The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1918-11-29
GROUND READY FOR
SPRING PLANTING
County Agents from all Over Mon
tana Report the Best of Con.
diti0ns.

01ti0nS.
Helena, November 20.-Reports re-
ceived from county agricultural agents
from nineteen counties in Montana by
Charles D. Greenfield, commissioner
Of agriculture and publicity, under
date Of October 81, indicates that ow-
ing to the favorable weather during
the fall a very large amount Of ground
has been plowed and made ready for
spring planting. The reports also
show that in all sections Of the state
winter wheat and rye are doing ex-
c%eptionally well. Threshing has been
completed in nearly all of the oun
ties and in a number Of sections the
yield has been much better than it
was believed it would be where the
drouth conditions were most severe.
AS a rule there has been a sufficient
amount Of labor to carry IN fall OPP
erations. These reports show condi-
tions in the counties named as fol-
lows:
Musselshell: The wheat yield for
the county averages v and a half
bushels an acre. Winter wheat and
rye are doing exceptionally we'll. Fall
seeding and blowing about finished.
Sweet clover is reported in this u
ty as being 100 per cent of a crop.
Blaine: Fall seeding has been COM
pleted and it is estimated the acreage
will be below last year because many
farmers have gone to other sections
to work and others are in the army.
A great deal of blowing is being done
in preparation for spring crops.
Phillips: Early own winter grains
are looking good. Threshing has been
completed and grain has been in large
part marketed. The shipment of live
stock from the county has reached
very large proportions.
Cascade: Fall grain is up and looks
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There will be a hay shortage in this
county except on the Belt Park and
Sun River projects.
Fergus: Rain storms in October
materially reduced the acreage in the
planting of fall wheat and also inter-
fered with %threshing operations. 1t is
estimated that only about so per cent
of the annual wheat acreage has been
planted. That which has been planted
is in the best condition. Returns for
winter and spring wheat threshing
during September indicates that the
yield will average a little more than
ten bushels per acre.
Valley: The average from thresh-
ers' reports shows that wheat has run
about 4 bushels to the acre. Flax
has been injured by frost and much of
it will be cut for hay. A very good
per cent of land will be plowed for
spring crops.
Chouteau: There is a noticeable de-
crease in the acreage seeded to fall
wheat. T%hreshing is practically fin
ished. Many of the farmers have fin
ished their fall work and numbers are
leaving the county to work elsewhere
during the winter.
Dawson: Threshers' reports show
that wheat in this county has aver
aged six bushels to the acre against
five bushels last year. From 54,544
acres there were threshed 317,903 bu-
| shells of wheat. Winter wheat and rye
are looking fairly good. The forage
and seed situation is serious. Seed
oats will be much shorter than they
were a year ago.
Saltwater: Wheat On dry land is
averaging 10 bushels and on irrigated
ranches IS bushels. Threshing re-
ports indicate that the wheat yield in
the county will be from 100000 to
1900, 900 bushels. The highest yield
reported for dry land wheat is 6Ok
bushels and irrigated 10 bushels.
Oats on dry land yield very light but
on irrigated ranches the yield was
good. The acreage in wheat will be
from rs to 40 per cent smaller this
year than 1917.
Lewis & Clark: Threshing was gen.
eral in this county during October.
dry land winter wheat yield being 8
to Is bushels an acre. Spring grain
on dry land a from 5 to 8 bushels.
On irrigated land spring grain yield
was from Is to 40 bushels, a few re-
ports showing a higher yield. A large
amount Of fall blowing has been done.
Hill: Late flax has yielded from
one to three bushels an acre of good
quality. Many farmers have left the
county to secure winter employment.
In some communities 20 per cent have
left. Stock rustlers are busy.
Toole: Fall seeded crops are re-
ported suffering from lack of mois-