The Carbon County chronicle. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1924, 1924-08-20
EXCELLENT CROP
PROSPECTS TO AID
STATE PROSPERITY
WHEAT THREsHING SHOWS A
YIELD UP TO 40 BUSHELS
TO THE ACRE.
Sugar Beet Crop VIII be Largest In
the History of the State; Beans
VIII Exceed Returns of all Other
Years, and Grade Is Best.

Crop conditions In the Yellow
stone valley were never better, ac-
cording TO Leon Shaw, newspaper
man from Billings, in an interview
recently given to Butte newspap-
ers. 'sThreshing operations are in
full progress said Mr.. Shaw,
land the yield is more than pleas
ing to the farmers. Actual re-
turns ranging from 80 to slightly
more than 40 bushels of wheat an
acre are the order OF the day, and
with the splendid prices preva-
lent this year as compared with
1923, 1t can readily be imagined
that the farmers are in "a happy
frame of mind.
There is still another compensating
feature in connection with this years
wheat crop, and that is, 1t has been
planted without any great amount of
financing on the part of the banks.
In other words, the farmers saved
grain for seed purposes in most cases,
and along the same line, they have
done their own work, thus avoiding
heavy labor charges.
Great Sugar Beet crop.
1.-THE sugar beet crop will be the
greatest in the history of the state.
Upwards of 80 900 acres were seeded,
and there is every indication of an
average yield of IL tons to the acre.
According to present sugar prices, the
farmers will realize $40 per ton, or a
total of nearly $4,000.000 from that
source alone. 1t should be understood,
of course, that as compared with 9TH
er crops, the production of beets is
more expensive because of thinning,
topping, etc. However, it is estimat-
ed that the average net profit will be
considerably more than $50 an acre,
which is certainly indicative of the
fact that beets form profitable In
dustry in the Yellowstone valley.
Farmers are guaranteed a minimum
price for their beets, and all above
that Is divided on q 50-40 basis be-
tween the farmer and the sugar COM
pany.
Increase In Beans.
"Beans also form lucrative crop
for Yellowstone valley farmers this
year. While 1t is early to estimate
the yield, the increase is expected TO
be 100 per cent over last year.
AS cents pound Is the prevail
ing price, the thousands upon thous.
ands of acres assure splendid re
turn to the producer-and beans are
grown on both dry and irrigated lands
The Montana bean commands pre-.
MUM for seed purposes and ranks
with the best grades of Michigan
beans in the general market.
Livestock Good.
Livestock conditions are excep-
tionally good, the rains throughout
the spring and summer months hay
ing been responsible for ideal range
conditions. The states wool yield
was about 100000 pounds and II
sold on an average around 40 cents
Diversified farming is rapidly as
Stunning the ascendancy in eastern
Montana; the farmers thereby say
ing to themselves the best market ex
tant, in that they are providing NOR,
Of their own living than heretofore
The weekly cream check, though
small, tides many many familie
through the lean months.
Prosperous Year.
ION the whole, doubt If Montana
ever had a more prosperous year thai
1924 promises to be. The smile ha
displaced the gloom and optimism /
the order Of the day.