Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-08-01
FARMERS ENTERING
FIELDS With
EARLIER
Blistering Heat of Last Week
Advanced Harvest In
Some Sections
Harvest is on in Sheridan

Harvest is on in Sheridan
county.
With one of the best crops
in several years in prospect,
farmers in every part of the
county were entering the
fields with binders where
ever they were available and
cutting the wheat a week to
ten days earlier than it would
otherwise be harvested there
by cutting off the danger of
approaching rust.
But binders were hard to obtain.
The supply of local machine dealers
was exhausted. 1t was also difficult
to get repairs, the demand having
been SO great that even at central
supply offices such as Minot and
| other large cities many parts could
not be obtained.
The extreme heat of the past week
reaching a blistering point of 104
last Sunday before relief came, also
had served to advance the harvest.
Some of the earlier fields had been
damaged by the scorching sun Sun
day, but this was not Of great ex-
tent
Although heavy yields seemed in
prospect In some sections Of the
county, particularly along the 500
line, those familiar with estimating
averages were inclined to place the
average yield for the county at
about ten bushels.
"a. c. Duncan, agricultural agent
for the Great Northern Railway, ac-
companied by James Griffin, state
director OF the government seed loan
program, made an inspection tour
through the county Tuesday. They
had been In every section Of the
state and said there was no question
but that the crops in Daniels and
Sheridan counties today were the
best In Montana. Mr.. Duncan con-
servatively predicted a ten bushel
average. They had found little evil
dence Of damage from rust.
Mr.. Griffin told the Herald he had
looked upon several notwithstanding
sights the past week where crops
that promised big yields had been
entirely wiped out by hail. The
storm of last Friday was the most
Devastating of any. In the Hinsdale-
Saco section thousands of acres had
been destroyed, the combined down
pour Of hail and water taking every
kind of Vegetation in its path. This
same storm struck the Wolf Point
vicinity where, besides destroying
what little crop there was. also
knocked out hundreds Of windows in
business houses, dwellings, schools
and churches in the city of Wolf
Point. Going across the Missouri
river, a huge acreage Of good wheat
was entirely destroyed in the Vida
country and some in Richland.
The best crop In Sheridan county
Is along the 500 line, where there
had been more rainfall than in the
south half OF the county. The hay
crop, as we'll as other feed crops
was equally good. Many fine fields
of corn were reported throughout
the county, the hot weather OF the
past month having brought it along
rapidly towards maturity.
Reports OF yields were anxiously
awaited, and next week the Herald
hopes to be able to publish some of
these from those who might start
combining. We shall appreciate re-
ports from any section.
with the market holding firm and
every chance for further advance
ment on account Of rust, hail and
drouth in other sections Of the north
west, business men as well as farm
ers were looking forward to a
healthier condition than people OF
our immediate section have enjoyed
} for many seasons