The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1915-10-08
GETS RECORD
YIELD OF OATS
J. T. Rowe of Hinsdale Threshes
LAG Bushels to the Acre
SOME BIG WHEAT YIELDS
SO Bushel Yield on Farm of w. B.
Dolson of Barnard. 100 Bushels
of Oats to Acre Near Opheim.

What is believed to be the record
yield of oats for this season in Mon
tana was raised on the farm of ]. T.
Rowe, between Hinsdale and Saco.
A letter received by Jack Mullins yes
terday from Mr.. Rowe contained the
information that the oats had yield
ed Jag bushels to the acre. Mr.. Rowe
stated that the yield was 102 bushels,
figuring 46 pounds to the bushel, ma
chine measure, and that this would
make LAG bushels to the acre at 32
pounds to the bushel.
Some enormous crop yields have
been reported from the country north
Of Hinsdale and Saco, but this yield
of 146 bushels of oats to the acre
beats anything so far. Sunnyside
Farm, as Mr.. Rowe calls his place
now ranks first among the farms of
the county as an oat producer, and
stands a good chance to remain 50
unless yields from other parts of the
county supplant it.
Thus far the biggest yields of oats
reported have been from the Hins-
dale country, but that section now
lays claim to being the champion
wheat raising part of the county, il
not of the entire state and country
A yield Of SO bushels of the acre has
been harvested by w. B. Dolson OF
Barnard. Not only is the wheat said
to be the best seen in that section this
season, but it is extra heavy and of
the highest quality. Flax that yield
ed from % to 80 bushels to the acre
is also reported to have been thresh-
ed on the Dolson farm. These enor-
nous yields have been reported b!
| number of reliable parties and il
they are as claimed, there is no dis
| putting Mr.. Dolson's claim to being
the champion wheat and flax raiser ir
the county.
Yields of from As to GO bushels OF
wheat to the acre are common arounC
Hinsdale and only reports of the very
| largest crops reach the city. A. G.
Mogan of Hinsdale is reported to have
threshed 60 bushels of excellent wheat
to the acre.
Owing to wet weather, threshine
in the north country has been con-
siderably delayed the past two weeks
Wheat on the J. F. Linderman ant
R. B. Marsh ranches just west o.
Glentana yielded about 81 bushels tt
the acre and F.. E. Chamberlain i:
threshing wheat that is making bet
ter than 35 bushels to the acre. His
oats yielded about 81 bushels to the
acre.
Some big yields are also being har
vested in the Poplar Valley, oats
yielding better than seventy-five bush
els to the acre.
The flax crop in the north country
is expected to be below normal this
fall. While the acreage is large, none
of it has been threshed as yet and the
exact yields could not be gotten but
those who are in the best position
to know are of the opinion that the
crop will be slightly below normal
The price is good, however, as there
is big general shortage owing Il
the decreased acreage in Montana ant
the Dakotas.
The best crop of oats threshed SC
far in the vicinity of Opheim was tina,
of H. C. Christianson, which yielded
100 bushels to the acre. Thirty one
bushels of Durum wheat and SO bush
els of oats to the acre is the acre
average of John Drugsvold and fla3
on the Jim McMurdo place went /!
bushels to the acre.