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Show UTAH CROP-WEATHER SUMMARY Although the number of hours spent in the field was slightly shorter than a week earlier, good progress pro-gress was made in spring field work on Utah farms last week, according to the Utah Crop and Livestock Reporting Service. Ser-vice. Corn planting doubled doubl-ed the previous week's efforts, ef-forts, but remained much behind a year ago. Small grain plantings were nearing completion, and some of the tender vegetable crops were going go-ing in. Snap beans were about 50 percent planted and about 6 percent of the tomatoes were set out. Crop growth, however, was very low. Light early morning frosts were noted in almost every county. Winter wheat and alfalfa growth averaged less than one inch during the week. Emergence of spring wheat and barley was 10 to 20 percent behind a year ago. Fruit producers were still trying to access the quantity of fruit lost this year to winter and spring frost damage. The first flight of the codling moth was noted in southern fruit growing areas. Other orchards will not be far behind. Range feed growth was short on the western ranges. Early season grasses, and the ever present pre-sent "cheat grass" were heading out only 2 or 3 inches high. Ranchers and stockmen have delayed placing stock on the spring ranges to allow more feed growth. |