The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1921-07-29

Hslena July 2 The grain har-
uest has begun ii Montana, according
~ reDorfs received BY the State De
nartnaent of Agriculture, Labor = In
dustrv from 19 counties for the week
endinr july is. F1athead County ex-
nects tie bert crop Of winter wheat
n four years. A number Of counties
report excessively hot weather IS pre-
Imaturely ripening the grain which
vii cl1t the yield. Some no1l-rri-
gated spring grain Is beginning to
lburn Seven counties report damage
from hail. It was most severe in
lRich1and, crops over an area OF 500
/ square miles being reported destroyed.
Summarized reports BY counties are
/ as follows:
/ Valley a small amount OF pre-
/ cipitation with considerable ha1l IN
I certain sections. No crops suffering
4 Tor want Of moisture. All crops do
d in9 well, especially corn. Harxest
will begin in about week or ten
I days, when couple OF hundred men
II will be needed.
II Roosevelt. One and ive-tenths
| inches Of rainfall this week. No
q damage from hail. 80 per cent yield
will be harvested.
81 Dawson. All crops IN fair condi-
ton. Recent rains will bring grain
to maturity in good shape.
Big Horn. Growing conditions gen
orally good. Weather very warm
ilocalities wheat has been burned be-
yond recovery.
Yellowstone. Weather very hot
land dry; rain needed Harvesting has
begun: dry weather forced an early
start. Yield not expected to be as
high as last year.
Cascade Crop conditions fair.
Some precipitation and considerable
hail which did a great deal Of dam
age.
F1athead No rain; clear and hot
with drying winds. Harvesting OF
winter wheat begun and largest crop
in four years is expected. Spring
wheat ripening prematurely. Large
crop Of hay put up the past week.
Hill Crops making good growth
except ID sections which were wipeC
out by hail storms in past week
Plenty Of moisture. From 10 to Il
bushels of rye per acre is expected
Corn making exceptionally good pro.
gress.
Blaine "A good rain fell on Thurs.
day night. Considerable damage from
hail reported from several sections.
Madison Weather very hot witt
local showers. Dry land crops ARK
suffering. Winter wheat continues
good but spring grain on dry lane
suffering badly.
Stillwater Extremely hot and DIR,
the past week with considerable wind
Most wheat ripening too fast due tx
hot weather. Sugar beets making ex
cellent growth.
Prairie Growing conditions good
Wheat crop in northern part Of coun
ty is good and oats, barley and rye il
excellent condition; south Of the rive
wheat and oats are only 80 per cen
normal. Corn best in years. Larges
acreage Of sorghums the county ha
ever had.
Custer Weather very hot with n
precipitation. Oats and rye looking
good where not damaged by grass
hoppers. In some sections wheat j
being cut for feed as it has starte
to burn. Grasshoppers still doin,
some damage.
Richland Weather very hot bu
growing conditions are good excep
in sections which were hit by ha
storms. The hail storms destroye
all crops over an area Of some SO
square miles. Wheat ripening fas
Fair to good corn crop expected
fergus Heavy rains in some part
l0f the county. Hail did considerabl
damage IN vicinity Of Judith Bash
Drouth in the extreme eastern part {
the county together with grasshol