| Show washington tos TON washington C go 0 1 october 1873 editor deseret news in reporting the condition and progress of our crops for the present year t there here are some of which I 1 cannot speak in very flattering terms the wheat crop was very vers light the pach crop was wag also very ilg light ditl in some parts of the settlement almost an entire failure in in consequence of late frost grapes far bolow below average I 1 forgot to state that an abundant harvest of alfalfa hay bay will be secured the present season our corn and cotton crops have llave done well being bene berie fitted materially by the late rains the latter bids fair fora good yield it is to be regretted that thab more cott cotton otilias has not been planted it is still more to be regretted that the lively interest and energy mani manifested rusted in forni form r years in the farming department have disappeared to a very great extent in consequence consequence of mines belne being developed holding out in duce menti i apparently more remu ne than far farming carmini mini I 1 will be responsible for the tho assertion that those who wiio have stayed and laboi labored ed faithfully on their farms and homesteads feel better and are positively better oil off in every respect ut there are a now fow who haye have stayed at hume home and their labors speak loudly I 1 in a their praise our bishop lias has advised the farmers to bov sow sov their wheat in tha thai fall which most certainly tal tai ulyis is an excellent idea in a climate like ours I 1 would also remark that thab there 1 will be no lack of breadstuff in lu consequence of our b light blit lit harest liar har est rest of W wheat ea from flom om the fact fad of the cotton factory having made heavy purchases of wheat in and extended the privilege to the brethren to haul baul it on shares the cotton factory is also a blessing to the inhabitants of washington in another respect it affords employment to quite a number of hands who draw their supplies from orom the factory also affording excellent facilities for clothing 0 thus enabling the people to appear neatly and comfortably lad the belief relief society of this place through cons constant perseverance have succeeded in raising the walls of a good substantial commodious building and covering the same fame with a good solid roof the weather is still fone oine mine fine very warm in the day no frost up to present date it F gomm GOOLD I 1 or 0 BRITISH MISSION elder joh job john n I 1 hart writes to the irmen IrWen millennial nial star under date of sept ath 2 ith aa ag follows cal 1 I have just returned from a sixteen days visit among tho the saints ies resident ident in the county of leicester and feel it to be my duty to inform you of the condition of that part of the nottingham inference conference on I 1 visited a large jarge number ot 0 branches held public meetings with tiie the saints whenever and wherever opportunity favored me and found the saints in the tho enjoyment of the spirit ef of the gospel on the dinst we held a priesthood meeting in leicester and made local changes in the branch necessitated by the emigration of some of the brethren the lou loughboro liboro branch has been connected yo to the sheepshead branchak Bran chas clias nearly all the sain Is at the lormer former place have havo orwill have emigrated this year A change has also been made in the prok pros pres sheepshead branchal the former president is about to emigrate 0 the local elders who hav have e been relea released ed have labored faithfully and diligently and now that they are about to gather to the land of zion I 1 pray that the tiie lord will bless them and lead them by his spirit A goodly number of persons are preparing for baptism and quilean quite an interest appears to be taken in the work we bave have baptized over one hundred persons since noveal november er last our emigration this year from this conference will make inake an unusually large one the prosperity which has attended us in all our open oper operations aLious iu in this part of the lords lorda vineyard I 1 I 1 ia z due to the unity of the and of the saints which have called down the blessings sins sings of the lord rford upon our la |
