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Geyser Judith Basin Times (Geyser, Mont.), 20 Aug. 1914, located at <http://montananewspapers.org/lccn/sn85053135/1914-08-20/ed-1/seq-1/>, image provided by MONTANA NEWSPAPERS, Montana Historical Society, Helena, Montana.
tells of is successaful method of using acre, which he coneidere iie cheapest alfalfa 1111 follower `f i crop insurance he can secure. By Alfalfa - Alfalfa In, :rows is proving a success ling corn, alfalfa in rows and hogs be has on the bench land farm throughout east- ern Montana. Thirty five Mike north of filendr‘'e near the villige of Illoomfleid Is located what is prbbably the !argent alfalfa paring to seed down from ten to thirty h a a \ has lint b . f.. '\ \ t ' sf \' tDril Y ex. field grown in cultivated rows in Mon. The plained lisssthe plant pathologists of our acres in this manner next spring. tans\ at the present time. Mr. Chas. - western states. The fact remains that Crockett the owner of this field is great danger in drilling or broad -casting known throughout Dawson county as the early spin wheat is frequently thus alfalfa on bench lands is getting too Ef- fected, while late sown wheat in the man w h o iri . owa affnifo, weeensfully in imuch seed per acre, which simply meanie VOL, 4, GEYSER, MoNT.. AUG. 20, 1914 NO. 23 A ' ucces6ful Aldthod one has Ill hi acreage to seed it edit- . not be done in 011e day or even a week; Of Raising Alfalfa hence a leeway of practically one month may he allowed. %%lien seeded at this time the wheat J. C. Taylor, in the Montana Farmer,' season at a cost of about 50 cents per will hat \ ' Had ' \O P g rowth to ilebi the snow nod prevent drifting of tile soil, and the root system will be well developed and not liable to injury front alternate freezing and thawing in the a combination that is hard to beat and one that he can always &teen' upon early spring \\'\ 1 \. T\\ \HY 'fe ed- ing is usst desire:tide, as it appears that bringing hint a good return melt year. °There 111,.141% Crocketrs locality have it increases the liability to injury by nn , wire -worms or blight. Why this should smaller fields and ninny others sante field ma esea ie injury. iii a cer- 1 WE OFFER YOU POLICY of fice insurance at a very reasonable cost. Better have us issue you one this very clay. You are as likely as any one else to have a fire and your turn. may come tonight. The pitch 4 that goei often to the well is sure to be broken. If you keep on putting off the fire insurance question you ttre apt td be \broke\ too. Plenty have. FRESEMAN & MOODY. rows on a large scale. Re has 35 acres too many plants for the amount of mob- Y I . • cooking equip- home courses with local leaders and la- i slides, labor* taiti district of Fergie\ comity a 111110 - throughout cultivation and a splendid stand . ture available ' This \ tali\ ' elm be throughout his entire field. When the i readily noticed by -the . color of the al- her of farmers had hetrieel that it ixon)ei 11 , 1 vnt nevem'?\ , rduct them has boratory equipment over the ordinery writer visited Ids field on July 26th, Air. falfil plants when they are 1 not „ mph ._ do to seed flax it, the spring and t hen ibetat ille Iced by die departme•nt in tem- eorreepondence courses is that only a ia llllll sliately seed winter wheat in the reels age o lose e to take the uperatiou with agricultural colleges of email lee t f : ti 1 Crockett had juStAluished stacking his l ing enough moisture to make a thrifty first cutting whieh yielded a trifle bet- growth. They InX311 tern a light 1. , ;;•••en or 111.1 . The\ \h\\ the' flax was certain States. iisditi.111111 1.1./TTI.Sn011th'Ilei. eOnlrek- •Iiiiish ter than a ton to the acre. la yellowish green, and after reaching miv,, harvested in the fall this winter wheat I, The object of the plemi is to nark 'e plendid \shape for the :via. eessible at home to men and woutiakeWitlle- it. Shilling in a groupe. with labors - Considering the very dry weather dur- OT eight inches in, height cease to nimik4wauld lie in 3 1 , ter. In every instance the wheat was have not the time or tnisana- to 4lial . . tory work and a leader, .1e1IIILS to stiumu- lag May and the fact that Mr. Crockett l any growth. The writer has seen /111111- tine in, the fall and winter. furnishing in the regular courses at tite.k011egeo, pni s . ! hue the interred. end add a social * feature NMI 00 head of hogs pasturing this field erous fields Ilds meaeoti in this condi- which lead the members of the gneup to pasture for li\sestack. tieal abort courses in agriculture 'awl Put of Aseetpting, it shows a remark- I li \' whirl ' will ant.' produce the owner ill\IllY yaws good complete it. Experiments with free cox - Yet every farnts•r with but one excep-, home management specially adapredr to enough to pay for his trouble harvesting. ably good yfeld even under adverse con- . I • - h h - '1 ditions. twit year this same field pro- duced better than 1 1-2 toner per acre the first cutting. It is of interest to note the manner In which Mr. Crockett started to grow - which causes an arrestment in growth. :Aprti, May and June, but also on well grow- ing alfalfa in rows. Quoting him on this subject he nays: \On moving from The growing of alfalfa in rows has Prc'Pared fallow land and and where the advantage of providing snitoent , wheat was seeded in during the month Nebraska to Montana eight years ago, I moisture so that the plants may make a of July a \ ' mi .!' A \g\'• brought a small quantity of alfalfa seed ' A farmer in the Western, part o Fer- for the women especially, courses in, the , thrifty growth. I with me that I secured front a small patch I 'decided to try some in rows as seeding front 10 to 40 acres in rows next b a t \ 1 \'\ l N ''''' sl f h ' s Ikl ' i duri ng soon as I could prepare the ground in M Montana. spring, that this method is rapidly gain- May, 1911. 1 b eim' that only it few seat- ing favor in Dawson and Fallon cumin- ti -red pieties had e‘en aurti‘ed the win- ' I Plania0 tllia seed in alloft rows, and L ta her. I hi a reeent trip through Mussel - allowed ,it to bear seed each year, Is this 6.' 1 shell crawly I found a numbersof fields 'manner „1.1ea,, : .ahlre , tem. „ add a..little more affected by wilt ale' upon inquiry learn - to my *el& mW1 'imams. At thi end of PergliS County's Agricul- , , d that In every inetanee the wheat had t wo yeers I ' hail two rowa eighty rods . long which were doing splendidly. I tunst 'Calks boot sown 'Wine time prior to August 20, 191:1; and here again I found a few , felt that I had passed the experimental fermers had tried the seeding of wheat stage and was confident this was the Carl Peterson, Fergus County's agri- in, time spring with flax and seemed a only way to grow alfalfa on bench lands. :ultural expert, has time following to say goo, . 1 .4,n t nil nf wheat last fall, butt this Each year thereafter I seeded as ranch as oncerning the sowing of fall wheat: spring it is a total failure iii nearly I could until now I have 3.5 acres wheel, having studied this particular spies• every ease. . • in laying out esek and in showing him I intend to make fifty another year. My lion for some time in the prinsipal i Po not wait much after the first iiii , liem, iinsfinni4 of pros-esIllre. The entire field has been seeded with a gar- wheat -growing areas of the state. 1 find week in September, but tr the seed bed classes Sr.- c l aonle are held from S to den drill which may seem a slow method that there is a certain. period ever” , v • ear is reasiv ROW the winter wheat. even I -4 i ii th , ,,,,,,,, i i ng mu ' fr ,,,„ I ,,,, . 1 in yet it works quite fast, and puts on a when winter nheat van be sown to the through it mar appear dry nt. the limn. the all er11111111n. two or I hr.-,- air 4,\1 emelt uniform amount of seed. I used about leist ash:tidal:es \iz. from about the 15th ter if the land 14 properly prepared there „.„„ ek. T in , ,,,,,,. ate IVA held even - one and one-half pounds per acre, whim+ of August to the loth of Septeinher. i, miritaliv ample t llll 'shire to germinate (Inv ,...p, that the members will have I consider a trifle too much where the Practio e illy every record -breaking I \ 1) . 1 ' fie wheat. Montmotit Farmer. 'itinte to attend I. their farm dut b -s In seed iq of good germination, quality, ever produced in Montana was sectisel l between the sessions. as well as be - Along with my alfalfa in rows, I have ;during this period. It is true that smite- , fere and after the instruction period: tried it. seeded broades.st but have never itimes a good erop with a heavy yield HOME CLASSES FOR .FARM WOR o k r There is evidence to substantiate the fun. \h\ tn'''I this exPer\\\nt In 1912 their din lista. Theee courses, -which - claim that whenever the alfalfa phini found that. during the months of MeY I rwin consist of IS to 20 lectures, and will imn Y iwil'idual‘ Rain., advreit : lige ftorn them, many others, bcca UV\ the ma terip.1 and dune. 19'.:1. the wheat began to wilt teettsitme s five or. more Werke can be Sr them, not receive enough moisture the i\ furnished 1.. .1.....I do mit feel the same 1 I , li , 1 l'Ii •• ••I 1 I ' .. ' ; ' 1 Obligutiusi to complete them as they d o sirrayer. • , little nodules that centain the iiitrogses ,a\' s • ' \ • I s •\'\n\ 1 \' on ranged , to suit the spare time an I rim - where wheat was sown with flax during se m en \ o f em its group p f peop l e. gathering bacteria dry up and disappear, when they pay • suhtitantial sum of The erahses , to lui c olk$041 at first are poultry raisin*, feint growing, soils, money for the instruction. cheese manufaeturing, dairying, butler making. and farm bookkeeping; and THE CABBAGE APHIS This is a gya i yish4phise that sometimes It is evident from the numerous in- \ 3 count\' who desired fell pasture for preparation, cooking, sad use of veep- multiplies till, It metiers the whole meth - patch growing in my garden in Ne- guider' that the writer has had in regard his dairy Ims•rd sowed a field to 'isurkey wee. and cereal foods. The department Image. Paris, green has mem effesst upon breaks. Noticing the thrifty growth it .1913. The ' w ill Buppes lectures mid lantern slidee it (or it feeds he sugking paiee f - made on the outside edges of my little to growing alfalfa in rows. amid the num- lied wheat sum the 7th of Jule wheat mask a epletelisi gram Ilt last fail.' bjects, an,' the Stet, the interior of the lest 1111.1 110.41 111A her that have signified their intention of coveting these atm • hieh hare agr ee d to coeperate in the get the 'seism, applied ou the surface. plan will lend to each group laboratory A spray that kills by contact with the and cooking aparatus valued at E100 and hody se( the 111.111:1 neeessary to con - a reference library. 'rime textbooks and I rol I hem. Rim+ leaf Ph. three- fourt lit levtures !will be mile so 110111111el.e. Ulla 'Mitre; \I1'. \'WIT\; \lid wafers eel esch grotty can safely appoint one of its lens, teeommenclesi for aphis. Three- work- of the course, nte,nibejdk es, eti . tify leader to direet the tout:Hot (mime of Black leaf iht nva, ridded to the formula for worms Let sles When, a greup has derided to take up %troy both worms and aphis. the work, the •State which cooperates I Now is the time to control thole in - sends an agent with the departtmen04 soets.—R. A. Cooley, State Entomoire This spray applied in thAtf,to worms is not slangeratts to the conauni• ers of mature cabbage, foe \Me . womdd have to cat several wheelbai•row loath.\ of cabbage to get a medicinal dose of Pgreen. NEW SUNDAY SCHOOL ORGANIZER , Rev. It. Osterleout, of Unto, a Suit - cloy feripeol man of experieeee, has 'hero seheessl by the Moisten* Sunday School association as General. Seentary I.- succeed Rev. .1. A. Alford who hat hild that °Mee eittee November 1, Bele. Re\. Mr. Osterhout lake charge oil August IS. He hi a man fully' equipped for the work and comes to Montano very Jtjghly_r_eermunenderi. He will begin im- mediately to 'arnfol fist , 'the 'berklioshe of County Sunday School Conventions over the state. His addresa . will-be Mel - representative to organize a sample class gist, Hohmann, ens. end assist the lrailer whom they elect succeeded in obtaining the yields I do ; may be produced when the winter wheat A pl an whereby 10 or more fanners , The ela -set meet . comeniv at i ti n s; most , is sown either before or after these farm can f111111 110113e classes nin n t i e l 7l s w e em . sk work is don n e. from that in rows.\ Mr. Crockett'!\ field is in rows 36 inches dates, yet the teed crops are nearly al- -s g ricultine or demesfie seis•nee P11.1 ; a - & In the f ternoon ocy work b apart,. which he cultivates twice in ir ways sown about September 1. %Allen Cell Ile teN.11/00kg, lest tares, Is 11, e..11,1,wto, tof I Iv. YOU ARE NOT BOUND To keep any merchandise bou- ght here which you find unsat- isfactory. Send or bring the ar- ticle back and either exchange it for something else or get your money back. We sell satisfac- tion -with our goods or we do not consider, it a sale Trade with us on that basis. SPEAKING OF SILKS Dame Fashion again deserees that this is to be a silk season. is almost indespensible for a lady to have a silk dress. It is always • fashionable, appropriate for any occasion and easily kept in order if bought from our quality silks. Time for wearing silks is always with us, time for buying them is now. Coughlin Bros. & Go. Geyser, Montana. It • to take the donie4Lic u l'I.r 4 , -- have pracliecl lessons in eouking. 1• 0.011 aS the stass ie established the Stale organizer withdraw, to start • it, 4 other district. Thu work thereenftesr is left in charge o the leader, who receives assist:Ince be mail mail from tie, (0Ilege OT the departrrien- in carrying on time work. .k4 there is rio regularly paid tor, classes can be earried on all cver the St . 10 as rapidly as the 4-illcge organiz eer .1111 ‘iSil Ille groni , s and as q uick' 44; tbe lahor„414wy sets Ile celiege leviers , availeble. The local lead- er presisle (hiring the ntasThig th. Ineloreir end refPri`11144\5 for it lib+ fill leNI and , Ieles Hie ,.1111111jell 1..' denerium•ttl. 1fe trill ;alma la• resmats for the laboratory ralatipm at. Et ear . % ame who vaarmaleles Ilan etaar3e will re eri‘e a ITOT.1 the -.late 144 \ all ,,f Ille stilt-, ha %a. yet agree.] to cooperate in this plan. 1a4 wiittes experiments along these lines were cat - tied out successfully in Pennsylvania and this has stimulated an interest in the method in other states. In one re. the Pennsylvania classems more men ep plied than could lie accomodated, and all of the 20 men 111141 15 WOIllen mt ho laegaa the emirme 1111 . t ell it. Ps•masylvanie is; now arranging for more elasses. Am hill VIASHeli11•41 . 11S. .11 We ig'a II, ermamt, am' I hariala eXI.1-11 1.1 lake IIIu werk, sillier stales, snelli New) \\\\ J. - r.\.v a fel Delaware. have • their a,eeperatc. anlimaiilv a eellege ill a Ante ii -imall' !TIM% lai oleparl Meld. sespera I Mu sullieient iaderest ha , been shown in the plait he severni semi - enmities; where lii (sr more people have 'sought the instruit Iiiiminciel reasons certain colleges are ine able to engage in the work 11 4 are others. I 'llte allrantage claimed f o r the n ew CONTROL CABBAGE WORMS The velvety /green . worms on cabbage and cauliflower appear to be unusually abundant this year. The parent insect is a' white buttertlY which laya pale yel- low eggs on the under side of the cab- bage leaf. Time eggs hatch into green worms which feed for three of four weeks and if in suflicient Dumber* wiU practically destroy the ersep. Coutrol possible by Inman of a spray of the following: Pu.ris peen, I ounce; laundry soap, 4 eutteee; water. 4 gallonl. This shouls1 be 'thoroughly apelied with a kitap;aek or other good II The presence of yourself and friends is requested at the opening of the Kennedy - McConkey Company New Department Store on Saturday, August 22, 1914. We hope to meet all our old customets and many new ones on this date and give them an oppottuutty to inspect one of the best assorted stocks of geinual merchandise on the G. N. line between Great Falls and Lewistown. Piano recital by Mrs. R. H. Dudley Demonstiation of the superior quality of Gopher Brand Canned Goods by Mr. Frank Major. full line of thc. N . /ohms] Rissalit Company's products will lie demonstratcd by Mr. Will Scott Demonstration of Golden West Coffee by Mrs. II. Pollock. Demonstration of Patrick's Mackinaws by Mr. O'Donnell. Displa of 3 full line ol Atinoitt Compato Pure Niests by Mr. R. H. McPherson. We will always be in position to save you money in all depart- ments. Buying in large quantities for our different stores. and discounting our bills, we are able to make extremely low prices. The highest quality of goods is in each depattment at all times. We thank our customers from the old store lot their Nullities. of the past. anti 3:1;11Te 111e111. am Well -S new ones that mm ult increa7L44i facilities of the Lew sown We W111 hf` :11111.` iii serve 11/e111 tit evell ' , eller advantage thaii befote Souvenirs for the '.1 . Aars for gentlemen. Kennedy- McConkey Company. Geyser, Montana. 1 11 , 1 • ••.. ' , re\( I 1 1 •••11.
