Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-08-03
WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN.
Report Of Climate and Crop SaFYiC',
Weather Bureau.
Weather In Utah the Past wosh, aud
Reports From tho State of thu
Condition of Crops.
SALT LAKE CRY, Utah,

Inc week enulng August Znu War
the wsTm,sl 30 far this season. AT
| several places throughout the State
| the temperature reached the 100 mark
ON the 29lh. Refreshing showers oc.
CURED IL many districts on the 20Gh
and 30 h, doing much good to the
growing crops. The warm weather
hss ripened the grain rapidly, and in
week or ten dsys the most OF 1t will
be cut and stacked. Reports, re q rule,
indicate that ths yield OF grain in
nost districts will be much below the
usual average OF previous yeare. In
portions OF Garfield county great deal
of the wheat wac damaged, by the late
frost and will be cut for hay. The sec.
ond crop OF lucern Is being cut ana
tho yield Is reported equal to the first
crop. Corn and potatoes are doing
well, but sugar bsets In some districts
are not very promising. The fruit crop
promises TO he unusually large anu
Profitable This season.
REPORT BY COUNTIES.
Beaver--Grain ripening and cutting
commenced; wheat In line condition
amt fair crop; second crop of alfalfa
almost ready to cut; early apples ripe;
nice shower on 29in, doing much good
To growing crops.
Boxelder-Winter wheat about all
harvested; secJnd crop OF lucern Is tie.
Ing cut; corn and potatoes forward;
dry land srsin about all cut; rabbits
doing considerable dsmsge to crops In
N al nj nj F0t N
on 29.h.
Cache-5evsral showers during the
week done some good to vegetation;
second crop OF lucern beipg cut anu
harvesting OF grain about to begin;
crops generally somewhat better than
expected, but will fall below the aver
age; raspbsrries plentiful, anu some
apples wlll soon be ripe.
Dsvis-Past week extremely hot,
ripeDing the grain rapidly; second
crop OF luoern 10 mostly cut and the
yield is very large; dry land wheat IL
nearly all cut, and while yield Will not
exceed Ope.helt tue average, the grain
Will be the best in quality grown Tor
year,; threshirg commences next
week; large fruit crop this year from
present prospects; showers on 29th anu
30th.
Emery-Week past has been gene.
rally iRvorble for the growing crous,
and for haying and harvesting opera.
tlOns.
Garfield-Whest badly damaged by
late frost anu many folds Of late grain
are being cut for hay. The first crop
OF lucern about all In and very light
yield generally. Potatoes beg inning
to grow again. A few showers during
the week.
Grand No rain at Richardson
sluee July 3rd. Temperature ranging
from SO TO l0l during the day, anu
from 10 10 so uuringtbe night Second
crop OF alfalfa being cut; early peaches
anu Japan plume ripe.
Juab-We.t her hot, with lust
enough rain to lay the dust, Harvest
com IN enced in earnest and in weeK'e
time, most Of the wheat will have been
cut down. According TO reports from
different parts of the county, the
yield Will be considerable under tine
average.
Kane Second crop OF hay being
pushed; plenty OF apricOts being drieu;
peaches getting ripe; cane looking
well; corn in the elk; melons doing
filt; beans fairly good; tomatoes no,
doing SO well.
Morgau-.Oats and wheat beginni ny
10 ripen anu potatoes very fine this
sesaon. Heavy rain improved con-
dltion OF grass on the mountains.
Weather past week very favorable to
crops.
M,llard-Rye cut, and wheat har.
vest commencing; second crop OF
!ucern growing lssi; crops generally
light; corn and squash looking well;
fruit ripening fast. Flood from the
mountains al Scipio on the 3Oth, no
damage; showers latter part OF week
did much good to growing crops.
Piute-Shower on 2Sth improved
condition Of crops and repaired a little
OF the damage done by the late frost.
Weather generally favorable for
growth and harvest operations.
Rich-Week very hot up TO Thurs
day when showers fell In the after
noon and during the night, delaying
haying for few hours on Friday.
Most OF the hay Ia now harvested.
Crops not quite so good as last year.
Ban Pete-Grain ripening last and
will soon be ready to Cut; corn back
ward; potatoes uoing well; spripots
and early reaches ripe; second crop of
lucern growing good; wild hay aooui
last year. Wafer Is getting low ana
rain Is needed for al! crOIe.
Sevier-W sek exceedingly hot.
Grain commenced to be cut, also
second crop 0. lucorn; fruit crop good;
water scarce anu reservoir question
being pushed.
Salt Lake--fast week warm, dry
ana good for all growing crops, which
are looking fairly well; some grain
and the second crop OF luoetn is being
cut. Lucern crop light.
Summlt-Showers on Both and 8lst
were beneficial to all or pc, especially
wheat, which is just beginning TO turn;
plenty Of new poptstoes and pess;
second crop OF lucern growing fine;
timothy aud wild hay harvest in full
bla.t.
bookkeeping grain being hsr.