The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-06-04

MONTANA WuLhAvE
BIRD OF A CROP
6Acreage Two.thirds Normal-Lote
of Flax, Corn and Forage Crops
Going ln-Many Farmers Start Ia
Milk Cows.
Helena, May 31.-Favorable crop
conditions in all sections of the state
are indicated in the reports from Is
counties for the week ending May e.
received by the Commissioner of Ag-
riculture and Publicity. Early sown
grains are getting along in great
shape, pasture conditions are excel
lent and the weather during the week
was such as to enable the farmers to
of the maximum of field work. Sew
eral counties report some winter kill
ing Of wheat necessitating re-seeding
to spring grain while in other coun-
ties the winter wheat is reported to
have come through in good shape.
There has been winter killing of al
falfa but just how extensive reports
are not sufficiently full to estimate.
In no county did the reports show
the amount of ground seeded as up
to the normal, but the favorable con-
ditions Indicate that returns, if the
season is normal, will be much high
err per acre than they have been in a
number of years. The following are
the reports from the different coun-
ties:
Pondera Field work is general
throughout the county and wheat
seeding is nearly finished. Some of
the earlier sowed wheat is up and is
looking good. Grass is making good
growth and practically all Of the
wheat is making good Roadway and
There is, however, only a very small
acreage in the county.
ing a ON Nicely '' Wn nSMn wheat bad1y
killed out. All of the alfalfa injured.
Other crops coming well. Acreage
will be very small. Grass now suf-
fcient for good pasture.
Prairie. Crop conditions still i'm
proving. Recent estimates place the
wheat acreage, both spring and fall
planting, at 10000 acres. This is be-
low normal. Wheat crop practically
all planted. Dat crop rs per cent in
and flax 80 per cent and corn 10 per
cent planted. Grass is in excellent
condition and livestock is now doing
well. Feed for work horses short.
Heavy demand for oats.
Custer. Small grain seeding prac-
tically completed. Large percentage
of alfalfa winter killed. Some of the
ground is to be resceded without
powing Livestock condition improv-
ing.
Yellowstone. Warm weather and
favorable for seeding. Winter wheat
growing in good shape. Practically
no winter killing. Acreage about so
per cent of normal. Large acreage
Of corn and forage crops being plant
ed. Land is in good condition for
sugar beets. Potato acreage will be
limited and the major part has been
planted. Grass doing well and live
stock getting in better shape. Good
help not available. Farmers refuse
to hire poor help at high prices
asked. Owing to the late season the
acreage planted to beans will be
somewhat increased.
Musselshell. Warm weather with
continuous sunshine has FASTENED
farming operations and crop growth:
Winter grain now growing well, and
early planted spring wheat shows
excellent stand. Some wheat still be-
ing seeded. Corn planting begun this
week. One more week Of favorable
weather will finish up seeding opera
tons with exception Of fax and corn.
Most Of the alfalfa fields are in very
good shape. Livestock is showing. a
marked improvement since grass has
become abundant.
Saltwater. Excellent growing
weather during the week with a few
local showers and some wind. Win
ter wheat looking especially well: In
localities where some winter killing
occurred reseeding is in progress.
Quite large acreage being seeded
to sunfowers, corn, alfalfa, sweet
clover and pasture. Pasture looking
the best it has in years. Livestock
conditions improving.
Richland. Plenty of moisture in the
ground. Due to the late season and
labor scarcity only about rs per cent
of the wheat is in. About 20 per
cent of the flax has been seeded. The
tendency is to reduce the wheat
crop and seed more to flax, barley and
oats. Grass is coming along in fine
shape. Approximately IS per cent
of the alfalfa was winter killed. More
corn than usual is being plantedf A
number of pit silos are being planned
to be filled with corn and suntlowers.
Roosevelt. Crops in good condition
and soil moisture good. Wheat prac
tically all seeded and much of it upf
Even stand, acreage about two-thirds
normal. A great deal of fax ant
corn are being planted.
Phillips. Weather ideal for crops
Estimated rs per cent of wheat in tn,
ground on the safe side of May 18th
Range in excellent condition.