Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-08-08

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In tporliots Of Box Elder satIe'e,
Willard, Uintsh, summit, WaItch'
Piute, sevier and Cache counties 'ui'
ing the week, IN amounts ranging
from .OI Of an ZACH ia Miilafd county
to .g2 u an inch Ia Piuto county. the
vino. were generally noflhwcs'rfIy
and moderately light over thu Istfi'
tory. The weather conditions wofs all
that could be dtsreJ for ripenlng
grain, hay.mating snd harvesting
operations.
CROPS
Reports Of correspondents are genet'
ally favorable, hnd indicate that crop
are 10 Satisfactory condition and
making good progress towards ma'ufi'
ty. Corn aud potatoes have not mada
much progress during the week on
account OF tho sbssnco Of moisture
and tbs hot drying winds which have
prevailed. Garden truck IL reported
IN excellent condition, bui, like c1tn
aud potatoes, would be very much bei o.
fitted by = few good heavy Tnins' Har
vesting and baying Ia In progress win
varying results. In many sections
the fall wheat has been cut AMI stacked.
some OF II has been threshod nnd the
yield IL better than was expected.
spring wheat IL rapidly turning color
and will soou DO ready for toe headers
aud binders. The second cutting Of
lucsrn is nearing completion anu iaa
heavy crop In the southern Ioition,
but rather light la the northern pot.
ton OF the Territory. Early applu',
peaches, aud spficots are ripc anu Ia
tho matkuI; the quality OF the fruit H.
exec lleBt. hluch bugs have destroyed
considerable grain In Washington
county, and gtasshoppera are shli
DOING much damage to crops Ia a Tow
VI the northern oOuntivs.
REMARKS OF CORRrsroNDENTA
Weather good ft crops
except that tue rain has Of o\utso not
been good for hay which ,u Sui, but
mink that 1t has not b'en damaged
much.
Huntsville-S0cOnd crop " lucefH
will be short ON account Of scarcity OF
NAktIs hJt huh lhll NheAA - NV ~
ing harvested. Spring grain IL yet
green, but ptomlsss good.
UIntah-FArmers are gather the
uoOnd crop VI lucern. ThTeshiug will
commence next week.
Wa.atoh--U0Cd hay weather; hay
hauliug Ia full blast. Spfiug gain Ia
,utning fast, looks welt, fair prospect
lot heavy crop. Po aloes viii DO
las - haf
PIntJ-Crops are locking we'll; grain
turning fast; some viii soon be ready
to harvest. Garden truck doing well.
IN nch bugs destroying gIaiD.
Pia,e.u-GInIu growing ~ou; hay q
good crop, over average; hsyiBg scarce
Iy begun.
Gait-rhe weather has been good Tor
harvesting, which isprg gre,sipg nicely
Peaches are getting riIe, slso apricJts.
Sigurd-HsTvestibg has commenced,
with average yislO. Second crop ol
luUsrn being cut, potatoes now TO-. K
well, but very late setting.
NJ luTOs-Gtost lack Of water Crops
fair, but some will DO short; second crop
OF luoeIn will bs short.
Levan-Hot, drylng weather, tipen.
ing spring grain rather quick, most Of
iall grain harvested, anu spring wheat
will be- ready In y lew days. New pot .
toes, early apples, apTicOts anu peaches
ia the market.
M0rs an County - Peterson 49, First
crop OF luoern stacked, second crop will
be- very light on aocOunt VI scarcity Of
wAleii Timothy and Wild hay now
being ulackci, not average crop. some
grain will be- ready to hAvest this week.
Squirrels anu wild oats are tho farmers
psslj many promising crops have been
Iun over by squirrels and sptlnk led
with wild oats. The week has buen
very hot, temperature ranging iIotn
100 to lOi, with northwest drying
winds.
Box Elder CounIy-BOK Elder
Heat has been rather oppressive; fue
growing weather, harvesting spring
whsat commenced ThundoTstltm
with .Os rain on evening Of 29gh. Puta
toes generally not showing we'll.
Bear River City-W,aIe wa M
IOms wind from tue east every ny al
uncommon thing. Harvesting nearly
Trough and thTeshiug commenced
second crop of luoern being cut,
Dsweyyille-lhr week has hprf
very warm throughout, Ga July 20 h.
We had u little shower, u great deal vi
lightning Auu thunder Uut very li.tIt
precipitation. HTsiu ~ all hatygsIe.
mere aud thTeshing has commenced
GTasshOpI sTs gre damaging tue iuCerl
seed. ApTiCJls, carly apples Hnd peach,
es ARE ripe. We need rAIu very bad.
DAVIS County, LnytOu- Healing /.
ueATiy done, Early peaches, apticuts
upples d u blhckbsrtits ate Tiut. TOE
Davis Rui Weber county canal Ia
been stopped; weather very dly.
UlAh County, LuAi-lur week ua,
teen bot anu dry; all streams igll4,.
water scarce, but not muUt on yet.
SAutaquin-rhis has Deems yuIy b I
week, rain needed tot corn aud pUtA
ttr; thrtshiug nearly EIld uu lsfr
second crop VI luCern being hAule up
ApTiuUts aud peaches teli well, uD CTS
anu 81 pei bushsl, respectively. Ap.
pes AMI pears no, 80 ploutltui ia IA
eIs waiting Tor rain to plow to- TAI
H0Wiug,
PaysOu--Crops coming e. maturity
GO ndrr.blg Ia ytstlug being urnv
also tnrtshlng. Corn crop pTumitus {,
no guudi also lair iru', crOl -tutuiLl
out uot Ct than eApyuteH.
saupele Cuuuty, MOtuni-rbs Wtsi
has been very wa m BuI UI0udy,wluIA
90 UmrB, Rain has igllsu gll uEauut
but no. e ~ NJ Irlui; water very scarce
spring graiu turning ON .on land
tegouu crop VI luugru viii soou lt
ready % Cu'. ], h claimed thut Oh.
potato crop viii be lgtt,
Wale6-Has been good week Mr
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