Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-09-27
Rsoorts Show that the State Wheat
Crop Was Damaged by Frost
CORN BEING CUT FOR FODDER
,,tu,sr wheat l. ncins sown-H arlJ
main. needed 10 sprout it -Tsrn-
or. Anxiousiy waiting.

frbs wcok ending September aath was
,.itbopt rainfall and the temperature
vss allshtiy excessive. Thraahlng Ia
.,u ln progress In some localities, but
/, about completed. Reports from
,asntics visited By heavy frosts during
,t, latter portion Of August show that
h wheat crop was more severely dam
I'D than was thought at the time, the
rslis from fruat-bitten grain being
~ light Sugar bcota nro being dug
,ri hauled 10 the factories; the yield
frlm this crop IL all that could be de-
ind. corn " being cut Tor fodder
IA the last crop Of iucom n being SEE
rlrrd A good deal Of fail blowing and
s1.IIur have been done Ia spite Of tho
~. condition Of tho soil, but the grain
cannot gcrminatc until rain comes.
CORRESPONDENTS REMARKS.
ungham city. Boxcldcr Co.--Fine
weather. the days being warm and tho
nIrbta cool. Light aouthchatcriy Winds
prayallcd. ThrushinR II over. The
quality Of wheat ~ gUod. onion pulling
f1a commenced. Corn II being cut and
gathered. Winter wheat ~ being
s8Uu. Rain IL needed 20 Hprout It,
sugar bocts are generally good. Pota-
toes are riponlng. The harvest OF the
CROP OF 1893 will soon be completed
Logan. cache Gothic past week has
been tine for all farm work. There has
been NO rain ana very little wind.
Thmnhing II nearly completed. There
was more wheat frozen than Indicated
az first The third crop Of luccrn
which l. very light. IA being cut. a.
Darlington.
Ransom. Cache Co.-rho days have
been warm and the nights cool. Thrash.
inr is nearly completed. Some fall
reodlnF IA being done. but the soil "a 80
dry that Il win not gormlnato until rain
comes. No rain during the wcck.-Wm.
Homer.
Plain city. webor Co.-Thc weather
ftIll continues tine and dry. Thrnahing
is completed Farmers are very busy
hauling their boots 20 the sugar factory.
Some apples lot on the trees yet but
other varieties Of fruit nrc gonc.-Chas.
Scai
Ulntah. Weber Co.-wcathcr stni dry
With hot days and cool nights. Hair
ycstlnK IL completed. Corn cutting and
potato digging have commenced. The
potato crop r. better than was expected
The ground ~ too dry for fall blowing
and piantlng.-Charlcs de Ia Bnumc
Kaysyille, Davis co.-Thc week was
dry with cold nights. The cold kept
tomatoes from ripcnlng. The beet crop
90 ready Tor tho factory. Fan seeding
will soon be completed Alfalfa seed
Ia being thrashed and d. giving yiold
above tho ayoragu.-it W. barnes
Pcoa, Summit Gothic past week has
been favorable Tor rcaping and gather
ing IN OF grain. The days have bcon
clear and warm. but the nights have
been cold. Ice forming nearly every
night Az crops have made yields con.
f.irubly below the average on account
~ The severe frosts Ia August.-O. n.
Lyons.
been warm and the nlghtn cold and
frosty. Cabbage and root crops have
grown nicely during the last two weeks,
ilaylug BE- completed. The second cut
tnE ~ luccrn yielded only about half
he usual amount Grain n nearly all
cut and hauling has commenced.-r.
beard
Hebsr. wasatch co..-wcathcr favor
able FOR farm work Grain ana hay
nearly AN IN the stack. The thrash
err arc busy. Grain ia making very
poor yielda less than was expected, Tho
l.ght crop II the result Of the heavy
frotu IN August.-John Crook
Levan, Juab Co.=Corn r. nearly all
secured and ~ an average crop. Late
l'latoos have not been dug yet but the
gyp VIII not be up TO the average
VIM, Brown.
Salem. Utah Gothic week haa been
favorable Tor fipenlng crops, farmora
ufg hauling sugar bcota. cutting and
hauling third crop of lucern. sowing fall
graln, etc. No Injurious frost yct--D.
Is Taylor
Lahl Utah Co.-The weather has been
yDry uniform the past wcok-nnc FOR all
k'Hfa ~ fan work Corn cutting IL In
pf1Wcsa Al kinds OF fall work are
YOU along. No frost YETI. Wood
house.
iayson city, Utah co-yery fine fan
weather, Excellent for digging and
shipping sugar beeta and drying late
fruit The corn crop IL belng gathered.
famrr are getting ready for winter.
IhrAshing IL about over with In this
loclNty, Small grain crops have made
fair Yield. FAN blowing and sowing
are IN progresa,-Iohn ID. stark.
Mt Pleasant, sanpotc Co.-The past
week has been very favorable for
thrashInr which N In fun progress.
Wheat and oats are yielding better than
Nas DNpocted,-J, n, Erickson.
btHerct. Willard Co.-uood harvesting
weather. Crops arc nearly all harvest
"a ana thrashlng ~ progressing nicely
Alfalfa crop Il generally an average
one Milton Moody.
Castle Dale, Emery Gothic rain on
ihr llth was Of come benent 20 crops.
liayIng ~ nearly done. Thraahlng - In
pfurrog. jas Jcffs.
lul, Wayne Co.=-Clenr, warm weather
WIN light frost az night. Grain Is near
~ AN cut. Most OF tho wheat n froscn,
hegoni crop Of lucorn h being cut II Is
lisht onc.-A. y, Kongntrup,
Nuunonyllle, Garfield Co,-Crops near
b an ini they are generally below the
ef'iHEe Third crop of hay nearly
ffl1y to cut w W. willis.
coyote, Garfield Co.=-Wnrm days and
e91l nights, with frost nearly every
tighL Very little damage TO graln from
iuHH, Second crop OF lucoru Is below
,'.nge. stock In fne condition. IL.
J. MccullouTh
Nhnch, Kane Co.-flarveatlng ~ near
completed. Yield OF grain win be
,rlrW the average. Last crop OF luccrn Is
Doing cut Ground ~ too dry for fall
loNing.-f. w. Seaman.
3. II. MURDOCH.
soctlon Director
N1te--The crops OF this State having
IIHfuTNA and haluHr WHapfaH al a