Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-07-22
WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN.
Report Of Climate and Crop Service,
Weather Bureau.
weather In Uinh the Past woob, ard
Reports From the state OF tho
Condition of Crops.
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah,

July ~, 1891.
During the fret five days OF tho past
week the weather was generally iaVor'
able to the growth OF irrigated crop''
Light scattering showers 10 few DIS
tricts did much good to gTain anu
vegetables. On Sunday and Monday
q cold wave passed over the State, ana
1t is feasei that considerable damage
was done TO garden anu Held crops ny
the abnor mally low temperature.
Harvesting hay and grain lie pre-
Rtetsing In all SECTIONS with generally
fair crops in most districts.
The first crop OF lucerD has been
about about all gathered and the cut
ting OF the second lie under way in the
southern portion OF the State.
Early applesA and peaches are ripe
and corn 10 beginning to tsssui cut
Squirrels and cutw orms are ellIl very
troublesom me anu are doing much dam-
age In several localities.
REPORTS BY COUNTIES.
Beayet--The past week has been
favorable ior growing crops. Chinch
bugs reported in come districts.
Box Eldef--Hayiug progressing
nicely; the weather favorable LOT
growing crops; cool nights anu warm
days, Apricois and early peaches
ript; grain headed out; lucerD nearly
ali In; cutting winter wheat.
Boulder-The past week has been
warm, ana where there has been
plenty OF water growing crops have
made good progress; harvesting COM
menced.
Csche-Very warm days and cool
nights; several nice showers did much
good to crops and fruits; waeat nsafly
all headed Out; haylng well under
way; serond crop lucarp about half
grown; rssperries ripe and plentiful;
ifuit crop generally good.
Chamberlain ana dry; pluns and
peaches ripe, npricots about all pic Ied,
second crop OF alfalfa ready 10 cut;
spring grain ready to harvest.
IroD-Wsrn, with two nice show.
ere curing the week; crops 10 hocd
condition; gain heading cut, corn
growing last; carly apples getting ripe;
some damage from c1uliu moth.
Miliaro-rhe past week character
izol by warm and dry weather. Crops
doing nicely where Irrigation IL
accessible, otherwise suffering from
the droutn. Tho first crop OF luhern
has been harvested; commenced cut.
ding rye; wheat ali headed out.
PiuIe--The past week has been ex
ceptonslly fine fer growing crops.
Harvdsting about completed; string
beans, nsw potatoes anu small trucE-
iDR ptoaressipg nicely.
Rlch-Very hne growing week.
HnrvestinR OF hay being rapidly
pushed. Squirrels have done consider.
abe dnmage To small grain.
Salt Lske-Wtather warm and dry
ana generally favorable to irrigated
crops; wheat all out in head ann crops
In general looking good.
San Jusn-First crop OF alfalfa all
In stack ana good prospects for second
crop; water snOrt, gaTuens Look well;
grain growing slowly; good crops ex.
pected.
Sanpete--Dry land wheat ripening ;
other gTaiuB ana fruits doing nicely /:
water supply is getting low; fail grs II
being cut.
Sevier-Alfslia and cora growing
fue; garden vegetables doing well
with the exception OF cabbage which
is being damaged by worms; weather
curing week hot and suliry.
Tooele-Harvest in full blast. High
winds doing oonsl derable damage t.
iiuit; corn poor and backward gentE.
ally. watered lucern showing VOL for
second crop.
UIah-lrrIguting corn and potatoes;
sugar beets aud lucern growing VIC I;
grain crops looking COED; weather very
warm with light shower OF rain
Friday evening. Wheat and oals In
iull head anu nearly ready 10 cut;
wild hay cut and hauled: corn Ia sell d
out anu In silB; potato anu beet crops
good.
w Observation-Disclosures past week warm
with some light showers which were
not heavy enough TO do much good.
Water on uplands very scarce anu