The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1922-08-11

ter wheat harvest started; good yields
but rather small acreage. Spring
wheat in excellent condition and har-
vest just starting. Corn, beans, po-
tatoes and sugar beets all in fine con-
dition with an increase in acreage.
Expect shortage of labor within ten
days.
Stillwater.-Weather cloudy and
cool with showers greater part of the
week. Rye mostly cut with fair yield
and excellent quality Fall wheat be-
ing harvested; yield fair and quality
the best. Oats and barley good, and
spring wheat in splendid condition.
Livestock could not look better. Few
demands for labor with approach of
harvest.
Gallatin.-Cool, rainy weather first
four days, warmer weather and fair
latter part of week Hail storm first
of week which touched only certain
portions of the valley. A few fields
damaged so per cent, but many fields
were probably damaged three to five
per cent. Haying still on. Earliest
Of fall grain ready to cut Pastures
excellent. Labor scarce.
Fergus-Several heavy showers dur
ing the week which materially bene-
fitted crop conditions. Winter wheat
harvesting is nearly completed in
the eastern and northeastern sections,
and will be general the coming week.
Shortage of labor.
Observation-Disclosures .07 of an
81, minimum 81. Harvest of winter
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ers have helped the spring wheat
some, but need more rain. Haylng
we'll advanced. Some spring wheat
being harvested; many fields will go
over 40 bushels.
Teton.-Precipitat for the week
"a of an inch. Weather cool and
damp. Average wheat yield estimat-
ed around fifteen bushels per acre.
The hay crop throughout the county
is short, running about go per cent.
Shortage Of labor.
Hill.-Weather mostly clear. One
hail storm which did slight damage
in eastern part of the county. Crops
are making an unexpectedly good
growth and the northern part of the
county will probably have very good
crops with the exception Of the ex-
IRENE edge. Rye and winter wheat
nearly all harvested. Spring wheat
ready to cut in about ten days. Corn
and all cultivated crops growing un-
usually we'll Slight shortage OF
farm labor.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. about l 81
inches. This moisture will help the
spring wheat and late grains. Har.
who i
about completed. Crops are very
good and promise about 1920 bushels
to the acre. Summer falloW fields
show up much better than the con
tinuous cropped land. About 600 mer
will be needed for harvest and un
doubtedly the wage scale will be il
creased.
Roosevelt.-Very hot days will
cool nights. Twenty-seven hundredth!
of an inch precipitation. Harves
started in some places. Some local.
ties report need of rain. Consider
able damage to crops in a few section!
by hail storm Livestock in excellen
condition.
Flathead-Cloudy, cooler weathe
with showers. Total precipitation 70
the week is II inch. Winter whea
harvest about half completed. Spring
wheat filling Well Indications ar
that the potato crop will be the bes
for several years. Slight shortage o
farm help.
Lewis & Clark.-Harvesting of fal
wheat has started on the bench lands
Spring grain rapidly maturing bu
! moisture is needd to make it fill well
First cutting Of alfalfa finished. Hay
ing has been so Late prospects of a
average second crop not good. Earl
potatoes on the market.