The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1920-08-06

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ferent counties:
acknowledgements local showers
created splendid moisture conditions.
Damaging hail visited one small Sec
ton with destructive effect. Barley
is ripening with heavy straw and well
filled heads. Wheat filling well.
Present outlook forecast Is bushel
average for county. Potatoes and
sugar beets growing well. First cut
ting of alfalfa yielding good crop.
Corn looking fine. College control
mathods for grasshoppers giving
splendid results.
Prairie.-The week has been gen.
orally hot and dry, causing some grain
to ripen prematurely. Some sections
in the county beginning to be rather
dry but in most parts everything is
in excellent condition. Weather is
especially good for corn. Flax is suf-
fering some in dry weather. Har-
vesting will begin next week in the
south half of the county.
Custer.-Three or four days of
very warm weather with several gen.
eral showers. Growing conditions
good, especially for corn. Wheat
harvesting has begun in southern part
of county.
Observation-Disclosures hot wealth
er and no rain. Grain ripening fast
but would be better filled with a good
rain. Corn looks especially good.
Stillwater.-No rain during the
week, weather very hot, causing grain
to mature too rapidly. Rain badly
needed to insure good spring crop.
Rye and wheat harvest begun in some
localities. Sugar beets doing fine.
Corn and sunflowers good. Second
cutting of alfalfa about ready.
Gallatin.-Heavy showers covered
about half the county during the
week. Crops not suffering in the dry
farming section, but a good soaking
rain would help the yield. Alfalfa
haying about finished, timothy and
clover nearly ready. Irrigation will
be practically completed this week.
Wheatland.-Some showers near
mountains. Dry, warm weather wei
balance of country. Corn and sum
flowers making especially rapid gain.
Wheat is in the head. Winter wheat
is filling we'll. Oats making rank
growth. Young live stock making re-
markable growth.
Fergus.-A few scattered showers
during the week. Weather otherwise
dry and hot with some hot winds
which will reduce the yield. Winter
wheat harvesting started in the east
ern districts. There will be a labor
shortage as soon as harvest becomes
general.
Cascade.-Spring grain is suffering
in several sections of the county.
Winter wheat ripening rapidly with
indications of good yield. Haying
progressing rapidly, estimated yield
of alfalfa under irrigation 5 to 6 tons
per acre.
Teton.-Past week has been warm
with local showers in several sections
of the county. Small amount of hal
fell in the northern part. Crops arc
looking excellent, weather continues
favorable.
Roosevelt.-Local showers followed
by hot days and warm winds. Sever,
hail storms damaged a strip in tn,
northern portion of the county. Eas
end of county will have a normal yiel,
but the west end got less rain fall an,
will probably show not more than 8
per cent normal yield.
Valley.--Hot weather is forcin,
grain to ripen prematurely. Livestoc
in good condition.
Blaine-Winter rye being cut. Crop
in general over the county are spo,
ted.
Hill.-Extreme hot weather in tn
early part of the week, but locs
. showers and cooler last half. Graf
r was suffering before the rains BIT
have shown marked improveme,
E since. Rye harvest has begun. Lat
flax is showing especially rap
growth.
Flathead.-Cooler weather prevail
ed during the week, with shower
Tuesday and Wednesday. Mue
spring wheat is being cut for ha
Pasture in poor condition, range gra.
practically gone.
Ravalli.-Local showers have inte
fered with haying operations to son
extent. Otherwise crop conditio,
continue to be good. Some local ha
damage. Slight shortage of labor.
Powder River.-Growing conditio,
good. All crops well advanced. Son
wheat estimated at 35 bushels or be
ter to the acre. First cutting of q
falfa completed with good tomas
to the acre. Stock showing got
growth and gain in weight.
Pondera.-Crops we'll put in a