The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1921-10-14
WIN TER WHEAT
ACREAGE REDUCED

Threshing About Finished in State
il Potato Crop is Good
! County Reports 500: Acre Crop
{ Livestock Shipment in State Will
Be Lightest or Years.
Helena, Oct. 8.-Compared with
previous years, the acreage seeded to
winter wheat and rye in Montana this
fall will probably be reduced, accord
ing to reports made to the Depart
ment Of Agriculture, Labor and Indus
try for the week ending September
80. Big Horn, Saltwater, Valley and
Hill counties report decreased acre
age; Prairie and Fergus an increase.
Threshing is nearly finished in most
parts Of the state and the potato har-
vest is we'll under way. On the
whole the potato crop in the state will
be good. Richland reports the maxi
mum yield of 500 bushels and other
counties report yields ranging from
100 to 200 sacks per acre. Heavy poo
tato shipments are being made from
Ravali county loading stations. Live
stock shipments from the state Will
be the lightest in years. Summarized,
reports by counties are as follows:
Richland. - Weather cool, killing
frost September 30th. Potatoes yield
ed as high as 500 bushels per acre.
Yield and quality of sugar beets good.
Good corn crop very fine, fully matur-
ed and of excellent quality. Final
check of wheat yield did not show
as good results as hoped for.
Dawson.-T is being rap
idly completed in most sections Of the
county; will be finished in all parts
by the middle Of October. A large
percentage is going to market very
rapidly. There will be little livestock
marketing.
Considerable wind during
the week has dried out the top surface
so that planting Of fall wheat mas
been stopped. Even SO, the acreage
will be larger than for a number OF
years. Fall rye is being planted for
an early hay crop. Lower wheat yields
have been reported and the general
average will not be so high as was
forecasted month ago. The cats
crop is fairly good and there is also
a fair potato crop. The livestock sit
uation is fairly good although the
farms are only so per cent stocked as
compared with a few years ago.
About 20 per cent as many cattle Will
be SHIPPED from the county as was
shipped two years ago.
Falloz. Unusually strong wind
middle Of the week. Days clear and
warm, nights cool. Corn is in the
shock and most of the potatoes har-
vested.
Big Horn.-Weather variable from
hot to cold. No moisture. A small
acreage Of winter wheat is being
planted. Two farm Bureau communi-
ties are planning on a purebred live
stock project.
Stillwater.-Weather very dry and
warm with considerable wind. Very
little fall seeding is being done as a
consequence. Some that was seeded
carly and terminated has been killed
by the drouth. Sugar beet harvest 20
per cent completed. Average yield 10
to IL tons. Potato crop fair.
(:allatin-Warm days with snesh.ne
have been the rule this week. No
precipitation. High winds part of
the week. Threshing two-thirds COM
pleted. Winter wheat seeding we'll
under way. Some livestock shipments
being made.
Lewis & Clark.--Nea the" fair ex-
cepting for one cold windy day. Fo-
tatocs are Yielding about ITO sacks
Der acre. Winter rye and wheat are
being planted. 80 2
Je1fersob.-No precipitation. Po-
tatees are being Dig at the present
time. Grain is mostly thfeshed. Win
ter wheat yielding Is to 20 bushels
per acre. Potatoes yielding 100 to
$50 sacks per acre. Livestock in good
condition.
Cascade.-Weather much cooler
during the week. Maximum temper
ature 50, minimum 43. Livestock in
good condition.
Valley.-Weather has been very
windy and cloudy with numerous 10
cal showers delaying threshing. The
ground has been in excellent shape
for the seeding Of fall grains. Only
a small acreage has been seeded but
it is looking good. Livestock in good
condition.
Fergus.-Extremely high winds and
some precipitation. Latter part OF
the week the weather was fair. Early
planted winter wheat is coming along
very nicely. Some districts report
more winter wheat than normal being
planted. Very little livestock being
marketed, the movement being the
lightest on record for number OF
years.
Hill.-Weather generally ideal for
fall work and threshing. Early fall
grain is mostly up and shows very
satisfactory stand. Total acreage Of
fall rye will probably be reduced. More
corn harvested in this county this year
than ever before. Little stock will be
shipped out.
Ravalli. Early part of the week
unsettled with light showers. Dry,
clear days latter part Of the week.
Apple crop damaged considerably by
high winds. Heavy shipments Of po-
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