Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1922-07-13

WEEKLY SUMMARY OF WEATH-
ER AND CROP CONDITIONS IN
IDAHC.
The heat and unbroken sunshine
provided ideal growing conditions
for most crops in the irrigated dis
tri2tS Corn, sugar, beets, and gar
den and truck crops did we'll, but il
was TOO warm for wheat, much OF
which is now headed ana ready to
fill and which would be benefited
Dy . little cool, clouCy weather. Re-
ports from the dry farm districts are
By 10 means so favorable. Heat and
lack Of rain are playing havoc with
.I-gCsJcW = ideniHR, bashrdlu
iIgadOw3, pastures. and standing
grain and the yield of ali crops is
being reduced. Cultivated crops,
while not making progress, are not
detcriorating quite so fast. The sit
uation in the grazing districts is
| generally not so acute lie range is
drying rapidly in many localities, but
! there is abundant dry feed and stock
are mostly thriving. Failure of range
! iced is reported only in ne Geneva
| valley, Bear Lake County.
/. North Idaho: Standing grain.
! pastures, meadows, and ranges are
! seriously affected by the continued
| drought Potatoes are less affected
| and are blooming. Corn, all irrigat-
! ed crops, and livestock are in good
condition; fruit is excellent. Wheat
! harvest is becoming general; yield
Of grain much reduced by heat and
| drought.
southeastern idaho. Hot and dry
with drying winds; all dry land
rsr Tffavi1g- HpnItont. m
irrigated lands beets and potatoes
ian.; on ranges enough feed for the
present but drying up; cattle and
sheep in good condition; winter
wheat harvest will begin in about
lwo weeks.
Boise, Ada County: Weather dry
and hot; irrigated crops all doing
well; apples dropping some, probab-
~ ccCOunL early May frOsts; prunes
growing nicely
aIu-i9uGh, Twin Falls County: A
GOOD growing week where plenty of
moisture was applied; cherries at
their best; grasshOppers playing
havoc with alfalfa seed crop.
8.ClI.aid, Lincoln County: Most
II first cutting hay now in stack or
heck; garden peas, for seed, of
.l.cL q large acreage was planted,
nave done well this season and are
bout ready for harvest; local po-
-aLJes now on the marke..
.ruillaud, Paycttc County: Fine
growing weather for all crops; !
cherry picking about over; late peas !
being harvested for cannery; third |
gCver spray for coddling moth being !
lut on: some barley being cut; !
wheat soon ready for cutting; early |
.o.atoes making splendid growth.
Copeland, Boundary County: A !
.s-Aof hot sunshine; evrything rip |
ming up fast and all crops short on
ccount OF drought.
Garden Valley, Boise Coun-y:-i
Week hot and dry; range and pas
.ures drying up fast; stock looking !
God; irrigated crops dom well; hay |
ng about half done.
Slackfoot, Bingham County: Hot |
.eather with no rain; potatoes eX-
client; spring wheat and beets are !!
.OCI; weather favorable Tor growth |
Z crops on irrigated land.
Burnley. Cassia County: A clear
lot week: haying, first crop, practi-
ally completed; grain beginning to
ipen; seed potatoes inspected for
.ertiIication, good showing.
.Iai.d, Onieda County: Hot and no
ain. alafalfa, basts, and potatoes re-
ported il good cOnGitiOn; winter
yheat fair; spring wheat not doing
well, some burning up; rain badly
lsGded.
RuDelt, Minidoka Count: First
,rop OF hay mostly in sack; dry
arm crops suffering form lack OF
moisture, but all irrigated crops do
.ng fine; feed on range about gone:
ruits doing well.
Lewiston, NCEperCc County: neat
,a-yest not yet commenced in the
ligher sections but is in progress or
,bout TO begin on the lower plateaus.
highest temperature, 1O6 on the
18th. ,-i
Fairfield, Camas County: Week
not. dry, and windy; spring wheat
Glowing injurious effect oil dry Wea-
;her. winer grain doing we'll so far;
ain would be welcome Tor pasture
range and grain. a
Eev, TIeadows, Adams Count; A
week Of clear weather which favored
nav making; all grain crops, where
,of irrigated, needing rain; pastures
and lover range drying rapidly:
Geneva, Bear Lake County, NeI!
hot weather all week with no ram
much grain burning up, except where
rrigatcd; ranges drying up raster
Nan usual ana some STOCK coming
,aci- to ranches; haying in full swing
Win crop in fair condition.
Twin FaIsl, Twin Falsl County:
week was clear and hot all crops
cooking fine; plenty of water tor n
iTa ion: weather favorable for cui-
.iSating beans and potatoes and seed,
Nc lettuce which are the principal
= . Tm activities; wheat and potatoes
Iojng well; Thursday was the hottest
Law Of the season with temprea-
.ure Of 1O1'. . Wool,
sheep Xiii, Boise County: week
,.o, ,,,6rn,er than normal; fine Tor
lo3d lie crop everywhere; timothy cut
Ing Ing will commence Monday; P pa,
.oes look good; snow all gone r alUn
~. ovaakS urmal, range