| Show WEEKLY CROP august 23 1898 salt bait lake city utah U S department of agriculture re climate and crop bulletin of the WAi weather ather bureau utah Sect section ton for the week endi dg monday aug 22 there was a dally daily excess of temperature ranging from one to nine degrees degree r last jut week and the dally daily average excess tor for the week was five ave degrees ea each ch day of the present mouth month since the has been warmer than the average there were frequent thunderstorms but ral rarely ely did the precipitation exceed a trace in some Ins instances tanem it was sufficient to lay the dust and a good rain occurred in one instance an oppressive and destructive wind principally from the southeast pre prevailed throughout most of the week and continues i good progress Tess was made in the harvest fields since the character of the weather has been favorable to the ravid ripening of all grain it is to be regretted that late sown grain crops shriveled somewhat owing to the rapid process of ripening owing to the ex cebelle heat best in of which disappointment is felt in some sections many correspondents report the harvest barvest nearly comple teed and the thresh ers en making satisfactory progress fall sown own and early sown sawn grain that matured before the drouth are yielding ac cording to expectations and the quality is in superior sugar beets are still doing well there being only one unfavorable brevort concerning the crop samples are being taken dry weather has not appreciably affected the vegetable and melon crops there being an abundance of df all kinds in the markets fruits axe are also plentiful though the trees and their product were somewhat damaged by the recent hiah winds the he second crop of lucern has been secured in good condition and it is expected that there will be sufficient water in many sections to mature the third crop DeLwey vine the weather Is still dry and warm A thunderstorm occurred on the but only IL a of rain tell coll the crop of lacem teas hus been si se cured garland warm and dry weather sont lAues there them was considerable atod last week all grain has been cut threshing machines are busy there is a good yield of ahl logana logan A steady southwest wind ath warm weather last week was bad for the uncut grain the potato crop will be light sugar beets are looking well third crop of lucern IS 14 six elx inches in height newton the weather has been good a ew days were raither windy farmers are completing harvest threshing has commenced paradise paradis a nearly all grain has been cut and threshing has begun the second crop of lucern is ready to cut cirt wellington harvest Is progressing there mere was too much high wind last week I 1 green river the thermometer ranged high as degrees an abundance ot of melons and tomatoes are ripe an excellent crop of graan is in the stacks shacks ready for the th thresher the third crop of lucern is looking fine there Is a plenty of water for irrigating ferron there were frequent traces of rain that did no good to anything harvesting and threshing continues with vigor the honey product Is below the average coyote there was very favorable weather last week the wheat harvest Is progressing ath prospects good tur tor yield lucern and wild hay crops aze ax unusually good trople tropic early baxly peaches are ripe corn end and tomatoes are abundant in the market the second crop of lucern has been cut and there Is plenty olf water for ting the next crop of lucern levan A rain and thunderstorm mixed with hall occurred on the no iro damage corn and potatoes were wheat is mostly in the attack mt ML carmel carmelit it has been extremely extreme liy warm and dry hay crops have been secured in good condition most moat grain has been cut and faulling ha blau aing and thrashing yields are good cornand corn and potatoes are doing well hinckley hai harvest vest is well advanced some late crops suffered for want of katr the binders axe are busy grain Is ripening rapidly idly on bench rands lands grain has shrunk the second crop of lucern will not be m more 0 re than halt half crop very dry winds last week circleville Cir cleville the weather was cooler than usual last week frequent slight alight downfalls down falls of rain crops have made marked pro progress grew harvesting is proceeding in earnest second crop of lubern is being out there is sufficient clent water tor for frAga purposes woodruff heavy showers on the materially benefited the crops pall fall wheat to is mostly in the stack wheat and late oats are being harvested haying Is in practically done houlday the weather Is warm which is good for corn amid ripening fruit the long drought to being felt pastures and shrines are drying mill creek crack all alii grain graan Is yielding well the quality is above the average vegetation tation is suffering tor for water miller very warm weather water la Is scarce threshing is going on small late grain is considerably shrunk and not turning out according to expectations taylorsville threshing to is progressing good results potatoes and corn axe are doing well the e water r 0 supply u P ply Is ie short gale gaa harvesting Is nearly finished has haa begun some of the grain halrunk owing to excessive heat it to ripen too rapidly prospects prospecto are good for a third crop of lu aern sugar beets are dking well apples were blown off the trees tree by the heavy wind there is a fair prospect for Pe peaches achelL chester cheater we had bad a good min on the lh plateau haying is well progressed 3 yields are good sigurd Hax harvesting vesting is over and crops of grain are very heavy alfalfa la Is bing cut for the secondi time coial giue wind lias has blown many ap an ples pies from the trees and blown the hay badly payson heavy winds blow blew down dawn corn and grain mellons and peaches are ripe mapleton magiet on threshing Is 19 nearing completion ion the beet crop is looking wen well sampling has bas commenced kaysville Kays ville threshing continues continue ana will not be completed within two weeks the yields are the largest tat for many years our beet crop is a failure awing to the drought salem some of the late crops have suffered owing to the dry wei we ather tather nearly ajl adl grain has been threshed tt lt turned out good glood yields S american fork threshing is going oai heavy winds last week shook aboyte much fruit from the trees lake shore Th threshing has corn fenced in earnest considerable grabb 4 is shrunk caused by the drought charleston charles conr nearly all aal grain has baa bem cut water is getting low heber the weather has haa been and dry A good rain would still be bd a blessing loa we have had sonae some thunder j storms with very little rain gairett Gai dett are looking well lyman grain la is ripening rapidly harvest Har veat will soon commence U Harri harrisville eville the weather has geee te ee N warm and dry to the she darna damage gla of aft 7 crops 1 l uintah it was quite showery week but the precipitation was wa falot at any aay time to lay the dust duat high winds have spoiled much aroi the apple crop will be short harve J ing is going on all over the caula county ta price it has rained frequently 1 tn n tatt mounta mountains Ans which has resulted I 1 in n W creasing cresa aing the fhe water supply Harves harvesting is ie going on crops are good 7 the scarcity of water I 1 A iwhite rocks we have plenty calp 1 1 water waster second propof crop of lucern la is grain harvest is pro gressling clota 1 showers occurred on the and ippu i J H SMITH N 1 r section director salt lake city uta per S M BLAN t S |
