Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-05-22

Helena, May 21.-The shortage of
farm help that prevailed in seevral
eastern Montana counties after spring
work started, has almost disappeared,
according to reports received by the
state department of agriculture from
county agents in IS counties for the
week ending May Ii. Every county
but one reported precipitation that
week. In most counties the weather
was too cool for crop growth. The
backward spring will tend to increase
the acreage of disced in crop in some
parts Of eastern Montana. Roosevelt
county reports a large number OF
abandoned farms are again inhabited.
reports by counties:
RichIand-Over two inches of rain
fall during the week. On well pre-
pared ground there has been no run
off. Temperature rather cool. Wheat
IS per cent seeded. According to the
present indications there will be a
| shortage of good seed corn for the I'M
usually large acreage that will be
planted this year. Alfalfa looks fairly
good. Livestock improving.
DaWson-Over one and one-quarter
inches of rainfall during the last three
days of the week. Dry and windy early
part of the week. The small acreage
of early seeded grain is coming along
nicely. Livestock now able to sustain
themselves on the new grass.
~FaII0n-Ideal growing weather first
part of the week. Rain latter part.
Seeding delayed some by the rain. Sew
enty-five per cent completed. Crop
prospects very good.
Prairie-Weather conditions unset
tied; warm first part of the week, cold
and rainy latter part. About two inches
a standstill later part of week. Spring
wheat So per cent seeded and corn
planting is beginning. Winter wheat and
condition 100 per cent. The cold stormy
weather of the last few days has been
hard on livestock on pasture.
Custer-Lots of moisture, weather
cool and cloudy. Crop growth very
slow. Wheat practically all seeded and
about half of it is up. Oats and other
small grain now being seeded. Quite a
number of lambs were lost in the
stormy weather of the last half of the
week. Precipitation very heavy.
Yellowstone Weather cool and
rainy; too cool for much plant growth.
Spring wheat mostly all planted. Sew
enty-five per cent of normal acreage.
Winter wheat viii be 60 per cent of
normal acreage. Over one-foudth has
been replsnted to spring wheat. 4
good acreage of corn is anticipated.
Sugar beet acreage about normal.
Stock picking up.
StiIIwater-Weather very cool with
considerable wind and about W.
inches of rainfall. U~nfavorable for
vegetatiye growth. Winter wheat
starting very slowly. Stand uneven.
Some reseeding being done. Spring
seeding 75 per cent finished. Big acre
age in corn to be planted.
GaIIatin-Snow or rain most of the
week. Weather cold and cloudy. Veg
citation has grown very slowly. Heavy
freeze two nights. No field work done.
Winter wheat and grass made practi-
cally no growth. Livestock in fair
shape. The cold wet week has been
hard on them.
E. Madison-Heavy precipitation first of
the week. continuing cold until the last
part. Heavy frosts at night. Winter
wheat acreage a little larger than nor
NAL and in splendid condition. Practi-
cally all spring wheat is seeded, Po-
tato planting is just beginning. Slightly
increased acreage is anticipated.
acknowledgements low. Inch
of precipitation and still raining. High
winds. Spring wheat acssage nearly all
planted. Much up and booking good.
A large number of abandoned farms
are again inhabited. Total spring
wheat acreage for the county will be
lower than last year. Increased acre
age of forage crops and corn. Live
stock in good condition. There is still
a demand for farm help.
ValIey-Cloudy and rainy most of
the week. Little seeding was done. The
grain that is up is looking fine. Acre
age one-half seeded. The backward
weather will increase the mount of