The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1920-10-08
WEATHER HELPS
FALL PLANTING
NO HEAVY FROSTS HAVE BEEN
REPORTED; WINTER WHEAT
BEING SEEDED
Wheat Yields Are Exceeding Expec-
tatiOns; Livestock in Good Condi-
ton and Early Shipments Are Be
ing Sent to Market; Corn Yields
Are Good.

| Commissioner of agriculture ant
Publicity C. D. Greenfield has receiv.
ed reports from IA counties on farm
ing and stock conditions late in Sep
TENDER, which show excellent wea-
Their conditions throughout the state
for fall blowing and late threshing.
Wheat yields have exceeded expecta-
| lions in many sections, the reports
show. Livestock is reported in good
condition and the number being sent
to market is large. There have been
no heavy frosts and the harvesting
of the beet sugar crop is now under
way.
The following are the reports from
the different counties:
Standardization weather for
threshing. No frosts as yet. Wheat
yields to Is bushels on dry land
Corn promises good crop. Pastures
somewhat dry now. Several carloads
of stock have been shipped to mar
ket.
Custer-Threshing about half fin
ished. Some fall rye being seeded.
Oats reported as averaging about 40
bushels. Wheat 18 bushels. Heavy
shipments of livestock to market.
YellOwstOne-Light frosts dam
aged some vegetables. Corn is now
being harvested, showing an excep-
tionally good yield. There is still
shortage of good farm help.
Stillwater-Very warm most of the
week with few local showers. No
damaging frosts yet. Dry land corn
crops give a fair yield. Sugar beet
harvest has begun.
for harvesting or threshing. No
heavy frosts yet. Wheat threshing
10 to rs bushels per acre. Late
stands are filling we'll.
Gallatfn - Threshing has begun
Early yields are reported as fair |
The lamb crop is beginning to move. |
Considerable warm weather will be |
needed for the heavy fall work of |
threshing and putting in next years |
crop.
Musselshell-Threshing in pro-
gress and a good deal of the grain |
s being marketed. Both quality and |
Yields are satisfactory. Seeding of |
'all rye, and fall wheat is in progress.
Livestock is In excellent condition. A |
number of carloads have been ship
bed to market.
TetOn-Practically no threshing
las been done as yet so that crop
'ield estimate cannot be given.
Cascade-Threshing is we'll under
way. No crop yields reported as yet.
livestock is in good condition.
Hiu-Grain yields four to eight
bushels to the acre. Some better
ields are yielding as high as ~ to
5 bushels. Very little number one
Wheat in the county.
Roosevelt-Fall blowing is in pro-
ress in parts of the county and both
livestock and range are in good con-
ition.
Fiathead-Wheat yields of rs to
0 bushels have been reported from
ONE districts, while others have re-
orted from five to six bushel. The
Verage for the county will not ex-
eed 10 bushels. Sunflowers are ma
ing fine crop. Recent rains have
pastures, grass and pota-
oes. Farm bureau and stockmen
re planning to hold a sale of sur
lus livestock. !
Ravallf-Weather cool and show :
~, delaying threshing somewhat. t:
hreshing of peas nearly completed
18th good yield. Range stock in
bod condition.
Park-Harvesting about complet-
in the Shields river and Yellow
one valleys. Threshing crews are
'tive. Farmers are exchanging
DIRK, using only about half the hired
Dor employed in previous seasons.