The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1923-08-03
Harvest Begins
In Eastern Area
Conditions Ideal for Corn-Demand
for Labor Growing.

Helena, July 2S.-Harvesting of
winter wheat and rye has begun in
eastern Montana and the spring
wheat harvest will be starting in
some districts. Reports from a major
ity of counties east of the mountains
are that excessively hot weather is
maturing spring wheat too rapidly
Tor it to fill in the best condition
Ideal conditions prevailed for corn,
which is making rapid growth. Raya1-
Ii county farmers have been beset by
hail, wet weather and shortage of
labor. Some damage to alfalfa Is re-
ported from there by rain and from
Madison county by grasshoppers. De-
mand for labor is rapidly increasing
n northeastern Montana and in the
Judith Basin. Some other districts
report a surplus. Summarized reports
o. the week ending July 81 to the
Montana Department of Agriculture
are as follows:
Roosevelt elt-Approximately two in
ches rain fell during the week in the
foTm OF local showers, which were
confined mostly to the western part
OF the county. Heavy damage by hail
over small areas in few sections of
me county. Harvesting the winter
wheat and rye commencing, with in
dications only of a fair yield, due to
excessive high temperature. Spring
wheat maturing too rapidly to fill
in the best OF condition Excellent
corn weather and the crop generally
making rapid growth. Rust showing
up in some portions in the eastern
part OF the county. Demand for la
Dor increasing.
Sheridan-Heavy rains over all
parts of the county, with some slight
nail damage. Weather too hot for
best conditions for filling of spring
wheat Grasshoppers bad in some sec
Ions-control measures giving good
results. Range in splendid condition
az livestock. taking on flesh rapidly.
Labor demands increasing as harvest
approaches.
Vailey-No precipitation during the
week. High temperature but redeem !.
ing feature, there has been no wind.
Moisture conditions generally good
but hot weather forcing maturity of
grain trifle too fast. Corn crop re-
spending splendidly to warm weather
and in many instances completely
tasselled out Alfalfa promises fair
seed crop Range conditions have new
ef been better in years. Grasshoppers
well under control, with very little
damage done to crops.
Yellowstone-Hot weather with a
lew local showers. Harvest of winter
wheat commencing. Spring grains ad-
rapidly Cutting of second
crop OF hay well advanced, with good
Yields. Corn making rapid growth and
approximately ten days ahead of the
lverage season.
Rosebud Weather during week
by cloud burst and
ome hail over small areas in the
Splendid corn weather, with
MS crop making rapid growth. Hail
torn on the 10th covering approx
nately 6000 acres of irrigated land.
grain crops considerably.
nd IN some instances sugar beets.
harvesting of dry land grain COM
lenclng. Grain harvest in full swing
ext week. Labor conditions normal.
Rlchland-Local showers were gen.
raj over the county, with high tenn
eratures most of the week, which
ave forced maturity of grain too
ap1dly. Harvest of small grains COM
lencing, with haying well advanced
nd generally good crop. Range in
ood condition. However, there is
considerable movement of livestock
markets. Labor demands increasing
Fergus Exceptionally hot weather
revailed during the week, with scat
'red hail storms, which did consid-
rable damage in several small dis
lets OF the county. Winter wheat
peing fast, with prospects of a good
Verage yield. Range conditions ex-
sptionally good in all sections, and
yestock in splendid condition. Short
se of labor growing more acute as
arvest approaches.