The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1921-09-30

renort the acreage ii fall grain will
be enlarged because Of the recent pre-
cipitation. Late threshing has been
delayed by the weather. FIathead
states potatoes were bringing SLID
a hundred. Summarized, reports by
counties are as follows:
Roosevelt: The entire week was cold
and cloudy with general rains and
some snow. All late threshlng stop
ped on account Of rain.
Phillips. General rains and snow,
retarding threshing operations and
putting soil in excellent shape for tall
blowing. Acreage Of winter gram
will be increased as q result OF
rains. i,
| FIathead-First three days cold
with furry of snow on Sunday. Re
mainder df week clear and warmer.
Threshing finished. Potatoes matur-
| ing. Market on potatoes at present is
SITS.
Unsettled weather during the
week with freezing temperatures dur
Ing the night. Threshing and tall
seeding held up on account OF the
wet weather. Seeding Of rye and
wheat will begin as soon as the
ground is in shape. Very little stock
expected to be shipped out this fall.
i Fallon.- Cold cloudy weather with
i good rain on Thursday. Further
! growth Of corn checked by frost. Po-
Z tatoes fair. Livestock in good shape.
! Gallatin.-Very cool weather with
snow flurries. Killing frost for gar
J, dens. About two-thirds Of the thresh-
ing completed. Spring sowing started
! with considerable sowing of fall
wheat. Most of oats yet to be thresf-
ed. Livestock in good condition.
Fergus,-Rain and cloudy weather
, first part Of week, delaying threshing.
Heavy snow Of previous week did con-
siderable damage to standing crops
Valley.-Considerable rain and
snow. No frosts to date and the ma
! jority of corn is getting in good con
dition for cutting and storing. Thresh.
ing practically completed. Yield will
/ average about Is bushels per acre In
the southern part Of the county ano
! 20 in the northern part. Livestock II
! excellent condition with abundance OF
feed. Would like to have large mum.
Der of livestock shipped in for feeding
this winter.
Z Stillwater-Cool first part of uh'
" week with snow and killing frost
Third crop of alfalfa being harvested
Sugar beets good. Small acreage O.
! fall wheat being seeded. Pasture TO
e livestock poor.
t Richland.-A good rain the pas
q week has made blowing possibility
q No frost as vet Livestock in goo
h condition.
Prairie.-Considera amount o
4 rain and snow. Growing condition
q practically at a standstill. Nearly al
e of the crop has been harvested an
r out of the way Of frosts. Corn GRO
/ Lwas never better. Grain crop abou
# loo uer cent threshed. Livestock i
g, good condition.
: Custer-Weather cool and cloud
# with some moisture falling. Som
t. fall blowing being done but so ia
s no grain has been put in. A humble
of small shipments of livestock bein
marketed. ).
Big Horn.-Weather very cold wit
several geenral rains over the Count!
Acreage Of winter wheat and rye
r. being increased gradually because c
\ the late rains.
y Wheatland.-Cold with rain an
and snow in most parts Of the count.
Temperature registered to IL degree
= above. Heavy snow in mountain
l. Threshing delayed by wet weathe
!: Wheat yields reported about 8 busl
= els acreage. Frost damaged LAT
grain.
Park.-Small grain crops bette
than for a number Of years.
Shields Valley, winter wheat runnin
i. about 35 bushels per acre and graz
ing No. l. Spring wheat varies 1ro
= 10 to 20 bushels. Pea crop in II
OF upper Yellowstone has turned out E,
Is ceptionally good. Considerable amour
a. OF wheat in Park County is weight
y out between 62 and g. lbs. to bushe
OF Threshing nearly completed.
= MONTANA ,OUTCLASsED
-, IOWA IN coz
ne i Helena, Sept. 28.-The agricultur
:, oxb ;t;4c at fhn Montana State Fa