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Show CROPS SUFFER FROM DROUGHT IN UTAH Crops an suffering from drought in Ft ah, southern idaho and eastern Washington, Wash-ington, according to report a issued by J. Cecil Alter. In charge of the Fritted States weather bureau at Salt I-ake, and the bureau of crop estimates of tlie depart de-part ment of agriculture. Although n lack of rainfall has caused a shortage of irrigation water and the abanoonment of considerable acreage of spring what. dry-land grains promise fair yields, and fruits are in excellent condition. Mr. Alter said. Fall wheat Ip burning up on the higher sotH of Washington, according to tlie reports re-ports of the "department of agriculture, and upring wheat, besides being in need of moisture, has been damaged by blowing blow-ing dunt. |