Show DROUTH AGAIN PERILS CROPS CROPS CROPS' IN SOUTH I UTAH AREAS Farmlands in southern Utah are getting extremely dry again reducing prospects for or more crops That was reported Tuesday by the U U. S. S Bureau of oC Agricultural Agri Agri- Agricultural cultural Economics It added that irrigation water ater supplies are not good in that part of the state slate Good rains in late April and May improved the grain and i fruit outlook in the southern third of Utah But rain ram is needed now now and and the area is going into the season when rainfall is scarce Largely because of the drouth in southern Utah 9 o of the winter wheat wheal acreage has been abandoned This compared com com- pared with a normal years year's abandonment of 1 or 2 In San Juan County the bureau said the lost acreage ran ranas ranas ranas as high as 50 In contrast winter wheat and most crops arc in good condition con con- dillon in northern Utah There water supplies in m the spring were ample and rainfall or snow have ha been more plentiful Utah escaped serious fruit crop losses due to frost Some orchards need heed more moisture But the state is expected to have one of its best peach crops |