Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-07-06
CROPSCONTINUE
PROMISING SAY
RADI0REPORT
Hail Causes Damage in Three
Counties; Some Sections
Need Rain.

While crops in a few sections of
the state are suffering for lack of
moisture, the crop outlook continues
exceedingly good in the northeastern
part of Montana. radio fans were told
Wednesday night in reports broad
casted by The Tribune radio station.
Reports covering the entire state were
furnished by the state department of
agriculture and The Montana Farmer.
County Agent +. f. M~acSpadden told
of crop conditions in this county
There have been good showers in
the northeastern part of the state and
in the Yellowstone valley says the
department of agriculture. The first
cutting of alfalfa which is about com
pleted in the Yellowstone valley has
been slightly damaged by rain. Gallatin,
Broadwater and Lewis and Clark
counties need rain. The flow of
streams has rapidly fallen and in some
regions there will not be enough water
for a second irrigation except for the
holders of the earliest rights.
Hot Wind In Western Part
Hail damaged crops in a belt ex-
tending n~ortheasterly through Still
water, Yellowstone and into Mussel-
shell county. There has been some
damage from hail in Roosevelt and
Richland counties. as high as % per
cent, but the opinion is held that later
growth will largely overcome this. In
some OF the corn growing counties the
weather has been too cool for 1000
corn growth. but ideal for small grains.
High temperatures prevailed over most
OF the western portion of the state,
accompanied in some districts by hot
winds and practically no precipitation"
The Montana Farmer, Montana's
leading agricultural publication. says:
with the exception of some of the
north central counties and portions of
flathead county. crop conditions
throughout Montana range from fair
to excellent. according to reports that
reach The Montana Farmer. Observers
in northeastern counties Of the state
report excellent crop prospects, ap-
preaching the bumper variety in some
sections. Moisture conditions in tine
eastern tier of counties have been cen
sistently favorable and only the most
extremely adverse conditions COR he
remainder of the month can rob east
ern Montana Of the hest crop thai;
section has enjoyed in several years,
The southern counties also report
good growing conditions. Splendid hay
crops have been cut and winter wheat
is fast approaching harvest TIM.
Livestock In Good Shape
Hot winds coming at the close IF
one of the driest Junes, northcentral
Montana has had for several wears
have been disastrous TO grain crops
that looked most promising n mor1b
ago and the crop situation is pretty
badly spotted in the five north central
counties
Livestock is in good shape for the
most part throughout the state and
the general crop situation is still very
pro missing"
F. Z. MacSpadden. Cascade County.
agent. says:
Weather conditions have been I'M
during the last wee,;. oh-
normal temperatures causing early
seeded spring grain to fire. Late seed
ed grain is suffering some and winter
wheat firing slightly. We need rain.
Having is well along. There is plenty
Of labor. Grasshoppers are being ,
held. ,