The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-06-03
GRAIN CROP IS' NOT DOING VERY
WE'LL.
WEEKS RAIN WAS GENERAL
In Only Three Counties Weather Con.
tinues Dry-Some Damage
Done by Frost.

The first four days or the past
week were too cold and cloudy for
satisfactory growth OF crops" says
Section Director Young in his weekly
crop bulletin, issued last Tuesday. ''In
Beaverhead, Madison and Ravalli
counties the weather continues dry;
over the remainder of the state rains
were general from the 23rd to the
25th, in most section heavy enough
to thoroughly moisten the soil and
insure good range conditions for the
next two Or three weeks.
winter wheat and rye as a rule
made good progress; spring wheat is
about all up, and in many fields covers
the ground; oats have generally come
up fairly we'll, but the growth Of this
crop and of alfalfa has been much
retarded by the u~nseasonably cool
weather. Meadows are mostly late
and before the good rains of this week
were being irrigated in many places.
Potatoes and garden vegetables,
where up, were killed or severely in
jured on the 25th and 26th by frost.
Fruit does not seem to be seriously
damaged, except in a few localities.
"Stock continues to improve. The
lambing season is we'll advanced and
has been very successful, although
there were some losses during the
storm of the past week."
Reported by Correspondents.
Excerpts from the reports by cor
respondents in the different counties
follow.
Decentralization: Very light
snow; first of week very cold; the
driest spring we have had in several
years; plenty OF water for %irrigation;
oats are not growing well.
Observation-Disclosures A good rain
needed badly; light frost three nights,
but did no harm to hardy garden
truck.
Carbon-Joliet: A fine rain the
oath, ending in snow at night; light
frost 25th; no damage except to beans
and tomatoes; grass and field crops
growing %splendidly; fruit doing well
where not injured by frost.
Cascade-Eden: Had about six
inches of snow, followed by warm
growing weather; all are through
seeding; grain fields getting green;
grass and meadows growing we'll;
potato planting we'll under way.
Fathead-Somers: Have had little
rain, but conditions are still favorable
for good crops; rain will be needed
soon.
Gallatin-Bozeman: Snowstorms on
the oath and 25th; latter part more
favorable and farming progressing;
stock in good condition. Sexton:
Fall wheat shows plainly the blight
which has taken many acres supposed
to have been decimated by worms;
continued cold and cloudy weather
keeps gardens in backward condition
the hay crop will be late and no
up to the standard unless var
rains and o. sunshine appear.
Jefferson-WhitehaI: Heavy fros
25th and Goth; killed potatoes ant
some garden stuff; still dry and ev
erything being irrigated.
Powell-Sunset: Grain coming Il:
: well, but needs rain; range improving
Ovando: Rain of Oath very beneficial
e and all crops now advancing YER
rapidly; range and stock in fine cor
) dition.
Park-Muir: Frost 25th and 26t
e damaged fruit in blossom; all othe
crops doing we'll; seeding finished.
Il Lewis and Clarke-Fulton: Raj
Q and snow o. 23rd and Gath; grass an
e grain doing well since. Birdseye
Frost on oath and 25th nipped man
e vegetables; seeding and planting a
through; fall rye and spring graf
n are commencing to look we'll. Wol
Creek: Rain and snow from GARD t
25th, which everything needed; rang
looking a great deal better.
S, Madison-Spanish: Cool, with sno'
e on oath and 25th; grass is CROWN
= well, but grain crops coming slowl.
Il Meagher-Two Dot: Heavy raj
and snow Tuesday; ground thorough
y soaked; crops all in; range in fin
condition. Castle: About - inche
of snow on the night of the 23rd
weather fine afterward and CROP
growing faster.
9. Missoula-Jocko: Heavy rains, 70
- 1870 L. laaxIx Eaas4.