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Show j ' 13 Warm Weather Aids Wheat and Alfalfa, Says Weekly Review Rapid growth of wheat and alfalfa because of the warm weather is reported re-ported In the weekly weather, crop and rango report issued yesterday by J. Cecil, Alter, in charge of the Salt Lake station of tho United States weather bureau. The bulletin follows: "This was the warmest week of the season and there was no important precipitation. Irrigated crops made excellent growth, though tho season is still rather backward in some northern localities. Tho high temperatures and strong winds depleted the soil mois ture in most farming regions, retarding retard-ing growth somewhat, and inducing a need for rain- generally. Alfalfa made unusually rapid advancement, and. while It is still immature, it is being cut more or less generally because of '! weevil attacks, and the shortage of I hay. Alfalfa weevil spraying is pro-, pro-, grossing In Sevier county. In the more northerly valleys some alfalfa. potatoes, tomatoes and garden stuff were set back somewhat by the frost of June 1. Fall rye is coming Into head in tho southern" counties and winter wheat is reported good to excellent ex-cellent generally; spring wheat is doing well, and while corn has been planted late in many places it is generaly promising. prom-ising. Beet .thinning is advancing favorably fa-vorably and the crop looks fine. Dry, cold weather has ben hard on field crops at Emery. Potato planting Is not yet completed at Morgan. Late cherries and other late fruits are thriving thriv-ing generally, though some pears arc dropping at Elbcrta. and In Salt Lake county some old apple trees are not bearing heavily. Orchard spraying is well along, being completed in places. Livestock is gaining rapidly everywhere, every-where, somo steers having been shipped from Grand county. Mountain Moun-tain lambing is progressing favorably jover the state and shearing is practically practi-cally completed. The lower ranges are affording abundant feed. Tho scarcity I of water has already forced most stock I IflH from tho Modcna district, 1 EFH Highways are becoming rather dustv ll flTH and rutty. I lH |