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Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-05-15
Reservoirs Hold Water
For Irrigation
BY HAROLD w. BAUMAN,
Fergus County

WE HAVE BEEN in this state for
some 40 odd years, and we all know
that if we had the water when we
wanted 1T there wouldn't be 50
much to worry about. We all know
that if stuff will grow without much
water it sure will grow if we have
a sufficient amount of moisture when
needed.
Here in the spring there is usually
enough snow banked up in the cou-
lees and hills to fill the average
stock dams, but then when the dams
are full the water still keeps on
flowing along to the rivers and final
ly to the sea where it doesn't do
anyone any good.
We got to thinking that If we
would build a large reservoir and
store as much of that water as we
could and then let the rest of it
flow out across the land it would
help some.
We have about 200 acres of pretty
level land below the reservoir. At
first, we didn't have adequate bitches
for spreading the water, but when
the first spring flood came we irri-
gated enough to seed about 20 acres
of alfalfa and red clover. That first
year we cut one crop of hay and a
good rain boosted the alfalfa again
20 that we were able to cut a crop
of seed in the fall.
Now, with the help of the SCS in
laying them out, we have built a
good system of bitches and another
storage reservoir above the first one.
This enables us to store all the water
until we need it and control its dis
tribution to the best advantage.
Mo4 Is, 1949-7
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-05-15
Flood System Redeems
GumbO Flats

TAXES HAVE TO BE PAID on
my gumbo flats just the anne as on
the best range land, SO why not get
the most production possible from
them?" said Irwin Richards, Carter
county, as he spoke of flood irriga-.
ton work on some of his poorer
range land
About 200 acres of native pasture
are now watered with flood irriga-
ton systems utilizing spring runoff
waters and flash-flood rains COM
mon in this area of southeastern
Montana.
One of the two systems floods
about 20 acres along a dry creek
bottom, and the other 100 acres of
gumbo flats. Both systems utilize
reservoirs at the upper end of the
land. The larger system of bikes
was laid out with soil conservation
service engineering and involved
about 1000 yards of dirt-moving for
bikes. The bikes vary in height from
3 feet along the flats to 6 and 8 feet
across cuts and draws.
The system used is called the fry
ing pan method and consists of bikes
thrown across the draws and low
spots, with open ends to allow the
water to flood around and onto
lower dikes placed herringbone
fashion for good spread control.
Border bikes are also run at right
angles and to the sides of some of
the cross dikes to hold the water
within the desired areas.
The smaller job of 70 acres was
done by contractors and cost $1,000,
but the larger area was diked with
Richards own bulldozer and carry
all for about 81 an acre. Before de-
velopment the areas were nothing
but waste land, with ~sagebrush and
cactus on the hardpan. This last
summer the bikes helped spread the
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-05-15

DO YOU LIKE cantaloupe, the firm
but juicy kind that melts in your
mouth with a flavor that asks for
more? Well, you don't have to nov
to the west coast to grow them. The
proof can be seen here in Montana
any summer on the farm of Tom
Ogoshi and sons, Rosebud county.
One thousand crates of c~antaloupe
were harvested last year from a s
to 7-acre plot. The market price
was from SO to $4.20 a crate. A little
simple arithmetic will tell you this
is a good return from these few
acres-to say nothing of additional
small plots of watermelon, onions,
potatoes, squash, tomatoes and corn.
And this is still only the begin
ning-the big cash crop ome from
116 acres of sugar beets, half OF
which produced 20h tons to the
acre last year.
But cantaloupes are Tom Ogoshi's
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-05-15

water to the extent that very little
ever reached the lower creeks, and
the pasture grasses yer developing
rapidly.
Another factor in flood irrigation
is the eventual Kidding of the range
of much of the cactus and sagebrush,
because, as Richards explained it,
they cannot stand that much water,
and the plants eventually die out.
Some of the land will be plowed
and reseeded, but most of it will be
allowed to go back to native grasses.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-05-15

You can not beat the month
of May, I'm glad to be alive to-
day; the grass and all the trees
are green, the sky's the bluest
blue I've seen. White, fleecy
clouds float here and there and
I amt got a single care; my aches
are backed out by the sun, l
feel like I'm just forty-one. It's
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-05-15

The accident death toll in the u.
S. last year was $4,000 lives, a 2 per-
cent decrease from 1947, according
to the National Safety council. Home
deaths again led the list of causes,
the only classification to show an
increase during the year.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-05-15
Beets, Hay and Livestock
Continuation Spells Success for Operator

years growers realized about $13)
A conservative valuation for the
beet tops utilized by livestock was
set at from $50 to $35 an acre.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-05-15
Farm and Ranch Experiences

and a livestock feeding program
have been necessary factors in the
successful operation of the Leonard
Cook farm, Cascade county. And
success is the word. Cook came IN
the irrigated farm just seven years
ago and has the place paid for, his
farm buildings painted and in good
condition, his house modernized, q
fine feed lot and his soil built UP
20 it is producing top yields.
Cook has $50 acres of cropland
all but Is to 20 acres of which have
been leveled and can now be irri-
gated perfectly. The crop rotation
starts with alfalfa seeded with a
grain crop. The next spring
the alfalfa is given a shot of phos-
phate and left in hay for two years.
Then the hay land is broken up and
put into either beets OF potatoes.
Alfalfa Flowed Under
The second cutting of hay is
plowed under and well fortified
with from the steer feed
lot before planting the beets or po-
tatoes. The beets or potatoes are not
planted more than two years and
are followed by grain. The grain is
planted straight the first year, then
with alfalfa the second.
There were II acres of land lev
eled fit to irrigate when Cook came
on the place. All but Is to 20 acres
are now leveled. This work has cost
about So, 100 to date and the ON
pletion of the project will add about
- of this amount to the total land
development costs. Cook co-operated
with the Sun River soil conserva-
ton district in the development.
"Win or lose, 1 decided when I
came on the farm that I would fill
the feed lot every year," said Cook.
With the cattle feeding operation he
gets the benefit Of grain stubble and
beet tops plus the economic advan-
tage of converting all his farm pro-
duction for sale in the form of beef.
$500 a Month From Manure
Cook figured out long ago that he
couldn't "outguess the market" SO
is sticking with his feeding opera
ton. If he does nothing more than
break even on his cattle there is
still the manure which he values
equal to a 5000 monthly salary fol
his own labor.
81 might have to wait until tn,
next crop to collect, but the monel
will be there" adds Cook.
Proof of the value in the croJ
rotation, fertilization and leveliny
is seen in the yields now being pro
duced. Beet tonnage was just unde
Is tons to the acre and with tn
land in the shape it is now Shout
be up to Is to Is tons to the acr
this year. Wheat production hits 5
bushels, barley and oats 80 to 9
bushels, and alfalfa hay S to 6 ton
10 the acre.
Cook plans on about go acres c
beets this year. He figures that
beet production can be kept abov
IL tons to the acre, they will pay OF
with a price as low as $12 a ton Ga:
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1949-09-30

When the Germans applied the
scorched-earth policy to force res
idents of NOrway's two arctic
provinces southwark i'm late 1914,
they paid special attention to
churches, chapels, and meeting
houses. Especially in Finnmark
Province was their plan carried
out so completely that not one of
the fifteen district churches es-
capped the torch. In NOrd Troms
and Finnmarlk, 26 churches went
up in flames.
For a populace which lives close
to its church, the problem of pro-
viding adequate places of worship
in this bleak area has been second
only to the task of restoring shell
ter and means of livelihood.
According to Kristian Hanson
of the Norwegian Ministry of
Church and Education, recently
returned from a detailed study of
church reconstruction in Finn
mark, building of parsonages is
far advanced and construction of
permanent edifices is now under
way. Until recently, the lot of the
Arctic pastor has been a hard one.
He has shared the problems of
the "barrack era" which had to
proceed the constructing of per-
manent homes in a leveled land
Hanson tells of pastors in Arctic
outposts whose barrack homes
were unequal to the winter cold
where young and old alike had to
wear heavy winter clothing both
indoors and out
Where distances are long and
roads few, the three Church
boats have proven to be a God
send. These were put into service
shortly after liberation but have
so adequately met one of the Arc
tic minister's chief problems that
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1949-09-30
So This Is America What Country!
Returning Ex.American Is COMPOUNDED

as if nothing had happened. And
nothing did. Was lucky?
In these troublesome postwar
days custom officers are a miser-
able nuisance to all travellers. In
Sweden you might tip one off and
escape a lot of red tape. Nothing
doing in New York! And yet this
American exponent of ours took
it easy. In fact, his only source
of interest seemed to be my clar-
met. He started a lively discussion
on music and told me few things
about high notes and blew one
himself, exclaiming: ut Woiks"
But in the end was only hoping
he would stop acting like mis-
placed artist and get down to
business. He never did. He left my
luggage as it was dumped on the
pier-upside down and untouched.
Now that's what I call freedom!
Monument to Chewing Gum
An ardent admirer of American
custom officers, I jumped into a
cab. Rudyard Kipling had given
me some clues about this unique
American speciman, the taxi cab
driver in his American Notes"
and I was now very observant.
Like all A m er ans, VIII o
eventually get jaws as powerful
as horses. this driver was chew
ing gum. (That, by the way, seems
to be an institution in the U. S.,
if you don't chew it you're I'M
American. 1 once heard a Eu-
ropean say they build monuments
to chewing gum over here. He had
seen the Wriggly Building in
Chicago)
This gum-toothed drive r
squeezed more talk out of his
mouth than I could ever expect to
accomplish between juicy chews
and bites. He told me more about
New York than I could ever ex-
pect to learn during a short visit.
He was perfectly un-European and
apparently still the same speciman
that caught the whim and fancy
of Kipling. When his type is ex-
tinct, so, also, is rugged American
individualism.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1949-09-30
By Arnold kriSter Lund

This is an account of some of
my thoughts and impressions on
arriving in this country from Swe-
den. Leaving U. S. as a 17-year-
old l returned in February this
year at the prosperous age of 80.
l now look forward to a new life
and new opportunities in country
which I intimately refer to as
Home Sweet Home.
Focusing my memory on these
memorable days in my life the
pictures in my mind are still
Kaleidoscope with European at
titudes. American sentiments and
the travellers inclination to i'm
provise thoughts on what he sees
at first sight Therefore l will not
be too serious about things which
should be treated with consider
able irony, and if I feast greedily
on what seems to be trivial mat
tiers, it all goes to show how much
they influence the minds of men,
especially during eruptive changes.
You'd be surprised.
l spent the stormiest days of
my life on the sea and in the
words of the captain of the boat,
"'the dog-gone thing (the sea- had
not been so rough and tough in
2S Years" Encountering three hur-
ricanse in four days and making
very little progress at the time,
gravity seemed to be beyond our
reach When the sea keeps top
ping over you, throws people out
of their beds, breaks their legs,
arms and ribs and skaters eleven
of the thickest windows I've ever
seen, you're bound to have some
passionate illusions about coming
to America. Well l did, and l sup
pose the eleven bruised and bat
tered persons who arrived safely
in New York along with the rest
of us We're quite content about
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1949-09-30
New Churches Replacing Those
Destroyed By Nazis In Norway

they will probably be retained in
definitely.
In many districts, towns and
villages were so completely de-
stroyed that they are not being
rebuilt on the same sites. In these
instances, the churches too must
move. The parsonages in Kirkenes
is now completed and construction
of similar structures in Alta, Hon.
ningsvaag, Talvik, Karasjok, and
Maasoy is now under way. Per-
manent churches are now building
in Olderdalen, Kjolleford and
B0rselv. Cost of rebuilding
churches and parsonages in these
two northernmost provinces is set
at over $4,00O,000.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1949-09-30
Arnold Krister Lund

grew up in America and went
to Sweden as a young man and
stayed there for Is years. He
became thoroughly European
lied. His first impressions of
"HOme Sweet Home" written
especially for the Scandinavian
American, reveal the delights
and disappointment of an ex-
patriate rediscOvering his native
country. Lund, who visited Sc
attic recently while touring this
country, is now staying with an
uncle in Los Angeles, where
he plans to settle down. He
was an office worker in Stock
holm, Sweden, for number of
years, after arriving there from
America with his parents, who
left this country because of the
depression. Lund also visited
France and England before re-
turning to the U. S. He formerly
lived in Chicago, where he at
tended high school.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1949-09-30

Twenty thousand tons of Ruhr
coal will be shipped to the Scand-
ivanian countries during the next
three months. This is the first
coal to be delivered by ship from
the Ruhr area since the begin
ming of the war.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1949-09-30

The Yale University Glee Club
under Marshall Bartholomew sang
for an enthusiastic audience re-
Gently in the University of Oslo
Auditorium. This was the only
appearance Of the Yale singers
in Norway.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1949-09-30

tended high school.
being sent to hospitals after all.
I'd say nothing short of Bob Hope
could have relieved us in our long
hours of distress.
American Atonal Phenomenon
One of my first real impressions
of my Homecoming and America
was a dissonance which struck
my ear just outside of New York
harbor 1 had not heard a genuine
American radio program for years
Here, now, was my wonderful op-
portunity. At first, I was amazed
at the intimate and cheerful tone
of voice of the announcer, so I'M
like the stiff grouchy European
baritones, especially during h e
war. l liked that, it sounded like
home, but then, suddenly, with
shocking amazement, l sensed the
atonal phenomenon of the Ameri-
can misunderstanding. Honestly,
it was like having a pie thrown
right into your face! Later on,
while listening to an intensely
interesting and dramatic play, that
masterpiece of considerable liter
airy merit was interrupted three
times by the exuberantly gutteral
cries of an advertising announcer.
I'm sorry but to me this has the
same effect as a sharp h ri
whistle in a church. I still couldn't
believe that this man, defiantly
ringing out red-hot adjectives at
the top of his voice, was selling
me the worlds eighth wonder.
Warped Hollywood Impressions
1 had apparently forgotten what
American programs really were
like, since European radio stations
do not advertise, they are usually
owned and operated by the state
Now you ask me what I think
about radio advertising and l don't
say much, because my ears are
adjusted. In fact, if a radio an
nouncer told me bubble gum or
soap suds make me happy, healthy
and wise 1 don't think l would
believe him.
Our stormy trip attracted
whole swarm of reporters upon
our arrival in New York, and l
was quite curious about the way
they tended to their bushes S.
Hollywood can twist any mans
mind and lot of Europeans have
a distorted view of America be-
cause of it. If I were a regular
European l might have expected
to find these New York reporters
moving about hurriedly, with hats
on the tips of their heads, shoot
ing off tricky questions to people
in a tense, over-eXcited fashion.
Nothing of the sort. They moved
about slowly, almost lazily, asked
questions quietly and locke d
altogether human. That m e h t
seem like naive remark, but
you'd be surprised how many Eu-
ropeans think of American cliches.
Strange Sign and Inspection
You may not believe it, but 1
think Americans have an engage
ing smile. The first person to greet
me on my first step on American
soil, customs officer, had it right
smack on his face. It's an intimate
and pleasing smile but l had not
walked more than a few steps
when / saw big sign-BEWARE
OF PICKPOCKETSi This didn't
seem funny. but / kept on smiling
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-07-26
RY-GO-ROUND

President Trumans latest candi- date to head the National Secur- ity Resources Board is Dwight Palmer of General Cable Company an Al man Senator Mc- Grath has just received proof that friends of Dixiecrat Governor J. Strom Thurmond offered $50 to Negroes if they would go out and buy tickets to the Democratic committees South Carolina Jeffer- son-JackSon Day dinner at which Vice resident Barkley spoke .. Democratic leaders continue to VOW they will keep Congress sweating in Washington until Labor Day Secretary of Defense John- son will insect Canada $ Arctic de- lenses next month . The United States has threatened to cut off it's Sl0O000,000 loan to Israel un- less Arab refugees are sent back to Palestine. Ambassador James G. Mcdonald delivered this warning to Foreign Minister Sharrett.
 MEDICAL ADVICE FROM AP
 Feeling under the weather, Sen
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-07-26
TRAGEDIES OF THE AIR

Tragedies in the field of air transportation with which the world visited at intervals all too frequent must be set down sacrifices to progress. The his- tories of all types of modern transportation have been marked with disaster In the air-which originally was considered our most hazardous medium-our progress toward safety has been remarkably swift and eff cient
 For untold generations the men who went down to the sea in ships in constant danger The number of human lives lost to the is countless. Only in comparatively recent times with the deve- opment and perfection of steam engines, radio and, later radar have the lanes become really safe.
 Railroads went through the same uncertain periods. In the decades prior to the construction of steel cars almost any rail accident likely to turn into major disaster But now the lines have attained remarkable record for safe transportation of millions of pas sengers
 The motorcar still reaps tragic annual harvest. But most accidents involve private rather than public vehicles The bus nes-as the railroads and the ship ines-have envable histories in safety But they, as the others also had their difficult years
 Actually air travel holds but the tiniest margin of danger Hundreds of millions of man-miles are covered each year by commercial air compames With
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-07-26
WAR PROGRAM IS URGED, REWRITING
 BY VANDENBERG

WASHINGTON, July 26.-tRl- Senator Vandenberg (R-Mich) saic today that President Trumans S1,- 450,000000 foreign arms program should be rewritten and curtailed' if the President expects action at this session of Congress
 The Michigan Republican, a leading exponent of the bipartisan foreign policy, said in a statement that the Presidents proposal ignores the machinery set up by the North Atlantic Alliance tos helping Europe rearm.
 Stronger criticism of MT. Tru- mans program came from Sena- tor Taft (R-Ohio). He said the plan would authorize the State and War Departments ito make alli- ances throughout the world and in- volve us in any and all wars, civil or external, going on anywhere in the world"
 Speaker Rayburn of the House hailed the Presidents proposal however as 'vitally necessary ii the North Atlantic Pact is to be made "as effective as we hope il will be-" He said the House Foreign Affairs Committee will begin hear ings promptly.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-07-26

three yearse ago by Taft; and Gre ager himself, who claims to be for Taft.
 The meeting was called to raise cain over their idols getting too close to their political enemy, Tom Dewey, which they believed would be the greatest mistake Taft could make. Bob Taft was great statesman, but no politician, some one walled. Dewey, they said, was d-dead-there was no use appeasing dead man.
 Finally, Carroll Reece tried to get Taft on the phone. It was now around midnight, but the Sen- ator was located at his brother in-laws home in New York. Reece talked to him, but was too excited and surrendered the phone to Texas Creager.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-07-26
20 YEARS AGO TIT fMB EMPIRE
JULY 20, 1929


 and two children, Betty Halle they guests Mr. Rices mother A. E. Clough.
 Princess Adelaide the of and
 Juneau florist left for Cheyenne Wyo to attend convention Society planning visit later Lincoln, in Ohio.
 busiy gagged polling glbstak pospecto the Taku strike Frank Vncnt the 6foot bought J. Conno Boeho brothers the ordered another others leave A. Ashby A. Sprague and party
 F1ory Agricultural Commissioner H. Fory and Columbus, Ohio Mrs Fory George port, planning a after
 CPicl Cunningham pitched brilliant ball for the Legion from the Moose at the City Park Hospital birthday saint who the
 Weather High, 59; low, 52; cloudy
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-07-26
pr. W. ". Atwood passes Away, East

WORCESTER, Mass. July 2e.- tREDr. Wallace w. Atwood, 76, President Emeritus of Clark Uni- versity and a noted educator and geographer, died Sunday at his summer home at Annisquah.
 President of Clark from 1920 to l946, he was the founder of the Clark School of Geography, which he directed until his retirement.
 During his A years as teacher, he was decorated by many foreign countries and honored by many scholarly societies throughout the world.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-07-26
TAFT SYMPATHIZES

Taft agreed to meet with the group in Washington next day, July 20 which he did, again in room 453, with approximately the same group present.
 By then Reece had calmed down nd told Taft bluntly that his old friends felt he was turning his back on their past loyalty
 Taft, he said, was now letting his name be used by the packers of John Danaher, eX-Senator from Connecticut, to be the new Ma tional Chairman. And Reece want ed it remembered that this same Danaher was Tom Dewey's candi- date for the chairmanship against him, Reece, in 1946.
 Taft listened sympathetically. Later in the day he got together with Senator Brewster of Maine and they arranged fer John Dan aher to withdraw his name as a candidate for the COP. chairman ship,
 However, Taft still believes that the Grand old Party should bind up it's wounds and the leaders should do more than bow politely when they meet.
 Note-Quoth Rentfro Creager of Texas after the last meeting ad journed: That so-and-so Drew Pearson got the dope about our Pittsburgh meeting, but I'll be damned if he gets this one'
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-07-26
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