The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1925-10-30
FACING SERIOUS LOSSES If
ADVERSE WEATHER IS long CONTINUED
MERCURY SLIDES TOWARDS ZERO AT MANY POINTS
N PRECIPITATION RANGES FROM A FEW
INCHES TO WELL OVER A FOOT

WiRtry blasts, accompanied by
heavy falls of snow, have buried the
Treasure state in a mantle of white
ranging in depth from a few inches
to well ever a foot.
Although no loss of livestock has
been reported, farmers are facing
serious losses if the adverse weather
conditions prevail much longer.
BOzeman and the Gallatin valley
have been shown nc favOrs, the mer-
curry dropping as low as 6 degrees
above zero on Tuesday and the snow
reaching a depth of 13 inches. Thurs
day dawned fairly clear, and by after
noon the temperature had climbed
well above the freezing point. Farm
ers whose grain is still in the shock
are as yet unable to estimate their
loss, but if better conditions prevail
in the near future it may be confined
to a reasonable sum.
Two Lives Lost
Two deaths may be ascribed to the
general storm which has, in some sec
tions, blocked roads and done some
damage. Forty five miles south Of
Great Falls a couple from Lethbridge,
Alb, persisted from asphyxiation
when their sedan became stalled in
a snowdrift. At Boulder the concrete
roof Of the Boulder Hot Springs no.
tel crashed in under the weight of
snow, causing a loss of approximately
$4,000. Helena experienced the most
severe storm for October since 1881,
no less than 10 inches Of snow, ac-
~companied by a 6 above temperature,
having fallen since Monday morning.
Zero Weather
Billings reports zero weather and
eight inches of snow. The beet crop
is yet safe, but the completion of bean
threshing is in great jeopardy. At
Miles City the coolest weather of the
week was reported Wednesday wien
the thermometer registered 8 degrees
, below zero. In Great Falls the mer-
I curry lowered around the zero mark.
: Butte had milder weather with less
! snowfall. West of the range very
unreasonable conditions prevailed,
! with temperatures around 10 to Is
above and light precipitation.
q A bulletin issued by the Montana
: cooperative crop reporting service
states that weather condition since
! September Is have been the most un-
favorable for harvest and threshing
ever experienced by Montana farm
ers. Operations have been delayed
to a point where considerable dam
age has already been done and the
= outlook for crops still standing out
D. is doubtful.
Grain in Shock
There is considerable grain in shcck
and some stacked grain from com
e bines throughout the central third OF
+ the state that has been harvested
e piecemeal since the latter part Of
September, and on which there has
been a loss Of both yield and quality.
With continued wet weather some
of this grain will be hardly worth
harvesting. Except in the higher ele.
vations where early September rains
delayed the work, the bulk of the
threshing was well ahead Of the wei
spell, this being true generally, fol
the eastern third Of the state.
In the western third of the state
the total grain acreage is relatively
light compared with that Of the ares
east Of the mountains and harves.
conditions have been somewhat bet
lter.
Spud Harvest Delayed
Ia the case Of potatoes and roo.
crops, heavy soils and in some local.
ties shortage Of help have seriously
delayed progress. However, diggin.
was rushed during October despit.
muddy fields. Some potatoes wer.
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