Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-07-19
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CRoP CORRESPONDENTS.
Grccnvilic-R Rain that occurred last
week was good Tor everything except
some luccrn that WAS caught out.
Dewey lllc.=Thc weather has been
warm ana dry only o. light shower On
/ the i2th Farmers are busy cutting
grain. Dry land grain is wen nllcd
/ ana plump.
wclllngtun-F Farmers are finishing
| the ilut crop of hay; the fall grain "
! turning.
smithaold- Weather is warm and
| dry First crop of luccrn huH been cut
/ lll grain ia rlpvning rapidly and u
| " Wen nllod No smut can be- found
/ IN the wheat Potatoes and corn uf.
growing we'll
hyde pntk-Hlgh winds ON the 18th
damaged heavy grain some. Fan grain
Do bcinr harvested. Small Fruit " In
| good demand.
Logan Harvesting on dry farm grain
has begun. All Kinds of grain are
| looking we'll
Cache Iunetlon-rall grain lr rlpen.
| lnr rapidly.
neHsou-sprlng grain o. IN reed Of
fNiu 10 ~ very warm and dry.
NoWtun-f'all wheat ~ very heavy
ana some u Il ~ damaged By smut.
80 smut has been observed IN the
tprlnE grain. Potatoes arc growing
we'll.
Lawrence Crops are doing wen
Water ~ getting lower ana unless some
rain fnllH, crops VIII need II soon. No
fruit OF any consequence except bur-
rlcr.
Fcfron-The honey bees are waking.
The hay h somewhat damaged by the
frequent rains.
parowiu-Tho weather has been fav-
OruhlO Tor the CrupH
Lcyau-A heavy rain occurred on the
nth, Corn, vegetables and fruit were
benefited, but grain lodged back.
lland-A good rain occurred ON the
nth, doing much good.
pctcraln-lirst crop ~ lucern II SEE
cure. Farmers are cutting timothy.
Potatoes are looking Won.
| flllmulD-A good rain occurred on the
iith which was very much needed, but
/ 10 damaged some hay,
DoHort-Thls has been the warmo1t
week NJ tho season. crops are doing
we'll water ~ very scarce.
MOntlccllo-licavy rains damaged al
falfa crop. Al grain crops look we'll;
grass good on range.
Mlner-llarvoatIng fan wheat bcgun;
cutting second crop NJ luccrn; growing
crops In good condition,
HollIdny-ilirh Winds and rain lodged
grain badly causing some loul of crop.
Harvest apples beginning 60 rlpen-
wormy ~ usual Winter wheat rlpon-
Ing.
Olcnwood -iilrh winds and rain dam
aged cut lucCrn IN ielda and Frustrated
considerable fan wheat. Fan wheat
ready Tor the reaper In eight or ten
days crop about one-fourth killed
during spring.
sleurd-llay damaged by rain on 10th
ana i'm. good grain crop assured,
early potatoes large enough for use;
u
Mantl-Good growing weather Hay
Ing progressing. Splendid prospects for
an abundant harvest except In fruit
Chestor-drnln Milling good. Weather
conditions favorable Tor growth and
harvest operations
Lehl-Past week hot with some thun-
der ana hut little rain. Water getting
scarce.
acknowledgements continues at
the rate of 400 TO 800 acres daily and
should be- finished this month. Yield will
be the best In years. Fruit crop dam
aged by early han storms.
Lake Shnre-Fhll grain ripcnlng' Sec
ond crop OF lucern growing nicely; po-
tntoeH and corn look well. and other
crops In satisfactory condition.
Snntnquln-A warm week, nice show
er on 18th. every binder going; wheat
crop enormous ana Will average twenty
bushels per acre ON dry lnnd-thc dry
farm land IN excess ~ wnterod grain,
| Pnys0n-Flnc growing weathergraln
crops flpenlng fast. early spring wheat.
oats. rye and barley cut and In shock
second crop - alfalfa being cut; pota-
toes and beets growing rapidly, garden
stun nearly cleared OUT apples ripen-
ing,
American ForlS--Flne showers fore
part 0f the week. freshlng up every
thing needing water, but hluached a
good deal OF lucern that was punched
ana ready Tor hauling. Rain needed,
Lyman-Gopi growing weather past
week; crops look fine; haylng begun;
rain needed.
Loa-ENcellent growing weather.
wheat heading out; cloudy but no rain.
New Harmony crops are pro-
crossing nicely. We had good rain
ON the an.
Plnto-Early grain In bloom; corn
and potatoes look well; green peas Just
coming In; wild hay harvest IN prog
reaa; crop excellent
-. Ge0rge showers nth and i2th.
hut not sufficient 10 Interfere with har-
vestlngi ihreshlng small grain has
| commenced,
Hawlsyille- Week hot ana dry:
water getting acnrcei grain and hay
harvest Ia full operation
/ ulntah--crops are suffering FOR want
uf water
! klngstnn-cron8 growing nicely;
farmers sim busy haylng, Heat almost
empowering; thunder and rain on
nth