Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-01


currants are setting ripe Beard.
Habpr. Wnaatch Co.-Qulto cool morn
ings with light frost on low lands first
pnft OF week. ThundcrHt0rm un three
days. Heavy rain fell at Midway the
afternoon % 2sth, but tebor Vacelvcd
but trace. Fail wheat Is bclug cut.
New potatoes are plentiful. First crop
of lucern about all In. Timothy hay Ia
being hauled IN and r. % heavy crop.
Currnnts and r0osoberrios are being
picked and are heavy crop. Spring
wheat is late but ~ looking we'll No
apples ripe yet on account OF the cold.
backward apring.-John Crook
Charleston. Wasntch Co.-Thc week
has been favorable 10 all growing crops.
Having has progressed fuvosublv. New
potatoes and garden truck coming ill.,
~. j. Wngstam.
Lehi Utah Gothic week has been
cloudy but warm ami without rainfall.
Everything is growing we'll The wa
ter supply 10 reasonably good. Grain
harvest has commenced. The second
crop OF luccrn iH being cut ana the Yield
ia good better than the first crop.
sugar beUts continue 60 look well win
prospect uf early Hponlng. j. Wood
house.
Salem. Utah Co-The week has been
warm and dry. Two light showers,
not sufficient 10 lay the dust lilgh
wind ON tho 9Th ana 2Nth damaged
heavy grain which was not cut. also
slightly damaged fruit. Second crop of
luccrn ~ about ready TO ut Some
spring wheat has been cut.-p. II. Tny-
Tor.
Lake Shore. Utah Co.-Warm with
llEht showers on the goth and 2sth.
Fall wheat and some spring oats and
barley being cut Second crop N Tue
cern doing well. Beots, corn and p0tu-
toes growing uiccly.-W T.. Bgcr.
Levan. Juab Co.-iIye o. nearly oil
harvested. Fail wheat viii De ready
Tor harvesting IN a Few days. the stand
~ not "a heavy ono but tho heads nrr
long ana the kernels plump. Spring
wheat d. thin and short ana VIII be-
much under the average crop. Potatoes
look wcll.-Wm. Brown.
Spring city. Sanpete Cu.-Wcrk has
been favorable for second crop VI lu-
corn which promises we'll. New potn-
toes ready for use. Grain ln beginning
o. rlpon. Heavy ruin and wind has laid
grain down considerably wild hay ls
being cut. CurrantH and guucsberrlel
arr nearly all plckcd.-J. D. Alfred. lr.
Nt. Pleasant, snnpctc Co.-The neck
has been favorable Tor farming opera
lions. First crop Of lucern ali In. Some
grain IL beginning 90 turn. The water
supply holds out. Tho wheat yield Will
not DE as heavy as last year,. y.
Erickson.
Helper. Carbon Co--vcry hot and
rultry during the week First crop ~
u earlier than usual. Wheat and oats
are growing nicely ana promise good
returns. There will be more fruit than
was cNpcctcd.-J. Tom Fitch.
DesCrct. Willard Gothic week has
been very hot Grain cutting has
commenced. Luccrn iH looking we'll
aud the seed ~ ripening fast. a nice
HhnHUsH s.Fs a.
nett.
Glcnwood. scvicr Co.-warm. sultry
and threatening rain all week but hard
ly "a sprinkle fell Fan wheat looks
wen ana viii be- ready for harvesting
Ia a Tow days. Spring wheat h. not FAR
behind fan wheat Corn looks we'll.
Potatoes are ovcrgruwing-t00 much
tops. l.ucern b. not growing well and
the second crop will be short. BootH
are doing well and some are cNtruCtlur.
Tho ranges are drying up.-W. NJ. Cove
Icy
Huntington. Emery Gothic wocl,
has been warm with showers during
the afternoons. The first crop OF lucern
o. ull lu the stack. the Yield was lighter
than usual. Grain is beginning TO
fipcn. Vegetables are scarce and
backwnrd.-G. ~. Miller.
Moab, Grand Cu.-Socund crop OF
luccrn now being harvested. CLOUDY
about half the time ana 80 inch OF rain
fell.-lienry Crosse.
Elgin. Grand Co.-Thc week has been
hot and dry. Crops Of all kinds nro
looking well. Corn ~ caring we'll,
Plenty Of sweet corn ana tomatoes
ripe, Some wheat and oats being hur-
vested. The second crop uf iuccrn about
all stuckcd.-A. -. FurnsWorth.
Minersyillc. Beaver Co.-ilot and dry
all week. The water ia nearly all
dried W. Grain VIII not make more
go mar % crop. Lucern fields arc
"a second crop. Early harvest apples
are ripe. Potatoes are 900, turA.ug
" any are raised they win be- late
W. NJ. Wood.
Greenwich. piute Co.-Thc week has
been an ideal one for plant growth
showers occurred nearly every day
which intptferrd with hnying. The
INST crop OF luccrn a. nearly All cut and
some IL In the stack, the Yield was very
light Grain ana potatoes are dOlug
well ana promise a fair crop.-Arthui
Williams.
Lyman. Wayne Co.-Contlnuous show.
crH during the week winch greatly
helped growing crops. llnying b. pro-
crossing; the crop is light. Grain %
hcndlng.-Mra. G.. Coona.
Cedar city, Iron Co.-Corn o. being
laid by In good condition. oats and
barley harvesting has commenced
First cutting OF alfalfa H. stacked and
turned out woll.-Georgc q. HuritnoHs
Coyote. Garfield Gothic weather
has been favorable for growing crops
Early spring wheat Ia la bloom and
late sown grain ~ heading out Potatoes
urr In bloom and promise "a fair crop
Haylng H. progressing very slowly ON
nccount ot frequent showcfa.-H. J,
Mccullough.
Pinto, Garfield Co.-ERrly grain h
ripening. Potatoes ana corn look well
where they have received sufficient
moisture. Water IL getting low and II
IL almost impossible 10 keep the whole
crop gruwing.-J. ~. Harrison
l., II. MURDOCH.
Section Director.