Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-06-22
farmers ANXIOUS
As COUNTY MOVES
To HELP IN Fight
Most Crops Stand Heat Wave
Well; Wind Storm Does
Much Damage

While two good rains covering
h north and western sections of
lfr county have proved Of great
benefit 10 growing crops. reports
from last weeks four-day extreme
heat wave. together with an inereas-
ing threat of a grasshorrer peStil-
ence. are giving farmers much
anxiety throughout n~orfheastern
Montana.
The rain faSt Sunday night re-
corded as ID inches In p~Ienfywaod
came before any great damage had
resulted from the heat. However. ii
only covered the western and north
ern sections Of the county. reaching
only as far south AS Antelope. III
most ornado proportions and hail
In some areas-
The large barn ON the Jas. DFTooIe
farm five miles south of Plenty
wood III completely destroyed. a.
WIS also the barn of Fred Tossing
south Of HerlStnne. Considerable
damage WIS done to the windmill ON
A w March's farm south Of town.
ami many window lights are report
Cd 10 have been blown out at sever
al farm homes. Roofing was torn
from several buildings In The cir
by the strong gale.
The large granery on the farm OF
Helmer Lee was totally DESTROYED.
Haii In the Wolf Greek counfry
south Of KeslStone fIartenesi crugas.
doing considerable damage. 1t was
generally believed however that they
would regain their growth with IA
tUrsible weather conditions
Lrop Conditions Good
Except for the danger from grass
huppers. erseIss In general throughout
county, Were reported to be In
II good healthy condition. Some
fields in the southeastern portion
where less moisture had fallen. had
shown the effect Of hot weather
with noticeable shrlnkage-
Reports hrnugh 10 town this week
by men driving through the country
from the west as far as Cut Bank
declare conditions here to be more
favorable Than any other section.
Niels Madsen. who returned NDn-
day from n trip which covered The
hi-iine west of Hayre, stated that
west from Wolf Point much sfa na-
has resulted from last weeks heat
wave, and grass hopTers had de-
sfr0yeTi "A large percentage OF
growing crop in Valley county.
Most Of the damage from dry
weather I'm Sheridan county seems
10 be on poorly cultivated ground.
Crops on good blowing had stood up
well.
GrAxshpperx Thrca6em
With reports OF damage from
grasshoppers in the Outlook terrsf-
ory- county commissioners took steps
Sunday to help eradicate rhe pest.
Accompanied by EzIis WesfIake
from The extension den@rfmenf of
the state college at Bozeman. mem
',ers OF the county board spent sun
day inspecting areas from which re
ports OF hopper damage had come.
Infected areas were found to be-
centered in the Outlook vicinity.
Most damage was found In flax
fields, some Of which were entIrrfY
'11Tt8 N&A MI ~ G>tlAAF ESs9kE INT
Herald he estimated that about ten
square miles was effected most.
representing from $4,000 to 100. 600
acres. While most hop4ers were
found on uncultivafed srunn. which
had provided good breeding nests.
h small Jumpers were rapidly go
ing into green fields for feeding.
Reports from other sections of the
county do not Indicate any amage
as yet from hoppers-
The commissioners took immesii-
ate action. A car of bran was or
dered fro Minneapolis which is ex-
pected to arrivee Thursday or Fri
day Commissioner Olson went 40
Glasgow Tuesday to get tive barrels
If arsenic so that spreading OF the
poison could begin Immediately I'D
ON arrival of the bran. A large or
der Of arsenic was placed for i'm
mediate shipment from the a. c. M.
nj Butte A carload OF Sawdust was
also IN the way
The arsenic and sawdnst will be
supplied free by the county TIC far
mers desiring to put out poison mix
tnre. The bran will be on sale at the
Occident Elevator i'm PIenfywoo cod
and Ii not 10 cos over n dollar a
hundred
Farmers are urged to make imme-
date inspection Of their fields TO
determine whether or not hoppers
are doing any damage. Application
OF poison promptly may save many
fields from destruction
How To Mix Possou
The poison should te prepared by
using r pounds OF crude arsenic
with 100 pounds Of bran tor "a
pounds Of sawdustl with about 10