| Show WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN salt lake city T july 26 1898 during the past seven days the weather throughout the state was charae charac by excessive sunshine high day and night temperatures scattered thun er showers and light frost in a few localities the warm dry weather hail be been very favorable for harvesting operations which axe are under full headway in nearly all sections of the state prolonged absence of rain has intensified the prevailing drought which te in having a detrimental detrimental effect upon the growing and maturing crops the streams are low and water for irrigation purposes is getting very scarce in nearly all sections potatoes corn and sugar beets axe are reported to be in a satisfactory condition and where irrigated look very ver y promising harvesting Harvest ng winter wheat rye oats and barley is going on in nearly all sections with varying results spring sown grain Is changing color fast and will soon be ready for the reaper haying conti continues lues with yields above the average or of previous years the ranges are getting dry and rain is needed miners minersville ville weather favorable apricots ripening grain ready for the reaper water holding out well garland hot dry and windy week winter wheat being harvested spring wheat turning irrigated crops doing fine brigham city weather changeable during week lice doing harm to onions and potatoes threshing commenced paradise days warm nights cool no rain early wheat ripening fast no smut first crop of lucern in stack meadow hay being cut water getting scarce hyde park harvesting continues yield very heavy sugar beets will be small owing to late watering and improper thinning cache junction commenced cutting tall fall grain smut not so damaging to wheat as was expected smithfield weather dry and warm harvesting fall grain potatoes and corn growing nicely beets looking well fruit in good condition thunder shower on logan weather warm and dry wheat and oats look well second crop of lucern is being cut potatoes and corn nicely newton haying in progress grain ripening fast and some Is being cut second crop of lucern about ready to harvest light shower wellington warm days and cool nights past week water is getting scarce perron second cutting of lucern nearly ready weather very warm water getting short no distress yet grain heading out fast potatoes are late this season garden truck has not done well this season presumably on fairly plentiful penti ful occasional light showers on the foot hills coyote A few showers the latter part of week improved the condition of growing crops formers busy haying grain crops doing line fine some wheat in the dough moab second crop of lucern is about all harvested harve eted chester cheater weather extremely hot crops maturing nicely crops lodged by wind great yield of hay and lucern never was a grander prospect for the former manti weather past week all that could be desired grain is turning fast and generally is not lodged locked much the season so far has been most excellent spring city weather warm and dry water scarce some of the early spring wheat is beginning to turn rye la is harvested gale this week has been hot with some high wind which has lodged heavy grain harvesting la Is beginning in ear earnest fiest the second crop of lucern le ie being cut grain ripening fast miller harvest in progress crops growing good where irrigated water scarce high land lucern burning up second crop of lucern willbe small i in some places Or cleville haying in progress yield above average crops showing up nicely y garden truck doing well Xing kingston stoia crops progressing finely haying still going on I 1 koosharem ISoo Koo sharem warm and dry plenty of water for irrigation the result of storing high water otherwise it would have been very scarce and grain and lacem cern would have been suffering from Or drought ought peterson timothy hay Is being in good condition fall wheat ready to harvest water getting scarce range getting very dry slight frost fifth and bevan evan rye aye all harvested fall wheat tips ripe and ready for the reaper crop excellent excene lit no smut or rust grain badly lodged lyman haying in progress crops good CW no insects or pets of any kind water scirce scarce i abber heber very hot dry week winter wheat wild and tame hay to is being lacorn that was cut early la is making rapid growth where irrigate ed cd much of the second crop of lucern ahl be a failure for lack of water no rain past part week charleston haying nearly done sec ai ond crop of hueem growing nicely i some winter rye harvested Hoyt aville haying going on heavy yield wheat oats and barley heading out red currants ripe early cabbage well up in head turnips looking fine meadowville Meadow ville slight frost first part of week touched potatoes and tender vines lucern all in harvesting commenced crops good grouse creek heavy rain retarded haying grain potatoes and garden truck doing well deseret high drying winds during daring week water getting scarce grain ready to cut but much will be left for seed az as we have no water for shded I hinckley windy and warm water is very low graan is turning rape second crop of lacem very light american fork crops doing well generally but bench lands are suffering for want of abter commencing to cut grain apples getting needed for lucern mop crop lehl Lehi Warm and dry water getting gettin fg scarce rain needed harvesting in progress salem farmers are busy cutting cutti ng their thedr irrigated grain and second crop of luceau sugar beers looking wem well grain crops heavy lake shore commenced to cut fall and barley spring grain is changing color water getting gettin lg scarce potatoes in bloom corn and sugar beets growing nicely liberty all crops looking line fine first crop of lucern out cut water getting scarce uintah water is getting scarce acance and mops crops iare are burning up harvesting spring wheat commenced the crop la is heavy and the grain to Is plump plain city weather hot harvesting hay and grain some tare threshing shIng done water scarce and pastures dry roy weather warrn warm and water scarce grain and vegetable crops need rain huntsville past week has been fine for haying timothy Is being beang cut lu IJU corn cem as well as timothy has made a good average crop the earliest sowed bowed wheat has commenced ripening st george threshing of small grain progressing melons early grapes peaches plums and tomatoes ving getting into general use pinto everything Lvery thIng that is as not irrigated te Is very dry crops of an all kinds advancing very fast hay harvest about completed new HarmO the past week has been very pleasant crops in good condition harvesting commenced J H SMITH section n director salt lake city utah |
