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Show WESTS njr chop Weather Report Shows the Conditions Ideal for Alfalfa Curing. Winter Wheat Seeding in Progress in Sections of State. Special to The Tribune. POCATELLO, Idaho, Sept. 19. "The third cutting of alfalfa is progressing with good results in all part3 of the state," says the weekly summary of the weather and crop conditions in Idaho, issued by Clinton E. Nordqueet, meteorologist In charge of the state weather bureau. "In fact, the entire alfalfa crop this season has been put up In the best of condition, as there has been no rain to interfere with proper curing.'" continuing, the report says: "So far as temperature is concerned, the weather of the past weert was seasonable. season-able. There was considerable cloudiness and light rains occurred in scattered localities lo-calities of the eastern and northern counties, coun-ties, affording slight temporary relief from the prolonged drought. -Copious rains are badly needed in all sections to freshen pastures and ranges and to soften the soil for fall plowing and seed- ' ir.g. I Winter Seeding Under Way. ; "Winter wheat seeding Is well under 'I way in some of the eastern counties, but in most sections little has been accomplished accom-plished along this line, as the soil is too dry and hard to work. Other lines of ; farm work went along unhampered. "Much seed clover has been cut and is - now about ready for hulling. "Wheat and I ' oats threshing continues in full swing as the work is carried into the later districts, j Even in the early districts much un- threshed grain is awaiting the thresher. "The weather has been very favorable r for maturing fruit and for work in the I orchards. Prune packing made substan- tial headway. In fact, in the lower Bolse-Payette Bolse-Payette valley this work is about finished, and the remainder of the crop will go to the drying plants. : Apple Crop Maturing. ' "Apples are maturing and the abundant sunshine has given them brilliant co:or. Packing of the earlier varieties will begin be-gin generally this week. An unusually large crop is in prospect and the quality is excellent. y "The ripening of truck crops and corn was hastened somewhat by the frosts, too light to be damaging, that occurred - on several mornings, and most corn is now beyond danger of frost damage. '. "Sugar beets are improving in Madi--' son county, now that the web worms are t no longer on them; the crop will be light in Cassia county; it is fair to good in .' Twin Falls county, and in Bannock county - a yield of ten to twelve tons per acre is indicated." |