The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-09-16
OATS FAILURE IN PLACES
Apples Ripening RapidIy-Picking and
Shipping 1egun-stock condi-
tions variousIy Reported.

ture, the last three days were cloudy |
and much cooler. Dry weather pre-
vailed throughout the state, says Sec
ton Director Young in his weekly
crop bulletin for September 13.
Threshing has been pushed rapidly;
the wheat crop is below the average
as a rule, in many sections very short.
There are some exceptions, however,
in the southern and central portions,
where good yields arc. reported. The
grain is Of excellent quality. The oats
crop is light where not irrigated; on
many bench lands a failure OF this
crop is reported.
The second crop OF alfalfa is nearly
all harvested and in some pieces a
fairly good third crop will be cut.
Corn has about matured in Chouteau.
but is still quite green in Dawson and
Rosebud counties. Drought and frost
have cut the potato crop short in
many localities.
Apples ire ripening rapidly and
picking and shipping have com
menced; the crop is below the aver
age in quantity, but the quality OF
the fruit is good to excellent. The
condition of stock and ranges varies
greatly; the most favorable reports
come from the central and southern
counties and Valley county.
Told by Correspondents.
Following are excerpts from the
reports of correspondents in the differ
ent counties:
Decentralization: A good week
for harvesting; grain is being cut and
threshing has begun, crop not heavy:
second crop Of alfalfa being put up:
range is in bad condition, and cattle
are getting thin, and will be in bad
condition for winter.
Observation-Disclosures Feed get
ting short in the hills and cattle com
ing down; second crop of alfalfa near.
ly all up; apples ripening fast; pota-
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grain cut and some threshed; cattle
on the range generally thin. Winston:
Second cutting Of alfalfa in the stack;
wheat and oats not up to the average.
Carbon-Red Lodge: Unusually not
first part; threshing progressing rap
idly; yield excellent; cattle are doing
we'll so far.
Cascade-Ricevile: Wheat crop
short, but good quality; alfalfa doing
fine, normal yield; oats half crop.
though good grained; potatoes a fail
ure except where irrigated. Great
Falls: Shock threshing finished, yield
rather below medium.
Chouteau-St. Pauls: Light frost
on 5th, but no damage; third crop of
alfalfa has been cut; potatoes late.
Hays: Country getting green since
the rains; no frost yet; corn nearly
ripe; potatoes doing we'll; third crop
OF alfalfa ready to cut; range condi-
tons much improved by the rains,
stock fat. Teton: Haying finished;
no frost heavy enough to injure vege-
tation. Whitlash: Water On range
very scarce; creeks all dry; range is
all eaten of. Big Sandy: Ranchers
are through haying, crop light AMI
poor quality; most OF spring seeded
grain cut for hay; potatoes very small
and not many of them. Steele: A dry,
hot week, very hard On stock.
Custer-Ericson: Hay and forage
crops about all saved; range stock
doing well.
Dawson-Tokna: Warm days and
cool nights; haying still in progress;
some corr quite green yet and will not
mature unless frost holds off two
weeks.
Fergus-New Year: Grain most all
stacked and some are t%hreshing, grain
is fair quality; potatoes will make
an average crop; range is short and
dry but the late rains helped water
supply. Kendall: Grazing is good
stock doing we'll; threshing has com.
menced; certain localities have light
crops, others extra heavy.
Gallatin-Bozeman: Week has been
dry and very warm; harvesting AMI
threshing are progressing well; crops
making fairly good yield; stock in
good condition. Reese Creek: Thresh
ing progressing rapidly; grain is first
class in quality, but average per acre
is under one-half yield, potatoes about
the same, too much hot, dry weather
fruit is excellent, but short.
Lewis and Clarke-ClemOns: Har
vesting is about finished, the larger