CUONE = OUNCE

YUPPP = PUPPY

OMTTSU = UTMOST

RIGLEB = GERBIL

CARTOON ANSWER:

IN THE 1880’S, FARMS IN THE MIDWEST WERE —

NCPPPUOGRI = CROPPING UP

Good Thursday morning everyone!  UTMOST and GERBIL were my downfall today as they both took quite a long time to decipher.  I’m talking minutes here which caught me by surprise and also got me very frustrated.  Just when I solved UTMOST, I got stumped on GERBIL and labored to solve it.  In the end, I was victorious and moved along to the cartoon with hopes of an instant solve.  Reading the dialogue and sentence as well as writing out my clue letters, I first thought POPPING UP would be the answer but there weren’t enough P’s.  A quick change from POP to CROP was all it took for the solve which ended another great Jumble puzzle!  The farm scene was well drawn and I took a few minutes after all was said and done to soak it in.  A smile quickly returned to my face and now I’m ready to conquer the day.  Be well and I’ll see you tomorrow.  😀