Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-07-30
NILS CITY CLOVIS
WITH PROSPECT OF
BIG CROP RETURN
All Southeast Montana Has
Promise of Enormous
Crops.

Special to The Tribune.
Miles City. July 29.-Compilins The
sevcrahreports brought into the city
@concet Dhg general crop conditions
throughout southeastern Montana. il is
noted that a very satisfactory condition
exists to date ~ith very little report of
any damage to interrupt the maturity
of crops.
: The rains and hail storms of a week
ago in the BrOadus district is reported
to have affected a restricted area rum
ming in a path several miles in length
and laying crops and grass low, the
latter reacting to a large extent.
The g~rasshOpper pest still Is con-
sidered as constituting a menace. but
is under control as to n great spread
of the insect over any considerable
area. Isolated reports are brought in
Of damage to some extent. but the gen
eral opinion prevailing is that the dew
astated fields constitute only a small
part of the entire acreage from which
record breaking crop yields are ex-
pected.
Ray Tarbell. from the country locnt-
ed between the Little and Big Powder
rivers, states that conditions are the
best he has seen in a number of years.
Growers of crops have been enrOur-
aged to a point beyond description and
nre looking forward to big returns:
Grass and forage is the best harvested
yet and the outlook for livestock is
most encouraging, he says.
The situation in Carter county, ac-
cording to Van Craig. a recent business
caller in the city, indicates the record
yield Of all kinds of small grain. The
farmers there are looking forward to
an exceptional yield record and are
making preparations for n big harvest
The agricultural sections have enjoyed
plenty of rainfall. says Mr.. Craig. who
has been in that territory for a number
of years. The moisture in the ground
has peer sufficient to sustain growing
grains.
A general report from the Terry
country says that the last rains have
practically assured farmers of an ex-
cellent Weld this fall. All of the south
part of Prairie county is in fine shape
and wheat is filling rapidly. The late
planted grain is coming along in great
shape and a record yield no doubt will
be established on the flats south of the
Yellowstone river. The north side of
the river is in good shape with the
exception Of a strip of territory on
lower Cherry creek. The crop on the
head of Cherry creek and over the di-
vide were never better. and the farm
ers in the Redwater say there has been
no such a crop in that territory since
1912.
The corn crop generally is showing
I'D with the last few weeks of warm
weather and the outlook is considered
exceptionally good.
In the Moon creek district. east of
Miles City. where farmers are special
izing in the raising of corn. the pros
poets are the best experienced in years,
according to Lee Bennett, leading corn
raiser in that section.
As an indication of the fact that rain
fall has been plentiful. considerable
comment is being made on the fact of
the recently reported precipitation IN
Powder River county at Riddle. on the
Little Powder river. where from April
to June, inclusive, the rainfall was
1876 inches, being the highest record
in the state. while at Broadus the rec
ord shows a rainfall of 1920 inches
for the same period. The record at
Miles City was Sal for the three
months. indicating that generally over
the territory the precipitation has been
Of unusual volume. Carter county, at
Eklaka. reports 11.41 inches for the
three months and 5.13 inches for the
month of June alone.
Further east. from Glendive to Wi
baux. practically the same conditions
exist. according to all reports received.