least a half-section size and many
are a section or larger. Spring wheat as
we'll as winter wheat is grown. Many OF
the farmers use good summer tillage
methods. Spring wheat yields are run
ming around 80 bushels to the acre. Most
of the spring wheat is mature and viii
probably be harvested even though
frost should come.
Much of the spring wheat is Marquis,
although some prefer Red Bobs. ]. z.
Power, has Red Bobs which is harvesting
around 80 bushels to the acre. Mr.. Keis-
ter also had winter wheat.
4 The system of growing crop Of win
ter wheat followed by crop Of spring
wheat from one summer following is be-
ing followed quite generally in the region.
There are many evidences OF excellent
summer tillage. A considerable amount
of winter wheat is well up and at places
is as even and green as lawn.
Girls Drive Trucks
: Many combines are being used, but
: the number of the old type headers is
conspicuous, there being numerous fields
= seen in nearly every field and are the
> main traffic on the highways. Even girls
! are helping with the hervest. their main
= job apparently being the operating OF
grain trucks. They are handling the 1ot
= as competently as the men could.
= The main grain stands in the area are
! around Portage and Power. The country
f between these points is not being farmed
) to any great extent, but is said to be
: because much of this land is owned OF
+ leased by stockmen. 1t is said to be the
same type of land as adjacent to Power
f and Portage and has raised crops equally
+ as fine as are now being harvested al
s Portage and Power.
Winter Wheat Heavy
J., Similarity of this country and Other
e wheat belts near Great Falls is apparent
e There is the same slightly rolling lanC
e with flat benches as one finds at Fife
which has become noted because Of it,
c heavy yields of winter wheat. The rain.
n fall is probably around 15.5 inches, The
y same as the average for Great Falls.
f Going north from Portage in the tri
S angle one finds that the Great Northern
d estimates that Fort Benton will shiI
e 10000 bushels of wheat this season
f Brady and Dutton will ship 5000 bush
q els each, and Conrad will ship 1,500O0'
t bushels.