Show DROUTH HITS flITS MANY CROPS REPORT RE P f fRanges ORT MADE Ranges in iii Poor Poor Poor- Condition but hut Live Stock Declared to Be Holding Own OwnBy I 1 IBy By B y J I. I Cecil Alter U. U S. S Weather I and range report for tor the thew w week ek ending Jul July S 8 follows Temperatures continued abnormally I. I tho thov hn x v i k and the tha O I 1 I u. u sphere very rr dr dry There was waR no precipitation tation and very cr little alle cloud cloud- mess excepting along the crest of or the Wasatch mountains where B light ht showers show show- ers erN brought temporary improvement lo locally o call tally cally to ran ranges Heavy showers also fell fen on tho the national forest Ari rl rt zona The shortage t o of Irrigation atlon water was wa s somewhat accentuated and some fome resulting resulting result result- In ing crop suffering and shortage e are ar e noted fairly generally The shortage e elIS is lIS not yet acute in Cache alle valley The pastures and ranges over o th the lower areas of or Utah and adjoining g states are uniformly In n poor condition though still sun affording a fair amount o odry o of dr dry feed teed Live stock ocl water Is rather scarce and wIllIe while man many reports indicate te live Iho stock to he In good condition catie cattle cat ca- tie tic arc barely baret- holding their own In Millard county count and are falling In Wasatch Wa Wa- Wasatch satch county count and on the tho Cache national forest There Is also some som report o of or f retarded d development of lambs Barley Marley Is generally fair and rp ripening suing corn Is fair but suffering the fruit t Is la generally lh Rood good to o excellent though some lo losses looses h by wind are arc in an J central Utah counties Cherry Cherr picking Is about ended cUlled Alfalfa Needs C d Water I Alfalfa continues only fair for want ant antof of water generally light crops being being obtained in man many places Oats I aro are in fair condition and coming In III head hend spring wheat Is reported poor In InI I northern and southern Utah counties but rather rathE-r good ond In Millard ollIla rd R Sevier I r. r Sanpete San San- I pete and lm Em r n v counties wheat I harvest har t Is well along a fair crop crOll being be being be- be ing obtained It is 15 heading he but still I green In Cache valley alley n r harvesting har i is also aso w ll along yields Ields being hoing poor to I II fair rotator Potatoes arc are fair to fOO good and I I beets are doln doing well but both need I water The tomato dl districts still ha have hao o I ample water and tho the crop promises er very well A 1 good crop of or peas Is beg belIng be- be I j lIng lug ing g harvested har |