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Show SHOWERS BENEFIT GROWING CROPS TIip warm weather, with frequent showers durini; the last week,, was favorable favor-able for tho iiiowih of tomatoes, alfalfa and beets, and it plaoed the k round in excellent oondititm for fall plowing. A la i '.e acreage is reported to have been seeded and much wheat is up to a good stand. Accordinsr l" fbe weekly weniher review Issued yesterday by J. Cecil Alter, the showers and cloudy weather have done a tiood deal of damage to the al falfa seed and third hay crops that were down, and I hey have also delayed la te thrashing. Heei harvest is becoming general this week with prospects of good yields of excellent ex-cellent quality. The gathering of tomatoes, to-matoes, apples and potatoes continue?. The warm showery won t her has been excellent for pastures and ranges, whioh continue to improve. Stock Is moving rapidly, in fa ir to excellent condition, to the winter ranges: the prospects for winter win-ter feed being generally only fair. |