The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-29
THE WEATHER LAST WEEK
Report From the Helena Bureau
Says It Has Been Mild.
DAYS WARM, NIGHTS COLD
The Cold Is Hard on the Stock and the
Loss Has Been Heavy-What the
Correspondents Have to
Say,

The report of the climate and crop
service for the week ending April Is,
as compiled by E. j. Glass, section d-
rector at Helena, reads as follows:
The weather for the week ending the
22nd has been generally mild for the
first part of the week, turning colder
in the latter part. The days have been
moderately warm, with freezing nights
Precipitation has been general during
the week. A bad snowstorm was re-
ported from Custer county. The snow
fell to depth of two feet. AS this
snow froze hard at night it was very
hard on the stock.
In general the season this year is very
backward. Flowing did not commence
until the second week of this month,
and farmers are still pushing it. Seed
ing of grain has commenced in Custer
county. and considerable vegetables
have been put into the ground. The
farmers are increasing the acreage of
their cultivated lands, and although
Liz sSelooi 10 Soile"lldl DdchN dIu lub
reports show that the outlook is good
The ranges are looking better and green
grass is appearing in the sunny places.
The loss of stock has been quite heavy
this past season, but the reports show
that they are improving; lambing has
commenced,
Correspondents Remarks
Observation-Disclosures: Past week has
been very cold; heavy frosts at night.
Seeding progressing slowly.
Observation-Disclosures: Stock in this
locality in fine condition. owing to the
abundance of hay. Glenwood: Flowing
and seeding beSun; farmers are seeding
old ground.
Cascade-Hardy: Crops we'll under
way, rain is much needed.
Choteau-Ada Frost almost out of
the ground, and blowing has COM
menced., Box Elder; Weather con-
tinues damp and cold: grass starting
slowly; not much seeding accomplished.
Chinook Weather generally clear; eff
fects of flood rapidly disappearing.
Custer-knowlton: Showed continu-
ously for IS hours, snow about two feet
deep; freezing hard at night; very bad
on stock, especially calves and sheep.
Sadie: On April 18th we sowed grain,
oiliois' peas, anu pdiShlps'
fersus-Otlca; FLOWING not general
as YET frequent SHOWS; curle"s ana
robins arrived on the GOTH
latheao - haiispeli: chanseaple
Weathef with Wlhd ana ram the hrst
part of the week: latter part clear and
warm; blowing and seeding in progress
VI ene hisnI lahus, aiso tiie trlhiiii!hs
OF lrult trees; sou IN good cohdltioh
!or securing. oheluoh: oeeolhe sun go
ing III, "eatner ulusualiy colo.
GALA tih-bozef1'ah. ono" mas gone,
seeolns IS IN progress WINTER wheat IN
soou condition. oedan: week mas peen
cool WIN occasional thaWs; no spring
work zone YET prospect Is favorable Tor
ran wheat.
Jellersoh-W hltehaH: Inc past week
mas been cold with quite heavy rain
ana snow. when put the ground IN
Soou coiluitioh lof an seeu mat mas
peeh soWn; season later than Tor
NUMBER OF years.
Lewis ana Clafke-Canyon Ferry:
very niue new grass mas started; Whlle
the falnfall mas peen abundant, the
temperature mas peen TOO low Tor the
CROWN OF VeSetatlon hogan: Grass
is puttlhg IN an appearances some 1ar-
mefs nave put IN gram.
Mauisoh-oherldan: FROST Is ABOUT
out OF the ground farmers are ploW-
ing; the terminal buds OF fruit trees
nave peen killed; the small trult IS I'M
harmed. silver Star: Some crops nave
been planted, but the season Is very
backward.
Mlssoula-Lolo: Seeding greatly re-