Show the weather may we were treated with a steady hard old fashioned snow storm which lasted all day accompanied by a cool north west wind causing much cooing of animals and giving the early vegetation a novel appearance but greatly benefiting the grain crops and saving one irrigation and slight frosts which nipped some early beans and melon vines doing however but little damage thus far we have had an unusual quantity of rain hail snow and cloudy and coolish weather all of which will doubtless tend to make heavy crops be on hand to care for and take care of them i as you will doubtless be able to find use for all you can raise |