Salt Lake Telegram | 1926-08-25 | Page 2 | Rain Needed to Develop Late Crops and Aid Fall Planting

Rain Needed to Develop Late I 1 Crops and Aid Fall Planting With AVith the grain harvest nearly completed In all parts of the stale state farmers are expressing their de desire desire desire de- de sire for tor more rains especially needed needed needed need need- ed for devel development of lower ra ranges rages the alfalfa and fruit crops and also alsoto alsoto alsoto to facilitate fall fali plowing The ex expressions expressions ex- ex have been heard b by representatives representatives representatives rep rep- of the department of agriculture who report weekly to J. J Cecil Alter weather man who in turn compiles a crops and range report The report In part follows follows fol fol- fol- fol lows lovs Peaches and pears are maturing and coloring nicely Alfalfa seed Is only fair having continued to strip in most sections because of warm dry weather some early cutting cutting cutting cut cut- ting is reported locally but the major major major ma ma- jor areas require a month or more for fully ma maturing The quality of f peaches Is good at Brigham City Tomatoes are only fair at Draper Alfalfa seed is good but rather late In the Salt Lake valley Threshing is isO nearly finished at Tooele Hot weather Is ripening peaches rapidly at Provo and they are getting a a. good color Peaches a are re good at Elberta picking begins Uris thus week Alfalfa is setting seed I extra well at Mills where some early early early ear ear- ly cutting has begun Grain i 1 mostly harvested at Moroni the third hay crop is the best in years where water Is ample The third alfalfa crop Is growing well weli at Manti Mantl peaches are ready for market and apples are coloring nicely Grain planted in abandoned beet fields Is doing well at Rich Rich- field Hot weather at Delta has caused much alfalfa seed stripping and the crop is only fair fall Irrigation Irrigation tion water is scarce at Deseret al alfalfa alfalfa alfalfa al- al falfa is still stripping Alfalfa seed Is ripening at Kanosh and some early early early ear ear- ly cutting Is reported other crops need rain The lower ranges are dry at Beaver BeMer hay h-ay is fairly good g Water Yater is scarce at Cedar City Spring wheat Is good and being harvested at Duchesne Duehesne Alfalfa seed is still stripping in the Uintah basin though some recovery is expected If it the season Is prolonged local Injury resulted from hailstorms The Water water water wa wa- ter supply 1 is unusually low at Price though light showers improved lo local local local lo- lo cal ranges