Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1922-07-27

WEEKLY SUMMARY or NEAIH.
BR AND CROP CONDITIONS IN
IDAHO.
The heat and unbroken sunshine
provided ideal growing conditions
for most crops in the irrigated dis
ltriets. Corn, sugar, beets, and gar
/, den and truck crops did well, but 1T
: was too warm for wheat, much of
which is now headed ana ready TO
Tin and which would be benefited
Dv 4 little cool, CLOUDY weather Re-
morris from the dry farm districts are
lbv no means so favorable. Heat and
lack oG rain are playing havoc with
tma6sdew ideniHR, bashrdlu
meadows, pastures, and standing
grain and the yield of ali crops is
being reduced. Cultivated crops,
while not making progress, are not
deteriorating quite so fast. The sit
luation in the grazing districts is
\ generally not so acute. lie range is
/ drying RAPIDLY in many localities, but
4 there is abundant dry feed and stock
! are mostly thriving. Failure of range
feed 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-
4 ed crops, and livestock are in good
I condition; fruit is excenent. 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
crops suffering from drought; on
| irrigated lands beets and potatoes
fair: on ranges enough feed for the
| present but drying up: cattle and
sheep in good condition. winter
wheat harvest will begin in about
two weeks.
Boise, Ada County: Weather dry
and hot; irrigated crops all doing
veil; apples dropping some, probab-
| Is. eceount early May frosts; prunes
growing nicely,
Murtaugh, Twin Falls County: A
good growing week where plenty of
moisture was applied; cherries at
their best; gTasshoppers playing |
havoc with alfalfa seed crop.
Richfield, Lincoln County: Most |
Of first cutting hay now in stack or
shock; garden peas, for seed. OF
which a large acreage was planted,
have done well this season and are
about ready for harvest; local po-
tatoes now on the marke:.
FruitIand, Payette County: Fine
growing weather for all crops;
cherry picking about over; late peas
being harvested for cannery; third
cover spray for coddling moth being
nut on; some barley being cut;
wheat soon ready for cutting; early
potatoes making splendid growth.
Copeland, Boundary County: A
weckof hot sunshine; evrything rip
aning up fast and all crops short on
account OF drought.
Garden Valley, Bose Coun+y:-
Week hot and dry; range and pas
cures drying up fast; stock looking
good: irrigated crops dom well; hay
ing about half done.
glacEfoot, Bingham County: Hot
weather with no rain; potatoes ex-
client; spring wheat and beets are
sood; weather favorable Tor growth
If crops on irrigated land.
Burnley, Cassia County: A clear /
not week; haying, first crop, pract-
any completed; grain beginning to
sipen; seed potatoes Inspected Tor
ratification, good showing.
iaIad, ONEIDA County:---Hot and no
ain; alafalfa, bests, and potatoes re-
ported in good condition; winter
yheat fair; spring wheat not doing
we'll, some burning up; rain badly
needed.
Rupert, MinidolSa Count: First
rop OF hay mostly in STACK; dry
arm crops suffering form lack OF
Moisture, but all irrigated crops 40
ng fine; feed on range about gone
ruits doing well.
Lewiston, Nezperce County: "heat
iarvest not Set commenced IN the
ligher sections but is in progress OF
bout to begin on the lower plateaus.
Highest temperature, LOB on the
18th. wal,
Fairfield, Camas County: week
lot. dry, and windy; spring wheat
howing injurious effect oil dry wed
sher; winer grain doing well SO Iar
ain would be welcome ior pasture
range and grain. . 4
Eew Meadows. Adams Count a
week Of clear weather Whlch layoleu
lay making; all grain crops, whele
lot irrigated, needing ram pasluie'
and lower range drying rapiuiy.
o. Geneva. l1caF 1hht NONA'Nss
- weather all week with no ram
mnch grain burning up, except where
rrigated; ranges drying up raster
han usual ana some STOCK coming
5aeE to ranches; haying in full SWING
with crop in fair condition.
Twin FaIsl, Twin Falsl County.
week was clear and hot al crops
.tooking fine; plenty of water Tor IT
-ieatinT weather favorable for cui-
WAITING beans and potatoes and seed.
Ing i lettuce which are the principal
ias activities; wheat and potatoes
10 well; Thursday was the hottest
day Of the season with temprea-
ture Of 1917. o wee,,
sheep Hill, Boise County For
rae warmer than normal; line LOT
saving alfalfa about all in stack,
ing Inc viii commence Monday; p paa,
toes look good; snow all gone from