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Show -f Mil WEEK HELD UP BY HEAVY ; ST01 Upper Snake River Valley It Covered With Blanket of Snow IPAHO FALLS. Ida., April 14. The ! upper Snake river valley awoke thin mornin Rio find the ground covered ; with iinow and a heavy storm continu-. continu-. fna; throughout the morning, causing further delay in the opening of farming operations. Farmer have ao far been ; unable to get into their fields with plows or to do Hnything in their spring i farming operation. j Report from the hill tell of a heavy " j covering of snow that will insure ample If water for irrigation purpose during thee oming season. The supply of moisture mois-ture during tha pant winter ha been t the heaviest in year and the general outlook ta optimistic if the weather will clear sufficiently to permit of getting farm work under way. Indication are i that a hearier acreage of pot n toe will ' be planted, with less grain acreage than in soma year of the past. Beet raiaera have been low In signing their contracts, but an increase will proba- bly be shown when seeding time ar-! ar-! rives. Lettuce will be tried out for line fire, tin I- ihi aMnt m laia acreage having been signed up in the eastern counties of the, state. Heports from over the state indicate ! that pacturea are showing green and range grass st low levels i well startled. start-led. Winter whest ha come throurh In igood shape In most districts and alfalfa .is starting slowly with need of warm, sunshiny day. Many bands of sheep, are now on the sagebrush range. |