The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-20
AS Harvest Progresses Fa-
vorable Reports Come
to State Official.
DRY FARMS DO WELL
Despite Long Drought Tn
irrigated Farms Thresh
- Satisfactory Crop.

comfy agricultural agents. for tl.s
week ending August IL. show that
during the preceding seven days there
have been only local showers In a few
sections of the state. As q result there
has been no improvement in pastures
and indications are. that In sections
1t will be essential for those who have
livestock. to either ship or to be pre-
pared to feed very early.
The reports show that harvesting
the grain crop Is general in all parts
of Montana and in /. some sections
feature of the reports is that the
yields in the dry land sections are
much larger than was thought two
weeks ago would be the case. The re-
ports indicate that in no county Is
there any shortage of farm labor and
in several counties there Is a surplus.
. Some Grain Everywhere.
In Broadwater county. where fall
grain is being harvested, there is no
territory where some grain will not
he thrcshed.
In Big Horn county dry land farm
ers are threshing. some OF the wheat
yielding as high as 16 bushels, to the
acre.
Blaine county reports q wheat yield
of from three to 10 bushels an acre.
on a. good many farms. Winter rye has
been Cut in this county and. as in
every county which reports on this
grain. the yield Is exceedingly good.
In Cascade county all crops under
irrigation are reported In excellent
shape. There will he large acreage IL.
winter wheat planted in this county
this year.
In Custer county winter whea. Is
threshing from ten to % bushels an
acre and the rye about Is bushels an
acre.
Better Than Expected.
In Chouteau equity where wheat
harvesting is in progress, the crop is
better than anticipated before har.
vcsting began.
In F'allon county wheat is filling ont
nicely and the winter wheat harvest
is about half through The oats and
barley. cron will he short.
In Hin county spring wheat which
has been threshed Is yielding from
five to 20 bushels an acre. There will
he a fair rye crop and a short WHITES
wheat crop.
In jefferson county winter wheat is
threshing from ten to rs bushels an
acre and the spring wheat from five
to 10 bushdls.
In Lewis and Clark county winter
wheat Is being cut and the quality Is
good. The estimated yield is from 10
to 20 bushels an acre. Irrigated grains
are in good condition and the yield
will be about normal.
In Lincoln, in eastern sections, the
hay crop is practically 4. 1ailure, white
in other parts of the county the crop
will be about IS per cent of normal.
In Missoula county the grain har.
vest Is in full swing with n fair yield
where nonirrigated, irrigated field,
making 4 good return.
In Meagher and Wheatland coun.
ties the grain crop will be much bet
ter than first expected.
In Rosebud county spring wheat viii
make about half the average crop ana
oats the same. Winter wheat has been
harvested and that which has been
thrcshed indicates an average yield OF
40 per cent of the usual crop. Winter
wheat has threshed from six to 20
bushels an acre. Spring wheat runs as
high as 10 bushels an acre On dry
land.
RavalIi Yield Good.
In Ravalli county harvesting is in
progress and dry land wheat will run
from eight to II bushels an acre. Ra-
valli will have q good hay crop.
In Sanders county on the rese-va-
ton wheat Is running from five to l..
bushels an acre and some fields in
the Plains valley will run as high as
% bushels per acre. Taking the reser.
walton as a whole. grain has filled
better than was first thought it would.
In Saltwater county spring wheat
and oats are filling out but short,
with indications for about one half a
crop OF each cereal. The crop outlook
throughout the county is better than
at first anticipated. winter wheat
probably running from 10 to Is
bushels per acre.
In Sweetgr1ss county wheat will
thresh from ~ to Is bushels an acre.
In Teton county there have been
light frosts but no damage Crops IN
northern and central parts of the
county. are good. with an estimated
average yield of Is bushels an acre.
In Toole county spring wheat Is re.
ported better than SO per cent of the
normal. ''
In Valley county the oats crop IL
not very promising and the wheat
crop is SO good as to surprise many
who did not think the yield would
amount to anything.
In Yellowstone county, winter wheat
is yielding from 10 to > bushels on
dry land.
In Wibaux county crops have i'm
proved considerably. due ~ the cool
weather, some rye threshed last week
yielding "a bushels to IN acre.
In Dawson county wheat IL filling
good and will be of good quality. The
estimated yields are from three to IS
bushels per acre. The acreage OF oats
that will be harvested will be- small.
the estimated yield per acre being "a
bushels. Winter wheat will thresh IL
bushels an acre.
In Prairie county spring wheat
which. .haso tRsn threshold. has gone
fnorst tthrssn tpl l0u sbu shells. per acre
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