Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-08-18
WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN.
Report Of Climate and Crop Service,
Weather Bureau.
weather In Utah the Past Week, anu
Reports From tho state Of the
Condition of crops.
No. 10.
" sALr LAKE C11Y, UTAH,

persture during the foro part oil the
week WAS followed on the l2,h by GER
erous and refreshing showers when
stimulated the growth Of corn, pota-
tOee, sugar beets anu other late eropr,
anu assisted very materially in hlliDg
out come OF the late grain. On tue
morning of thu IAN lignt frost Occut-
red In portions OF summit and wa
satch counties, but no CamaEe II re.
ported. Mountain foods DID consider
able damage to u-ms OF Irrigation
bitches east OF Mosb, IN Crane cOunty.
Harvestiug Rral II und had cpniiuuer,
nnd tbreshipg VIII be unIer iuli hesd-
way in Week Or ten dhjt. Corr,
lotstpes and garden truck are reported
Ms doing nicely anu Indicate about
average crops, except In n few lUcali.
ties where wOrnIs, tqulrrsls, g c.. have
caused considerable OF shortage
Early apples, peats nud pesuhts mr.
briug marketed; melohs, cabbage And
tomatoes ripe. In PORTIONS OF Utah
county the ftuit lie wasting on the
ground for want OF market. Ihu
range. ere reported III goUu condition
uuu cattle anu sheep are Oins well.
REPORT BY oDUNIITs
Beavei-Wea p.e. week good
Tor all gtOwin crops; very warm with
Il me hight shOwsih Fsimers cutting
rod hauling second crop OF lucen
harvesting stilI III progfes'.
box FL ei- Fire Augu weatbel;
rainfall Tor tue week 10 OF an b O.
tpundefstoIm on tue l2lu with 10.
freshiDg shower POTATOES ripenin
spring wheat lhtesning out iaif5
well.
Cache, Pat week favorable for
growing crops anu harvest operations;
FARMERS busy cutting early graIL
wnlch 10 somewhat light In vel.
hecDLd crop OF Iuceru nearly all cut
ana wild hay about all harvested In
good conuitlOr; corn and POTATOES
Looking fin'; nun goOd.
Enet,-rLe past week has been
very favorable for Nil growing crop;
rain ami sOme VIVID ON l2tn tut no
dhmag, some wheat hatve,ted: nay,
grain aud fruit generally good ciUp
this sessOn.
Graud-Blg floods in the La Sal
mountains past week washed away
ine dams In iTrigstian bitches east u
MOAB, requiring considerable labor 10
replace them.
MoTgan-In the vicinity Ut Peter.
son tue weather Of tue p,st week mas
been VAIN snh dry In tue day time,
with very cold ulg,ts and hesvy
uews; tanners Lusy with stcJuu crop
OF lucern, aud harvesting grail; p0-
tstO crop In Iaitly good aud waIsr aup.
ply for irrigsting limited.
Millaid-Hsrvesting grsln and
lucern IN iuii blast; grain crop lair,
lucern good, corn ami p tatOes dong
well.
P,ute--In the vicinity OF King tan
the weather during tue past Week, as
lecislly the Iast Gpye, was qLi o
chsngeable, tho temperature ra Riu-
from nearly the Ire, ENG point 10 100
degrees or more. sun Tue se,a,u,
considering everything has Ueen veTI
favorable. Potatoes are failure 80
lar.
Rich-ln the vicinity OF Meadow.
vile ram fell OH tue night o. ,uu 7
10 the depth VI mary One.h4h -
luce, greatly Improving tie pasiutes.
HayiGg IL nearly over; u iul crop VI
small hulls has been gathered. Apple.
not plentiful.
San Juail-Weathsr vsry dry and
hot. Cops LICK larry VOL; secJuI
crop OF Alfalfa failure; gaiutn stL II
su1erinE f,r rairi Igiass on rage good.
SAT- L'ke-W 10 nearly all IN
ihe shock; quaiIiy RoO0, bui a light
crop. becJnd crop VI luaetn 10 being
GU ield lair Corn ana potatUei
growIus uicey, bu, will lGll below the
average OF lrsvilus years on BcCOunt
OF severe weather conditions uuTii q
the spring; corn in tue vicinity OF Nil
Creek Ia very wOTmS; wafer geluUg
soGIce.
SumiBil-ln the Vicinity OF Psoa,
rain IL II on ,wO days vi the pnsI week;
the ie.t Of the week has been clrui
hnu favorable to farm work bnd or -.
the weslher cleared up without "a iTLs,,
when Is unusual at an altitude o.
u. $50 ieet sDovs Tea level.
SaDpete--tu the vicinity Of SpTIuR
City the weather OF past week uas
been cloudy aud warm, with heRvy
showers during the latter part, when
Will prove beneficial to corn, potatoes
anu other IaIe crop; wheat Is being
cut and promises hn average yieh
second crop OI lucern neatly Teauy t.
cut, but Is alreAuy Damaged by the
Drought; high WINS have damaged
iTuit sUmt; worms are Destroying oab'
bage and iom NtOes.
20 haH bNpl ubk hUh
dry with tnr excep 100 OF shower on
the l.uuj otors, us rule, are dOiu
nice y; harvesting In progress; second
crop u, lreofn being cut; plum, early
peacheruuG avpits gettug rIpe.
TOOele-The pact " eek mas ussu hot
aud dry aud very favorable Tor npen.
INK gram, some VI wuiCh Ia being GU.
The second crop OF lucern is being cut
with prospects Of as good n YIELD vs.
fret otOI potatoes looking isirly well
ami maklns good hesdway; water IL
getting very low.
U,aL-A nice growing week Tor
corn. potatoes and gsrIon tTucB; nice
rain on 18Th did much good 10 the
growing anu maturing cTopE. The
grain VIII all b. harvested IN few
Gays and thtashing VIII soon be the
or 'er OF tue DAY; second crop Of IuceTn
turning out well aud lruit IL riptniuR
last; lucern iced neaTy np,; water
getting scarce; sugar beets look foe;
melons ripe auI iruit setting ON Ihe
ground Tor want OF market.
Washii gtOn--l ight showers during
weak improved the condition OF ctups
toR great extent. GTRiu Is TiIenlug
last ami In the southern portion
thtcshinR Ia being vigorously pushed.
Wild hay ready 10 cut ana CrUps
generally are doing we'll. Fuit in
.buudsbce.