The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1920-09-24

The September crop report of the
United States bureau of crop esti
mates for Montana Issued by F. w
Beier shows that corn and hay are
the most favorable crops this year
The month of August was marked
/, with climatic conditions generally
unfavorable due to lack of rainfall
and the damage from hot weather
ldue to lack of moisture in the soil
Late crops were damaged generally
over the state while the acreages
that were sown early held about the
same condition throughout the
month.
| Complete reports from Montana s
Isl counties showed a very spotted
condition from which it is hard to
draw definite boundaries of the poor
and good areas. Generally the
northwestern, northern, northeastern
and eastern sections contain the areas
that report the lowest crop condi-
tions, while the most favorable re-
ports have ben received from the
central, southern, southeastern and
southwestern parts of the state.
The threshing returns indicate that
the yields are somewhat below ear
| lier expectations due to the dam
age to late grains and the presence
of some grain that is shrunken from
the heat. Threshing is we'll under
way with grain rapidly filling the ele-
lvatorS, so far the farmers have
! found ready elevator capacity or stor-
age on the farms.
The spring wheat crop is now es-
timated at 20,160,000 bushels from
condition of GO per cent which is
per cent below the August l condi-
ton. The reduction is due to the
damage to the late crop by the
drought and the unfavorable returns
from fields that were studied or disk
led in last spring. Promising reports
have been received from Big Horn,
Fergus and Saltwater counties. The
crop in the northern, northeastern
and eastern parts of the state show
many badly damaged areas which
greatly reduce the average of these
sections. The United States crop fore
casts a production of 237,374,000
bushels, reduction of nearly 25.-
100000 from the August forecast.
The oat crop has shown the same
tendencies as wheat with a reduc-
ton of per cent during August, the
crop on September 1 forecasts a pro-
duction of 27,S34,0O0 bushels from
a condition of IS per cent. The best |
crop is reported from the southern |
and southwestern part of state with |
a very good crop in Carter and Pow
der River counties.
Barley which is confined to a few |
sections of the state showed a con-
dition of 20 per cent, slump of 5
per cent during August, the fore
casted production is 1 100000 BUSH
els. The Gallatin valley crop is re-
ported god.
Corn has proven to be the best dry
and crop this year, the crop suffer-
I'd some damage from heat during
August where the moisture condition
vas not the best, but generally con-
'idering the late seeding corn has
lone very well. Much of the late
'rop will be cut for silage and fod-
Ter, while the crop for grain is re-
ported to be very good in sections of
he Yellowstone valley, McCone and
dusselshell counties. The condition
s rs per cent, 6 per cent lower than
month ago which forecasts a pro-
Iuction of 4,161, 900 bushels.
The hay crop is very good this year
With an increase in the acreage of l
anne and wild harvested and con- I
iderable acreage of grain, miIlet and I
Judah grass cut for hay. The re-
orts for September indicate a yield
f LIS tons per acre of all tame hay,
nd .95 tons per acre for wild hay. Iii
he total crop is forecasted at 1,972,- 7
90 tons last year. The timothy yield t
, estimated at 1.50 tons per acre s
nth a yield of 2.15 tons for alfal- I
a. Several sections have surplus o
18th the possibility of shortages con- +
med to few very limited areas. C
The potato crop showssthe effects f
the climatic conditions during Au-
ust by a condition of 20 per cent, b
2 per cent below the August 1 con- g
ition which forecasts production il
1881, 900 bushels. The crop is a
cry spotted with fair to good yields O
sported from the central and west d
n part of the state, while some sec v
ons report a small number of po- N
toes to the hill.
The flax crop greater part of Il
hich was very late on old ground F
lowed a decided drop in condition a
Om 90 per Ceut W % per CeuL uue
the damage of the late crop which "
ade very poor growth, weeds s
-oved a serious factor and Russian s.
listIes have taken many fields. The t,
part of the state, which a
the largest flax producer shows a t,
)or crop overshadowing the good Il
e1ds that are found In this section. b
he forecasted production is 1885, Il
=
,ported from several sections but p
q generally confined to areas that O
ere sown early on land free from n
eeds. c.
The number of hogs on hand for N
ttening purposes is estimated at 80 tt
n cent of the number one year ago,