The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1922-08-23
ADDITIONAL CROP REPORT.

Danlels.-COON weather prevailed, |,
with several good showers. Grain
ripening slowly, making harvest later
than anticipated. Crops are in very
good condition, with very small hall
losses reported to date. Rye, flax
and late oats damaged by hoppers the
past week. Big demand for laborers
anticipated about August Is. {
Roosevelt.-Weather ideal for RI
pening wheat. Early spring wheat
will average about 20 bushels per
acre. Late spring wheat from 10 to
Is bushels. Small plots of winter
wheat yielding as high as 27 bushels
to the acre. A good crop of corn on
a large acreage insured. Late oats
and flax being damaged by hoppers.
Valley.-Weather fairly cool with
no wind and no precipitation. Late
grains not filling good and the hop
pers are bothering the late grain.
Corn and POTATOES growing good and
are well advanced. Threshing will
start next week.
Blaine.-Weather has been ex-
tremely warm, with no precipitation.
Crops ove the county are fair, and
very good in places. Threshing of
rye in progress. Yield from 10 to ID
bushels per acre. SECOND crop of al
falfa being cut. Corn very good.
Flax in fair condition, but in need OF
moisture. Additional men needed for
harvest.
Hill-Weather warm and dry dur
ing the week. Harvesting will not
/ become general until next week. Some
threshing reported, with a yield OF
10 bushels per acre. Demand for la
/ borers greater than the supply.
] Choteau.-A heavy rain early IN
/ the week helped the filling of late
I grain and benefited the corn crop
4 Harvest about half completed. Yields
Y of 20 bushels have been reported, anc
some 30-bushel returns have been Sc
1 cured. Spring wheat will average
light crop, having been damaged BY
hoppers the last three weeks. Oats
is generally being cut for hay to saw
the crop from grasshopper destruc
ton. Corn making good progress
No shortage Of men exists now.
A Teton.-Weather has been general
" warm, causing the fast ripening o
grain. Estimated yield from 10 t
Is bushels. Livestock are in excel
lent condition. Several hundred me
are needed fer harvest.
Fergus.-Hot weather which ha
4 caused premature ripening of gran
Harvesting general throughout tn
county. Yields averaging from 20 I
40 bushels, depending upon quality {
- land.
Lewis and Clark.-Weather durln
the week rather changeable. Son
second crop alfalfa being cut. Ha
2 vesting of grain is beginning ON
4 rather extensive scale. Early potato
2 being marketed to local retailer
e All livestock doing well on the rang
n Flathead.-Weather clear and h
8 first three days; partly cloudy a
y cooler last half Of week. No "a.
Z Spring wheat harvest practically Fl
4 ished. The crop will be about 90
so per cent 0. last years.
Ravalli-Ideal weather conditio
2 for .ripening of grain. Second G.
Is ting of hay commencing, with GO
z yield. Winter grains showing b
y ter than average. Slight demand
harve It hands. Heavy shipment
q straw berries from the county.
e Sanders. No rain of any acco'
e during the week. Winter wheat
ing cut and ~threshing started. Il
3 vesting practically over IN sectl
where most Of the grain Is rails
z Labor scarce.
y Carbon.-Weather ideal for hay
z and filling Of grain. VIII have he
yields. Wheat harvest on in m
parts Of county. Extra heavy y
of Strawberries OF extra quail
Early apples being picked and 8
market for both ripe and gr
Sugar beet crop larger than for
years, but smaller acreage Al
crop unusually good AL crops
Ter Ehan since 1915. T~hreshing
- se&rted.