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Show SHOWERS JUD CROPS IHI SOUTHERN UTAH: Moderately Heavy Rains Improve Ranges and Water Conditions. Moderately heavy showers in the southern counties of Utah relieved to some extent the effect of the drought on the ranges and caused an imorovement in the water supply conditions, according accord-ing to a report Issued yesterday by J. Cecil Alter, in charge of the United States weather bureau. In northern Utah and in Nevada. Idaho and Wyoming Wyo-ming the drought continued. The report follows: "High temperatures continued during the week, but the drought was relieved to some extent in the southern counties of Utah by moderately heavy showers, causing an improvement in range and water supply conditions. "Scattered showers also have fallen In adjacent portions of Idaho and JSTevada, with local benefit to ranges. In north- j rn Utah and in the greater part of the contiguous territory in Nevada, Idaho and Wyoming, tho drought continues unabated, un-abated, though stock Is yet is In fairly good condition. "In Utah, harvesting and threshing of wheat, rye and barley is progressing 1 favorably, with fair yields generally, 1 though in some of the drier western sections sec-tions these crops have failed entirely. Oats, c'irn and potatoes are doing- fairly well. Alfalfa and tomatoes are growing rapidly where the water supply is adequate, ade-quate, and the second cutting of alfalfa is beginning. "Sugar befets have endured the hot and dry weather well and their condition condi-tion seems to be improving. They are reported in excellent condition in San- pete county; good In Millard, and fair In Utah, Weber and Cache counties, where water Is needed. "A good crop of peas is being canned at the "factories in Cache and Wasatch counties. Fruits, also, have made excellent excel-lent growth under primary water rights, and apricots of good quality are coming rapidly into market. There has been aome dropping In orchards short of water." |