Letter to the Editor of the Western Standard, 3 July 1856

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Letter to the Editor of the Western Standard, 3 July 1856
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    G. S. L City 3 July 1856 Ed of Western Standard I continue my monthly correspondence for your paper. The Weather has been dry and warm since I last wrote to you. we have had 2 slight showers during the past month. Barley harvesting commenced last monday the 23rd and some wheat in the big field was cut on Saturday last. Much of the crops however have suffered materially for the lack of water; by good management and much physical labor the waters of the
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    T. D. Brown has been appointed to superintend the making of a canal for bringing the waters of Weber river to the Hot Springs 4 miles north of this city, the operations to commence immediately We hear of a very large emigration for the mines and it is reported that 25,000 head of stock are on the way by the Northern route. I am happy to be able to inform you that the choice fruit which you sent to your friends in this Territory have been grafted and most ...
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    of choice apple cuttings, or any good fruit, so I can graft next Spring and send me the names of the varieties and their numbers, and if some thrifty cuttings would retain their buds live to be set this season so I could bud from them I would be glad, but I do not know whether buds would live or not after a voyage by mail; but we know the grafts would in the Spring, but for grafting they will want to be cut in December or January I suppose or sometime in the winter. I feel anxious to get ...