The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-08-28
YIELD NOT UP TO THE UsUAks
STANDARD.
CROPS ALL OVER MONTANA !
Weekly Report BY Section Director
Of Weather Bureau-Harvestina
and Threshing.

Very warm weather prevailed until
the morning of the 21st, when a de-
cided fall in the temperature occurred
throughout the state, and the remains
der OF the week was quite cool, says
Section Director Hayes in his weekly
crop bulletin. Rains were scattered
and rather light, the most general be-
ing showers of the 23d in the northern
and eastern parts of the state. On the
22d and 23d hail fell at scattered
points in the Missouri valley in Cas-
cade and Chouteau counties, but did
very little, if any, damage.
The weather conditions were very
favorable for the winter wheat har-
vest and for the ripening of oats and
spring wheat; the harvest of the lat
ter crops will begin within a week and
their present condition indicates that
the yields will range from an aver
age to above. The winter wheat crop
is generally good and threshing is be-
coming general in the Gallatin valley
The second crop of alfalfa is still
being harvested in some localities, and
at points in the southwestern counties
cutting has not yet begun. the yield
is proving very good.
Haying is nearly finished, except in
Valley county Reports are still to
! the effect that the yield will be rather
poor, except in the southwestern
counties. The range is getting dry and
somewhat short.
minor crops fair to good.
Reports by Counties.
Broadwater reports wheat and oats
being harvested and the yield salts
factory; second crop of alfalfa ready
to cut and the wild hay all up, with a
short crop. Potatoes are ripening
rapidly and the promise of large
yield very good. The week was warm
and dry, with only slight shower on
the 21st Grasshoppers are reported
as doing some damage, particularly to
cabbage.
From several points in Cascade
county reports are submitted. All are
that the weather is dry and hot. Grain
is ripening rapidly and some has been
cut. 1t is of good quality and length.
Range grass is curing and haying is
about all done; gardens are getting
dry. The barley harvest is under way
and all grains are looking good.
Chouteau reports high winds that re-
tarded haying. Hay about all cut,
but only an Indifferent CROP being not
so good as last year. Some oats have
been cut and their condition is about
average. At Virgelle a heavy rain fell
on the morning of the 22d and hail
storm of about half an hours duration
occurred. Very little corn was plant
ed, but wherever grown the yield will
be good.
Rosebud sends reports of hot, dry
weather and short range. Corn IS
maturing rapidly; hay making shows
no further improvement in the yield,
which is equivalent to failure IN
most localities. Grasshoppers are be-
coming less numerous than they were
earlier in the season.
From Howie in Sweetgrass county
the report is that grain is being cut
and the indications are that it will be
at least an average crop. The second
crop of alfalfa is ready for the sickle.
Feed on the range has been nearly all
taken by grasshoppers.
In Valley county the harvesting of 4
nearly all crops has been finished, with
the exception of wild hay. The gar
nering of the latter is in progress and
will continue for another month, as
the grass is green and still growing.
Threshing is in progress In many
parts of Gallatin county and fall wheat
is going to market. '''
The Big Oregon Nursery Co, Salem.