Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1934-08-30
REPORTS FROM-ALL
SECTIONS SHOW BUT
LITTLE HARVESTING
Feed and Water Shortage
Acute in Most Sections
of County

Virtually failure of wheat, oats,
barley, flax and feed crops, with an
occasional fair yield in some dist
riots, Is the substance of a survey
completed this week for the Herald
by special correspondents.
Fields that we're cut averaged from
| to 5 bushels in the county. 1t Is
estimated that but 20 percent OF the
total acreage sown this spring was
harvested. Portions Of drouth parch-
ed crops have been cut for hay. On
other fields nothing was left to sal
wage.
From Raymond and vicinity an oc-
~casional fair yield has been reported.
Mrs. Flora Jordon, special cores
pondent in that district in her report
to the Herald states that wheat on
the Leo Heisler farm yielded IL
bushels to the acre. Wheat on the
Oscar Mattson farm In that vicinity
averaged 6 bushels. The Equity Ele-
vator at Raymond had purchased but
1,400 bushels Of wheat this season,
according to Lee Munson, manager.
The wheat purchased was approxim-
ately half No. | and 2. It Is estim-
ated that SIS percent OF acreage
planted In that district has been cut
for feed. At the Peter Norby farm
bu a few hundred bushels of wheat
were threshed. the rest being cut for
feed. A considerable amount Of flax
was stacked for feed by Mr.. Norby.
At the H. A. Hill farm northeast OF
Raymond no grain or feed has been
cut, grasshoppers having devastated
the total acreage. Among those who
are listed in the report as having
practically total crop failures are
and A. A. Rio. Mrs. Jordon also
stated in her report that most OF the
farmers are selling their stock be-
cause of the feed shortage. Practic-
ally every farmer is keeping a few
head, according to their feed supply.
No water shortage in the Raymond
territory is reported.
J.. J. Gibbons, correspondent from
Reserve states that the territory trib-
utary to Reserve, embracing approx
imately 10000 acres Of farming land,
about 10000 acres was sown to
wheat, flax and mixed grain. He
estimated that $1,000 acres were left
vacant or summer-fallowed- Mr..
Gibbons believes the total flax yield
in that territory will be about 1000
bushels while 10000 bushels of mix
ed grains may be harvested. Corn
for feed will yield a fair crop and
| Mill praJ,.on anas.0J, FaaI Fa~ -~srYy
cows on farms where corn Is grown.
The potato crop is fair In some sec
tions and a failure in others. Herds
OF stock have been reduced to work
horses, milk cows and a small num-
Der OF young stock on practically all
the farms In the Reserve territory.
1t Is believed there will be enough
feed In the district to winter stock
not shipped. Some corn will be ship
ped into the district. Wells are sup
plying ample water, but creeks and
the Muddy river are drying up. Farm
ers depending on that course OF wa
ter will be forced to get their sup
plies from wells.
Harvest and threshing In the
Medicine Lake vicinity Is practically
completed. Only q few fields that
were sown have been harvested.
Yields are estimated at from / to s
bushels. Most fields are being cut
for hay and are mostly Russian
thfstles with scattering grain heads.
Millet and corn crops are poor. No
shortage Of water in wells Is report
ed, although streams are dry. The
grain harvested Is OF a low grade.
From Archer, a report compiled by
Miss Edna Lee, is that but little
harvesting and threshing was done
In that community. Those receiving
yields were John Eggen, who thresh-
ed 900 bushels Of wheat from 8 field
averaging 6 bushels to an acre. At
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