The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1923-10-18

$3.50, 0O0,o 900 is VALUE OF
TREASURE STATE FARM CROPS


tanned by the Montana Development
a matter of bushels and tons of the 1C
principal crops this season will the
yield be doubled, but the monetary
values of the crops, separately 'and
as a total will be twice that of the
five-year average since 1919.
The five-year average value Of the
10 crops is $73,8S6.23O, while the value
this year is estimated at $50, 105, 600,
or more than double. The September
condition of crops in general estimates
a production of about 81 100000 bush
els Of wheat. $4,000. 900 bushels Of oats,
more than 100000 bushels Of corr
and also larger crops than last year
in such commodities as flax, barley
and sugar beets.
During the last five years, the wheat
yield has averaged 17,94S,00O bushels.
This of course includes the disastrous
year of 1919, when only about 10000
600 bushels of wheat were produced.
The condition of spring wheat last
month was reported at 70, a year ago
at 80 and the 10-year average on Sep
TENDER / has been Sc.
Harvesting is practically completed
in eastern and southeastern commune
ties and west of the divide, but in
| other sections threshing is late.
Oats this year will run close to a
yield of 23.O51. 900 bushels as com
pared with 100000 as a five-year
average. Early threshing returns in
dictate a high average yield. Grass
hoppers have damaged scattered pOr-
lions of this crop and the yield will
not be high in the eastern part of the
state.
Corn production will almost double
last years yield and is about five
times the five-year average yield. The
condition of the crop is reported the
same as a year ago. Rains and other
weather conditions this season have
delayed maturing to some degree, but
1t is filling well and not maturing
rapidly. Corn suffered but little from
the temporary drouth periods of the
eastern counties.
Barley is about double the produc-
ton for the five years, and flax is
about so per cent more than the five
year average. Tame hay has a pro-
duction almost equal to the average
even though severe damage has been
done by grasshoppers to the alfalfa.
while hot weather lowered the yield
in some other sections not affected by
the insects. Much of the second crop
of alfalfa was injured by early rains
during the haying season.
Potato yields will go a little over
100000 bushels better than the aver
age. The quality Of commercial po-
tatoes is said to be as good or better
than last year but yields are expected
to average lower, due to many poor
stands and to an apparent light set in
many fields.
Apples do not quite come up to the
five-year average this season, due to
hail, scab and blight. 1t is thought
will be shipped from this state this
season and about 200 cars of second
grade fruit. Last year the carlot ship
ments totaled 1913 in 1922, 6S6, and in
1920, 443 cars.
Yields of sugar beets are expected to
far outclass those of last year and the
five year average as well. No definite
estimate has been set OIL the tonnage
for this season but probably about
5000 or 10000 tons will be the yield
this section. which will be cut by
the Billings plant.
S. M. Fitzgerald, SO years of age,
called as a witness in a court cas- at
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