The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-10-22
40 BUSHEL WHEAT ON
IRRIGATED
Threshing About DOne-Some Dry
Land Wheat Went IS Bushels
Range Is Good-Lots Of Hay-Not
Many Cattle.

Helena, Oct. l6.--Lack of moisture
will reduce the acreage put in fall
grain in Montana this year, according
to reports for the week ending Octo-
Der y, from sixteen countries, received |
BY the Department of Agriculture
and Publicity. Thrcshing has been
finished in larger number of the
counties, the reports Indicating the
yield of wheat on irrigated land will
average about 40 bushels and on dry |
land from 10 to II bushels, though in
some sections there are reported |
yields on non-irrigated land of from
20 to IS bushels. This is especially
true in Fergus county in the country |
tributary to Buffalo Oats are yield |
ing from 20 on non-irrigated land to
IS on irrigated land. The potato crop
is good in all sections of the state,
and (. number Of counties will have Il
surplus. Labor j., short in a majority
Of the counties, this being particular
~ true in the western section of the
state. There is an abundance of hay.
ranges are good, and shipments Of
cattle to market are going forward
from all sections. The following are
the reports from the different coun-
tics:
Dawson. Thrcshing about complet-
ed. Average yieIds--wheat eight to
- bushels; oats 20 to 30 bushels; flax
five TO six bushels. Very little fall
plo~ing has been done.
Custer. Seeding Of fall grain in
tcrefered with by the weather con-
ditions. Threshing practically fin
ished. Livestock shipments on the
decline.
Yellowstone. Wheat harvest under
way with fair yield. Threshing
about finished. Corn nearly all har
vested.
Mussel.hell. Threshing still in
progress. Fall seeding well under
way, but rain is needed badly to
bring it up. Corn crop fairly good.
Saltwater. Potatoes are being dug
and there vii. be small surplus in
the county. Sugar beets about half
harvested, yielding an average of
10 tons per acre. Good surplus of
hay. Fall seeding is being delayed
on account of lack Of rain.
Wheatlsnd. Wheat harvest about
completed. Many new silos are be-
ing filled. Plenty Of feed and all
livestock in good condition.
Galiatin. All crops now cut and
!
threshed. Plenty of hay and forage
Fergus. Weather fair and ideal
for threshing. Winter seeding in
this county will be the lowest on
record due to scarcity of labor, late
season and falling prices. Rain is
needed to terminate what has been
planted. The average wheat yield in
the mountain region is running al
little better than 20 bushels.
Roosevelt. A very small acreage
of fall wheat and rye is being plant
ed. Plenty of feed for all livestock.
Fall blowing is under way. Smaller
acreage than usual.
Valley. Fall work well advanced,
hut too dry to pillow. Ninety per cent
threshing done. Heavy shipments of
livestock are being made due to &C
ton Of loan agencies calling in their
paper. Plenty of good seed in coun-
ty.
Phillips. Ideal threshing weather
but fall blowing is hindered by the
dry weather. Range in first class
condition.
Ravalli. Hard rain early in week
stopped threshing and fruit harvest.
Temperatures range near freezing
every morning. Wheat and oats
yielding well. More help needed in
the apple harvest.
Hill. Most of the fall seeding is
waiting FOR the needed moisture.
1hreshing during the week made
practically no change in previous
yield reports. excepting that it was
lower than expected in the northern
part Of the county.