The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1925-08-19
CROP SHOWS DECLINE AS RESULT
DE- HOT DRY Period DURING LAST JULY

bushes the average in 1924 and the
i've year average Of 1873 bushels.
August forecast Of production is 3d.
$4,000 bushels compared with 49,
918,000 bushels forecast a month ago,
4O,755, 900 bushels the 1924 crop and
37,159,OO the five year average pro-
duction.
All wheat on this basis is placed
at S~8,616,OOO bushels compared with
47,O3O,OOO the forecast a month ago,
51,668,OOO bushels the harvest Of
1924 and the 5-year average prOduc-
ton Of AZ, 7O6,OOO bushels.
The corn crop: Dry weather and
heat were less damaging to corn than
to small grain, and the showers that
came on the 23d and 18th were Of
some benefit. There have been scat
tered reports Of failure on light soils
and the crop is generally tasseled
| somewhat short. The crop is now gen.
! orally at a point where ears are set
ting and is fully two weeks ahead Of
last years crop due to the forced
growth. Present outlook is for a
crop Of 9,896,OOO busels compared with
10,796,OOO the forecast of a month
ago; 9,198,0OO bushels the 1924 crop
and the 5-year average production Of
6,051,00O bushels. Corn is the only
grain crop with a present outlook
above that of last year and its adj
vanced growth also promises a larger
percentage of matured grain corn this
year as compared with last year.
The Flax Crop: Damage to flax in
the condition average of 81 per cent
Of a normal, compared with SO per
cent a month ago. Present conditions
interprets a yield Of about 81
bushels per acre compared with 81
bushels average for the 1924 crop
and the 5-year average of 60 BUSH
els. More than half of the flax aver
age is located in the northeastern
counties where July heat caught most
of the crop as the bOlls were filling,
reducing both yields and quality.
Some late flax remained green dur
ing this period and some very early
sown ripened ahead Of the heat but
the bulk of the crop was at a stage
where susceptible to a heavy damage.
August estimate Of flax is placed at
1,591,0OO bushels compared with q
$4,000 bushels harvested in 1924 and
the 5-year average production of
100000 bushels. A revision Of flax
acreage estimates now gives the
state $4,000 acres for harvest COM
pared with the July estimate Of S24,-
600 acres and last years acreage of
100000.
Oats: Distribution Of the states
oats acreage is quite similar to- that
of spring wheat and damage to oats
has been relatively heavy. August
1 condition was 60 per cent of a nor
NAL compared with 81 a month ago
and the 10-year average for August
Of 68.7. August forecast is placed al
1~8,9S3,OOO bushels against 24,O15, OOC
bushels forecast last month; 1884.
600 bushels harvested last year anC
the 5-year average production Of H.,
Gas, 900 bushels.
Barley: Early varieties Of barley
uzov,o ho;,n Lo-ro~AI - Al. L..
wave came and mostly escaped dam
! age, although some late barley sui
fered similar damage as oats. TIL
4 crop as a whole averages better thar
oats, the August condition Of 20 pc.
cent Of q normal comparing with g.
, a month ago and the 10-year averag
for August Of 68.7. August forecas
/ is placed at S,9O6,O0O bushels com
) pared with the July forecast Of 4,
$4,000 bushels, the 1924 crop Of 8,
100000 bushels and the five-year av
erage production Of 2,154yOOO bushel;
Rye; A fair yield Of winter ~
was reported generally, the state av
eraging 1910 bushels compared wit
14.O bushels average Of the 1924 Gro
and 11.6 bushels average for the five
year period 1920 to 1924 Prelimt
nary production estimate for rye
placed at 2,275,OO0 bushels agains
2,1s40O0 bushels last month; 1850
900 bushels the 1924 crop and Ii
five-year average production Of 1
752,oOO bushels. Acreage Of rye hal
vested this ynr is placed at 1850
compared with $4,000 in 1924
Potatoes: Damage to the potai
prospect during July was moderate.
heavy IN the entire area east Of q
continental divide rs q result Of q