The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1922-07-19
HAIL DOES DAMAGE
. IN few DISTRICTS

tana counties have begun harvesting
winter rye and the harvest of winter
wheat will begin about the first of
August, according to the crop sum-
mary of the State Department of
Agriculture for the week ending July
g., based upon reports of county
agents and others. The northeast
ern district of the state particularly
will need a great deal of outside har-
vest help. Considerable damage was
done by hail last week to crops in
Daniels, Roosevelt, Saltwater, Phil
lips, Blaine, and Hill counties. The
southern part of Hill county was
quite badly burned, and Flathead,
Sanders and Ravalli county were in
need of moisture. Reports by coun-
ties:
Carbon.-Good growing weather
and plenty of rain. All crops in best
of shape. First cutting of alfalfa up
and timothy and clover being cut.
Grass in good condition and stock
fat. Some hay hands needed at once.
Fruit doing nicely and big yield in
sight.
Richland.-One or two light
showers during the week. Growing
conditions excellent. Grain heading
out. First crop of alfalfa excellent.
Labor supply and demand about
equal. Livestock in fine condition.
Dawson.-Local showers have fall
len over largest part of the county.
Early wheat beginning to head. Rye
is filling nicely and early corn stands
a good chance of making a big crop.
Vigorous poison campaigns against
grasshoppers. Flax acreage will be
normal.
Fallon.-Excellent growing condi-
tions. Potatoes in fine shape and be-
ginning to bud. Rye fillig rapidly
with prospects for an excellent crop.
Spring wheat heading. Winter wheat
in fine shape. The county will need
considerable outside labor when har-
vest begins, about August 1. ?
Custer.-First two or three days
quit warm; remainder of week cool
with local showers. Alfalfa and hay
being cut at the present time. Corn
and small grain looking fine.
Stillwater-Extremei dry and hot
first half Of week; cooler with local
showers latter part. Pasture ano
range excellent. Rye being harvest
ed, with fair yield. Sugar beets anC
potatoes good. Some damage tt
crops by hail.
Gallatin.-Light showers first o
the week; fair and warmer latte.
part of week. Growing condition
good to excellent. Cool days during
the week helped to retain moisture
Alfalfa hay is being cut over entir
county.
Madison-Light showers durin
the week. Late sown spring wheat
suffering from drought. Wintt
wheat shows prospect of good crop
Daniels.-A few localities visite
by showers. Some damage by hat
Grain making excellent progress.
Roosevelt.-Fine growing weathe
Some damage to crops by hail. Gras
Fl hoppers doing some damage in par
Of the county. Livestock in excelle
: condition.
Phi-lips-Cool weather with loo
'p- showers. Some damage by ha
Crops GENERALLY in good condltic
sr- Early spring wheat headed. R
oy harvest will start next week. Co
IRE in fine condition.
uf Enthusiastically warm duri
per first few days of the week, follow
rs by local showers. A heavy wind a
ore hail storm on the Fourth did a gr'
deal of damage to the northern pi
rail- of the county. Winter wheat in &C
condition. Spring grains conf
at along fairly good.
Hill.-Weather unsettled, with
nm cal showers. Severt hail storm
Irai Tuesday night which did considera
ure damage to the northern part of
7ral county. Southern half of the coui
re- is quite badly burned. Rye pra'
the cally all harvested.
INTO Cascade-Mazimum temporal
eni "a, minimum 81. No precipitati
'lan Some early seeding spring wheat
fed been cut for hay. Late seeded spr
ag- wheat and winter wheat in fair shs
It Fergus.-Weather conditions h
tate been generally favorable for gr
nal ing crops. A couple Of ds--e q,
ants tremely warm weather caused a i
Atty firing. Winter wheat general:
good condition. Spring wheat
n to and will need considerable moistur
sec- produce a good crop. First croI
arms alfalfa practically all harvested.
il he scarcity Of labor for haying at P
Sc emit. r
able Teton.-A few local showers
G in past week, but not enough to b
rked any benefit to crops. Crops
stors suffered from lack Of moisture {
n BY growing weather.
'iscaI Flathead.-Weather hot and
/, has Hot winds Of the first part Of
week caused considerable darnag
wary winter and spring wheat and I