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Show FARMING FAVORED ; BY WEATHER CONDITIONS I - Th abnormally warm weather of th Inst few work turned on th lth and 20th lo unseasonably cold weather with fairly general rain nr snow, says the weekly resum nf .th local weather bureau. Th moderate frees Injured some apricot blossoms, but no Important Im-portant damag has been reported. Th precipitation wa light except In th I'lnh, Halt Lake and Tooel valleys, whrr It wa moderately heavy. Th week wa. good for farming operation, particularly during th first half, and plowing, grain eeedlng. and orchard work progressed fsvorably. Th ranges nr In fairly good condition condi-tion with more or lca new grass re. ported, though moisture Is needed In some central and southern counties. Cattle and sheep continue In fairly good condition, and th movement of sheep from the winter ranae continues contin-ues In scsttered districts. Th slresm. of the stats are rlalng gradually. Home cnttlo ar on th open range at loca-tello, loca-tello, and lambing la progreaalng satisfactorily. satis-factorily. Horn uplsnd spring wheat fields hava been planted st Hlchmond. Heavy snow fell at Tooele, but' It nielted'rapldly. Hprlng grain l looking well at Ksnosh. and fall grain Is excellent. New graaa la getting a good start at Modena, with ample soil molstur. though stock are bring driven to water: aheep ara moving toward th lambing district. Krult buds ara developing de-veloping and pruning and plowing are progressing at Ureen Klver. Heeding is gen. nil In th t ints basin. Hlghwsys Richmond, muddy; Kel-ton. Kel-ton. Improving; Tooele, to Hall Ijike. muddy; lirantsvllle, pour; Kanoah, excellent; ex-cellent; Modena, good; Holdler Hum-mil, Hum-mil, poor, drying In places; Trice, dry and dusty; Castle lmle, good; Uren Klver, good; Moab, good. , I |