The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1922-10-27

No Improvement I'm Car Situation
Thousands of Head of Live Stock
Waitin g Shipment - Threshine
Nearly Completed in State-Pota-
toes Not Being Dug Because of Low
Prices-Dryness Prevent Fall PIow-
ing.
Helena, October 22.-There has
been no Improvement in the car short
age situa ion the past week. accord
ing to reports by county agents from
1G counties for the week ending o.
tober j Thousands Of head of live
stock a G being held back from mar
ket because Of the shortage and grain
growers are also seriously affected.
The Grain harest is nearly finished
- Ncn ana. Harvesting of potatoes
is we'll under way. The crop is report
ed above normal VIII virtually no
, market outlet. SONY growers are SO
dis. curageG they asc rot digging.
Owing to dry weather, but little fall
Flowing has been done The coalition
OF winter what il n>oet Darts Ct the
state is below normal Summarized,
reports by counties are as follows:
Richland.-First killing frost Oct.
It'll. Very little moisture with freez-
ing weather every night since October
Eth. Wheat so to 80 per cent thresh-
cd. Farmers hauling grain as rapidly
as possible. Sugar beets being haf-
vested with very satisfactory yield. A
few potatoes are being dug bus 7ne,,y
will not be i1arve tod d. to ~ lew
price. Very little fall blowing being
done owing to the scarcity Of farm la
hor and the truth Of the harvest work.
Range in fair condition for winter and
stock III good condition. Still a decid-
ed shortage of good farm labor, espe-
cially men for fall blowing.
Dawson. = Threshing practically
completed. Yields on an average will
be Is to Is bushels. Shortage of la
Dor, Most of the farmers doing their
own work
Roosevelt-Nc precipitation. Ideal
Weather conditions for fall work. out
side Of blowing. Ground to dry. Larg-
CT acreage of winter wheat than here
toTore planted in this section. VIII go
into the winter in fair condition. Prac-
tically all crops harvested, most all
threshing completed Grain coming
to market in large quantities which
has filled most elevators faster than
they could obtain cars for movement
Of said crop. Heavy movement of
livestock in good grass fed condition.
Several farmers planning on corn
feeding beef for an early spring mar
ket.
Valley.-Weather conditions very
favorable past week for alfalfa hull
ing. Are finishing threshing. Weather
dry-poor for winter grain crop. Win
ter grain and fall rye looks thin.
Wheat seems to be coming through
but dry weather makes condition poor.
Livestock large number being ship
ped-not in best flesh due to drying of
water holes.
: Phillips.-Weather continues dry
which will result in very small acre
age of fall blowing. Potato harvest
continues with no movement to mar
ket. Large number of farmers and
stock. men, anxiously waiting for stock
cars. Movement of grain to market
very light with elevators all full.
-Hill.-Clear and colder the early
weather the last two days. Trace of
moisture fell. Heavy frost three
nights. Threshing progressing rap
idly. Shipments Of grain being held
up because c. shortage of cars Pota- !
to crop unusually good for this coun-
try. Farmers will endeavor to store
potatoes wherever possible. Fall
seeding of rye and winter wheat in /
creased considerably during the week
Plenty Of feed and SO far livestock are
in very good condition. Number of
farmers planning to seek outside work
for the winter is increasing and indi- .
cations are there will be quite a few
who will want work for the winter.