The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1920-03-26

harvest is of considerable consequence
at this time and will reflect in the
acreages sown this spring.
Land values, both in Montana and
the United States, show an increase
over the past year. The increase OF
land values in Montana has been more
noticeable in the irrigated and older
| diversified farming sections.
Wheat-The amount of wheat on
farms in Montana March 1, 1920, is
estimated to be 1897, 900 bushels, 81
per cent of the 1919 crop, as compared
with 4,494, 900 bushels, Is per cent of
the 1918 crop on farms March l, 1919;
2, $4,000 bushels, IA per cent of the
1917 crop on farms March 1, 1918,
and 4,7S1, 900 bushels, II per cent on
the farms March 1, 1917. The total
amount of wheat on farms in the Unit
ed States on March l is estimated
to be los, $3.50, 900 bushels, II per cent
of the 1919 crop, as compared with
1913, 7O3 900 bushels of the 1918 crop
on farms March 1, 1919. 1t is esti-
mated that 27 per cent of the Mon-
tana wheat crop has been shipped out
of the counties where grown, as COM
pared to so per cen of the 1918 crop
shipped out on March l, 1919.
Oats-It is estimated that 1,710,-
900 bushels, % per cent of the 1919
oat crop, remained on Montana farms
March /, 1920, as compared with g.
1905 bushels, As per cent of the
1918 crop on farms March /, 1918 and
1o,032,0 900 bushels or 40 per cent of
the 1917 crop was held on farms on
March l, 1918. The stock of oats on
farms in the United States on March
l, 1920, is estimated to be 422,S15,O00
bushels. as compared with 59O,251 900
bushels held on farms March /, 1919.
The per cent of the oat crop shipped
out of the counties where grown in
Montana is estimated as follows: 1919
crop, 6 per cent; 1918 crop, per
cent; 1917 crop, II per cent; 1916
crop, 25 per cent.
Barley-There remained on farms
in Montana March l, 1920, 108 900 bu-
shells of barley or 20 per cent of the
1919 crop, as compared with 10000
bushels or 40 per cent of the 1918
crop on farms March l, 1919. On
March l, 1918, $4,000 bushels or 16
per cent of the 1917 crop was held on
farms and $4,000 bushels or % per
cent of the 1916 crop was held on
March /, 1917. 1t is estimated that
5000, 900 bushels Of barley was held
on farms in the United States on
March, l, 1920, as compared with ST.
TAG 900 bushels on farms March 1,
1919. The amount of barley shipped
out of the counties where grown is
estimated to be 4 per cent of the 1919
crop as compared with 5 per cent of
the 1918 crop, u per cent of the 1917
crop and 25 per cent of the 1916 crop.
Corn-It is estimated that the stock
of corr on Montana farms March l.,
1920 is $4,000 bushels, s per cent of
the 1919 crop, as compared with 357,-
900 bushels, II per cent of the 1918
crop on farms March l, 1919. The
total stock of corn on farms on March
/, 1920, in the United States is esti-
mated at 1902, 095, 900 bushels as ON
pared with S55,269, 900 bushels on
farms March /, 1919. Less than one
per cent of the 1919 crop in Montana
has been shipped out of counties where
grown as compared with 2 per cent
one year ago. 1t is estimated that
IS per cent of the 1919 crop in Mon
tana was of merchantable quality, as
compared with rs per cent of the 1918
crop.
Land Values-Estimates on Montana
land show the following average val
ues per acre by years: Poor pillow
land, 1918, s21; 1919, s21; good pillow
land, 1918, $45; 1919, S4S; all pillow
land, 1918, S34; 1919, $36; farm lands
with improvements, 1918, $50; 1919,
SAP; farm lands without improve
,,o,+- 1910 con. 1910 coo