THE DRY FARMING CONGRESS. 



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Acreage Yields. 



Matt. Wannebo, of Natal, says: "I put my crop in before I brought 

 my family here in 1900. It was a piartiial failure but averaged 25 bushels 

 of cereals. In 1907 I raised 2,900 bushels of oats and barley from 75 

 acres. The year 1908 was very dry and I only tried to crop 30 acres. 

 I averaged 30 bushels to the acre. I have $2,000 worth of good horses 

 and cattle. Timothy produces from one and one-half to three tons to 

 the acre." , 



Acreage Yields. 



J. H. Hoseman, of Moore, Fergus county, has operated on a dry 

 farm there since 18S7 and has 400 acres in winter wheat. He intends 

 to give his attention to that crop. He reports average yields as follows: 

 1906, 2,480 bushels of winter wheat, from 90 acres, an average of 27.55 

 bushels per acre; 1907, 130 acres gave 5,850 bushels, or 45 bushels to 

 the acre; 1908, 3,410 bushels, from 130 acres, or 26.24 bushels per acre. 

 This gives an average of 33 bushels per acre for three years. 



Soil Treatment. 



He says: "I believe in commencing to summer fallow about June 

 15th, working the ground at once after plowing, later disking and har- 

 rowing again. Winter wheat does better here if planted from Sepem- 

 ber 1st to 20th." 



Acreage Yields. 



D. C. Walker, Tone's Postoffice, says: "In any ordinary season a 

 farmer in the Judith Basin is sure of crops of small grains, potatoes 

 and other vegetables do well. Fruits, such as raspberries and strawber- 

 ries are profitable. In 1907, 25 acres of winter wheat gave me an aver- 

 age of 45 bushels, but in 1908, there was a most severe drouth and the 

 average was not heavy. However my crop was by no means a failure." 



Cash Capital needed. 



George H. Shepard, Lewiston: "When I came to the Judith Basin 

 I had two ponies, a saddle and four dollars in money. I worked two 

 years for wages and then began farming for myself. In 1907, 25 acres 

 of oats threshed 1,968 bushels. Spring wheat gave 40% bushels to the 

 acre.' A man locating here should have $1,500 to $2,000 cash capital, and 

 with this he would find as good opportunities as in any farming district 

 in the country." 



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Summer Fallow. 



William Martens, of Chadron, states that there are in his district, 

 500 acres irrigated and three times that amount being farmed without 

 irflgation. He is the only one in his neighborhood, he states, who is 

 attempting to follow the modern dry farming methods. He practicos 



