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ground deeper than we dig for fence posts Wheat and rye are our 

 staple crops" 



Precipitation. 



F. M. Lohr. of Glasgow, says: "Our rainfall is about 13 inches. 

 Our most rainy months are May and June. We have been dry farming 

 for about six years, but it is done wihout any system. 



Diversified Crops. 



"We are growing oats, flax, wheat, potatoes and alfalfa. These crops 

 are. and can be, grown successfully on our nou-.rrigated lands. If the 

 land is handled right, it will yield, without question, a profitable return.'' 



Precipitation. 



W. B. Walker of Glendive, (Dawson county), says that dry farming 

 has only been tested three years in his section. Altitude 2100 feet. 

 Average precipitation 1-5. 3-t inches per year. Most of the rainfall comes 

 from March 1st to September 1st. Five thousand acres under cultiva- 

 tion with a possibility of 500,000 acres in that region without irrigation. 



Diversified Crops 



Oats, flax, wheat, potatoes and alfalfa are now being successfully 

 grown. He made a total failure this past season, (1908) on sixty-day 

 oats and Durum wheat. Has 115 acres of winter wheat seeded. 



Summer Fallow. 



George B. Tripp of Garnerll. reports 50,000 acres of non-irrigated land 

 in that region being cultivated. Crops on spring plowed land were a 

 failure this past season, while crops on summer cultivated land were 

 fairly successful. He thinks spring grain in his region should be sown 

 as early as possible. 



Diversified Crops. 



Horticulture is generally a success, with plenty of cultivation. Alti- 

 tude 4500 feet. AA'heat, oats, barley, vegetables and alfalfa are success- 

 fully grown. Four crops of alfalfa per season. 



Jas. M. Cropp, of Lewistown, states that dry farming has been prac- 

 ticed in that district for seven years. Rainfall 17 inches per annum. 

 Winter wheat, oats and potatoes, are the cro-ps which are more gener- 

 ally grown. Alfalfa does well when once thoroughly started. Four 

 crops per year. 



Acreage Yields. 



Dr. W. X. Sudduth reports, for the Billings district, as follows: 

 "One hundred thousand acres under irrigation, 25,000 acres being 

 farmed without in-igation with a possibility of 500,000 acres. Rainfall 11 

 to 16 inches. Altogether, dry farming has been tested in this country 

 for 25 years. Alfalfa is successfully grown here for both seed and hay. 

 Crops grown and acreage yields obtained are as follows: Winter wheat, 

 30 to 46 bushels: spring wheat. 15 to 27 bushels: Durum wheat, 14 to 



