The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-07-27
CROP BULLETIN.
Observer SaIisbury's Review For the
Week Ending July 3D.

Week Ending July 23.
Following is Observer Salisbury's crop
review for the week ending July %:
The weather of the past week did not
greatly change the crop conditions 1t
was seasonabIe weather, although some
what dry and sultry. 1t advanced grain
more toward maturity and harvesting has
made considerable progress. Thus far,
the wheat crop has proved excellent.
In the south some heavy showers have
injured lucern and in some cases pre-
vented its being hauled. A hail storm in
the central counties last week appears
to nave done quite q little damage
Melons and figs are being gathered IL,
Washington county. In the interval of
waiting for grain to mature many farmers
have been cutting wild hay.
| SUMMARY OF REPORTS BY CoUN-
Box, Elder. Bear River-Grain ripe;
every body harvesting. Lake-Waffn
week with light breezes. Yost-Haying in
earnest; crops better than usual Ply
mountaineering fail wheat in full blast:
second crop lucern making fine growth
Deweyville-Harvesting on dry land pref
" well along: some seed Iucern being c11t
Brigham city-Second crop lucern being
grain is maturing.
Cache, Newton-Grain filing we'll; crop
will be good: 1t. turning fast; the potatoes
Summit, Ecnc-W neat and oats looking
well; potatoes late. Coalville-Wheat and
oats look we'll; lucern little damaged by
the rains.
Morgan, Croydon-Good growing week:
conditions about the same as last Peter
son-Timothy being cut; some rye has been
/ cut; grain crop on the average is excel
lent; early potatoes VIII not be average;
/ late ones good.
Wasatch, Heber-Rain on the nth: lu-
Germ about all home; cutting timothy now
I Na1 GI1rrr hoo
about all headed out; potatoes and other
vegetables are growing rapidly.
| Weber. Huntsville-First lucern saved
without damage from rain: grain con
tinues looking well. Harrisville-Good for
hay; glorious crop indicated Uintah@
Apricots and plums ripening; potatoes af-
fected by blight; earthquake shock at 4
| Davis. Layton-Range grain nearly all
cut; irrigation on half turns Kaysville-
Fall grain harvested; commenced on
spring-sown; large yield
Salt Lake, IIerriman-Corn and potatoes
look well; grain ripening fast. Gale
wheat and rye being cut.
Tooele, Center-.Crops have made good
Roadway; first haying about, finished;
Tooele-Dry land grain about all cut, and
wet land started on; in a few days it Will
keep all machines busy; early apples and
Utah I.ehi-Hot WEI Their: GOOD for
| growing crops; second lucern ready
to cut grain on high lands ready
Pleasant GIrcve-Warm weather. ripening
grain very fast; a hail storm last week
| cid considerable damage. Lake Shore
| BY the end of the week some barley and
oats will be ready TO cut; potatoes will
| turn out good, also the sugar beets: the
rains are just the thing wanted.
| Juab, Leven-Rye mostly harvested
louantity and quality good; fall wheat
ready. Salt Creek-Bad for hay hauling
on account of winds; corn tasseled out
| and ears beginning to form.
! Sanpete. Moroni-First lucern in; trifle
damaged by rain; grain is turning slowly;
| the small amount of fall grain grown here
| is cut; it is a very thin stand Wales
| Good week showers at the beginning
very beneficial to all crops. Dover
Heavy rain and hail latter part of last
week: luce1n all cut and stacked.
| Millard Holden-Showers have helned
potatoes and corn; everything is LOOKING
thrifty Scipio-Crops growing fast: grain
rinening; second lucern is doing we'll
| SEWER Richfield-Wheat headed; heavy
crop indicated. Joseph-Heavy storm on
18th: much grain and lucern ruined
| Monroe-Wheat looks excellent: mostly
watered for the last time.
Wayne. Leo-5ood for growing crons
| but hot for cutting lucern; many waiting
for settled weather.
Washington, Toquerville-F'irst crop figs
mostly gathered: tomatoes beginning to
| ripen. St Georee--105 on 18th; rain 18th
second lucern harvested. Virgin City
Crops doing well; second lucern being cut
melons ripe.