The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-09-21

ton that the entire crop is harvested
as grain, but since much of it is mt
into silOs, hOgged off, and fed as fod-
der, the forecasts should be interpre-
ted accordingly. Corn generally
made excellent progress, although
much of it is yet little late. Rains
and some cool weather DELAYED matur-
ing to a small extent, but it has been
filling well, and is now maturing ran
idly. 1t is noteworthy that corn suf-
fered but little from the Temporary
drouth periods in the eastern counties.
BARLEY
2,161, 900 bushels of barley is fore
casted for this year based upon q
Sept. l condition of IS. This is about
100000 bushels more than last years
crop and compares with 10000
bushels, the average for the swear
period. The condition of barley last
month was 85, a year ago it was so.
and for the 10-year average it has
been 70. Barley filled well in the i'm
pOrtant sOuth-central and southwest
ern sections but it was injured some
by drouth in the east.
FLAX
Flax rated SO per cent in condition
on Sept. 1, and a crop of 100000
bushels is forecasted. The crop last
/ year was $4,000 bushels, and the av-
erage for the Swear period has been
/ $4,000 bushels. The condition of flax
last year at this time was "a, and the
/ ten-year average has been Ga. Flax
suffered some from the hot dry per-
iods in the eastern counties, but gen
orally filled we'll
TAME HAY
Tame hay declined two points in
condition to IS, from which 1889, OOC
tons are fOrecasted, compared to l.
986,000 tons for last year, and the av.
erage production of 1,761,000 tons
GrasshOppers have been damaging al.
falfa severely in many localities, while
hot dry weather lowered the Yields
some in eastern and southeastern
1 counties. Timothy, grown mostly il
the western half of the state, made
very good growth this year, averag
ing 1.60 tons per acre, compared tt
1.50 tons last year. Much of the sec
ond crop Of alfalfa was injured by
rains during the putting-up process.
WILD HAY
A production of 588,OO0 tons Of wilC
hay is expected, based upon a cOndi
ton of IS. The estimated production
las year was $4,000 tons, and tn
:, average for the Swear period has beer
1885, 900 tons. The wild hay crop il
the western half of the state is gen
, orally good but the yield was restrict
2 ed in some localities by dry weathe
early in the season. HOppers also in
Z jured some meadows, and dry Weathe
= reduced the tonnage in the eastern dis
= tricts.
POTATOES
The forecast for the potato crop /
5,091 600 bushels, compared with s.
5 GALLEY TWO MONT. CROP 1900,
] 10000 bushels, the 1922 crop, and t
= ,437 900 bushels, the average for Tia
e Swear period. The condition of pota
S toes on Sept. I was sc, showing tw
: points decline from the Aug. 1 cOndi
: ton. A year ago the condition wa
T 80, and the 10-year average on Sept.
/ has been 76. The crop made gene1
: ally good progress, although hopper
. and potato beetles have done. sever
: injury in several sections. Short DIR
/ periods checked growth in parts @
= Flathead and Carbon counties, an
over much of the nOn-irrigated are
of the eastern quarter of the stat,
n Prospects for marketing spuds al
z much better than a year ago, as price
f are much more encouraging. Onl
e 1882 cars of the big 1922 crop wei
: shipped, compared to 1887 cars of til
: 1921 crop, and to 947 cars of the 1872
5. crop. The quality of Montana con
r mercial potatoes is reported to be {
d good or better than last year, bl
= yields are expected to average lowe