Show Rain improves outlook The weather that everyone has been complaining so much I about aboul is actually worth w many millions ons in ill money and water to lo Davis County According to lo I Alden Blain of the Farmington Research Center and Range Hange Station in Farmington the rain rainfall rainfall rainfall fall that began September 15 and lasted intermittently for forthe forthe forthe the next 14 days brought a total total to to- tal of inches of tion lion This total represents per percent percent percent cent of the average rainfall for September and far surpassed any other September since the records have been kept kepi in Farm Farmington Farmington ington for the past 19 years Next highest September rainfall rainfall rain rain- fall was in 1940 when inches inch inch- es of precipitation was recorded The rainfall brought the to to- tal for the water waler year ear which began October 1 1958 to lo 92 per cent of oC normal Mr Blain said that thai the precipitation precipitation precipitation pre pre- was extra wel welcome om as asit asit asit it soaked soaked the watersheds before the snows came and the thc next spi springs spring's ing's ings melting snows snows will not become just runoff run Forest Service who went vent up to the radar station atop the mountain last week weekend weekend weekend end reported drifts along long some places which is Lc as the Calif Califor- Califor or ians and and and would say most unusual for this time of year E. E J J. J Fjeldsted secretary secretary- manager of the Weber Basin Water Waler Conservancy District al also also al al- so said how valuable was this recent storm Prior to the storm however there w was s still enough water left in the district to satisfy satisfy satisfy sat sat- all the commit made With the recent heavy rainfall there will be some water left over to lo begin next year and that thai is a aver avery avery ver very good situation for us Mr 11 Fjeldsted said Frost damage to lo date dale has been very slight if if there there has been any said Darrell Stokes of the U. U S S. S Extension Service The extra moisture was ideal for sugar beets and helped greatly with the water situation as in some cases there was gelling getLing getting get get- ling ting to lo be a tight pinch water- water wise Mr 11 Stokes said Killing frost usually comes to Davis County during the first week or two in October Think all you speak but speak not all you think Thoughts are your own your our words are no more Delaune |