Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-09-19
IDAHO WEATHER AND CROPS.


The psat week has given cold anu
wet weather with killing itoets and
freezing temperatures ON several dalss,
damaging much OF tne garden truck
which had escaped the irosts OF the
previous wteh; corn hiss suffered 10
some extent, 10 have also hops In the
western section. In Lilah county II
has checked the ravsges OF tho white
buttsiii anu cabbage louise which had
been a source OF annoyance. High
winds have boon OF frequent occur.
renee, anu In portions Of the western
section they hAvs broken down young
trees aud Damaged hRystacks 10 some
extent. In sOmo places large fruit has
been blown from the trees.
Rain fell on several days during the
week, causing tho streams 10 rise anu
pastures and outslde ranges 10 improve
consi jofably. The gathering OF hay
AID grain, OF which n large amount IL
still Ia the fields, has Deon delayed
somewhat by wet weather. Tho
mountains In many places are covered
with fresh snow.
ThtRshing Ia about completed In the
southern portion OF the Slate. IN other
sections operations are well under way
anu progressing fairly we'll. In parts
Of Blaine county harvesting IL not yet
finished aud no thrashing has been
done. Flax has turned out exceeding
~ well Ia Lalah county.
Potatoes are maturing we'll. Corn 10
about Tipe In Canyon county; In the
o. 10 southern section about two
weeks more Of good weather will Tipsn
eotu and beans. Tomatoes are almost
"a failure In macy places owing TO late
a. st.. Gfasshoppers have done much
dAmAge 10 gardens IN the northern see.
ton.
Nearly all Of the hay crop has been
cut anu 10 icing stored As rapidly na
the weather will permit.
Fruit 1. generally In good condition.
In tue southern section bees are re-
parted 20 have done fairly well this
season. ID. Il. MCCALLuM,
Director.
CENTRAL OFFICE, Idaho Falls, Idaho,
september ~, 1895.
AuousT, so5-1EMpERAIuRE
sThs monthly mean Temperature for
tue state was COS degTses, q den i.ncy
OF O.S degrees nom August OF last year.
The highest monthly mean tenn era.
tuTe was T2.S degrees at Lewiston, am
the lowest % Z at Warren. This high.
Get Temperature recorded In the state
during tho month was 100 degrees nj
Lewiston on the End, anu the lowest
"a at HALEY ON the Oh, making an alb,
eoiuts temperature range OF 81 degrees
for tho month. Tho greatest local
monthly range of temperature was nj
Haley, 10 degrees, aud the least ~
degrees VI Atlantis.
PRECIPITATION.
Tho average monthly prsciI ltatlon
| for the state was U. 20 inch, a deficiency
Of OPS inch from August, 1894, The
greatest amount was NJ Gran. eville,
|, 90 inches, aud the ltastO at Amer.
can Falls, koolenAl anu Murray. The
greatest amount In any ~ hour period
was. $50 inch Vt Watron on the sob.
There was M average oi two days with
rainfall during the month.
WEATHER.
Average number OF clear days l o,
partly cloudy and cloudy Z.
| W I'M
Prevailing direction, wesl. Average
hourly velocity from records al
! tGrugevlile and ldEho FAlls, "a
| nil0., max mum velocity (at ldauu
Fausj 40 miles per hour from inc south
on lhs .u,l,
mCCELLANEOus PHENOMENA,
Aus.fAs - Fort sherman, lO,h;
Haley, l2lh and 18TH.
Dense fo.-N 70 90, 3Olh.
FTO,t-CheA etileld, ., 10, II, II, 20,
80, 81; Cora, s; DAIRY, 7, 70; Hsilc, /,
o; MARTYR, 9, 10, 20; Murray, 4; Paris,
o; 81. Auth1uS, 8, 10; Saluba, 10, | 4,
swan Valley, y 10.
HAil-Blteh Creek, Il PART, II,
Salubrn. 2s.
Solar halo-Salubfa, 20.
Thundeutnrn - Bnnnisler, 20. 81,
%; Chesteffielj, %; Dairy, o, 2s; Foft
Sherman, 20, Frasrt, q. rs, 20; GiAuge
| willie, /, %, 20, 80, 81; Haley, 0, 2s;