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Show WEATHER BUREAU U. S. Department of Agriculture Local Office, Salt Lake City, Utah. July 18, 1917. Weekly Weather and Crop Summary for Utah, for the week ending Tuesday, July, 17, 1917. Despite the hot drying weather which has lasted now for five weeks, pastures and ranges continue generally gen-erally in good condition, but are of course steadily deteriorating and would be much benefited by rain. Ranges and stock are doing well in Wasatch county, but the ranees are beginning to suffer in Summit and Rich counties. Non-irrigated grains are holding out well on the moister and better soils, while in other places they are "burning," and some may have to be abandoned. -The earlier grain is ripening rapidly, perhaps too rapidly for best development, and harvesting of dry-land wheat and rye has begun In Millard county. The progress of irrigated crops has been excellent. Alfalfa especially especial-ly has made rapid growth since the first cutting, and the second cutting will begin this week in Boxelder and Emery counties. Thundershowers accompanied by wind flattened quite an acreage of alfalfa in San Juan county. Fruits are developing favorably. Cherry picking is at its height, and the crop is above the average in Sanpete San-pete county. There is an abundance of fruit of all kinds in San Juan county. J.-Cecil Alter, Meteorologist. |