Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-08-09
Tie WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN.
Report Of Climate and Crop Service, Weather
Bureau.


several weeks back The showers were
accompanied by high windr aud BOO some
localities by hail. which dld SOM. uhln-
age to grain and fruit iu many plIls
Of the state.
The rain was most oppgrtune. and
made marked Improvement IN the con.
dtinn Of corn. potatoes sugar b,.'A
and III. late soWu grain,
Harvesting aud thraahinr continues.
and the Yield Do uniformly good 100 OIL
sections.
In tho western and extreme southern
r-cuora. the wut.r supply o. getting
quito short, and more rain lH needed for
tho growing and maturing crops
EXTRACTS FROM REPORTS or
CoHUEsrONDENTs.
Garland Hnfyosting ANA thrashing
In progress. yield good.
pewtyyilica Grain harvest o. nulrhrd
dry land grain turning out we'll goc-
uul cutting of lurHrn lu pruErDfH.
Miustrg.ilc-W water falling fast F1-
tatoca ana fruit not ro good aH lrat
year wheat crop better than laat
year
Lawrence Harvesting ~ going ON
quite lively. water scarce and hardly
enough Go mature crops
amlthnc'd All Grain ripe and mu1tly
cut Second crop 81 lucrfn being cut
Com nud potntocs growing nicely.
LrSHu-A fcw more days dnd wheat
harvest vii De over oats just trun-
iug. nprIcots ripe apples vormy and
dropping from tho trees bCrH doing
first rate this season.
Rnnch iinyinE going on ana good
crop Grain beginning 60 llpun.
Weather hot and dry,
SIT Carmel Extremely hot and dry,
I.ato crops have suffered Tor want ~
water Spring wheat ripe.
hcipio Grain harvest going on.
Everything growing nicely
DESERT Crops have suffered during
the past wr.k owing 10 tho scarcity NJ
water Grain cutting has Commnred,
also some luccrn for seed.
iioldeu=iiafyortlur ln progress.
Second cutting uf lugrru goIng 1u. an
crops good.
Iilncney- Luccrn acod damaged hy
extreme dry. hot weather Farmers
nrc busy with the hay and gfaln crops
Coyotc-A fine rain on the an. Farm
cra busy cutting villa hay Early Howu
grain riponlug.
Lake shore-rhc rain storm ON 9TH
Will do good "a the corn, potatoes and
sugar bccts.
salem The tine rains Thurrday ana
Friday have done much good 60 corn.
potatoes, bcetu. melons, etc. ThtoHhlns
IN prugrcar. Second crop OF luo'rn
nearly all hauled.
Lchi-Hnryosting progressing finely.
sugnr htctH much Improved BY the ace
cent rain.
Payaon-Hcavy han on bth. cut c1h-
bagc and tomato plants t1 piecUH. and
ruined curumhera ana melon Wines.
SAntaquln-ihr ahlug machine Kept
very busy dry grain yielding ns high
80 10 bushels per acre. lliHh wind
DAMAGED unuT HHNU.
American Fork Most Of The small
grain II harvested. Had q nice shower
Thursday night which made yegrtt-
ton look fresh.
Woodruff -Lucorn about nli ln; there
VIII b. no second crop ON account NJ
not having water Fall wheat Do hHiug
cut and IN a good crop; spring wheat
and oats all Out ln head. hay crop IL
good
Msadowvlllc-w Winter wheat ls being
Cuti haylng IN E.tung pretty wen
along. curruniu and raspbarrlaa arc
Cirrievliic- The rains on 3rl and an
were OF great hnupnt 90 vegetation
Another week of dry weather would
have damaged small grain To a great
extent
orrcnwloh- Drought ~ pan ihrJ.
weeks broken hy rain ON Am and ON
First crop nf lucarn just stacking
yield heavy; SOME Hrain turning.
koIFnurrmH laying ln progress
Yield NJ lucern nfty per cent above th'
average. Rain ON The an and OH au,
much good 20 grain and second otol
OF lucHrn
RlnEaton-Crops prnFr, ssIng nncly
wheat beginning 60 turn, ana corn q
ear
spring City-whont and oats read,
90 harvest Heavy wind and rain ~
Friday done some damage 20 hrhNi
grain.
Chester going on. ilni
on the 9TH lodged heavy grain making
% difficult to cut.
Mantl-IlHylng nearly finished. uraii
harvest continues. Potatoes promise
good Yield.
MIl,i-l,ooond crop ~ lucrru abou
AN cuts grain about an cut and stacked
water getting low,
Holiday Nice shower Thursday
Apples and pears inferior in quality
Peaches and aprlcots good
oakley Hay crop uuuHunlly large
wheat very Watering Wd hr pr'1
poets for an small Grain extra good
Plenty uI watch
CoflvIlr-A nice rain on thu ithi wa
tee luV ana everything worry dyi com
monced cuttiug grain
HoytaylllrH huylnE ln progress AM
grains On high land rpguiug FAST be-
riEatcd luceru looking tine, corn IN th
silk
OionWood-Fau whlt cut, fprui
WHEAT lnd Oats turning gullri irul
crop below the average.
plltenuHMoHt OF iha tame grass ca
and up In stacks crops a good avgiag'
had nice shower on tho en-.
1toher-A heavy gale ON tha en- lois q
heavy grain uud damaged mum uni
Hhadc trreHi early apples rlpculug, hlr
YcHung going ON.
IT, George water very low M th
AtrenmB; unless We Ept rain soon, ou
stumble corn and sorghum crops vii
b. Injured
plnto-llaryuHt commenced Erul
ripenlnE fact; potatoes and corn ur
growing fast now whore there 90 mois
turo enough.
MaTlotts-Grlln an cut; thrcahln
ccmonced, second cutting uf hay un
late corn and potatueE short hec1us
OF scarcity OF water. local rTinH ln on
an and 9TH revived uIstutgr. Whiu'
were very dry; sugar h.otr nne flr nr8
attempt j. N. SMITH,
Section Director salt Lake city Utah
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