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Show Weather Favorable For Gem State Crops BL' RLE Y. Ida.. Julv 12. The sum- mary of weathor and crop condl-' condl-' tlons, by Clinton E. .Nordquist of the Boise station, indicates that the past week weather has been exceptionally favorable for rcipld growth of crop In practically all sections of Idaho In sonic of the dr.' farm sections In the aHtcrn portions of the state, a little rain is needed to mature cereals. Early sown wheat is wall headed and later sown fields are heading rapidly. In the Eewlaton country wheat is beginning to ripen Oats barley and rye responded equally well to tin- improed growing condition and the Increased warmth was spe-clall spe-clall welcome to corn, which Is verj late thir. year. Field peas are blooming bloom-ing and give promise of a (In yield ' Sugar beets In the several districts ars making uniformly good progress. Thinning is nearly completed and the fields are now being cultivated, ex- j cept In the seed beet fields, where advanced growth has Btoppad cultivation. cultiva-tion. Potatoes are in cell.-nt on-dnlon. on-dnlon. In some of the early district ihe first crop of alfalfa has been SI i d but In the later sections the harvest is Just beginning. Heavy rains during dur-ing the week interrupted haying In tho Boise valley. The cherry harvest Is in full swing and the crop !.; np-n-lng fast. A heavy crop of apples is reported in Kootenai count: Pastures and meadows are generally general-ly in good rondltlon, and timely ralna I SVI h'-en helpful to the ran.- in the prni. ipal (razing districts LlVetOCl of all kinds Is thriving. Karh Iambi will not be driven to tho higher range this rear, but are being cut out and marketed early. |