The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-07-07
WEATHER CROP BULLETIN.
Favorable Week for CS0ps and Thsy HAY
Advanced Ranidly. i

Favorable Week for Crops and Thsy HAvs
Advanced Rapidly.
Observer Glass, In his Weather crop bull
letin FOR the week ending July I. rays crops
and vegetables have had a very favorable
week ant have advanced rapidly. rho tenn.
perature Eaa besn generally above the
normal with abundance Of sunshine. The
Precipitation has bean mostly In ths form
Of showers and only fairly vol distributed
and was beneficial 70 crops In general over
the entire state. The hay and grass crops
are In good condition and occasional show
ets are all that 10 needed 10 nave The yield
81 nay up TO the average. sonson. Mosqui-
toes ~ this season Of the year are an i'm.
portant factor in o0nsiderinR cattle inter.
saes. During the past week mosquitoes
In the vicinity of Choteau the obse, yer re-
ports That tho showers dusinQ tho past week
have been detrimental to tho cattle inter-
eats, a. II serves to propagate mosquitoes,
which are very annoying TO range stock,
and have = tendency to make them thin in
heah; /. In the vicinity Of PiagHn, oats are
just beginning to come up, and the potato
crop promises an average yield.
IN LAWS and Clarke, Deer LODGE. Jeffer-
son, Madison, Gallstin and Park counties
tho crops are in fair condition, and prom
ise TO give an average Yield. Meadows are
looking fins and will be ready to cut in
about two or three weeks. The county
roads that have been in bad condition
from excessive rains during the past month
are now getting In fair condition again.
The strawberry crop was sliQhtly injured
by hail on June 20. In the vicinity of Boze-
man. In tho eastern portion of the state
crops have improved quite rapidly under
the influence Of the very favorable weather
of the past week.
Observers at various stations report az
follows:
With the exception of the last
two days there has been no rain this week,
and the weather was warm and sunshiny.
On the 2sth. the Thermometer registered
ninety-four degrees in the shade. The con-
tinued rain 10 not needed and only serves
to propagate millions Of mosquitoes, which
are driving range stock wild and making
them thin in hesh. Vegetation 10 doing
nicely now
=. Hsvre-All orors doing vol. and the rain
OF the latter part of the week was very
iact all vegetables. which needed rain
badly. Cattle and horses are having a hard
lime with the mosquitoes.
Avon-The past week has been very warm,
and has been beneficial to gardens. small
grain and meadows. Range stock IL in
good condition and are doing nicely. The
wagon roads ore getting in fair condition
for travelling.
Finn-Since last report it has been very
warm, just what was wanted for all veeeta.
ton. The grass crop 10 made and IL above
tho average.
Bedford-Rain Thursday aud Friday;
ground in valley we'll soaked, plenty for
the present; We hope now for plenty of
warm sunsl inc. Meadows look No. l. but
should be undisturbed for two or three
weeks, when We hope to harvest good crop,
30 also with the other crops.
Harrison-Vhs general average of the
weather has been beneficial to crops. A fine
rain occurred July {. Crops in this vioin-
'ty are looking fine. but are about two
weeks late.
Bozeman-The rain the last of the week
was just what crops here needed. Hail fell
In pa to of the valley on the 25th, doing
considerable damage to fall wheat and
strawberries in particular. Crops, especially
matured rapidly during the
warm weather of the first of the week.
Horrible past seven days have been
warm and crops of all kinds have grown
Glendive-The weather for the week has
been been very favorable for the growth of
all vegetation. With the temperature rang.
ing in the %nineties, corn has improved very
rapidly. The heavy rain of Friday was
mostly taken into the ground, as the steady
fall lasted about three hours and appeared
to be we'll distributed. Totsl precipitation
l.49 inches, maximum Temperature 81, mini
mum Do degrees for the week.