The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-10-07
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 an(
Publicity G. D. Greenfield has receiy
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 gooC
condition and the number being SEN
to market is large. There have beer
no heavy frosts and the harvesting
of the beet sugar crop is now under
way.
The following are the reports from
the different counties:
.R1chland-Excellent weather fol
threshing. No frosts as yet. Wheat
yields 6 to Is bushels on dry land
Corn promises a good crop. Pastures
somewhat dry now. Several carloads
OF stock have been shipped to mar
ket.
DISTINGUISHING about half fin
lshed. Some fall rye being seeded.
Oats reported as averaging about 40
bushels. Wheat Is bushels. Heavy
shipments of livestock to market.
YeuowstOne-Light frosts dam
aged some vegetables. Corn is now
being harvested, showing an excep-
t1onally good yield. There is still a
shortage of good farm help.
St1llwater-Very warm most of the
week with a few local showers. No
damaging frosts yet. Dry land corn
crops give a fair yield. Sugar beet
harvest has begun.
Wheatland - Weather favorable
for harvesting or threshing. No
heavy frosts yet. Wheat threshing
10 to rs bushels per acre. Late
stands are filling well.
Gallatin - 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.
Observation-Disclosures in pro-
gress and a good deal of the grain
is being marketed. Both quality and
yields are satisfactory. Seeding of
fall rye, and fall wheat is in progress.
Livestock is in excellent condition. A
number of carloads have been ship
ped to market.
Enthusiastically no threshing
has been done as yet so that a crop
yield estimate cannot be given.
Cascade-Threshing is well under
way. No crop yields reported as yet.
Livestock is in good condition.
HilI-Grain yields four to eight
bushels to the acre. Some better
fields are yielding as high as IL to
Is bushels. Very little number one
wheat in the county.
Roosevelt-Fall blowing is in pro-
gress in parts of the county and both
livestock and range are in good con-
dition.
F1athead-Wheat yields of Is to
40 bushels have been reported from
districts, while others have re-
ported from five to six bushel. The
average for the county will not ex-
coed 10 bushels. ~Sunflowers are ma
king a fine crop. Recent rains have
improved pastures, grass and pota-
Farm bureau and stockmen
are planning to hold a sale of sur
plus livestock.
Ravalli-Weather cool and show
cry, delaying threshing somewhat.
r~hreshing of peas nearly completed
with a good yield. Range stock in
good condition.
Park-Harvesting about comp1et-
I'd in the Shields river and Yellow
valleys. Threshing crews are
Farmers are exchanging
work, using only about half the hired
abor employed in previous seasons.