The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1920-07-09
TREASURE STATE FARM AND LIVESTOCK
STATE OF CROPS lRa MONTANA
ARE REPORTED AS VERY GOOD

8 cent stand. Winter wheat has stool
= ed and stand is better than Garlic
reports. Alfalfa exceptionally fine
Big demand for irrigation labor.
Wheatland-Daily showers in al
: sections. Some hail damage reporte,
: in eastern part of the county. Goo
e growing weather. Spring wheat i
: making marvellous growth. White
r wheat is in the boot. Rye heading
Y ;,unflowers coming fine. Road worl
e shut down has made labor conditions
9 easier.
!, Gallatin-Warm showery weather
has made ideal growing conditions
&, for all crops, which are making very
rapid growth. Hay in excellent shape
Livestock is showing rapid improve
ment.
Broadwater - Weather showery
with two good rains. Plenty of wa
ter for irrigation. Crop conditions
generally very good. Insect damage
continues in some sections. Shear
ing is in progress.
Jefferson-Good warm rains fell
during the week. Spring wheat made
excellent growth and is stooling we'll.
Peas are in fine condition. Alfalfa
will soon be ready to cut.
Richland-Local showers in nearly
all parts of the county. Wheat is
looking fine and stooling out we'll.
Corn crop coming on rapidly. Beets
are doing we'll, but the acreage Is re-
duced owing to labor shortage. Po-
tato crop is about normal. Pasture
is exceptionally good.
Roosevelt-Much rain fell during
the week over the county. Condi-
tion of all crops very good. Estimate
100000 acres of flax in the county,
some still being sown. Livestock Is
i in good condition.
Northumberland good rains fell
during the week with warm growing
weather. Some catch crops such as
millet, corn and sunflowers are still
being put in. Most all of the crops
are looking fine. In few localities
grasshoppers and wire worms have
seriously damaged some fields.
Valley = Practically the entire
county was covered this week with
good local showers and crop condi-
lions are now quite promising. Due
to the rains more flax and feed crops
are being planted. Livestock is in
excellent condition. Grasshopper
poison bait is giving good results.
Phillips Good rains every day |
during the week have reached practi-
cally every portion of the county. Soil
fairly saturated with moisture, as
surfing fair crops on we'll prepared
land. Although the season is late all
large number of farmers are arrang-
ing to SOW flax.
Blaine-Local showers with heavy
general rain on two days. This rain
fall has relieved conditions as last
week crops were beginning to need
rain. Prospects are now good over
entire county.
Toole-One and one-half inches of
rain fell during the week. Crop con-
ditions could not be better. All seed
ing is finished and all classes of crops
are looking fine. Early wheat ma
King remarkable growth. Worms are
1oing some damage.
Chouteau-Weather unsettled with
ocal rains in practically every sec
ion of the county. In general grow
ng conditions have been especially
good. A fair crop for the entire
county is practically assured. There
8 an abundance of good pasture at
he present time. Insects are doing
ome damage to the late sown crops
,ut the rains will soon put the crops
tut of reach of the troublesome mil
ects.
Teton-Local showers generally
Turing the week. About 20 per cent
# the crop area has been damaged
" cut worms, but is coming on again
n good shape. Where there were no
utworms all crops are in excellent
Cascade-Ideal conditions prevail
d during the week. Average maxi
aum temperature 80 degrees. Aver
ge minimum, rs degrees. Total of
recipitation, IL inches at Great
'alls. Some seeding of feed crops is
till being done.
Fergus-Rain and hail storms
throughout the week. The ground
; now saturated to considerable
epth. All that is needed now for
ne crops is warm weather and sun
hine. Grass crops were never bet
,r. Some flax and corn still being
lanted.
Flathead-Rained every day dur
lg the week, .95 inches to date dur
lg the month of June. Potatoes are
,oking fine and all crops are grow-l
lg well. Spring grain is seven to
4 inches high. Stock is in excellent
)ndition. Some cutworm and wire /
orm damage has been reported. Hi
Ravallt-Weather conditions have n
cen fine for growing crops, with
lin every day and some warm days. II
II crops are growing rapidly. Live
ock in good condition. Grasshop-
ers under control.
Pondera-An inch of rain fell on
le 18th. Crops all doing fine and
aking rapid progress.