Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-07-28
raE WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN.
Report Of Climate and Crop Service, Weather
Bureau.



Noon very favorable Tor harvesting
OPERATIONS which are under full head
way In nearly ail sections ~ the Sthte'
Prolonged absence or rain has iutanHi-
rcd the prevailing drought Whi'h ~
having a detrimental effect upon tho
growing and maturing crops. inc
streams are low ana water Tor utlgt-
ton purposes iH getting very scarce 10
nearly All directions
Potatuca. corn and sugar heotH are
reported to b. In q satisfactory condl-
ton and. where irrigated. look very
promising.
Harvesting winter wheat. rye. oats
and barley II going on In nearly all sec
lions with varying results Spring
soXn grain II changing color fast ana
Will ronn be- ready Tor the reaper. Hay
lnr continues with yields above the
average ~ previous years The ranges
are getting dry aud ruin Dr. needed.
MinerHviilc- Weather favorable. april
cots ripening. grain ready f0r the reap
cr: water holding out we'll
Garland Hot .dfy and windy week
winter wheat being harvested, spring
wheat turning. irrigated crops doing
nnc
brigham city Weather changeablc
during week. lice doing harm IN onions
and potatoes: threshing commenced.
~
no rain. early wheat riprniuE fast. no
smut. nrst crop ~ iucctn In stack mon-
dow hay being cut water grttlhE
scarce.
Hyde Parig-Haryoatlng continues;
Yield very heavy. sugar hcria VIII be-
small owing 10 late watering and I'M
proper thinning.
cache Junction-Commonc cutting
fall grain. smut not Hp damaging to
wheat ne was expected.
gmithnold Weather dry ana warm
harvesting fail grain. potatoes and
corn growlng nicely, bc"ta looking
we'll. fruit IN good condition. thunder
shower ON 22nd.
I.ornn- Weather warm and dry
wheat and oats look we'll. second crop
OF iucorn ~ being cut. potatoes ana
corn crowns nicely
Nowton-tiaying In progress. grain
fipenlng fast nnd some u being cut
second crop 81 iuccfn about ready 10
harvest. iirht shower 2ist
wellington Warm days and cool
nights past week. water IL getting
scarce.
Ferron-accond cutting of iuccrn
nearly ready. weather very warm
water getting short. no distress yet.
grain heading out fast. potatoes are
late this season, garden truck has not
done well this season presumably on
fairly Plentiful. occasional light showers
ON the foot hills
Coyotc-A few showers the latter part
Of week improved the condition " grow
Ing crops. formers busy hnying. grain
crops doing hno; some wheat In the
dough.
Moab second crop OF iuccrn Is about
all harvested.
Chester Weather extremely hot;
crops maturing nicely. crops lodged by
wind. great yiold ~ hay and luccrn.
never was a grnndcr prospect Tor the
former.
Weather past week an that
could be- desired. Grain o. turning fast
and generally " not lodged much The
season 30 Tar has been most excellent
Spring city Weather warm and dry
Water scarce. Some of the early spring
wheat Il beginning TO turn; rye II
harvested.
Oalr-Thls week has been hot. with |
some high wind. which has lodged ]
heavy grain Harvesting ~ beginning |
In earnest. the second crop ~ luccrn |
is being cut. grain ripcnlnr fast
Millei-iiaryrat IN progress. Crops
growing good whore Irrigated water
scarce. iilgh land lucrrn burning up
Second crop Of lucurnwillhe small In
some places.
observation-disclosures IN progress. yield
above average crops showing up Nice
~, garden truck doing we'll.
Kingston Crops progressing nncly;
having stiii going on,
~ water for Irrigation, tho result ~
storing hlEh water othNWlHr n would
have been very scarce. ANA grain and
lucorn would have been suffering from
drought
Peterson Timothy hay ~ being
Iv.
ready 10 harvest; water getting scarce.
range getting very dry. slight frost
18Th and goth
Loyan-Ilyc an harvested; fall wheat
ripe ana rrady Tor the reaper crop
excellent. no smut or rust Grain
badly lodged,
Lyman Hnyng IN progress CROP,
rood, No Insects or pets OF any kind
Water scarce.
llebcr- Very hot. dry week. Winter
wheat, wild ana tame hay N being
harvested, Luurrn that was cut clrlS
n making rapid growth whore lrrInt-
"a. Much ~ the second crop uf luyDn ]
wiz be q failure Tor lack of waier 80
rain past week
Charlottesville nearly done srC- |
nnd crop ~ lucUfn growing nicely
Some winter fN'e harvested.
lluytHvlllr -liayinE going on; heavy |
yield Wheat, oats ana hlrlr' hUHds /
Ing out, red currbnta rlpoi early Cau-
base well up In head. turnlps looking .
Mcadowyluc-sllrht frost nrt part
81 week touched potatoes and tender
vines
scipio- Luecm al ln; harvesting
commenced. crops good
urouss crock -llnlyy rain e2Hd re-
taiHed aaN1ng,, Grain, potatoes and
garden truck doing w.N
neserrt-iiIrh DRIVING wIu.ls DURING