Show WATER FAMINE BEATS RECORD DAVIS REPORTS Worst Crop Conditions of Forty Years Observed Homes Menaced l Damn o to Utah crops b by the lon Ions Ions' continued drouth Cannot be calculated for It will run into the seven even figuro fig HK- uio uro column said R R. E E. Davis I president president dent dont of or the the- state land hoard board who ho came cameto to Salt Lal Lake e yesterday to attend tho the thore re regular ul r month monthly meeting of ot the board Throughout hout my district he continued con con- there thoro will be anI only a 75 76 per percent percent percent cent crop of or hn hay and beets while wheat will average o about the same This ThIR In view of or the shortage of or water water vater wat vat er Is remarkable I do not exasperate exaggerate when I that It become any ny ay m may a quos quos- I lion tion of water vater for domestic purposes t before summer ends i I I 1 have havo traveled trl the northern part lart of or the state for tor forty and I have foyer Ur seen conditions so far as S crops are concerned like tho those thoo e of at the present Springs R as well as ng mountain streams are drying up Ye Vegetables and anel fruit are arc In fair condition tomatoes pens peas In particular hut but farmers are arc over the outlook State te Engineer George F F. F McGonn McGonagle lc is pessimistic ov over r the question of at nat nat- nater er which he sn says Is la on only I about 65 l Per ller cr cent of ot what t It should be at this time of oC the year Tho The II light ht snow fall all durin during the tho winter winter winter win win- ter and the lack of or rainfall this spring and summer ummer have havo resulted In a drain drainon the surplus I on reservoirs says fla's Mr McGonagle le so that the condition Is Isnow Is' Is how now serious All the canals canalo on tho the Weber river have havo been shut off ort from the tho upper river I Similar conditions are rc reported from all over o tho the state An utter lack Inck of at moisture prevails everywhere with few tew exceptions |