Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-05-12
Amount of Hay Fed
Last Winter Breaks
Record for State
Montana Livestock Free From Disease but Grow
ers Suffer Heavy Losses From Hard
Weather.

of n horses. Spring work back
| ward on account of rain, little seeding
| done, grass starting slowly. Some cat
tie thin. Plenty of moisture; outlook
favorable.
GIacier-Very little farm work done
until April 25, moisture most since
1917, except for lateness; prospects
very encouraging. Much of the rye
! failed to sprout last fall, and Is not
up yet: Stock wintered well where
cared for, some thin where hay ran
| short.
HIII-Pasture very short, with live
| stock generally thin, losses heavier
than usual. Late spring with freezing
| nights. Cold wet conditions have de-
layed blowing and seeding, although
| considerable blowing has been done.
| Rye and winter wheat getting good
! start where not killed. Some work
/ horses thin, and farmers short of feed.
Liberty-Not much farming done.
| Very little winter wheat and rye grown.
| Moisture conditions good. Consider
able loss of stock from exposure, hay
short with no funds to buy more.
Pondera-Stock thin with hay well
fed up. hardly enough for spring work.
Too dry to seed last fall, too wet this
| springs prospects good, little spring
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ton very good.
Teton-Not much winter wheat seed
ed last season, too dry. Little seeding
done. Cattle have wintered fairly
well, losses heavier than usual.
To0ie-Moisture conditions good, lit
tie seeding and spring work done, grass
starting nicely. Stock in fair to good
condition.
Northeastern Section
OanieIs-Late spring with frosts.
lots of moisture, seeding on summer
fallow nearly finished, spring blowing
just started as work has been under
way only a few days. Large amount
will be disked in.
PhilIips-Spring work late, horses
thin, rye showing up good. Stock in
poor condition with heavy losses.
RoseveIt-Stock thin on range, grass
starting slow. Rye looking good, win
ter wheat killed. Seeding well under
way on fall blowing and summer fallow,
other very late.
Sheridan-Plenty Of moisture. but
little field work, last few days favor
able, seeding general. Large acreage
will be stubbled in. Farmers turning
ValIey-Unusually favorable spring
for grain crops, but W. weeks late.
Hay short, pasture poor. Livestock
| suffered where feed and range were
short, heavy loss range horses, other
stock thin.
Central District
BroadWater-Hay scarce, range
poor, loss of lambs heavy. Stock thin:
Spring work three weeks late. lot OF
rain and frost, some farmers short or
seed, best prospects since 1918.
Cascade-Winter wheat generally
good with some loss, that on stubble
better than on summer fallow. Stock
thin to good, some losses of calves and
lambs. Spring work late, too wet.
Fergus-Winter wheat good, with no
loss except where failed to get start
last fall, that stubbled in poor. Spring
late with excessive moisture. Cattle
fair shape, with some losses of range
stock. Soil in fine condition for spring
crops.
Golden VaIIey-Range in poor shape.
cattle losses heavy, feed very short,
stock in poor condition. Winter wheat
and rye fair to good, much of it failed
to get good, start last fall. Moisture
conditions .Norable.
Jefferson-Little spring work done.
cold wet spring, very favorable for hay
and grain. Hay short, cattle thin. pas
lures starting slowly.
Judith Basin-Hardest winter in 80
years, stock in fair to good shape with
heavy losses, calf crop will be short.
Hay very short. Winter wheat gen
orally good on summer fallow, that
stumbled in poor. Seeding just start
ing.
Lewis and CIark-Late spring, with
lots of moisture, winter wheat good
with some loss. Stock generally good.
Meagher-Stock below normal due to
bard winter, hay fed UP and range
short. Some losses but unusual supply
of hay saved situation.
MusselsheIl-Good supply of mois-
ture, 3 to 4 feet deep. Hay and range
Just starting. Stock losses fairly heavy.
Seeding will continue until June l.
WheatIand-Plenty of moisture,
warm weather needed. Little winter
wheat sown. Stock thin with consid-
cradle lose. Feed scarce. finances low,
spring acreage will be reduced.