Show Tree Blossoms Herald Utah Spring Season Some Light Showers Forecast for Mountain Region Apricot blossoms one of the sure sur signs of a western spring were in full display Wednesday in Utah orchards orchards orchards or or- as farmers put in the traditional tra tra- tra- tra sunrise to sunset hours o of work preparing for what is expected ex cx- to be a bumper fruit harvest har han vest Only light showers in the mountain moun moun- moun-I moun thin tain a arc areas r C a s heralded by partly cloudy skies Wednesday are Sex Sex- expected expected ex ex- to mar the welcomed spring weather which will viiI c con continue o n t tin I n u e warm at least last for tor th the next few days The warming weather brought a shade of green to the ranges am and pastures are starting on the farms although they are late in some sections sections sec see of the state San Juan county stockmen report growth on the spring ranges but that livestock still are on winter range Planting Under Way Vay Beet planting got under way last week in Cache Davis Utah Carbon Carbon Car Car- bon hon and Iron county and Juab county farmers are expected to start getting the beets in this week Uncertainty in the canning crop planting Wanting was reported in Davis county due to the price situation in contracting Utah county reports indicate most of the onion OriOn acreage planted and pea planting started In h Juab county the ground is being prepared for pea planting and similar work is going on in Iron county for carrots and potatoes experts said fruit prospects so far are especially good goodin in n the heavy commercial areas in inthe inthe the he state Showers Expected Weather officials r reported e p a 0 r t e d a storm torm off oft the Washington coast is beginning to bring rain to the cost ost and some moist air moving westward from the gulf of Mexico and north into the intermountain area rea will result in some scattered light ight showers In the Salt Lake vicinity the mercury rose to 7 74 4 I Tuesday afternoon afternoon afternoon after after- noon and the mark Wednesday afternoon is expected to be two or three notches above this mark The Thelow Thelow low ow Thursday morning is expected to o be about 50 degrees and upper- upper Os warmth is predicted for for Thurs Thurs- day The above 70 temper temperatures tures were general throughout the state Tuesday Tuesday Tuesday Tues Tues- day and in Utah's Dixie the tl tl mer cury shot up to 8 81 degrees s. s temperatures temperature can be expected to continue throughout Thursday according according according ac ac- ac- ac cording to weather officials Hourly temperatures Wednesday at the Salt Lake airport were I am a.m. 59 nm am 63 2 30 am a.m. 59 9 30 am 64 3 30 am a.m. 58 10 1030 30 am a.m. 68 4 30 nm am 57 11 1130 30 am a.m. 70 5 30 am a.m. 57 12 1230 30 pm p.m. 72 am a.m. 57 pm p.m. 72 7 30 am a.m. 59 2 30 pm p.m. 71 4 lI i I 1 i aH t I V Vj j Tribune Telegram Photo Photo Conrad Conrad Spring Brings Out Utah Beauty Enhancing each others other's beauty Lorna Loran Olsen 2250 Ramona ave and one of the thousands of apricot trees now in bloom In Utah orchards combine to increase the spring lever fever epidemic |