| Show I I j I I IDAHO WAllO Weekly Crop anil Weather Bulletin United States Stales Department of or Agriculture tare lure Idaho section climate and crop bulletin of oC the weather bureau Boise Bols Idaho Sept 24 2 the th mean temperature fur for the week was boun t tho l the first pah patt of ot the week was remarkable le for high dry tem tern temperature However tho the nights were cool and frosty frO Fair weather prevailed until the when shien general showers commenced td throughout the western wl tern sections and continued to the At t this wilting the showers are arc In pro gross Kress In the pastern eastern sections Much high wind Is reported nu aS a having oc occurred currell In the eastern counties CROPS CHOPS The crop season has hall practically cbs clos closed cloe ed e slurp nil all the staple crops crop tire are safe eare against of ot weather ther The haying season Reason la Is over and aId threshing of or grain Is so nearly complete that It Is being done only In a It few localities Ap Apples p Pies ples prunes and pears are arc still Mil being shipped but activity in the shipment of ot nil all apples will not begin until about October It us 11 thought that the lie th hay hn crop of ot the State averaged bettor than thou that of at 1900 Two h avy cuttings cutting of clover rere secured in the northern and west vest western vestera era ern sections Three heavy hea y cuttings cu of at alfalfa were rere harvested haf In thin south southwestern western counties and ntH two to three fair to good cuttings In the lie east eMt and cen central central sections Native N bin yielded well wellIn wellIn wellin In the northern counties Wheat and oats yielded d above aver average average age In the tho northern counties and antI aver average average age to less le s than average In the remain remaining ing lag sections of ot tho lie State depending upon favorable condItions for rr litIgation where water vater fur for Irrigation was waa sufficient cleat Clent wheat and other crops were suc successfully grown grotto The season was ns un On unfavorable n favorable for ro dry dra farm crops crop Melons i nail nad tomatoes are Mill being shipped ahl d to market but they the ore are of or In Inferior inferior quality qua lit being unable to fully ma mn mature ture In consequence of cool nights and frost Irot Fall Fail potato digging has hns scarcely begun but hut the prospect Is for a yield below the tho average Recent n ent reins rains loire havo softened the ground and enabled general plowing to bo be bedone done In some pome come some seeding of ot tall fall grain was 1118 accomplished during the past vast week anul ane may mil be bo expected jo jobe o 0 ohe be he prosecuted with activity luring during the succeeding ten len days The long continued t drouth materially Impaired the lie mountain ranges ranes and the tho scarcity It of or water r grass Brass In sections removed from the tho main water filter courses coune were werl a tl disadvantage to In the stock but cattle and sheep arc nrc In fair fall to good con condition Owing to the staple crops having ma matured antI and haying and harvest hare l terrain terminated alId It Is la thought advisable to the publication of ot tile the Weekly Cli Climate mate anti and Crop Bulletin for this season seasonS S 8 M Id Section Director |
