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Show WHEN NATURE SMILES F0RUS. Utah has not had a bumper crop since the beginning of the war, and even the whole of the United States has had a lower yield per acre of foodstuffs food-stuffs than in a period of years. An Ogden attorney claims he can present facts to prove that the Lord is chastising His own, and he quotes from the war records innumerable instances in-stances of the intervention of the hand of Fate on the side of the bully. In one of the battles of the Somme. the British could see their way clear to a break through when, as though from a cloudless sky. rain began to fall and within 12 hours the roads were quagmires quag-mires and artillery could not be moved forward. When the British and French had gained the upperhand on the west front, Russia suddenly collapsed. Now, when crops are so essential to winning of the war, America, I though stimulated to the utmost, I struggles against adverse weather conditions Here in Utah the dry farmer has been looking forward to a heavy yield of wheat, the most desired cereal, but the extremely hot days give promise of disappointing the tiller of the soil. Last season the wheat crop in the United States fell far below what was expected, while the corn crop gave an abundant promise which finally led to disappointment when it was discovered discov-ered that a big percentage of the harvest har-vest did not mature and could not be stored so as to be utilized to best advantage. ad-vantage. Our crop forecasts are pleasing, but not until the time of reaping can we proceed to rejoice with an enthusiasm free from doubt. |