Show A COLD AND WINDY WEEK utah section climate and crop cropper cro peer ser vice weather bureau lor for week ending Monday May jtb the weather during past the week like the preceding one was cool at ai d windy with frosty morn inri conditions condl tlona which were unfavorable for the growth of crops burtne the first part althe of be week rain and add snow fell to in the central and northern sections aeo tlona where it was well distributed and did much good to grain and grasses babides loore taing we the water supply apply to a considerable extent the following amounts amount were reported from places where standard jandard tan dard gauges are located belt bait lake city 87 of an inch ho job huntsville 68 58 of an inch brigham city 40 of an inch heber beber 28 of an inch scipio 18 of on inch moab 11 oi 01 an I 1 rob and st bt george a trace the weather during the latter part of the week was more favorable for farm work w which blob was pushed vigorously duall ID all districts where it ft has haa been retarded by the recent sti boerm irnis B the majority of correspondents state that the general crops are looking well but growing slowly lowly owing to the cold a d frost froat plowing and seeding continues anu and coto corn rod and potatoes are being planted garden stuff to la looking fine and grow Is growing nicely the barge la is re ported backward to in many districts dietric te layton one or two showers during week potato planting to ia going on with a rush nearly all fruit trees are lil ID bloom orton orion the week bus bae been very verj dry and windy grain and leearn jut just coming up water exceedingly poor outlook for farmers in his planting potatoes potato ea moab the weather during the past week has bae been favorable for the growth of vegetation new harmocy abe fore part ot of week and cold latter part some what milder poor month for all kinds of crol croas e st george frost froat on cold winds 28 tb and newton all the grain in but bat growth to la slow no potatoes in yet grass and lucern backward cache junction reavy rain rain hall hail and snow enow croydon rain bain the me night of april with snow enow on the morning oi 01 frost may let wheat la Is coming up and lucern looks well most meet grain to 18 seeded Peter peterson sot oc the week has been very stotmy at intervals retarding farm ing operations on the evening ol of the be let heavy wind and ralo very cool nights with frost Crop cropping plug will be very late suipto very dry windy weather prospects poor moron dry and windy all week heavy frost at nights first part ol of week light frost the last jaet thre fighte grain about all in the ground trees commence oommen oe to leaf alfalfa and grass making slow progress levan the weather to la getting warmer and everything Is growing spring plowing is the order ol of the day the snow in mountains is melting and the streams are rising holden weather warmer crops in making kinig good progress reee late storms have li increased Teased the water supply late frosts la april have done considerable dam age to fruit wheat and burley coalville Co alville rain sod and snow on windy weather wea iber farmers very busy getting in crops very cold nighta and some of the days vegetation not growing much spring aitt the first of the week was cold and disagreeable with snow rain and wind last half ball of week clear and warm with but little wind grain lucern etto etc doing well apple peach apricot and other fruit trees are to in bloom trees nice sod and green dande lions blob blooming ming tooele thoele weather more settled but still too cold for general growth all crops growing slowly but looking well garden truck just beginning to come up storm q weather con to interfere with general farm work the lucirn Is about 2 inches high rainfall during week 68 58 of an inch abe week ha has s been cold stormy and windy with rain and snow which have retarded growth but is in good for grain which promises an abundant good outlook for a large yield of meadow and alfalfa hay A few warm dye days would be beneficial to pasture growth it is too early to determine the amount of damage to fruit trees by the he late into frosts I 1 Sigurd The weather during past k mt changeable with frosty 1 r 06 backward water for very cry prospects tor for fruit look all right but bat late I 1 liftfield Rift field weather is plea pleasant pleasa ant ot crops growing nicely witter water for arri gating scarce had a light rain no ne damaging front or high winds tern tem for vegetation lehi lebl the past week has been one fine but cool lucern looks well wel beets coming up snow has bee in the mou bains improving general prospects I 1 San santaquin it has been fairly good growing weather with plenty of sunshine a little windy nearly every day garden stuff bluff looks fine spring wheat looking well payson pay BOD weather getting warmer daily water increasing rapidly vege tation commencing to grow wind and rain on and hard to got gee sugar beets beete up in acme places small grain doing fine rondo randolph ph weather has haa been very cola and stormy crops about all ail in lucern is coming up and looks J well prospects for good crops were never water will be plentiful this summer brigham city early part of week cold some ratio raio snow enow and nail ball during week light frost at olgha latter part of the week warm spring grain looks well fruit trees in full bloom potato rod and corn planting commenced Dowe the weather has hag been cold with several showers of rain the me night nightshade shave been frosty grain and lucern lubern growing slowly very little liitle gar dening done yet wearner too cold heber windy and cold again this week very cold mornings and fraering fra esing vegetation very slow seeding needing continues braes to is growing nicely range is ia ba caward cattle poor and have to be led fed two inches of snow morning of april J H SMITH observer and section director SALT LAKE CITY utah |