The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-13
The Report of Section Director
Glass Issued.
UNFAVORABLE TO STOCK
Severe Storms in Several Places-Farm-
ing Is Progressing Weather Was
Fatal to Young Lambs and
Calves - Remarks

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has just been issued. The report fol-
lows:
The week just passed has been very
unfavorable to the stock interests in
nearly all sections east of the main
range of the Rockies in the state The
most severe storm that has ever &C.
Cured during the month of May came
into Choteau county from the north
west on May and ., and in the eastern
portions on the End and Sd. The storm
was accompanied on the last day by
high winds from the northwest which
drifted the snow very much; the tenn
perature was below 20 degrees in many
localities. Under these conditions
large percentage of young lambs and
calves became chilled and died. In
many places cattle that were very
weak from the effects of the severe Win
ter were also lost.
Very little progress was made in
farming until the 5th. Seeding is fin
ished in most localities in the west por-
ton; while the east portion seeding is
in all stages of progress.
Correspondents Remarks.
Observation-Disclosures: Seeding about
over; stock doing well. Dell: Grass is
growing more rapidly since warm
weather began; farming operations
+ progressing slowly. Willis: Farmers
h are blowing and seeding; too cool for
seed to terminate.
Broadwa ter-Glenwood: No farming
this week; lamb crop will be light;
grass very backward. Townsend: Hard
week on sheep; heavy loss of lambs;
cattle and horses stood the storm of
May / and fairly well. Winston: Lat
ter part of week has been favorable for
blowing and seeding; ground in good
condition; willow trees leating
Carbon-Absarokee: Some loss in
lambs caused by storm of May 1 and 2
Seeding is about half done. Red Lodge:
Most backward spring since 1892. Plow-
ing not commenced on account of snow
drifts on the bottom lands: consdera-
BILE losses are reported of sheep and
lambs.
CGscade-Cascade: Storm of May
End was very disastrous for lambs:
sscS7ng was set back few days; grass
is now growing rapidly. Great Falls:
Season very backward; seeding pro-
crossing slowly; weather quite severe
on lambs during first part of the week.
Hardy: Six inches of snow on the list
and End; crops about all sown. Sand
Coulee: Seeding about half completed:
H.
Choteau-Chester: Heavy snowfall
during the first part of the week: farm
work progressing slowly: some seeding
yet to be done. Whitlash: Flowing and
seeding just commenced; grass just
starring; stock of all kinds very weak,
Cuater-Decker: Range stock are be-
ginning to improve: much blowing and
some seeding done. Grow Agency: The
most severe blizzard of the year oc-
CURED in May 2; snow was 10 inches
deep and in some place was drfted
-four feet in depth; season two weeks
backward; the Little Big Horn river
has overlooked it's banks; it was two
feet above all former records. Fallon
Snowstorm on May and 3 did con-
siderable damage to the lamb crop.
Forsythe: Heavy loss in lambs on the
End and Sd of May during the storm,
Sadie: Storm of May and very se-
we're on calves and lambs. Cattle trav-
cling long distances for green grass,
TORY: Severe storm on May 2 and 8;
storm did no damage except to lambs
and calves that were born during the
storm.
Deer Lodge-Blossburg Very cold
week; no farming done. Cattle are
grazing in the hills, where grass is fair
ly good
Flathead-Sheldon: Warm weather
began on the 5th; grass clover and tim
othy are looking well; some wheat is
up, SeeulnS nearly competed.
Gallatin-Bozeman: Nine inches Of
snow fell during the first of the week
farming operations suspended during
the first of the week: stock is in good
condition and ranges are improving;
acreage of spring grain will be below the
average. Manhattan: Seeding is about
finished; there is a marked improve
ment in crop conditions during the lat
ter part of the week. Sedan: Very lit
tie spring work done up to present
date; fall wheat looks well; some loss
in sheep and lambs; quite a number of
calves have died.
Jefferson-Boulder: Snowstorm on
May / and 2, followed by warmer
weather; season very backward. White
hail. Fruit trees not hudded out; grain
not up and grass is at a standstill:
seeding about over; heavy snowstorm
during the first of the week.
Lewis and Clarke-Canyon Ferry:
Very little progress was made in farm
ing until the 5th.
Madison-Parrot: Crops mostly sown
and potatoes planted; grass on the
ranges improving.
Meagher-Lewis: Grass just starting;
the storm on May 1 and very severe
on sheep and lambs; no seeding done
yet. LeadbOrO: Storm on May l and .
left two feet of snow in this vicinity.
Observation-Disclosures First few days OF
past week were cold, followed by warm
and pleasant weather: oats are coming
up and look splendid acreage Of spring
grain will be below the average. Plains:
Past week has been favorable for farm
ing; seeding finished and the potato
crop being planted. Thompson: Wealth
er getting warmer; crops are growing
rapidly and stock are looking better.
Park-LiVingStOn Twenty-Five inches
of snow fell on May ,; snow about
gone; stock doing we'll MeyerSburg:
o. inches Of fell Will the