Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-08-20
UTAH WEATHER AND CROPS.
Five 10, Days Followed by ShaWr'
and ,ooltr Wealhsr-llarrfs'ing
and Ihreshing Juier War.

FArT LAKE CITY, Utah, Aug. 18th,
isos.-The nni I've days Of the week
ending August i7lh, were hot and dryi
the last two showery ard much cooler.
The conditions we're favorable fof
growth, harvesting, threshing and
general farm work. Harvesting con-
tiuues in ell districts, and In the south
efn portion Of tho State Ihfeshing has
been vigorously pushed during Tue
wser. The yield IL reported uniform
Iy Ugh, In Washington aud PORTIONS
Of Mlllafd ccuniiCs, owing 10 dfeutn
early IN The ecasUn. Haying % wen
under way and good ofor o. tinit-
thy and Wild has beep cured anu eaNel
In fino condition. The second cuiilns
Of lucern IL In full blast, With inulea-
lions Of n fair crop. Corn ana potai0te
doing well; vegetables Of oil hinde
plentiful; fruit prospects not very
good.
REMARKS o. CoRnHHrOsDENTs'
brigham Cily-Hoi dayl, partly
cloudy most OF the week. Ihundei-
siofmnieht Of the l5ih. Wheat haf'
vest nearly ended; good nelosd crop
Of lncern IL being gathered. Ihn
weather was favorable for growing
CROPS and general farm woih.
Moab-Weaihor hot and dry maxi
mum p5, minimum 90; tface OF rain.
Tooels-Wcak Of extra hot weather
onded last night 10 thundefsioim
and sllrht rain. Glfoon truck 10 doing
well; tome VI the tcft patches OF TO.
matoes have ever eeor; some email
fruits have done well. A thundef'
storm a. cloto this report but no rain
yet.
Meadow-seoond crop Of lucern br-
ing cut; wheat hardly an average. oats
ana barley the same.
Psoa--Crops looking vel; most all
tho mt crop OF lucefn cut and siooEcc;
tho hay crop IA ABOVE the average.
Hanlaquin--I about IN.
ithod: lurefn nearly nil cut again.
NJ. ucorge-Thfashing being pushed;
yield below average, crpeoially wheat
much Of which Ia badly skunk by
dfouth.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 10 full blast;
meadow hay all 10; svcgnd crop OF
lurefn In bloom.
Portage - Very hot; everything
burning ~; maximum, lOsi mini.
mum, 10.
Lake Shou-Thra,hlng has com.
nencod; busy hauling gtain; iffigating
sugar beels for the Last umti other
orons doing well; weather hot, thunder
showers Saturday and Sunday.
Pcteuon--PaAt week has been very
hot and oppressive 10 holh mAu anu
team In the nay field. Tho binder IL
In tue field. Grain dlfllcul. 70 cut on
account OF being lodged.
Hafrisville--The wook has tScn
quito favorable Ter hay aud grain haul
Ing and gathering Of ifniis, and nieU
for thfcahing which IA now fairly on
the way. Second crop OF lucufn about
all cut and hauled.
Eowtou-Last wcok's weather very
favorable hut warm. Nine headers
running every day besides n humber
OF hinder; no thfaahing yet.
Cache Junoiion-The past week
very warm during the day; cloudy ami
windy dufiug tho evening.
Heber-Another week OF hot, dry,
sunshiny weather. quite favorable TOT
the hay harvest. train cutting has
commenced. Charleston has We ma.
chiree cutting grain. Tho hot
weather Ia ripcning tho grain all at
once nearly. Sunday night n refresh
shower Of 10 ofnn Inch fell.
Spring City-Latt week was was the
hottest this year out here. Sunday
ovening had light shower Of rain.
Crops doing we'll; gthin being hnf.
vested, fruit crop HIGHT.
Payson-Second crop OF lucern com.
Ing 10; cloudy anu cooler yesterday;
some thunder showers Saturday;
farmers are through irrlgAting.
CoaIvillt-A favorable week for hay.
Ing. Vegetation dIying up. Thunder
aud lightning but only light sprinkle
OF rain.
Lehi-Our hoilest week. Grain cut.
ting about over second cutting OF 10.
Germ getting along In good condition.
MISUNDERSTANDING Of tho second
crop OF luesrn commenced. Timothy
anu wild hay has been cured IN good
condition; heavy crop. Spring gfAin
In getting ripo.
Con,ef-No ianlt to fnd with vea.
ther TOT farmers; II Ia very hot anu All
well.
Mesoni-The week has been very
go'd for haying. Cutting anu hauling
Of Wild bay ana second crnp Of lucern
has made good progfess. Wheat mar.
NssIlpg has c0mnloncri. Wl.d nav
good crop. On the afternoon a 10Th
hnd heavy rain Tor hall an hsur
amounting 10 ~ Of an inch, eansinp
the water TO come down ~ torrents