| Show I THE WEEKLY DROP BULLETIN Report of Climate and Crop Service Weather Bureau Untther In I Cash the tot Wk and n Ports arroan t 1 let of the CUI dilln at C0 0110 01 Salt Lake city Utah April 26 1898 During the wk ending April 2th the weather throughout the State was unusually favorable for 1lng 5towl trig and general farm Operations The copious a1 rfrehlng rain on tile 20th nnd 21st gave vgetaUon In gen rl 0 good start and made marked Imprenent In Ihe condition of crops 1 over thd State In most sections spring seeding has been finished and throughout the central cen-tral and southern portions of the State early sown grain Is showing aboveground above-ground and looking remarkably promising prom-ising Reports from correspondents Indicate that the fall sown wheat Is In prime condition and making rapid I growth Beet planting Is I In full blast the recent rains having put the soil In good order expediting the work goa expdltng rrult trees are all In bloom and Indl care large crops of fruit Unless adverse weather conditions later In the season cause a shortage In production In a few localities the peach cre > l > will be a failure on account of the trees having been winter killed Lucern made rapid growth during the week and Is I now from four to eight Inches high in the central and southern sections I Is I the general opinion of COT respoitlents that the water supply will he anhile for summer needs though tro there I ire a few localities jetro will be deficient on account of the small mount of now In the mountains The outlook so far ts very encouraging encourag-ing to the farmer and good n large crop are predicted If there are no serious drawbacks later In the season DXTRACTS FROM REPORTS OF CORRKSPONDBNTS Mlnersvllle Weather dry ana wan water scarce fruit prospects slim some trees In bloom Dewry vllle Nice showers on 20th mil list Winter wheat promising spring grain running UJ and lucern growing rapidly apricots peaches cherries and plums In bloom peas and other early garden seeds up Collision Past week favorable to crops and growth of vegetation Good rain middle of week which did lots ot good as ground was getting dry Garland I Crops looking fine pros gfn stop ects splendid for a large yield I I of winter wheat good rain o 20lh and I lot lotWest West Portage Winter wheat and lucern four Inches high and growing fast since the rain opting Flown grain and luern beginning to how grIn gr-In the fields an on the mountains luxuriant lux-uriant 93 term vegetables cum Ing uP and Told potatoca are being 1IntL rieldlngAll crops are crowing fine nice rain on the 20th doing much good goa to all crops Logan Fine wenther for farm operations I opera-tions grain about all In nice rain Wednesday and Thursday Smlthlleld Nice rain 19th and 2 < Hh I hg grain growing lf spring grain coming com-ing up nicely lucern nnd grass looking well wellHYdo Pork Crops looking fine slnco I the rain planting sugar beets and garden In Progress Lewlston Weather very favorable to crops line rain night ofjotli wheat crop never looked 1 better c fw busy i putting in grains Mendonrall lngrln looking good I spring grain nrarl Yt all In and some 1 coming up garden stuff nearly I all In trees beginning to leaf nice rain forepart 1 fore-part of week Ilenson Spring grain coming up lu cern grass and fall grain growing 1 fast crops In 1 general looking well rng Levnn Light rain Wedntudav nlihl and Thursday morlng but not enough to do much good The prospects for the neamon are not very encouraging ati them Is I but very little snow In the mountalna Grain look well ao far Mount Carmlra wk bad hn favorable to growth of crops Water very low for the axon Ilncklyraln mostly planted and watering well under WY soil very dr nice showers middle of the week SclpoVf dry rain needed to bring up Illn gardent and orchards shoIng Deseret Slinrp rain 21st td and HA Trees are getting green plum are In bloom I apple r bloom showing Irrigation I Irriga-tion IIveIyFjl grain coming up KingstonPast week li remarkable comprLlthJ1 year an there Is I no frost to hurt IIUMMIIIII o crops every 1Ir0tr1cc1rt01PsIvownf Ihlng growing llnelv Irrigation Ilnl apples and plums beginning IP bloom Meadowvllle Farmers bUy plowing and sowing grain jel Heavy rain night of TOIIi Winter vhiat and rj6 looking No Ilpr nlng Is also In order and ground In I prime condition Miller The forpart of week was fair and wlrdj resulting In a coplous rain 31h nmplly lurUe1 th ground hlch hd become Very try And me lerlal rllenlng tile prospects ot farmers and 1 concerned 111FIrll four lei A 0 week dry and windy Henv j rain on 20th lastIng last-Ing 8 hours crops doing fine Mill Creek11aa 0 plums p aches and strawberries In bloom Weather excellent excel-lent for growth of vegetation Nice rain on 21l Manti Weather very dry with cold nights Spring CitySome wind on two ds 1001 ten 11I1 storm grall coming 11 wher tine ChotrPa week cloudy wih some Showers tonnr nearly through taw Ing grain wheal coming Uri nlrely lucern growing fast JosephWheat looking good lucern rolnl fI starting to put II oats a lid Ittn orchud Putting forth lom row I twed little 211 wr plentiful plen-tiful Pecia The past two weeks up to evestin of 19th hive been very faoi able for farm work And a large amount of and has been plowed and sown on the enlg of the IMh there was a light hnwr on the night o the 20th a heavy thunder storm pose over Peon the thunder was deafening and the lightning fearful rain and hall came lIon In torrents hor on the 22d Hoytsvllle Iast week has Imeen faith vorhl 10 farm mork Fine rain on ith and list which was tery hen clal a It gave the ground a good oakln Mapleton The heay rain on the 21st did much good particularly to the beet rop Plums In bloom on lth apricots usPlums lrn mnlJ 4id cherries In bloom on 20th water supply short o Imnd lAke IhoreTh past week has been good for the grln crops rain on Turn day and Wednesday Sugar beetA and early potatoes being planted currants and gooseberry In blossom Snlemlllm In blossom Intern 6 10 6 Inches high rye getting In the hoot farmers busy sowing the last of their grain etc and lucern seed watering lucern Vineyard The hay rain during week wo verjjienencnl to nil kinds of Vegetation Peas radlh Ontario and other crop looking well n Prospects pct for peaches this YIhv been wlntrkled PyonCrops look fine Ivy ill u sidevatoran on 20thno damage Water lowered past week Cool nights and very pleasant day Amrcn ForkWathr favorable lucr look well very fw pach trees In I bloom most killed watering begun early pens looking well Lehloenerally fine week for growth enough rain to bring up the beet Pleasant Grove Fruit trees In bloom and prospects good for a large crop of all kind of fruit except penclies Lu cc 4 I high meadows nice T oxwl fuhJ nt do n Ptuff growing nicely nice-ly grain growing feet Loa Weather changeable About half or the whet In and wotrlng In progress lucern beginning to look green I CharlestonGrain most all In and name coming Up Dry land grain lookIng look-Ing than fine usual much more wheat planted IlebraWheat F ellnat about om pletedi sowing of oats In progreW Rainfall 4 of an Inch luntvlllA fine rain on 21st Farmers Farm-ers busy putting In spring grain trees commenced 10 bud UlntnhRaln oii 20th and Met advanced ad-vanced vegetation considerably So far prospects favorable for good crops are generally Nw laronyA pleasant wk Crops looking well fruit trees In bloom Note Owing to lack pf space ex tracti from all reports received cannot can-not be published each week but they are all used In the preparation of the bulletin and will be published In rotation rota-tion J II SMITH Section Director |
