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Show BIG DAMAGE TO CROPS Heavy Rains in Montana Have Affected Af-fected tho Wheat. BOZEMAy. Mont.. Aug. 24. Tho heavy rainstorms of tho pnsl woek hove seriously damaged tho spring-sown crops nnd timothy hay Hardly any of tho spring grain hud boen cut previous to the btorra, and tho wind und rains havo flattened out tho heavy oat, wheat and barloy crops so that many of the Colds havo tho oppenratico of having hod a heavy rollor run over them. Should tho weather weath-er chango and turn warm, tho loss to formers will he about 25 per cent. Owing to th8 grain being flattened out and boaten down It will bo a very difficult task lo harvest itl |