Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-07-17
Temperature Was Five Degrees
Above Normal During Week,
HIGH WINDS PREVAILED.
Grain Ripened Rapidly and Second
Crop of Lucern ~ Ready 60 Cut
Ranges Becoming Very Dry.


Thunderstorms were general during
the first part OF the week ended July
18th, but, as a rule, the precipitation
was too light TO be OF much service
The temperature was excessive
throughout the week, the average de-
parture from normal being about de-
grees. Brisk, drying southerly winds
prevailed and, In most places. the thun-
derstorms were accompanied by high
winds. which blew considerable fruit
from the trees All irrigated crops. In
GLIDING wheat. oats. sugar beets. pota-
toes and corn, did well, Grain rlpened
rapidly. and harvesting win soon be
general. The second crop Of lucern Is
ready for cutting IN many places, The
ranges are getting very dry.
REMARKS or CROP CORRESPOND
ENTs
(The name Of the postoflice Is followed
by the name of the countryD
Bear River Boxelder-The week was
windy, and considerable damage was
done 10 ripe dry land grain. Rye and
dry land wheat VIII make light yields
Second crop OF lucern IL beginning to
blossom. r. Holmgren.
Snowyille, BoXelder Very warm. dry
and windy. Crops that receive plenty
OF water are doing we'll Dry farm
crops will probably be failure. First
crop OF lucern viii soon be In the stack.
Potatoes are beginning to bloom. Small
fruit Is ripe; the Yield is fair,-Joseph
Robbins.
Nephi, Juab.--Cloudy and light thun-
der showers the FIRST part OF week; the
latter part was very warm. Wheat har-
vest has begun. Corn that has been
watered looks fne.--Thomas Nickers.
leyan Juab.-Haryest has begun;
rye will make an average yield; dry
land wheat Is short and not as well
filed as last year Fall wheat on irr-
gated land IL ripening rapidly, ana VIII
be ready 20 harvest IN about week.
Corn and potatoes promise we'll but
need water The streams are very low
and water Is scarce The week was hot
and windy.-Willlam Brown
Mlllvlle. Cache--Dry with warm
winds. Fall grain on dry farms is near
~ ready to cut First crop Of luoern is
nearly all gathered, Wheat is average,
but oats are below average. The fruit
crop is below average on account OF 80
much fruit being blown from the trees
by high winds,-JOhn King,
Hyrum, Cache-Very warm week
Dry farm grain If ripenlng rapidly on
account OF the warm winds and hot sun.
The first crop Of lucern Is In the stack;
the yield was fair Irrigated crops look
well, Fruit Is shaping nicely, but is
somewhat wOrmy. Thunderstorm on the
18th, but not much rain fell james AL
mond
Riverdale, Weber-Hot and dry. All
kinds OF irrigated crops are doing well
The harvesting OF fall wheat has begun;
the crop IS very poor Spring sown
grain viii soon be ready for harvest
and will make a good average yield.
Second crop OF lucern Is now ready TO
cut and win make good yield. The
water In the Weber River Is quite low
Richard Dye.
ulntah Weber-Dry, hot winds from
the southeast Everything Is withered
on dry lands Wheat ls being cut, the
yield is below the average, Second crop
" lucern is ready TO cut, Grasshoppers
are doing some damage, Plenty OF
water for Irrigation so far Maximum
temperature. l02 degrees minimum. "A
degrees. traces OF precipitation with
high winds and thunder on the Sth, 9Th,
10th and l2th.-Charles de l.aBaume.
Centeryille Dayis-Very warm and
Windy. with several thunder storms,
but very little precipitation Hay IL
nearly all stored the yield was hight
Grain is rlpening rapidly and viii be
somewhat shrunken on account OF the
Miller. Salt Lalte-The week was hot,
dry and windy. The winds blew much
fruit from the trees. sugar beets and
all crops that receive plenty Of water
are looking well Water Is getting very
low In some places-John Morgan.
Goshen. I'tah-Hlgh winds have
blown much fruit from the trees. APP
ples are very poor Light shower on
the l0th.-P. Okelberry.
Gunnlson. Sanpete--The range OF
temperature was from "a degrees TO IS
degrees Windy with several light
showers Grasshoppers have begun 10
destroy crops The second rrop of lu-
cern il ready for cutting. The grain
orop Is below the average. Irrigation
water Is holding out weIl-C. A. Mad
sen,
Enhraim Sannete--Uot and windy
with light showers Grasshoppers have
passed through the large fields: there
win be no oats and MOI more than a
third Of a crop of wheat: the potatoes
are partly taken ara there win he no
VITA hay The ranges are driving ui,
very rapidly.-A. &. Nelson
Woodruff. Rich-Dry and windy. Hav.
ing has begun. the WELD is very light
In some cases crops are suffering iron,
want OF water.-T. ]. Tingey.
Meadowyllle. Rlch-Very warm with
high winds Thunder storms ON the
s,h and ION hui no rain fell The frst
cron on lucern IL Ont. The WELD Is he.
low the ayerage-J : Monfat
Midway. Wasatch = Changeablc
weather there being thunder storms
sunshine high southwest Winds and
some rain. a gale ON the afternoon of
the l0th ala some damage IN shade
trees hay stacks. etc. I'm The so1thwes,
nart M the valley Inc hay cron 10
yood I'm, near tho foo, hils n Is far
helow The average Potatoes lool,
,onr -Jobn Iuber
Heber, Wasatch--A good growing