Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-07-05
Cutting Of the First Crop Of Lucern
Still in Progress,
SPRING WHEAT IN HEAD.


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The temperature Tor tho week ended
July 3rd was slightly above the normal.
During the latter portion q Few scat
tered showers Zen but those were gcn-
orally too light TO be OF much benefit.
The dry. warm weather was favorable
for the harvest Of the hay crops. At
the close OF the week the cutting 0f tho
nrHt crop OF lucorn was Btlll In progress
over the greater portion Of tho State
but In Washington county tho second
crop was being cut or had been har-
vested. Spring wheat is IN head and
promises an average crop except In the
north tier OF counties whore tho yield
will boz lighter than usual. Fail wheat
IL rlpcnlnH but uH stated lu former bull
l8tinH the Yield viii generally be poor
on account or thin stands. An grow
INK crops made rapid advancement.
There viii be E0od crop OF small
fruit such uH grucHherricH, curruntH.
rnHphcrrlca, ctc. Stone fruits are prlc-
tlcally total failure and there win be
very few apples and pears, although
a row localities report a good crop OF
all kinds uf fruit one OF these l0Cuil-
Ties is extreme southwestern Utah.
whore peaches are now ripeuing and
the Yield Will DO good: however. tho
fruit IL small on account OF the drouth.
Dry farm crops are suffering for rain:
wheat ana oats having been injured
the most.
CORRESPONDENTS REMARKS.
snowvrle, Boxcldrr Co.-tnttor mart
OF week quito warm. Fan grain 10 do
lug well but would DO better with some
rain Spring grain doing fairly well
where wutored, Small fruit promlae1
a far crop Luceru Ia being cut.
Robbins
Paradise. Cache Co-No fruit cxcept
currants' Wheat IL drying up II rain
does not come soon spring wheat viii
b. very llght and IAN wheat no better.
The week has been very warm-Iames
LIGHTHOUSE.
sm,thneld. Cache Gothic week has
been hot ana dry. Dry farm wheat 4,
burning badly Irrigated crops are
making rapid growth Lucofu not ian
% tho average but the yield is f1lr.
An kinds ~ hay viii be short corn
and potatoes are doing nicely All
kinds or fruit Hcurcp.- Samuel NpiaDn.
woodruff Rich Co.-Cr0ps have made
rapid EroWth rho past week. Small
fruit VIII ba "a good crop, oxcrpt straw
berries, spring wheat will Dc "A light
.t"tf 'Ah hIN M hInufl4 GnruUuH ARE
backward and noed rain. HAY crops
are ten days later than usual Tho M
winds are drying out the ground very
tant-IhoWua Ashton.
PAIN city Weber Co,-Many folds
OF spring wheat look wrll and afr head
Ing out ON loss favored lands ID h
thin but win make o. fair Yield. Frpit
or an kinds Us very scarce. -Charies
Neal
Huntsville Weber Co.-sprlng whoat
although damaged some by tbr i1is
itosH VIII Hilll make uu average rr5p
" iIoHW dn mot come until uftsr It ma
Ilp'ngi, Fruit was nearly aIl ETi.u on
June On, a Tow stTlwberrlas wrr. i,ft
NasphorrIeH. EnoacberrlaH ana gurr.,uf,
are al rlght-Lurs Peterson.
hayaNllla, Davis C0.HThp past v.s0t.
nus r'un quite warm and dry Good
weather for hey crop which b. no., h..
ihE harvested Spring grain looks vaII
h4i the acreage iB NOT largo. mo yIeIi
VIII u' lhD average. AN rt1ua f1ilfs
Mgf' KILLED by the froats. Small frIitl
wan give au average yield. Fall ar9in
IL ripenlng r. W. Barnes
Iooele, Iooela Gothic Irrigated