Show CROPS SUFFER IN HEAT WAVE Alfalfa Grain Fruit Trees and Berries Hard Hit Hitas Hitas Hitas as Mercury Climbs Abnormally warm weather and lack of oC f rainfall combined to damage Utah's I rowing growing crops and nd livestock during durin the he past week J J. J Cecil Alter federal weather veather bureau chief chic in Salt Lake Cit City said Wednesday in his weekly crop rop and range report Alfalfa dr dry land grain sugar beets and fruit trees are suffering rather badly from the drouth and water shortage short short- age ae in Salt Lake valley Mr Alter s said aid ld A large acreage of beets has been abandoned and fall grain gram is In Ina ina a critical stage Streams have continued to fall faIl steadily and water supplies are very low ow lowThe The first cutting of alfalfa is exceedingly exceedingly ex ex- light because of the water shortage hortage weevils and end grasshoppers Other irrigated crops are in fair lir ir condi condi- Jon tIon Fall wheat is heading and is badly in need of rain Livestock is thriving in on the up upper r ranges Mr Alter explained but bul is only fair lair on the lower ranges because o of drouth conditions which delays dela s 's growth of forage Frost k killed some tender crops in inthe he the Duchesne country countr l IO May 14 when the temperature dropped to 24 degrees |