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Show Showers Improve Condition of the I Ranges in Utah SALT LAKE, August 8 --Summer and autumn stock fanges have been jgreatly improved bv the llchi showers Of the past week, and livestock is in fair condition, according io a bulletin issued yesterday by j. Cecil Alter of the local weaihtT bureau. Peaches are ripening rapidly The report follows: "Light showers fell over the western portion of the state, moderate showers over the eastern portion, and heavy-rains heavy-rains in the mountain districts, and, with temperatures appreciably lower toward the close, the week's weather was rather favorable as a rule, eppo-Iclally eppo-Iclally where irrigation water continues ample However, it is becoming dry I again over the southwestern counties, and rain is greatly needed over the western winter grazing areas. "The summer and autumn ranges have been much improved by the week's precipitation and livestock generally gen-erally is reported to be in fairly good I Shape. The second cutting of alfalfa I is from one-half to entirely harvested, I being in a stage too advanced to re-jceive re-jceive much benefit from the howon; the first crop at the higher altitudes has proven fairly satisfactory. "Grain crops generally are beinc: har vested where not already gathered, and; fall grain is being threshed spring wheat in the Sanpete valley is filling fairly well where watered, but it Is shrinking in Beaver county. The silo corn was greatly helped by the week's rains generally, and It is ready-to ready-to cut in Cache valley; It is not geuer- ally making grain, and cannot recover in Iron county from the drouth. "Early peaches are ripening rather 'generally though ihe fruit is small, and early apples ar fairly sood though I there is considerable dropping Ln j places. Cantaloupes are ripe at Moab 'Potatoes generally have not Improved greatly since the rains, and they continue con-tinue rathi r poor; in ESmerj county 'the tubers have not begun to sel beat ily yet. Beets have made good progress prog-ress as a rule, and in most fields water ; continues ample "Sugar beet seed in the Cache valley j is nearly ripe, and alfalfa seed in Millard Mil-lard county continues to set well "Copious and timely rains have lsit-ed lsit-ed San Juan county, particularly about ! La Sal, and some flood waters have been coming out oi the mountain- In that general region, 'ind al Moab; and on the Kaibab national forest, northern Arizona, th- roadfl have been badl damaged, thouth the fire hazard has been much lessened The observer at Oakley. Idaho, reports a severe hail-j hail-j storm at Churchill. Idaho, which did bl SVJ damage. "Crop development generally is re-I re-I garded as from one to two weeks ! ahead of the normal stage at this lime of year." |