| Show I An A Arid A rid 1 Y Year 7 l 9 With T e 1 T Violen T o Ti O 1 I i irid n Irid Year ear With Many Violent 0 Storms and Fair Fair Li Crops ps p UK Ill weather during the tho year pre prey par I Rented some soma unusual that lh r 1 IA tin g t It from rom tor for former mer tiler yell years Ill lath Kach season Heuson In III turn was wai w s characterized by hy some Rome distinctive or that rendered rell tj IZ f y The Inter Inte r us not tile site for tin Its It temperature and deat i nt sunshine that were ere relieved re Ie relieved by IJ two cold spells the tho latter one ono of ot marked severity the tho lute late leas w f i abnormally cool and damp the thelt Ute ht lt l e summer t extraordinary for or the nu mb r o of o thunderstorms an Put nd thin ll the tho late Into autumn until mu for or its ItH lont lon continued period of or cloudless s stiles skies While AMille there thero were welO frequent storms storm during December D mind and yet ct the Ih fall Coli of f snow was Wn for fOI all 1111 see lice lions Not ot until the heavy hen snowfall during the forepart of ot February were ere ereth th n fears fellis fen is to for U Uter the coming coining lH wa lU water lUt ter t r supply finally dispelled The rho during tho the period Ins untie heavy hea especially over Ocr the lute south southern southern ern frn part of ot the shale where nt lit ninny many the amount was lima the greatest t on rr id In Jn view of tit the dry 1 condition of or the poll soil prior to this thin the tho de derti rd of Incalculable value to alto farming t Interests Two severe eore cold colli marked the minter the tho nut rather ruther moderate ernle ou oc outlined d during the thc latter butter part of at Decem b her r r and the tho second of unusual sOl II ty tr followed the tho heavy hea snowstorm durIng dur dUI during ing In tho Iho forepart of or February During Dm Ing the latter In the themore more districts of tilt the state were score JJ to degrees d below bolow zero 1010 Cloudiness was leas not MI so prevalent during the winter and ami theta them th rn was aa decidedly more than tho the us usual usual ual minter nn an Important fury tor In producing tho the abnormally high winter maximum temperatures March sync a nn an Ideal l eal spring month mon tho rather too tOI balmy bahn as nIl the frost como cane front from the ground ahead of tho time season During the last decade at or this month heavy heny rain aud moist sn occurred which was wai very er beneficial b In ht thorouGhly ranking the ground Particularly opportune nt at this thU time was wan the cool wave that Ihn t occurred as ns It averted too loo rapid melting of or the snow In tho Ito mountain and tended t to con comm nerve servo It for ti U use i 1 later In III tho the grossing glowing II 11 Oil when the them usual summer drought and warmth worm chi rendered Irrigation almost I Indispensable Thunder Storms April was characteristic cloudy and with frequent thunder One of or these near tho the city of or Ogden on tho the was suns of such lich violence i as ns II to deserve special mention The roofs of ot several large warehouses were i blonn ort oft anti and many smaller II a 1111 buildings 1 tolY destroyed Tide This wits was fol followed ul oh lowed on VII the by h another storm In III inthe the tho sane fuimo vicinity that wits was of o greater violence During this storm lightning struck 14 1111 de the tho electric light plant and ami caused 11 considerable damage flail al nl also so Sll attended this thin disturbance that dam damn damaged aged crops locally to 10 a 1 great rent extent During Durin the month considerable moist snow snots fell and high winds were frequent May In was Sias abnormally cool and damp With n it single exception In III each cach case ense I the temperature t during the month slue jas 1111 1 tho the lowest end rn the precipitation tho ale greatest In tin the records of or the local of flee OCI of or the weather bureau During Daring the tits coldest period of or this month which schlep occurred about the end cud of o tilt the first nr t do da Chile frost trost and Ico l formed over the themore themore more moro elevated districts while even een In the valleys lIes the precipitation was mostly In hl the form orm of or motet moist snow now Normal The early summer presented the tile chary char characteristics common com nm ii to that limit season Rainfall durin this period perlo was Willi below balow the normal the prevailing dryness bo he boIng heIng Ing lag accentuated by h high drying dr winds and the supply ot of o water Crater In time the creeks anti and r began to fall oft off rapid rapidly ly I fortunately however a n Herles erleA l of ut general q tom ss occurred about the lie mid middle nd l die dle of July Jui that lint replenished the fulling falling water supply and soaked the time parched soil soli thoroughly The rime striking feature of the latter latt r pert of or the summer Will lime number aid violence of or the thunderstorms the electrical accompanying them being generally of it II spectacular I nature and the winds of o damaging velocity The attending precipitation Ilk I t lt was 1111 however hail Incommensurate hl Call ll with the violence of the tutu II to uns 1111 The rhO list first frosts ro IB of or Urn till advancing season occurred d toward the tho close cause of o the sum Aunt summer met mer n In Iti the tIle more elevated elu districts of ot a If the lute state hut but the resulting damage VIM III Inappreciable flu Tun II Cold SidN Two Turn cold ld of o unusual severity for 01 the tho early part of ot the sensor season oc oe purred during the thc autumn and freez freezing lug ing es and killing frosts ro oc 01 occurred occurred during tho rho autumn surd and freez time the latter part of September l u II severe rain unit snowstorm passed over tho rho state before It spout spent Un 1111 energy tho the soil goll was wall thoroughly soaked fund and the ditches and reservoirs Hooded During J the ho of or this season thy dry rind abnormally warm with wll h cloudless skies loaf oo l Sea The growing season 10 on of o 1905 1901 despite I the tho many that beset It itY was sync generally tl Y The T herr he per persistent 1 drought of the previous previous autumn n autumn hall had given rise Use to 10 gloomy forebodings and anti these seemed 1 to be wolf well grounded as Ol the this mountains wore nero bare of snow anti and the soil sell oll very dry Hut tut the heavy hI storm of o February causal d b precipitation halloo oer the state and Rn all nil fear of ot crop crOll failure f lure vas van WI dispelled d Fur For a n along 1 long time winter grain did 1111 not germin germinate ate alo In III ninny localities lo owing acing to the ex extreme extreme dryness while In outer other sections Its condition was wa not satisfactory of oC Snout of 0 snow nu was waB also unfavorable os nil It deprived the young grant grain of ot that protecting blanket so I tree Ill ItI u daring the th rigorous s aon Ax A Athe the winter ad winced the drought III wa war relieved In a n measure me and this In th the moisture united mead n a steady Im In lit The open opening openIng ing In of or the grow Ing HIron p icon found funn ferni funning lug ing 1111 we weI Spring grain woe was nearly all till sown Amen by the end en 1 of or March and sonic some of ot It coming up upwell upwell well The a in tre g n II ad been heen greatly Y Increased tI and the creel cereal was wai generally In hm rha went weather her Marina the spring s ring WitH erns on the he whole favorable fi Gil f the of or grain precipitation nt tit favorable Inter Intervals stub vals and h by the end ot of spring till alto win winter ter Per grain Il ln WitS generally coming III ht 11 head followed ti II 1 munch month loiter liter by II that Of o the thu spring sowing What hlll linio Trio hid Did June Juno was wa the Ih decisive month In the condition of nf the grain imp rop or of the he year Its III warm and dry d weather ions of grout great t benefit t tn Gi Irrigated fauns us its the bright matured the tho crop cOp rapidly and whon whet the lie soil null became too dry dr water wits 1114 for nr th the proper moisture The absence of ot caused call n 1 e of the thi berry from tram which iv hick lanil ltd did not 1111 rover ii In some same localities To fo Toward ward ivard the of th till mouth month Un har harvesting his r vesting of winter wheat bad begun heun and at tit 1 t the tilt of July Jul the time of ot groan 1 II In it mm gurr Title Tills work stork was seas a oat I the Ili Ih following thou hug month at 11 t the t h closi of ut r t Ii Ip io summer truer Will i about completed Tilt 1111 a IH l under wi way durIn this whole period hut but was seas not until the autumn was Ins is wot ull advanced Crop cup The results remit of nt the groin growing ten see tennon son non cm can be us lill follows wheat was Wit below the average both bath in to quality and quantity spring grain was lIal fully fulls up UI to 10 the th normal amount excepting In III tome totalities where the tilt crop TOp was wall Injured by h rust IU t and andIn In the southern louthern counties by hy Insect inserts The mildness of nf tho rho winter wham allowed allotted the range to be hI used much longer than thai ai and 1 early In the IIII ro n un lell ea son A ample sustenance to stack She Sheep p shinning began nurl lain nut and It by IW the theil il close dUM nf tf April wag suite rum coin ruml omI l I t d with the lie i dill lip generally tor The Th yield of fruit on time the th whole holp was below the average especially peaches anti and nIl Heel 1111 Oilier Cro CroN Sugar Bugar beets heet where properly Irrigated I r n The cn tI p V IK is neatly all up liP by the dOle close of M Ma Mac iv and I the limo following month morth this the th work of thin thinning fling ning war wan I completed Digging becam hc I general In September but the fall rull was tH well VIII advanced before the top tale w is Thiele were s factory both In III quality und where water for tor Irrigation could In he obtained in how Pion however ho ever blight and am Insects caused treble damage The yield of ot the th and second crop croll of was wast about the average tho the third crop tup sues I short and sod s seed Oed ed nearly n fAilure The Tho tire Mrs and much of oC the Ih second jk crop rOI was 1111 matured the hc t effects effect of or the summer di dryness noi and heat beat begun be II to bo he h felt It Willi tile the Falk maidens where inhere watered 11 tel ll d well troll though limed damaged the thi lop rop lII ably yielded nit throughout the growing H en on n e excepting x n near the tho riot do i lose when a 1 sot ro rn fr i B rv 1 tho Ih roil crop to a II agu I gu g u It t XII nf I CuMi en haul l h I a I growth I toward tois hid the hue close chose a of or t July Jul and nn at matured I t toward inward the floe clot of ot the following month While yields were satisfactory yet the ants were marred by b worm wol Ina In view of ot the circumstance that marked Its Inception and Rut the many man tilt dif 11 during the Ih progress ot tit the ho Crowing season the crop season corn eom p ve very 11 fax II ot ably h I with that of for n years and ninny reports stated slated Hint It woe was I II on one of or the tha heel best ever eer 11 i In Iii tai i i r |
