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FROM THE ARCHIVEJul 4, 1913·Cut Bank, Montana

BANNER CROP OUTLOOK FOR FARMERS

Scanned from Cut Bank Pioneer Press Current, Jul 4, 1913
BANNER CROP OUTLOOK FOR FARMERS
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CUT BANK PIONEER PRESS VOL 4 N 51 CUT BANK TETON COUNTY MONTANA FRIDAY JULY 4 1913 1200 THE YEAR LOOKS LIKE BANNER CROP Outlook on Opening of July Better Thin on. Any Previous Year It is the unanimous opin ion of those who have resid ed here since the farming era began that the outlook for a record harvest is brighter than it has ever before been at a corresponding period. The crop is farther ad vanced than the 1912 crop on July 4 A number of the early sown flax fields are now coming into bloom winter wheat is in the head and the spring cereals are advancing rapidly Weather conditions for the month of June could hardly be improved upon. There was considerable warm and dry weather until about the middle of the month About the fifteenth of the month a change occurred and it has rained almost daily since that time.

The record for the month in this community according to Observer C N Thomas was 275 Ideal crop weather pre vails with the opening of Ju ly and the grain crops are shooting upward like a sky rocket. Those from outside the state who drift.

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