WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN salt lake city utah may 31 1898 owing to unsettled weather and almost daily rainfalls rain falls of the past week accompanied by cool weather especially at night the crop conditions have not improved the temperature has fallen exceptionally low for this time in the season and but for the intervention of cloudiness frosts of a damaging nature would have occurred in some sections light and unimportant frosts occurred the frosts of the previous week failed to do the damage attributed to them at the time of occurrence the week began and terminated with the temperature ranging about the freezing point in nearly every section of the state pall fall wheat other small grains lucerne and grasses have made good progress on high and wen aeu drained lands on low lands grains and grasses have not done wen well tor for the past week pall fall wheat is in the boot and in some sections it is heading lucern ranges from ten to fifteen inches in height some lucern has been out cut in weber county while in washington county preparations for the harvest are being made potato pla inting made little progress owing to the condition of the son soil corn beans and vine seeds have failed to germinate it is thought that these crops will require re seeding the ground continuing so cold that the seed decayed the fruit crop Is in in a doubtful state apples give promise of an abundance peaches and apricots will be very scarce strawberries are ripening rapidly in favored localities and seem to have suffered the least of the fruits it is in likely that the cold rains have done considerable damage to the fruit the extent of which cannot be determined until later in the season vegetation kas now reached a point where its progress depends upon warmer weather and sunshine that the crops pf af fall and spring sown grain lucern and grasses greases of all kinds will be exceptionally large is generally conceded farmers farmere are jubilant over the prospects so far has not been resorted to and the surplus water in some sections I 1 has been stored for future use I 1 garland gariand it rained almost all the week what small grain and lucern are growing as fast as they can prospects for an immense crop of wheat brigham city the weather has been cold and stormy tender vines and plants suffered from unfavorable wea i ther deweyville Dewe winter wheat and barley are heading lucern is doing well will soon be out in bloom fielding all grain looks well fall wheat is in the boot suns sunshine hitie and warm weather needed some corn and vine seeds have rotted in the ground due to wet cold weather west dollaye the grass and lucern are making a raad growth fruit is forming and garden vegetables are looking fine this is a model year for the farm farmers rs mineral crops look well potato planting is in progress no damage from frost is reported cl greenville weather has been windy with light frost and rain vegetation has not grown much this week benson weather has been V very ery stormy crops are generally looking well the prospects tor for a good harvest are better than they have been for several years smithfield lucern and grass axe are growing well some corn has rotted but will be replanted some pears have been killed by the frost logon small grain looks the lack of sunshine hyde park work has commenced on the beets and a good crop ts to anticipated it has rained every day the past week madow fall grain to is in th the boot some to is heading spring grain looks well some hall occurred on the without doing damage cache junction frequent showers occurred during the week cool nights no frost wheat and grass are growing well price the last week was a good one for the crops the outlook to is very promising syracuse the weather has been a little too wet for the crops the beet c rop crop to is doing well strawberries are ripening peas in bloom and lucern will soon be ready for cutting lawrence it rained mined the first of the week since then the weather has been fair lucern and small grain are coming on nicely everything looks promising tropic the past week was waa good for the crops the lucern is 12 to 15 inches in height coyote past week was very favorable for growing crops grain to Is growing and sto spooling oling nicely plenty ot 0 water in the river parowan carowan the weather has been fine for growing crops corn and potato planting Is nearly done apples are getting on well with prospects for a good emp crop very few peaches and apricots ranch the weather has been very cold but no po frost to hurt lucern IN 1 10 inches high mt carmel light frost on the did no damage to the crops the week has been favorable to crops hinckley wheat Is sto spooling oling well with fair prospects for a crop some chinch bugs but not in numbers to cause alarm deseret we have had strong winds with copious rains crops are looking well and growing rabidly ra idly A very fine growing week everything to is looking fine holden the was rainy with sunshine at intervals all crops sze are doing well pellman potato planting is hindered by so much tain rain grain and hay are doing fine on ok uplands i kingston plants are growing slow ly strawberries are ripening in favorable localities I 1 meadowville Meadow vIlle the past week was waft rainy truck looks well no change has occurred in the crop conditions continued rains assures the largest crop of grain for many years chester the weather has been wet you can see vegetation jump between the drops spring city potato planting not done being too wet grass crops never were better mountain streams are high mt pleasant continued rains have f been very beneficial the damage done to fruit by frost is insignificant strawberries suffered the most manti there has been no irrigation of crops yet and they will not need it for three weeks I 1 mill creek more sunshine would be better for chops but the rain has not damaged anything sigurd vegetation is making a good growth early potatoes and soone some corn axe are up Co alville another week of cold rain very good for the stock range but ft a little too cold tor for vegetation oakley plenty of rain nice growing weather small grains are looking well and lucern is eight inches tu ta height Hoyt aville potato planting is nearly done the frost froat last week did not do as much damage as was expected payson there has not dot been enough sunshine to cause much growth we have had the heaviest rains for many maby years american pork fork much corn will be replanted it has been very seasonable for wheat I 1 mapleton the rains have retarded the thinning of beets surplus water is being stored in reservoirs lehl lehi some lucern to is being cut and it is a good crop salem cool cloudy weather retard the growth of vegetation corn to is hot coming up beets have a good stand lake shore winter wheat to is in the boot crops are doing well st george active growing weather lucern is being cut charleston grain and grass look well and are growing in spite of the oe cold farmers are jubilant heber fruit trees are still in blooml grain looks sickly sick lyon on low lands harrisville strawberries are large they will be ripe in another week liberty all kinds of grain and gram gra are looking well potato planting was delayed on amount account of the wet weather everything la Is growing nicely plain CRY lucern la Is ready to be cut peas are in bloom a are loo oking well roy strawberries axe are ripening rapidly uintah it rained every day the hauft week corn and beans are not con ing up and are likely to rot in the ground in a few days lucern will blossom the crop will be immense monticello weather very cold caw growing slowly radishes and leetaft are just coming in heavy crops are a assured J H SMITH section director salt lake aft utah