The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1925-08-19

GaIlatin-Weather warm with little
precipitation. Grain ripening rapidly
Second cutting Of alfalfa. Spring
grain threshed in dry land sections.
Crops fair to good. Livestock excel
lent. Sufficient forage. Can use q
few more men.
Hil-Slight precipitation. Very
warm. Growing conditions fair. Crops
fair. Harvest in full blast. Few fields
threshed with combines, 1915 bu.
Livestock fine.
Lewis & Clark-Warm, no general
rain. Alfalfa growing rapidly, some
being cut for second crop. Sugar
beets exceptionally good. Prospects
for heavy yield of beans. Peas being
cut and some ready for threshing.
Ranges dry. Wheat and other small
grain going into shock very fast,
/ prospects fair to good yield. Corn
growing fast but not as good as last
year. Cattle good but range short IN
some sections. Sheep fine. Turkeys
rather late but good crop. No insect
damage. Few hOppers, no damage.
MadisOn-Local showers with some
hail damage in one section. Gener-
ally hot. Crop conditions excellent.
Grains filling well. Wild hay being
cut and second cutting Of alfalfa.
Range stock excellent. Good grass
and dairy cattle fine.
Phillips ~ Days dry and warm.
nights cool. Need rain. Wheat in
northern part Of county good. Thresh-
ing commenced on early grain dam
aged by heat, yielding 4 to 8 bu
Prospects for corn crop poor. Irri.
: gated crops good. Grass short il
southern part. Cattle being shipped
{ POndera-CoOl; no rain. Some cut
ting started. Harvesting in full
swing in a week or so. Livestock il
! good shape. Need more men in an
other week.
e Richland - Very hot days, coo
nights. Local showers; rain needed
Wheat harvest completed in some sec
tons and threshing begun. Yields Gu
ID down to, wheat 8 bu.; oats 20 bu
# barley Is bu. Corn fine and wi
70 mature early. Sugar beets GROWN
rapidly, anticipate lotion averagr
Bean crop good. Seed pea crop fai
Average flax yield A to 5 bu. Rang
holding out well. Livestock lookin
i'd better.
d. ROOsevelt-No moisture. Harves
lg ing in full swing; weather favorabl
Livestock good. Pasture drying fro
ne lack Of moisture.
r. ROsebud-Hot and dry. Threshi1
by started in all sections. Average f
ed winter wheat around Is bu. Al
spring wheat IA bu. Oats ayeragil
ne about IS bu. Wheat threshed of be
gh ter quality than previously reports
re Corn crop short. Livestock goS
shipping.
ar SdllWater-LOcal showers; weatl
ars cooler. N~on-irrigated crops harvest
Crops in north end Of county We
light. Irrigated crops good. Seco
crop alfalfa harvested, good vie
her Some ~threshing. Yields from 10
is- 20 bu. Some seeding Of winter whe
ne Sugar beets and beans good. Cg
IN excellent, Ten carloads livest'
on shipped this week. Livestock IN 81
ing condition Feed getting short.
Of ValleY-Weather good for ripen.
per grain, harvest conditions and sett
tier Of alfalfa seed. Corn not grown
zen, Indications are yield VIII be redd
bod due q. continued drouth Harvest
in southern part Of county show
lar ter yield shan expected, possibly
ing to 20 bu. Anticipated this ye'
sin- crop value win equal last zeal
1Q. grain IS shriveiing, white-cappine
han drying except 80 northern part
,rop county Average fer entire con
lest looks Ike about half 8 crop, poaz
q little better. Livestock holding
'fea hpt range very dry and dusty. ~
need doing wen