Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-06-08
GIVES
BEST OUTLOOK
+. FOUR YEARS
Bank Bulletin Says Crop Pros
poets Never Better at
This Season.

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Prospects for prosperity In Montana
are brighter than at any time during
the past four years, according to the
June bulletin of the Great Falls Ma
tional bank. While there has been no
marked increase in most business lines,
the bulletin continues, excellent crop
indications and employment of many
thousands of men in the state who were
idle make it certain that the coming
of fall will witness a very different
| situation to that which has obtained
for two years past.
weather conditions up to the first
of June have been most favorable for
crop growth and it is doubtful if there
ever has been a time in Montana's
agricultural history when crops were
in better, shape at this season." says
the bulletin. There has been plenty
of rainfall in every county in the state
and temperatures have averaged mode
rate. Field work. while delayed consider
ably, has recently been carried on Wig
orously and to excellent effect. In the
eastern counties many farmers worked
day and night seeding. Ranges and
pastures are in excellent shape, with
hay coming up fast.
For the first time in fourteen
months every big mining company in
Butte is operating, with employment of
miners about Is per cent of normal.
Men are being put to work as rapidly
as they can be obtained, and the
scarcity Of miners that prevented a
general resumption of mining earlier is
gradually being overcome.
Cattle Prices Good
IAN encouraging indication of better
times in this state is found in the
excellent prices that purebred cows and
bulls brought at the annual sales OF
the Montana Shorthorn Breeders as
ISOLATION and the Montana Hereford
Breeders association. both of which
were held in May at the Montana Live
stock pavilion at Great Falls. Under
keen bidding at the shorthorn sale
fifty-four head sold at an average OF
$3.50, with $500 for a yearling bull
as the high price of the sale. This was
paid by Charles Dyar of Cascade to
c. z. Axtell of Salesville for Flora's
Coronet, a fine animal that captured
the junior championship in the judging.
The demand was strong for bulls,
rather than cows, most of the stock
men being in the market for herd lead
ers. The total paid for the fifty-four
head was $4,000.
'The Hereford sale was ever more
successful, forty eight head going
through the ring with an average price
of S165 and az aggregate of 1880.
The high mark of the sale was reached
by an A. B. Cook three-year-old bull,
Glorify Twenty Eighth, bought by Pete
johnson of Great Falls. In contrast
to the shorthorn sale, the demand for
good cows seemed to be as keen as
for bulls, and several sold for more
than 5000. Most of the sales were
made to northern Montana stockmen.
"A further s%tiffening of the wool
was one of the developments of
May. A number of clips in this part
of the state were sold at 40 cents and
while some bids as high as ~
cents were refused.
Both American and foreign wool
markets continue strong. AT auctions
limited quantities are offered and
is keen. There is a general be-
that choice merino woods will soon
somewhat scarce because of the |
sustained demand for them. This. in |
quarters, will not be regarded
an unmixed evil. since it will turn
attention more to crossbreds. Texas
promises to be the greatest wool pro-
Queer this year. but Montana's clip
will be a big factor in the years busi-
ness, and the sheepman now has the
prospect of leading the procession in
the march toward prosperity.
I'm the wooden market the most in
teresting happening of May was the
withdrawal of an its lines by the
American Wooden Co, followed a couple
lays later by a reopening of certain
ines of woolens with a material adj
rance in prices. 1t is reported that
similar action is in prospect regarding
,ther wooden and worsted fabrics. 1t
S anticipated that the result of this
will be a temporary slackening in sales.
,ut the trade will become familiar with
he higher levels of value and there
vill be less Of a shock when summer
,rices are announced next month.
Federal Seed Loans
Farmers in Montana, up to the
middle of May. had received more fed
raj seed loans than those of any neigh
,oring states. nearly 5000 applications
n Montana having been approved, the
oans a~ggregating nearly $4,000. Hill
county farmers borrowed more money
han those of any other county. 1000
oans having been made to them. There
<tIG NGIy lew "a indut lu tAC WEST
IN part of the state. North Dakota
were also heavy borrowers,
aking more than 5000, 600. Washington
borrowed only S1,215.
Next to wheat. oats will be the big
rop in Montana this year. The reason
$ that the supply of oats in the state
s practically exhausted. and farmers.
ealizing this, have been getting in as
much acreage in oats as possible. There
$ an increased acreage in forage crops
eported, also, these ranking as fol-
ows: alfalfa, sweet clover. timothy,
lsike clover, red clover. Montana is
early self-supporting in grass seeds.
here is more corn planted this year
han ever before. and the demand for
corn seed at present exceeds
he supply. AS the corn is largely used
or silage, the increase in dairying in
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