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Show Weekly Crop Bulletin. The week ending Monday, August 1 was tho warmest so far thisEeason. the temperature averaging about three degrees de-grees daily in excess of the normal. . There was no mecipitation reported irom any part of the State during tho past seven days. Bright sunshine prevailed pre-vailed throughout tho entire week. Tkt drought conditions mentioned in v last week's bulletin continues, and , , growing crops aro suffering for want of tain. Uomplaints of a scarcity of water , for irrigation purposes have be received i , '' f Irom every section of tho State. , . Tho harvesting of hay and fall grain continues, and thrashing is going on in moat sections of the State. Spring grain is ripening rapidly and will Boon be reudy to out. It is the general opinion of correspondbiita that the yield of the principal crops will excted the average of previous years. A largo crop of hay , has been secured in good condition. : '"' Corn, potatoes and sugar beets aro very r t . much in need of rain for growth and ,u', - development. |