The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-07-23
27,286,OOO Bushels of Wheat, Double
1896 Harvest, Expected i'm Montana

Montana,s 1887 wheat crop was es-
timated at 27,286, 900 bushels in the July
crop report issued by j. G. Diamond
federal-state agricultural statistician.
The crop estimated for 1887 is more
than twice as large as the 1886 harvest
1926 600 bushels of wheat last year.
The statistician's report predicted q
record breaking production of $4,000
tons of sugar beets this year, and said
feed supplies for livestock would be
vastly improved" over 1886.
Heavy and timely June rainfall
brought about the crop improvement,
drouth conditions still reflected in the
lack of adequate subsoil moisture will
keep the crops well below the 1928-32
averages.
Thousands of farmers In the north
eastern section of the state, where June
rainfall was greatly deficient, will ex-
perience crop failures again this year,
Diamond said.
Irrigated crop production "a called
promising" fruit prospects in western
Montana were reported the best in three
years, and livestock was reported to
have made good gains due to improved
range and pasture conditions since the
June rains.
Vastly improved yields in every va
riety of agricultural crop except flax,
which will be about the same as last
year, vas indicated in the report. The
July l crop report was the first official
indication by the bureau of agricultural
economics as to what the fall harvest
may produce in Montana. The report
said of Montana's principal crops:
Wheat: Total production indicated,
1885, 900 bushels compared with the
1928-32 average of As, 100, 900 bushels.
yIT,nfNr x,Laot 0p thn coo nm NO
manning for harvest with a July l con-
dition of so percent of normal is eS-
timated at 6,694,OOO bushels compared
with the harvest of $4,000 bushels
last year and the normal of 1898, 900
bushels. The spring wheat yield was
estimated at 20,692 900 bushels and the
July l condition for spring wheat was
listed as 4S percent of normal. In 1895
the spring wheat crop was 9,926,OO0
bushels. The average production is &c.
1921 900 bushels.
Hay: Acreage cut for hay this year
will be only slightly larger than last
year but better than average yields
expected. Production is now indicated
at $4,000 tons, or about 81 percent
above 1886.
Feed crops: Materially increased pro-
duction of corn, oats, barley and rye
was indicated for 1887 as compared
with 1886 but in all cases production
will be well under the 1882 average.
Drouth in the case of spring sowed
feed crops during the major part of
the seeding season tended to hold down
acreages and while in some areas
emergency feed crops were planted
following the June rains, such paintings
were not sufficient to offset the cur
tailment due to the earlier dry weather.
Potatoes: A crop of 1882, 900 bushels
indicated. The 1896 crop was 1870, 900
bushels and the f~ive-year average pro-
duction is 2,042. 900 bushels.
Large Bean Crop
Beans: A bean crop of 100000 bags
was reported in prospect for this year,
compared with 10000 bags last year.
The large bulk of the bean crop is To-
Gated in the vicinity of Billings and in
Carbon county.
sugar beets: Sugar beet acreage in