Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-08-12

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nate in crops and idleness.
This year sheep men of the Circle
country produced the heaviest wool
crop on record, fleeces averaging 10
pounds or better.
The first load of winter wheat de-
livered to the elevator at Ulm. Cas-
cade county. was by p A. STANDBY
and averaged 80 pounds.
Bartz and Laabs have just finished
harvesting their 325-acre field OF win
ter wheat east of Forsyth, the field
having averaged p bushels TO the
acre.
Montanas pea crop will be about
the same as last year, $4,000 bushels.
though the acreage is 5000 instead Of
2O.OOO says Jay G. Diamond Of Hell
ena, statistician. In a preliminary sur
vey of the situation.
Pete Marion. pioneer Of Plenty
wood, shipped 125.000 pounds Of wool.
and RupggsuegEr. another Pfentywooff
man. sold a carload of sheep last
week. which means that Sheridan is
becoming something Of sheep county
whent yields up to 80 bushels are
expected from some sections of Hi
county. It is said. and 20 and 25-bush-
el crops will be had in many others.
These yields are from fallOwed fields
that received numerous showers dur
ing July
Hog shipments from Hill county in
1926 are expected to double those OF
last year. according TO Leon McNlchol.
manager of the Hill County Market
ing association. which handled yirtu-
ally all pigs sold by the county's swine
rnisers.
The six central Montana counties Of
Teton. Cascade. Chouteau, Fergus.
Judith Basin and Pondera viii harvest
approximately 100000 bushels Of
wheat this year as compared to 1900
600 bushels in 1925, according to eS-
Inmates.
There are no serious grasshopPer
npthreaks in Montana this year. ac-
cording to reports Of county agents
and entomoIngists. An expected out
break In the north-central part OF the
state was checked by a short period
Of cold weather in May.
What Is probably the top price for
winter wheat in the Great Falls terri
tory was reported by A. !. Maly. Great
Fails grain dealer who has bought
40OOO bushels Of the harvest on the.
r. S. ebay -raHeh near Fife. fer an
average Of S1.sO per bushel
Most farmers near Froid and in the
country are anticipating a
fair wheat crop. even though dry
weather and severe heat of the last
three weeks has caused some damage.
cutting down the expected yield "a be-
tween 10 and II bushels on an ay-
erage.
A. f. Cornell. farmer Of the Billings
region, reports his fields Of registered
Marquis and Supreme wheat TO be in
excellent condition. In some parts Of
Yellowstone county registered seed
plots are reported as being unfit for
registration because Of the presence
Of xOlunteer wheat.
state Agronomlst A. ]. Ogaard has
selected one grower In Valley county
to he one of the two or three elite
grain growers for Montana. The grow
ers will plant elite seed stocks from
selected state seed stock. They will
he the first registered growers in the
state to supply registered Marquis
wheat In carload lots for export under
the seal and tag of the MoDtana Seed
Growers association.
The farmers OF Crow Creek, Mis-
souri, vale. Little Priekiy Pear. Hell
ena valley and other favorable sections
In the vicinity of Helena will be en-
abied to place flOcks Of bloOded sheep
In hands not to exceed 200 In their
pastures on a $3.50 basis through the
concerted efforts of a number of Hell
ena men who have completed arrange
ments for the organization OF COM
pany for that purpose