Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-07-26

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(By Dur Helena Correspondent
Including winter and spring wheat
the area expected to go to harvest this
year Is 4.235.000 acres, or 10 per cent
larger han hat of 1927, setting q new
record for total wheat acreage in the
state. the first official crop estimate
issued by Jay g.. Diamond, agricultural
statistician shows. MIR. Diamond also
estimates that the yield this year will
be the second largest I'm the history of
the state. surpassed only by that of
last year..
With a December price no higher than
that OF 1927, the 1923 crop would be
worth $50 $50 $50 to the state, MIR. Dia-
mond estimates. placing the production
this year at Sc, 208 900 bushels.
Winter wheat acreage in Montana this
year is placed at 10000 acres or rs per
cent larger than a year ago. TIL July
forecast shows a winter wheat crop Of
1882, 900 bushels as against IA, 256, 900 in
1927.
Spring wheat acreage is estimated at
3.425 900 acres as compared with $780,
600 In 1927. Production is placed at As
$4,000 bushels compared with 6 $3.50, 900
bushels a year ago.
The state fish nj game department
has since the opening of the present
trapping season tagged more thar $500
beaver pelts. Although this is a de-
crease of almost 5000 under the ship
ments tagged last year. 1t is a large num-
Der considering the many years that
beaver have been trapped in the state.
Beaver trapping permits are issued only
to those who can prove that the animals
are destroying property, which in most
cases are on farms. The hides this year
are of the same high quality as in the
past.
The federal district court of Montana,
presided over by Judges George M. Bour-
quin and Charles N. Pray, is the fastest
court in the United States in all proba-
bility, as indicated by statistics Of the
business done in it presented in an an
nual report compiled by c.. r.. Carlow,
clerk OF the court, covering the past fiscal
year. running from July l. 1927, to July
i, 1928.
This cour in the year designated tried
and disposed of al average of almost 100
civil and criminal cases every month, ex-
elusive of bankruptcy matters. The to-
tai numbe of such cases terminated dur
ing the year was 1.191. There is prob
ably no other court in the country that
can match that record.
To assist county assessors n other
county officials with local taxation prob
lens, members of the state board Of
equalization, James H. Stewart, chair
man; E. c.. Carruth and Daniel Muri are
now on their annual tour. Under the
state law, the board is authorized to
make the rounds of the counties once
every two years to give advice and help
the counties will problems tina need
the attention of board members. In its
first trip the board visited at Roundup,
H~arlowton, Miles City and Forsyth. The
schedule for the next trip has not as yet
been outlined.
Inter-county assessed valuations on
public service utilities in Montana in
creased approximately SIS, 000, 900 this year
over 1927, James H.. Stewart, chairman of
the state board of equalization, has made
known. Assessments on eight railroads
operating intercounty service advanced
81 ,297,824; on telegraphs, S30,617; tele-
phones, $183, 169, and electricity and gas
properties, s2,527,112.
The assessed values assigned to these
utilities have been allocated to each
school district and other taxing districts
through which the companies operate.
Indications that hog production in
Montana is on the increase are given In
the annual June l pig survey issued by
the state federal crop reporting service.
The survey found g per cent more pigs
saved in the 1923 spring crop than ip
the spring crop Of 1927 and a 7.6 per cent
increase in sows farrowed this spring as
compared with last. An inclination to-
ward further expansion is shown in the
fact that 81 per cent more sows have