The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1925-09-16
MONTANA YIELDS This SEASON
Will EXCEED 5-YEAR AVERAGE
UNDER THOSE OF LAST YEAR, WHICH WAS MORE
FAVORABLE-WHEAT, POTATOES, AND
A SHOW BIGGEST DROPS

with 1,750,0O0 bushels in 1924 and
1,752,O0O bushels the average crop for
the period 192O-2A. The increase IN
rye production this year comes large
ly from acreage expansion, yields be-
ing slightly below those Of a year
ago.
Flax Yield Light
Flax: Continued dry weather dur
ing August in the principal flax Sec
tions Of northeastern and east CEN
tral Montana have further reduced
the prospect. September condition Of
50 per cent Of a normal indicates a
yield pen acre for the state Of about
5 bushels and a crop Of 1,4s3,OOO
bushels compared with 2.349yOOO bu.
in 1924 and the 5-year average crop
of 1,O83,00O bushels. Other impOr-
tant flax producing states as placed
by federal estimates show as follow:
Minnesota 6,723,OOO bu. against S.
100000 a month ago; North Dakota
100000 against ~9,875,O0O last
month; South Dakota 100000
against A,511, 900 last month and
Kansas 100000, the same estimate as
a month ago. The United States for
September 1 shows a crop Of 1885,
900 bushels, a slight decrease from
the estimate Of 23,523,OOO bushels
last month.
Potatoes: All dry land potatoes
suffered from August drought and in
some cases irrigated fields due to
water shortage went on a dry land
basis. Rains since the first Of Sep
TENDER will tend to improve the out
look except in cases where fields were
too far gone. The general outlook is
for a crop of 100000 bushels larger
than last year, about 100000 bush
els smaller than the 5-year (192O-
1924 average. The general condition
] of the crop is very spotted, with
many fields in the commercial areas
rated fair to good. The national out
look for potato growers is the most
encouraging in recent years, the Sep.
TENDER forecast showing S44,941, OOC
bushels against 353,266,OO0 bushels
a.month ago, 454,566,OOO bushels th'
1924 crop and 417,848,OOO bushels th,
Swear C92O-1924) average prOduc
ton.
Beans: Due largely to the acre
, age increase the bean crop IN Mon
! tana now promises a harvest Of AGA,
600 bushels against 100000 bushel
secured in 1924 and the S-year aver
J age (1922-1924) production Of 240,
600 bushels. With harvest coming o
favorable weather will be needed =
cure and thresh the crops. The pres
: ent state outlook is for an averag
: acre yield Of about 11.6 bushels whic
includes many poor yields from nor
irrigated fields and is slightly unde
; the average acre yields for the pas
! three years. Other important bea
states have the following Septembe
forecasts: New York, 1,924,OOO busI
els against 100000 last year; Micl
igan, 7,288,OG0 against 5,848,O0O Las
year; Colorado 2,525,OOO against CSC
> 600 last year; New Mexico, 179,0C
= against $4,000 last year; Idaho, /
y 722,OOO against 1,346yOOO last yea.
: California, ~2,965,OOO against 2,254
: 600 last year and the United Stat
17,569,O 900 bushels against 13,619,Ol
: bushels IN 1924.
Hay: Tame hay in Montana pro
ed slightly over the forecast Of
month ago but decline in wild hs
more than offset this gain, the tot
hay crop now being placed at 2,71S
600 tons against 2,720,OOO tons
month ago; 2,848.OOO tons the 10.
crop and 2~.6S8.OOO tons the 192O-Is
Leverage. Western and central No