SUGGESTIONS TO SETTLERS ON BELLE FOUECHE PROJECT. 11 



on heavy land, even thoiip:h the land is new. The plowing under of 

 green crops will also loosen up the soil, making it more congenial to 

 plants and easier to cultivate. In general, the best time to apply 

 manure is in the fall, and when practicable it should be plowed under 

 at that time. 



THE BELLE FOURCHE EXPERIMENT FARM. 



An experiment farm lias been established on the project, about 2 

 miles northwest of Newell, S. Dak., where experiments are cari'ied 

 on for the solution of problems pertaining to the area. Part of it 

 will be under irrigation when water is available, and part of it is 

 now being used for experiments in dry-land! agriculture. Any 

 information which can be supplied by the station will be cheerfully 

 furnished. 



PUBLICATIONS OF VALUE TO FARMERS ON THE BELLE FOURCHE 



PROJECT. 



The following publications of the Department of Agriculture and 

 of the South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station will prove 

 of value to settlers on the Belle. Fourche Irrigation Project. 



UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



The publications of the Department of Agriculture may be obtained without 

 cost upon application to the Secretary of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. The 

 editions of some of these publications are necessarily limited, and when the 

 supply is exhausted and no funds are available for procuring additional copies, 

 applicants are referred to the Superintendent of Documents, Government Print- 

 ing Office, who has them for sale at nominal prices. 



In ordering give the classification under which the bulletin appears, as well 

 as the number and title; thus. Farmers' Bulletin 138, "Irrigation in Field and 

 Garden." 



BULLETINS, BUREAU OF PLANT INDUSTRY. 



No. 130. Dry-Land Agiiculture. 



182. Ten Years' Experience with the Swedish Select Oat. 



187. A Study of Cultivation Methods and Crop Rotation for the Great 



Plains Area. 



188. Dry Farming in Relation to Rainfall and Evaporation. 



lOG. Breeding Drought-Itesistant Forage Plants for the Great Plains Area. 

 203. The Importance and Iiniirovenient of the Grain Sorghums. 



CIRCULARS, BUREAU OF PLANT INDUSTRY. 



5. Barley Culture in the Northern Great Plains. 

 12. Dry-Land Grains. 



24. Alfalfa in Cultivated Rows fen- Seed Production in Semiarid Regions. 

 59. Dry-Land Grains for Western North and South Dakota. 

 [Cir. 83] 



