The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-08-05
LAST WEEK IN JULY.
How the Crops Looked in Various
Parts of the State.

Parts of the State.
The weather during the past week
has been warm and pleasant and
crops of all kinds have made rapid
Advancement; the weather has been
particularly fine for hay harvesters,
as very few showers have occurred
co Interfere with haying Haying
is general throughout the state and
the crop is better than was estimated
a few weeks ago.
Irrigated grain is in fine condition,
but unirrgated grain is beginning to
show the effects of the hot weather
during the past week.
Water in most of the streams is di-
minishing rapidly, and in a few in
stances water for irrigation is get
ting scarce, but as a general rule the
water has held out very we'll this sea-
son.
Fall wheat is ready to cut in Mis-
soula county and a good yield is indt-
Gated.
The berry crop is about gathered
in the west portion of the state.
Beaverhead.- Dell: The weather
has been very warm during the past
week, which has been favorable for
haying; the hay crop will be the
heaviest for several years past; grain
is looking we'll. Dinon The warm
weather has made the crops grow
! very fast; haying is in full progress;
the crop in this vicinity is little be-
low the average, but a greater acre
age is being harvested this season
than usual. Water is getting low in
the streams, but crops are safe for
this year Grain and hay have been
irrigated the second time.
Broadwater- Winston: Alfalfa and
timothy are going into the stack in
splendid condition. Early sown oats
and wheat have headed Potatoes
that were set back by the frosts are
doing well, but will be about three
weeks later than usual. Hay harvest
Ils we'll advanced. Potato beetles
have made their appearance. Grass
is beginning to cure on the hills and
ranges.
Carbon-Red Lodge: The fore part
of the week was cry and hot, followed
by cool, cloudy weather, with light
frosts occurring in the low lands at
night; no damage done to vegetation.
/ Haying will not be over until August
20; the crop will be as large as usual,
Some farmers are feeding their mich
cows something that was never
/ known before to occur so early.
Cascade Adel: The weather dur
ing the past week has been ideal hay
ing weather. Scarcity of help makes
progress very slow. Gardens look
ing splendid. Hardy: Weather has
been very warm and everything is
drying up fast; stock looks WE'LL
grain needs rain badly. Great Falls
Weather has been perfect during the
past week. Hay and grain looking
we'll. st. Peters; Weather favorable
for all kinds of crops, Haying has
begun; timothy is somewhat lighter
than last year.
Choteau- Havre: Excellent grow
ing weather prevailed during the
week; fine weather for haying; irri-
gateu crops are beginning to burn
ranges turning brown. Haying is gen
eral throughout the county; water in
small streams is falling rapidly. Chi
nook: Hot dry weather is benefi-
clal to haying; irrigated grain very
much improved; sheep shearing fin
ished and first shlpmeno of beef cat
tie to eastern market has been made
Crops are in fine condition, and stock
looks excellent st. Paul's: The
weather has been beneficial to crops
it being warm and dry Gardens are
growing nicely; potatoes, squashes
and beans are in blossom.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT Oats are gen
orally good, but some pieces need
rain badly. Showers during the week
: have been local; early potatoes be
, ginning to ripen; haying is in ful
progress, with the hay crop better
than the average. Maximum temper
ature, on the 22nd, 80 degrees.
efferson-Boulder Good week fol
rapid growth OF vegetation. The
gathering of the hay crop has begun
i Irrigating streams are rather low.
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