Salt Lake Telegram | 1929-06-05 | Page 2 | Low Temperature Damages Fruit, Utah Farm Crops

Low Temperature Damages Fruit Pruit Utah Faim Farm Crops With the temperature re having dropped as low as 20 degrees in some sections of ot the state during the past week weel considerable damage damage damage dam dam- age to the fruit and farm crops has been reported according to the weekly crop report issued Wednesday Wednes day by J. J Cecil CedI Alter chief of the local weather bureau Sheep herds in practically every section of the state state have have suffered heavy losses because because be be- cause of ot tho the inclement weather Fruit blossoms and oth other r tender crops W ivero ro killed at Heber City Richfield and other othel places while the alfalfa was laid ald flat fiat at Deseret Lighter frost which is believed 1 to have done some damage occurred at Ix Logan gan and other places in the northern part of the state The cold weather has retarded tile the growth of 01 most farm farmand and r range crops while practically the entire state Is badly In jn need of 01 rain Mr Alter reports Some of the lower temperatures of ot the week were as follows follows- Brigham Brigham Brig- Brig ham City 30 30 Deseret and Duchesne 24 Heber 22 Panguitch 20 Modena 24 and ManU Mantl and Midvale 28 I S