The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-06-17
WEEKS WEATHER HAS BEEN
BEEN MORE FAVORABLE.
SHOWERS OVER LARGE AREA
G~rasshoppers Becoming Numerous in
Carbon and Sweet Grass, But as
Vet Doing No Damage.

The days have been somewhat
warmer and more favorable for crop
growth the past week, says Section
Director R. F. Young in his weekly
crop bulletin, issued last Tuesday,
June IA, but there were several cool
nights, especially in the western por-
lions Of the state, with damaging
frosts locally in Beaverhead and Mis-
scoula counties. Light showers oc-
Cured over a large portion of the
state, but there are still a few places
where moisture is needed for the
ranges.
Winter wheat and oats are heading
in Powell and Missoula counties; oats
and spring wheat have made rapid
growth. Alfalfa made fair progress
and is looking we'll, but as a rule i.
is rather late. Cutting of the first
crop has commenced IN Lewis and
Clarke and Yellowstone counties.
Grasshoppers are becoming numer-
GUS in Carbon and Sweet Grass coun-
ties, but as yet have done no dam
age.
Potatoes have been injured in some
places by bugs, while in others they
have been cut down by frost.
TNr-;% L4~ o~% Ioo- ~,o%O~;o11vy in
jured by frost, except in a few isolated
localities. Strawberries have come
into market in Missoula county, and
the crop promises we'll in Yellow
stone.
The lambing season is practically
over; shearing is in progress gen
orally.
Told by Correspondents.
Following are excerpts from re
ports made by correspondents in diff
ferent counties:
Beaverhead - Dillon: Favorable
week for crops, frost Friday night;
alfalfa looking we'll; oats, wheat anc
ranges need rain; stock looking well
shearing has begun.
Observation-Disclosures: Showers or
the 9th and 9th benefited both grass
and grain, but too cool for much
growth; a fine crop of lambs.
Carbon-Dean: Good growing
weather most of week; range the bes
in five years; high wind slightly dam
aged alfalfa and advanced grain
potatoes all up; no irrigating dom
yet. Joliet: No rain, but plenty o
water for irrigating and crops arr
, looking we'll; small grain is GROWN.
, slowly, but is stooling out more thai
usual, giving promise of a large yield
grass on the range is excellent.
Chouteau-Hays: Excellent grow
ing weather; alfalfa will be ready t
r cut in 10 days; garden truck CROWN;
fast. Havre: Good showers an
warm weather caused rapid growth
potato bugs very numerous; rang
excellent. Steele: Crops lookin
we'll; alfalfa making good growth
range fairly good, but needs rain
gardens are making a nice showing
shearing commenced. Whitlash
Crops growing we'll; range ~excellen
Coburg: Heavy showers have been
s great benefit to grass and all crops
range feed good; cattle and shee
1t doing we'll; all kinds of grain as we
Al as garden truck doing well.
l. Custer-Ericson: Crops of all kline
IS and grass are good; range frst-cla'
n and stock doing we'll. Midland: Gu
of look for good crops and range fee
very favorable.
~ Dawson-Springbrook: Heavy rail-
it have insured hay crop and most We
at etables. Blackman: All crops up al
Il. looking well; prospects for good GRO,
IN and plenty of grass.
in Fergus-Rogers: Grain and h
looking fine. New Year: Nights ha
= been a little cool, otherwise exc
as lent growing weather; crops of
kinds doing finely. Elso: A good We
as for growth but no rain; stock dol
- finely but water getting scarce; Ian
he ing over and shearing we'll under we
,ot Gallatin-Sexton: Weather &C
with frequent showers; no frosts
injure late fruit; range feed is goo
he water plentiful but not quite as mu
ny as other seasons; spring grain lot
~ ing excellent. Bozeman: Crops 10
we'll and grass is better than
years; water plentiful; stock in go
condition.
w. Jefferson-Wickes: Weather b
is. been changeable, Thursday rain, +
rst day light snow. Whitehall: Ora