The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1921-08-10
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MONTANA CROP REPORT.

Helena, Aug. 10.-While Montana
will have no bumper crop of small
grains this year, reports received
from 10 counties for the week end
ing July 80 by the department of
agriculture, labor and industry, indi-
cate that the production will aver
age better than in the past four
years. Wheat yields vary from fair
to poor. The corp crop is excellent.
The second cutting of alfalfa is in
progress. The range is drying up
and grasshoppers are damaging it in
some regions. Ample labor is report
ed from all counties but Roosevelt, |
Valley and Phillips counties, where
harvest hands are wanted. Roose-
welt is especially in need.
Dawson-Harvest in full blat. The
yield over the entire county will be
fair to good. Most of the farmers
are fairly we'll satisfied with their
yield. Ranges are getting bare as
a result of grasshoppers, cutting the
supply of winter feed in some COM
munities.
Prairie.-All crops are doing fone.
No rain during the week, but the
grain is far enough along so that the
hot weather will hardly damage it
now. Harvesting will start next
week in full swing. Grain is ripen-
ing very fast.
Fallon.-GrOwers over parts of the
county early in the week. Weather
too hot and dry for small grains to
fill properly, but corn is looking well.
Harvest is well under way but yields
vary so greatly that it is hard to
estimate average yield. Corn excep-
, tionally fine.
Custer.-Weather conditions some
what cool with local showers. Small
grain being cut. Considerable ac-
Z reage was cut for hay because grass
hoppers dramaged it. Corn is looking
{ good in most. sections. Livestock in
; good shape.
Observation-Disclosures cooler with
: local showers in some sections. Elk
cept for lack of moisture, growing
conditions are good. Maturity is be-
ing forced by drOuth. Wheat crop
will not be as good as last year;
some fields very spotted. Corn is
growing well. Sugar beets doing
well. A good crop Of second cutting
. alfalfa is being harvested. Range
grass is drying up, and grasshoppers
{ are damaging it considerably.
Big Horn-Weather hot with some
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s ditions far. Harvesting is going or
Z with prospects for a good yield
s Heat not so great as expected.
Z Saltwater. - Weather generally
$ hot and dry with a few light lOca
2 showers. Winter wheat harvest /:
s on and yiled will be fair to poor. Late
z seeded spring crops suffering badly
s from drouth. The outlook is for ;
2 fair crop. Sugar ~beets generally II
s good shape. Second cutting of alfal
Z ia good; light yield but excellent
5 quality. Pasture is drying up.
Z Wheatland-Hail in the northern
, part of the county caused heav.
( losses. Some local showers, but gen
, orally dry and hot, Winter whea
4 Il1tlIlS SOOO. OpAnAS WhCoO NAA~'~
:. but will average better than las
- year. Corn and sunflowers will max
Corn and sunflowers will make
sz heavy crop.
q Fergus.-General rains early in tn
3 week, followed by cooler weather
q Winter wheat harvesting genera
& Throughout the county. In the mour
q tain districts both spring and ia
q grain appear to be in good shape.
q Gallatin.--Dry, hot weather wit
8 one shower and one or two cloud
q days. Moisture is needed IN som
8 sections. Fall wheat crop harves
q beginning and looks like it would b
q a good yield Oats are EXCEPTIONAL
z good. Spring wheat needs moistur
q Cascade-Weather cooler with se'
2 eral showers; total amounting
3 about one-half inch. Harvest is we
q under way.
= Teton-One genern' rain fell owe
3 the county; inches -.ecipitation, benz
& fitting late gr~' rs and pasture
q Crops under If cation are general
& in excellent c-ndition.
z Chouteau- rains fell durin
q the week. Large percentage of VIII
z ter wheat has been harvested Coz
3 crop looks exceptionally good ar
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