Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-08-14
Light Frost Occurred in Beaver
and Wayne Counties,
HIGH WINDS PREVAILED.
Much Fruit Was blown Down I'm
some sections Second crop Of
Lucern -Thrashing Now on,
WEEKLY CROP BuLLETIN.


Utah section. FOR the week ending Aug
ust 10. 1900
The week was without rallfall. The
mean temperature was about two de-
groes below the normal Light frost
occurred IN Beaver and Wayne counties
on the ION. but dlI no damage Brisk
10 high southerniy winds Were general,
considerable fruit, especially apples and
pears. was blown from the trees IN
some localities and the hauling OF hay
was somewhat iutcrfered with. The Sec
ond crop Of lucern Is nearly an cut and
stored. in Cache and Carbon counties
Il has made an average yield but else
where, az stated before. the yield has
not been more than half the usual
amount Thrashing progressed rapidly
under favorable conditions. Corn. po-
tatoes and sugar beets continue In good
condition with few exceptions. Toma-
toes are ripening and win soon be plen-
uml
CORRESPONDENTS REMARKS.
Co1inne, Boxelder Co-Dry and
warm but somewhat cooler than the
preceding week. Harvesting OF spring
wheat Is wen advanced and the yield
seems to be satisfactory 70 an con-
cerned Late fruits are now ripening
and are giving average ylelds.-W. f.
Johnson
Snowvine. Boxelder Co.-Dry and
windy Range dried up. Harvest COM
pleted. First crop Of lucern all up.
Meadow hay nearly all up also.-J Rob
bins.
Hyde Park, Cache Co.-Days have
been warm and the nights cool Most
of the grain has been cut and a large
share Of it Is In the stack The second
crop Of lucern made a yield above the
| average Lyman DANES.
Logan. Cache CO--C0ntinued hot and
dry Cutting Of grain is nearly CONE
/ pleted. Second crop Of lucern made a
| heavy yield and is an stored Corn and
| potatoes are poor. Plenty Of water-J.
| A. Darlington.
Laketwon, Rich Co.-Fine warm wea-
| Their with daily winds which have in
! terfered with haying TO some extent.
! Haying Is nearly completed. Cutting OF
| grain Is more than half completed.
Crops will be rather Hight as a result OF
the drouth.-G G.. Weston.
! MeadOwWlle. Rich CO.-Continued dry
with warm days and cool nights Win
ter wheat is all cut and made n good
/ yield. oats are now being harvest
ed. s. Mofiat
! Judb, Juab Harvesting about
completed. Thrashing is proceeding
ranidIy Grain Is light with the eX-
ceptiOn Of oats which are making a
fair yield. The weather has been gem
| orally c0oler.-C S. Graham.
Leyan. Juab. CO.-Thrashlng will be
! completed tn a few days. The second
crop VI lucern has been cut and yielded
less than half the average amount
Corn Is growing On spite Of the drouth,
1 q good rain would save H. Poor pros
! poets for potato crop WIN. Brown.
! Riverlale. Weber C0.-Sugar beets
look we'll Tomatoes will make a large
| Yield Potatoes and corn are doing
| we'll. The water supply Is sufficient for
! present needs Thrashng is I'm prog
] INNN NlNI tue AfANNAlo NIANN GU HAH'I q
| Yield The quality of the wheat is
| generally good although some OF il IS
| quite smutty and shruukon the latter
! due TO the drouth-Richard Dye.
Uintah. Weber CO.-The drouth con-
! tinues Winter wheat IS being thrashed
! and gives fair returnes Fruit IS small
| but abundant Tomatoes win De ready
FOR the caunery next week.-Chas. de-
| La Baume
Peterson. Morgan Co.-Hot dry and
! windy Harvest nearly completed Sec
/ ond crop OF lucern ls very light and
/ nearly ready 90 cut. Potatoes promise
good crop.-Eli Whitrar
Porteryille. Morgan Co.-Nery windy
weather Harvesting is nearly COM
pleted and thrashing has begun. Sec
ond crop % luCorn as also being cut and
very light on account of the drouth
| Fruit Is a very good crop but winds
have damaged apples and pears.-W.
/ O Brgugh
Kaysune. Davis Co-Thrashlng IS
/ progressing and the returns are gem
| orally satisfactory, although there is
| considerable smut In the wheat Some
Of the late garden truck is suffering
| from the dr0uth. but Is doing better
| than could be eNpected.--J W. Galley
Miller Salt Lake Co.-Hot and dry
! Crops which receive sufficient water
| are doing well but crops are suffering
| for water in places where water was
never short before Thrashine is being
| done Sugar bcets are generally look.
| ing we'll The dr0uth Is causing fruit
90 fan from the trees In many places
| John Morgan.
Big Cottonwood. salt Lake CO.-Hlgh
. ] d
! week. a refreshing shower on the 9Th
! The second crou Of lucern Is secured in
| good condition: where the ground re-.
! ceived plenty OF water the Yield was
| good John Sutherland
Goshen. Utah Co.-Warm DAYS and
cool nights. Thrashing has begun. Lu.
| Germ seed which has been thrashed is
| not as good as usual on account OF the
grasshoppers and the dr0uth.-John L.
| jenkins
] Payson, Utah Co.-Hot and dry. Out
| side N the irrigation districts the
! ground Is garched ana dry. Dry land
| farms produced no lucern seed or Sec
oud crop Of hay.-John ID. Stark.
Lake Shore. Utah Co-Dry windy
and cooler Sugar beet crop VIII be
| light. the beets win be small on ac-
count Of the drouth. Grain Is turning
| out away below the ayerage.-W T.
| Beer
Mt Pleasant. Sanpete Co.-Generally
cooler and windy; no rain during the
week Grain Is making very poor yields
| Much grain Is being cut FOR fodder
| Hay Is scarce.-D. Candland
! Midway .WasatchCo.- and very
| pleasant Southwest winds during the
day Harvesting has commenced. Luz
Germ Is doing well whore watered. Po-
tatoes are en- good condition. Apples
| and pears Will make an excellent crop.
! Apples are getting ripe. The rain o. a
few days ago did much good.-John
| Huber.
Helper. Carbon Conc rain but fine
growing weather. The second crop Of
lucern IL good and heavy and being har-
vested. Early potatoes are OF good
| quality and being marketed Recent
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