Show from washington county by mr II 11 pearce writing from He berville on the of july we are arc informed that the crops in the extreme southern part of or the territory at that time were better letter than ever before since settlements were formed there especially ally the grain train crops the cold backward spring had been favorable to wheat and a heavy crop had been realized some fields fie ds yielding ding 50 60 bushels per acre squash and other vines had in some instances been destroyed by b bug bag during the month of june the amount of rain thit fell was 36 36 of an inch monthly mean of thermometer deg lowest range 42 de deg on the ath and loth highest on the amount of cloud cloudiness iness elder eider geo A smith had llad recently made the people there a visit on a tour through ZI the 1 county preaching to th saints in each village and settlement much to their edla ediA edification cation catlon encouragement arid comfort all were tere rejoicing in the truth and were progressing temporally and spiritually and seemed to appreciate the blessings bestowed bestow i ed upon them mr pearce has been furnished with a thermometer mo meter rain guage and other requisites for superintending super intending the weather by professor henry of the smithsonian Smith institute and is acting as superintendent of meteorological observations on the santa clara |