The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-01-13

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this time of year. Range grass POO
better than normal but snow SO deep
no stock except horses can Craze. The
snow is "a inches on the level.
CHOUTEAU-Sheep not so well
conditioned as usual. About 6 weeks
OF severe weather now. Hay and feed
plentiful. Fear lamb crop owing to
poor breeding season.
GLACIER: Plenty of water. The
amount of snow normal. Hay is very
PLENTIFUL. Severe weather until re-
| Gently.
VALLEY: Range completely COW
cred with II to "a inches of snow. No
stock on ranges except horses. Plenty
OF hay, but with severe weather and
snow continuing we look for feed IN
De short before spring. Breeding sea-
son for sheep favorable. All sheep in
very good condition. Weather condi-
ton hard on stock.
POWELL: Snow covers all ranges
IN this locality. All livestock on full
iced. Good hay crops assure winter
ing we'll of all classes of stock in GOOD
shape. Feeding of stock began about
December l.
BROADWATER: Three to eight
inches of snow in valleys and foot
hills.
CASCADE: Ranges covered with
snow. All stock being fed. Bad wea-
tner during breeding season of sheen.
Ample feed in sight. Six weeks heavy
teed1ng so far on foothills ranges.
Some falling off of flesh in stock
Storms during breeding season of tha
Shg 9N93 D. VIII prolong lambing period.
fEhGOS: Severe winter for seven
weeks: Stock holding up good. Feed
plentiful for all stock. Grass unavaiI-
able at present.
JUDITH BASIN: If snow and cold
weather keep up, some people will
probably be short of feed. Snow co
lar has blown off the range and stock
are doing fine. No feeding to anv ex-
tent Breeding of sheep going on for
about two weeks.
MEAGHER: Heavy snow of Mo-
vember settled down and froze, max
ing it difficult for stock to CRAZE
Stock suffered slight set back The
ground is soaked with moisture
n, M OSSELSHELL: Lots of snow.
Flenty of water, hay and feed. Bad
weather for breeding sheep at present
Range opened up after Thanksgiving
SO That stock are grazing once more.
DAWSON: Snow on range heavy
put grass good and feed plentiful. The
preceding season of sheep rather hard
put may not affect the lamb crop.
GARFIELD: At present about 3
inches of snow. All stock doing very
we'll. 'eiV
BEAVERHEAD: Livestock in gen
eral IN good condition. Ranges are
covered with from six to ten inches
OF snow. Moisture abundant. Hav
and feed supplies apparently plenti.
tul. More snow than usual for This
time of year. Sever ecold weather
but no loss of stock.
MADISON: More snow than ,,Sro1
and more feeding. Weather conJ t;-
lions Tor TALL breeding excellent. HAY
and feed supplies ample.
FAkK: Lots of hay. Ranges onlv
recently became covered with snow
ba6 weather for breeding season.
BIG HORN: Cold weather begin
nlng In December was especially hard
on cattle when water frOze up. Snow
not heavy close to Big Horn NOM
talns. Continuous cold and SHORTAGE
OF water caused considerable shrink
age. 'iii lin
POWDER RIVER: Hay and mas
ture plentiful. No one feedin~- So far Far
Some will have to unless weather soon
mOderates. - SUM
y, RoSEBUD: Condition very good
FIenty OF snow on ranges. stormy
all 1all but cattle in fine condition.
TREASURE: One foot of snow
badly drifted Temperature zero ~
81 below for two weeks. -