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Show GROWING TREES IN MONTANA Cannot Successfully Be Done East Of Mountains Without Use of Artl-flclal Artl-flclal Water. R. N. Sutherlln, editor or the Rocky Mountain Husbandman, says: "We have written many columns In regard to planting trees for use and ornament, but we are not of the class that recommend orcharding in any pail of Montana without Irrigation, although trees do grow and bear fruit, In the region west of the mountains, but It Is love's labor lost to try to grow trees or shrubs for ornament or use anywhere east of the mountains without artificial watering for It cannot can-not be done. Anyhow, It never has been done, and many attempts have been made. We love growing trees, but In order to Fhade our dry farming homes It will bo necessary for our friends to draw water from the well 01 haul it from the creek to keep them alive through July and August. We find the buffalo berry bush trying to grow upon the dry Innd. but It kills hack, although It sometimes manage to survive, but It Is not a growth that you would be proud of. since it requires re-quires entirely too much time for th bush to make a tree. It will take Sfl years at least, so We would not attempt at-tempt to grow trees on our western praises without we could get watet from some source." |