The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-04-30
MONTANA WEATHER
AND CROP REPORT

and is beginning to afford a good
pasture. First reports indicating
that wheat fields had been badly dam
aged following the high winds that
swept some portions of the state
have been modified and generally
winter wheat has come thru the win
ter in excellent shape and is now
making rapid growth.
The foregoing is a summary OF
the weekly crop and weather report
issued for the week ending April Is,
by the Montana Division of Publicity
in cooperation with the State Exten-
sion Service.
Landing has been started in many
counties. Custer reports lambing is
so per cent completed with percent
ages of from 100 to 120 compared to
normal. The entire clips of Gallatin
county Wool Growers pool sold for
35c, with a S1.00 advance.
Showers were reported from Cas-
cade, Custer, Judith Basin, Madison,
Ravalh and Roosevelt counties. The
need of rainfall shortly is reported
By Choutau, Fallon, Gallatin, Hill,
Lake, Lewis and Clark, Pondera,
Prairie, Richland and Saltwater.
Farmers generally are optimistic
over crop prospects, and if present
conditions hold it is predicted that
yields will show a material increase
over last year. Hogs are narrowing
and large filters ranging from seven
to ten pigs are reported from Custer
and Hill counties.
Labor generally is we'll balanced
with clfobf dam oy,J- fov. ,,,ov, -, EoT
Ion, Phillips, Pondera and Valley
counties.
Following is summary Of reports
by counties:
Cascade: Light rainfall first of
week. No frosts. Growing cOndi-
tons excellent. Moisture conditions
better than any similar period for
/ several years. Field work in full
swing. Ground ideal for seed. Seed
/ ing of sugar beets in irrigated dis
tr1cts. Winter wheat excellent condi-
/ ton. About 10 per cent damage
J from frost and soil blowing. Range
/ grass beginning to afford good pas
tGre. Surplus of labor.
Custer: Light shower Of no parti-
cular value to crops. General grow
+ ing conditions good. Small grain
4 seeding over county. Ground some
what dried by wind. Landing about
30 per cent complete, with lamb per
centages reported from 100 per cent
to 120 per cent. Sixty per cent of
narrowing done and large filters, Z
to 10 pigs, reported. Labor balanced.
FallOn: No precipitation, warm,
very windy part of week, getting dry.
Field work progressing very rapidly.
Can use few farm hands at $50 and
board.
Judith Basin: General shower Mon
day followed by warm weather. Win
dy Friday, started soil blowing. Work
IN field In full swing; some seeding
done. Damage to winter wheat from
soil blowing approximately 25 per
cent. Landing well under way. La
Dor balanced
Lake; Practically no precipitation.
/ NeaJher very warm; excellent grow
ing conditions. Alfalfa grow 3 tn 4
inches this week. Frequest wheat
fields are inches high. Crop condi-
lions fines; growing very rapidly.
Ground losing moisture. All spring
wheat being seeded this week.
Lewis & Clark: No rain this week.
Warm and best of growing weather.
Ground moist to great depth; getting
dry on top this week. Winter wheat
not affected by cold spell, making
very rapid growth and stooling out
the very best. Spring wheat over
three-feurths seeded and some up.
Other small grains being seeded. Seed
peas seeded as fast as possible. SUGAR
beets will be seeded coming week and
all of ground in very best condition.
Range grasses show signs Of spring.
Landing started.
Madison: Showers Friday. Grass
and crops showing green. Fall wheat
good. Hay fields show new crop.
Some spring wheat up-most of it
not yet IN ground. Fine weather for
LANDING; lamb crop indications are
nigh. Plenty cf labor.
POndera; Fair, warm; good grow
ing weather. No precipitation. Plen-
" OF soil moisture. Putting in spring
crop at full speed. Range getting
green. Landing proceeding in good
shape. Could use 20 to 80 Transfers
at $50 and found.
Prairie: Weather conditions fair.
cold winds have dried sol. GETTING
dry for breaking sod. Winter wheat
IN poor condition; need ram or will
be badly damaged. Seeding sprino
wheat; 20 per cent in ground and
ploWlng 35 per cent completed for
wheat crop. No men needed
Rlchland: Warm and dry. Rain
needed In some sections. Winter
wheat apparently has come through
IN good shape. 25 per cent of spring
wheat seeded; work progressing ran
Idly. Calf and pig crop will be larg-
er than usual. Plenty of labor.
Roosevelt: Dry; temperature below
normal; high winds, detrimental To
seeded grain. Winter wheat good
condition. Field work started late.
ground IN excellent condition dine ~
large reserve of fall moisture. Pros
poets for summer titled and corn
ground very good at present. Range
grass getting green. Lambing about
completed and report a good percent
age. Labor balanced.
Rosebud: Showers in east section
winter wheat 95 per cent stand
Spring wheat already seeded eomino,
nicely. Balance of spring wheat
seeding progressing in good shane
Unless plenty of moisture range viii
De short. Landing started: good
crop. sOou
Sheridan: No moisture. Weather
ideal for farm work and crop oroTfb
with exception of windy DAYS win
Ter wheat, alfalfa and pasture naI-;,c-