The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1925-09-16

vests will mostly exceed the 5-year
average out-turns, according to the
September survey Of the Montana
Cooperative Crop Reporting service,
which places six of the states 10
principal crops lower than 1924 har-
vests and all except wheat, potatoes
and hay above the 192O-24 average
out-turns. August effects were
mixed, with flax, potatoes, beans and
wild hay d~eteriOrating as a result Of
dry weather over most Of the eastern
half of the state and wheat, oats,
barley and tame hay making slight
gains. Crop damage vas greatest
and more general in the eastern third,
heavy but spotted IN the central
third and lightest in the western third
Of the state, with the largest varia-
ton in yields in recent years, accord
ing 70 the summary which follows:
August Weather Effects.
August weather continued mostly
warm and dry and following the hot
dry conditions Of July drought eff
fects have been cumulative. Showers
on IA days were mostly light and con-
fined to mountain sections, the only
general precipitation being that Of
the 18th and 18th which in some ex-
IRENE eastern and east central loeali-
ties was reported as the first general
rain since early in July. Tempera-
lures during the first 10 days ran up
wards in the nineties, and tended to
ripen late grain. Cool weather set
in about the middle of the month and
alternated with a short spell of warm
weather from the 10th to oath. Rain
fall was much too light considering
the short soil moisture reserves and
in the eastern third the drought fur
Their damaged corn, flax, potatoes and
hay.
Wheat: September forecast for all
wheat is 39,275,OOO bushels compared
with 38,616,OOO a month ago, $685.
900 for 1924 and the 5-year average
OF 49 ,7O6,OOO bushels. Winter wheat
forecast remains the same as q
month ago., 3,335,OOO bushels while
spring wheat at 35,94O,O0O bushels
improved slightly over the August es
innate of 35,2s1,OOO The present
forecast is based on an average yielC
Of about IL bushels for the state ant
assumes the eastern third will aver
age generally under 10 bushels, tn
central third ranging from 8 to L
bushels and the western third aver
aging about 20 bushels, the latte
section having the smallest share o
acreage. Other important sprinl
wheat states on September 1 ar
placed by the federal reports as fol
lows: Minnesota 24,2O9,OOO agains
22,8OO,O 900 last month; North DakOt
"114,584,OOO against 1O2, 134,OOO las
month and South Dakota 29,352,OO
against 2~7,163,OOO last month.
Corn Above Average.
Corn: September estimate from
condition Of 81 per cent forecasts
crop of 8,284,OOO bushels compare
with 9,896,OOO bushels a month ags
9,198,OO the 1924 crop and 6,O51,OC
the 5-year average production. d.
clines in corn prospects as a result
dry weather were generally reports
throughout the important central az
eastern producing areas. Nights wei
too cool in the higher attitudes al
the crop generally vas handicapp'
by July damage; present condition
the crop is very spotted and son
poor fields are attributed to the po
quality Of seed available last spin
where home grown.
Oats: The oats crop shows Sig
Improvement, Septemben fcreca
from go per cent Of a normal con.
ton indicating a crop Of 19,oO1so
bushels against 18,988,0O0 bush'
last month; ~19,s54,OOO last year g.
the 5-year average crop Of 1928
900 bushels.
Barley: Barley with q SeptemE
forecast OF A,198,0o0 bushels co.
pared with s,sO6,oOo indicated
month ago; 100000 bushels harve
ed in 1924 and the 5-year aVera
erop Of 2.1540OO bushels. Condit
Of barley Is generally better g
that Of oats and spring Wneae
larger percentages 81 ie ecreage e
outside the principal cats and
ara where July heat and dry
damage YES grea
Rye: Rye production
changed from last mo1la atn q
placed as 2 275.o0o hQsnele