The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1922-08-04

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Judging from the traffic on the |
roads to the northern part of the coun-
ty the past week Valley county is en-
tering up to one of the largest har-
vests since 1915. L. A. Hanson of
Baylor has sold sixteen headers so
far this season and his territory is
Baylor and Opheim. The Case Thresh-
ing Machine company is having trou-
BILE to get threshing machines in fast
enough. Their local manager reports
80 separators and IL tractors sold this
summer. Last Thursday the reporter
met six headers on their way out of
Nashua. All this goes to show how
the farmers are preparing themselves
to handle this years crop. The state
crop report shows that the state is to
harvest as big crop as it did in 1915
and Valley county is not going to less
en- the states average.
The winter wheat and rye harvest is
over and some little threshing done.
From results thus far, indications are
that winter wheat is of extra No. l,
being of good weight and color and
yielding 20 to 25 bushels to the acre.
Fall rye is not far behind, with yield
of Is to 18 bushels, with exceptionally
large, we'll filled and plump kernels.
This grain was all stubbled in and with
those yields the spring wheat prospect
=. Tho x1yinfor yyhoof and
rye has good, long straw and has stood
up we'll.
The acreage of spring wheat is
above the average this year and with
present prospects Valley county should
produce 100000 bushels of wheat this
year. The average of Marquis is much
increased over last year and the dur
ums have lost to similar extent. From
general observation 80 to IS per cent
of the wheat in the county will be
Marquis.
It is no uncommon sight to see 80
to 100 acre fields of Marquis standing
on an average over four feet high and
pared summer fallow or corn land.
with heads averaging to 8 kernels to
the row and to 10 rows long.
These fields are on properly pre-
This year better than any other shows
up the good farming methods. Men
who are practicing the proper methods
of tillage are receiving rewards fo1
their labor with interest. The whea!
harvest is on in the southern part OF
the county with satisfaction to the
grower. The harvest of spring wheat
will be on next week in Baylor, Lars
Ian and Lustre communities and 9
week later at Opheim, Glentana anc
Thoeny. Two communities in the
county deserve special mention fol
generally good crops-Vandalia ane
Lustre. There are several fields II
these communities that will make 81
bushels and more. For heart failure
person should ride through these com
munities and take look at some o1
the fields of Marquis. If you are IL
the Lustre community look at Mr.
Dahl's or Mr.. Olfert's fields and ther'
are many others too. At Vandali;
Mr.. Reed and several Of his neighbor
have splendid fields.
Flax is very promising in filling ant
the stands are heavy. The acreage il
much increased over last year. I'm
crop has just finished blooming, witt
some fields about ready to harvest
Victory oats looks by far the NOR
promising than any other variety. Tn
acreage is about normal but the field
promise above the normal yield. Their
is a great growth of straw and tn
heads are in preparation.
Barley, where the right kind of bar
ley is being raised, is surprise t
everyone. Most people complain o
barley being short, but they should Sc
the field of A. A. Dick of Lustre.
stands over four feet on the averag
and promises yield of 60 bushels t
the acre. Think of the hog and stoc
feed that Mr.. Dick is producing pc
acre with his registered Hannchen bal
ley. Everyone would raise few acre
of barley if they could see Mr.. Dick
field.
The corn crop is good and the acre
age is above normal. Lots OF field
are all tasseled out and some are a
ready silked out. The encouragin
fact about corn is that the fields al
growing larger. A few years ago
was common to see two to five acl
fields, now it is 10 to 25 and some {
acre fields. This is one crop that tE
farmer can always depend upon as
feed crop and should be grown mo,
and used as form Of insurance r.
serve in stock feeding.
The present indications are tn;
there may be shortage of labor. e.
cry effort possible is being made J.
the county agent, state labor office ar
federal labor bureau to correct Il
condition. If it gets critical plans w
be worked out to recruit labor fro
the towns to help take care of tt
crops so they will not spoil.
A large number of headers will
used and this means that grain W
be stacked. This will help to relic
the situation which might develop
grain congestion at the local elevate
occurs due to the railroad strike.
would be we'll for farmers to consid
that point and either stack their gra
or be prepared to store it on the