Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-08-30
The WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN
Report Of Climate and Crop Service, Weather
Bureau.
weather In Utah the Past we,h, and Re
port. fsom ;he state Of the Com
dition Of Crops.


u. 3. Department Of Agriculture.
Climate and crop Service Of the
weather Bureau. Utah Section. for the
week ending Monday. Aug. %, ises'
Salt Lake city. Utah. Aug. 30, issN
There has been scarcely any change
In the temperature conditions o. the
past week from the temperature Of the
week before. the weather CONTINUING
excessively warm. The daily excess %
temperature above the average was hve
d-rre,s. There was more cioudlnesa
and threatening weather iari wcch'
with M more rain. than occurred IN the
two wecl,s previous. being Insufficient
to aid the growih " vegetation. lh're
wcrr some storms ln the mountains
which furnished rainfall Hunielont 10
awelI the efranma In some sections ana
proved advantageous for ifflgat'pn
OWING to the continued drnuih 'hore
has been a .apid maturing ~ an cropt'
sugar bects. garden Vegetables, pota.
tncs and ucern could stiii be benefited
BY a good rain. Continued dry wcathcr
wrl materially lessen the Yield OF 20
tafoea and practically prevent the hhf-
vest OF the third crop OF iucern. wlsch
has already suffered iivm burning.
,..a ri re- 600 M. bern harvested.
al ia. ,hr.ai,crs afe working vik1r-
o,.siv and making ruo1 progress.
vieid. ehSw n fsir average. consider
w sn' ~ iat. s,ws epring grain 81.
H. nc,r~ no average. ~ = rule
f,,'.r. ~. an ,tnndauc. Of peaches.
ni,,,ns and appios. the quality v the
ssmc heinr lair. Apples show more
meet intnriea veecisbics and melons
~. alaindnnt. The Yield ~ honey u
Tho wrst closes with a prospect for
showers In the northern portions u the
e,s,o '" w
,r,,r, c,,a rpoAt pEpopTq OF
ssSnp cotinFspoNpENTs
Ns't
wcnlnRion--Lasi week the weather
was pleasant with little rain Threah-
ina has commenced.
Newion--Wc are through with par.
voatlnr ThfCahlnr u Nvlnf on Whc.i
il turning out beyond the average. NJ
rain last week.
Paradise--Grain harvest " nearly
and threrhlnR. The second crop q iu-
ccrn "a being cut ana the crop II short
where u failed 10 set SUFFICIENT water.
No rain for several weeks;
Hyde Park-Thc past week was warm
wheat yielding wei. Fruit . rlpcnlng
rnpidly There IN n good YIELD 81 honey,
f1gan-The weather has been WYNN
hut favorable 10 All crops. Most OF he
grain has been cut. Lucern u growing
rapidly.
Green Rlvcr-Thc weather continues
dry and warm. Third crop u lucern y
ready 10 cut. ThrcshlnE of grain -
progressing, the Yield win be fair. Wa
Ter Ia atlil plentiful.
Forr0n-'rhe drought continues. Rain
II frequent but too llght To be M hld 20
vceetatlnn. Grain II yielding a falr
average. some has ahrunk from the
dry weather.
I,nnrultchs- Crnpa nf grain are doing
we'll Harvest commenced about 10 days
earlier than usual
tevan-ThrcshlnE has commenced,
yields per acre are from 20 % y
bushels. DRY land rye n Yielding 10 y
20 bushels. SECOND crop OF iueetn ~ GU
and stacked. The potato crop VIII DC
light.
Hoiden-Harvest Il finished and
thrcshing n progresslng. IL u ire
aucnuy cloudy. but no rain mas oe'
cvfred.
prnerct-HarvcHtinE ~ Progressing
vigorously. Trees and late crops are
suffering for water; the Hcconh cfof
~ iucern viii be short, owing 70 ths
dourth. The iuccrn lcft Tor seed does
Ilinekley-IIarvcrt. with exception o.
iittir late grain, u over. The second
crop OF hay has been secured Yield
W. be fair far all crppf.
fllmorc-Wo have hhd some hFh
thunder showers, but tho weather con
unuca warm; grain harvest IA abon
over, and thrcshins y IN progress VIII
yields generally kuod.
Pctrrnon--All grain Is ready Tor M
fhrchh"ri the grain VII yleln nhout ~
nNefnEei the potato crop WIN Do hEht
rnngcH are very dry,
kinraton--llhrNct u proHrctrinF
water In the streams u muddy, OWN
70 storms In the mountains
clrclcviilcr'fhetc was rain on ~
2,ndi crops are growing nicely m
second crop 81 luccrn Il stacked; yleh
oyer an AVERAGE POTATOES are growln
nicely, no Il rnrdcn truck We have al
Abundance ~ water
Noodtun.IhF weather continue
warm ana drNi hf'fhinF nus com
menced,
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chrster-rarnera arc b,,sv atackin
grain. there was enough rali, iart wee
No be OF bcncnt 10 hiearn.
coaiyille-Orain II rtili being harvest
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