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Show UTAH WEATii EB AND CHOPS Seporta sii..-.. that S;'asu llus Been Rathe- B.-.ek w:rd An Vhunuaiit 11 ucipitatioa. A little magazine c:it;;lod "Weather (ro I Bulletin No. I," for the week sndiug A;.ril 8th has just been is sued from the Utah central cen-tral office of the weathor servi -e bureau. Owing to the service being but newly organised or-ganised reports 'htive only been received from sixteen locations. The week ws cold for the season, and generally stormy in its fore part, considerable uuw failing, except in cxtremj southern Utah, where the weather was pleasant. The planting sea -on is late; Wheat already up would not grow much on account of the eoH west jer, but the abundant precipitation precipita-tion will prove beucticiai to it in the end. In some localities where sprinsr grain has not sprouted yet, thcrj is some reason for apprehension that the eed may have been rotte.l in heavy soils by Lie wet and coid wenther. This cannot be definitely ascertained ascer-tained until a week or two Inter. Lucerne has not grown much dunng the week. Box Ei.dkk County Grouse Creek Tempera Tem-pera tare below the average retarded the growtli of wheat. High winds and frosts on 2(1, oi, 4lli and 5tfa were s.igiitly injurious to wheat. Davis County Farmington Precipitation Precipita-tion above the average and beuclicia to crops; temperature below the average and little sunshine retarded growth. Salt Lake County Taylorsville Wheat is doing well ; lucerne is back ward, but not injured. L'tab County Payson The crops were benefitted by rain fall, temperature and sunshine, sun-shine, ;iud arc doinir Weil. Juab County Lcvan S;;ow during the lirst half of ttie week. Weather cold, with very little sunshine, retarding growth of crops ami grass. Frosts on 1st, 4th and 5th, o.nd bail on od, did no apparent injury. Bbviek County Ricuneld The weather was beneficial to growing wheat. The 5th and 6th were clear and pleasant; the 7th and Sill were mo.e or less cloudy. Ikon County Para po nab Temperature, precipitation and sunshine elements favorable favora-ble to crops. Higu winds slightly injured wheat. Parawan The rainfall of Ihe early part of the week should be beneficial to wheat and oats sown tbis spring. The fore part of the week being cold and wet retarded form work, but the wuiount of precipitation will result in general good to this arid region. Cedar Ciiy The lirst three days quite bijrmy ai.d conaidc rable snow, and the weather was rather cold so tiiat wheat would not grow much, but the moisture wili prove highly beneficial. The last days of the week were fine. Kunarra Conditions were mveh the same. Frost and bail of oth inst. , slightly injured fruit prospect s. 1'iuiK (.; xi Y Loa No crops growing here at present. Farmers ulanling a little. First four days of the mouth very cold and stormy. A little snow on the d and 3d. UwtKiKi.o County Losce No rainfall (luring the week. Average temperature and sunshine, favorable to growth of wheat and oats. Frosts of 1st and (ilh did no injury. Highest temperature on the last three days of the week. Lucerne, and grain are doing well. No corn planted yet. Washington County St. George The coid wave has apparently passed; the last three days of the week were warm and pleasant, pleas-ant, with clear sky. no wind. The maximum temperature of the "tii was 88. The weather has been beneficial to the growth of fruit, lucerne and tield crops. No damagiug conditions. |