Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-09-15
WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN
Report Of Climate and Crop Service, Weather
Bureau,
weather In Utah the Past week, and Re
ports From the state OF tho
Condition of Crops.

IN n lew hlNAilNA9 AAth
damage. and Meadowville ana REQ"
killing frosts occurred.
The forepart OF the week was eh'f-
acterized by extremely dry. hot days
and cool nights. while moderate snow
ers, fairly well distributed over inc
state, windy and cooler weather was
the rule the latter part Of the week.
Beet digging Is progressing nicely
and corn cutting is well under way
Threshing continues active ana IN
some sections the threshing OF sinaii
grain is almost completed. Sowing
OF onion seed has commenced Ihe
potato crop is being marketed by the
car load with fair returns.
BEAVER COUNTY,
NlInersville--The past week has beeii
favorable for all kinds OF tarin worN,
threshing is over and farmers are
busy cutting and hauling CORN ~
frost here up to date.
BoXELDER COUNTY.
p,5cbam city-warm days and cool
ntDhts. southerly winds in daytime
changing 10 brisk easteTly winds ~
night: on the night Of the llth, ram
amounting to .13 of an inch' corn 10
being cut. ,iov. urbt
SnowVile - Weather coplti, 49,
frost ON the Sth and 9th; second crop
- i,,oarn about ali In the stack; crop
very light; potatoes about an aVer"se
Geneva-weather much colder part
of the week: farmers tnreshlnE,
grain not turning out as GOOD rs iAS'
year. e,....,,,,,-
Logan - Harvesting about over
T.. g,,TI
9th. ,,
Paradise-Grnin all cut and belng
stacked; threshing commenced; wheat
better than was expected carrier III
the season; third crop Of lucern grow
ing nicely where watered; light frost
during week but no DAMAGE soIhe
rain during week.
DAVIS COUNTY.
Kaysville-The past week has been
very windy, destroying a great part of
the fruit; fall grain seeding com
menced. but the land needs rain to
soften the ground to admit the seed,
acreage will be above the average.
EMERY COUNTY.
Lawrence = The first part of the
week was warm and dry; thunder and
rain at intervals all day Friday
harvest draggs along slowly; many
fields of late oats. sown the latter part
OF June, yet green, but Will ripen we
have the most beautiful fall weather in
this county.
GARFIELD COUNTY.
Tropic-Past week windy with some
rain; no frost yet, but the nights are
very cool.
KANE COUNTY.
Johnson-weather during the fore
part OF the week was very dry; latter
part showery. Apples, peaches ana
plums ripe; started to cut corn; vege-
tables looking well.
WILLARD COUNTY.
scipio-very windy 9TH and Sth;frost
night of Sth: corn, vines, etc, killed;
threshing commenced; rain on lVth'
amounting TO 10 of an inch.
Deseret-Windy and dusty the past
week; light frost morning Of 9Th, do
ing but little damage; high winds did
much damage to young shade trees
by breaking the limbs; no rainfall;
roads very dry and cut up.
Meadow-Weather stil dry and hot;
sprinkle of rain, not enough TO lay
the dust: grain all harvested and
most of It threshed; yield fairly good,
but barely an average crop; second
crop Of lucern all in; crop light; no
rain in the valley.
PIUTE COUNTY.
Circleville-second crop Of lucern
about all In the stack; the wind has
set back the hauling and stacking Of
hay; otherwise the hay is in good
shape and much heavier crop than
the first; garden truck is maturing
well: some corn being cut; plenty OF
RICH COUNTY.
Meadowville--The past week has
been very favorable TO harvesting.
which is nearly finished; threshing OF
winter wheat going on; crop very
light: heavy frost on the night of the
Sth, killing all green vegetation.
SAN JUAN COUNTY.
Monticello-Heavy grain crops: al
falfa all in; no second crop to speak
of; about GOO tons raised this season
in this section; light rains; gardens
look WE'LL range good.
SALT LAKE COUNTY.
Mil Creek-Past week nights cooler
hut still dry; threFhlng all done and
corn harvesting In progress third crop
OF lucern ready to cut. but will be
light crop.
SUMMIT COUNTY.
Peoa-wnrm. bright weather on the
9TH. 9Th and 18th; cold wind on the Sth:
killing frost on the 9Th which did much
damage; cold wind on 10th with light
Bprinkling Of rain; cold wind ON nth
and partly cloudy; harvesting OF
grain stu on, also the cutting of the
second crop Of luCern which was slight
ly damaged by frost; potatoes and
other tender plants killed by frost.
Oakley--The past week has been
favorable to the growing crops; wheat
harvest In Fun blast; potatoes not very
good
Coalville-High winds MI the week
with heavy rain on night % llth' frost
night of 10Th made potatoes vines
black.
SANPETE COUNTY.
Falrview- Grain crop nearly all har'
vesting and threshlng has begun; tbs
wheat yield will be fair; potatoes VII
give the average yield on account o
early frost, etc. weather the past weei
has been cloudy with occasionu
showers and a heavy rainstorm Satur
day afternoon and night.
Chestcr-Graln stacked in good shup
though some out yet; the hum of III.
thresheris heard, and In this place
good plump kernal. and II steady s.
cents per bushel Is advertised; de
lightful rain retarding some; som
fields yield thirty bushels 10 the acre.
TCoELE COUNTY,
Tooele-Another wook OF disagreca
bic high winds stripping corn an,
fruit and preventing fan sowing. con
started to be cut everything dryinl
Ibapah-stin very dry; warm in tn
any but cool and f1st occaaionaly a
night but not hard enough vet 20 d,
much damage; very high southwester
~ winds now for two days; haryes
pretty wen along and tho second crol