Show WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN BALT LAIKE CITY utah april 18 alth this lebue issue the publication of 91 the weekly climate and crop bulletin of et utah is ie resumed for the season of of 1897 these bulletins bulletin are published weekly during the planting cultivating fiig and harvesting of orope crops aud and tire I 1 abie bed i ed on reports of over one hundred 1 and dd fifty correspondents locia located ted throughout the agricultural districts ef 1 the state stale the th bulletins will give giro a 8 general Oin mary of weather conditions irom from week to week and will also show abow the fleet of the tae weather on crops anu and agricultural ors operations the weather during the forepart 0 the ibe test ast week was generally tormy stormy with cold northerly winds and frosty the latter part was wae moderately wild and quito quit favorable favorable tor for farm I 1 operations in section elections a where the soil Is ie ai att working condition the season is fam three to tour four weeks later than usual at the close of the wa wees bak there here WU wag considerable snow on oil farming lends ode throughout the northern of we stage ran ranging izing torn lava a depth of two to ton ten abes 1 in sections fictions where the alow has baa disappeared the soil to is satur ud ned to a depth of eighteen inches and ven witt with favorable weather from auw oo on it win will be at least a week eek or AM days beare be ore the land is 18 in proper condition for the plow in a low lew dis web of the southern portion of she bbate some gome plowing and seeding was wae san between storms during the week weed ut generally the farmers are very in the work of putting to OB winter wheat where in sight light jis reported in rao condition with good 0 and well rooted beet planting slug to in utah county aou ame ae spring wheat has been sown in he lower jower tier of counties in the of moab apri so were io in bloom on the be tin and r in bloom on abe ath the for fruit is good except in a AW W loosli localities ties where the aress seem to v been gow somewhat by the To fret freeze pleasant gruve tho the weather has ho very changeable which has bag pie begged anted the gas farmers from putting lu in arop very little garden stuff or grain IMS JU yet lubern and grass just start in and showing green antab uintah Snow lins disappeared from the be fields plowing commenced I 1 in a low oar places place gardens garden are straightens straightened J ilna seeds eeds put in the ground water fo the weber river commis uon to rise lift coalville Co 00 alville rain or snow nearly every day y and snow mow nearly all gone fam field foeldi farm operations backward los A cold and windy weeks geeki pang work scarcely commenced lyman layman frosty and amid cold windy days during past week plowing just comme commenced nood no seeding yet Us mapleton P il legon the last three days of vie the past w week eek have been favorable to r plowing and seeding of small grain garden planting and transplanting of trees etc to has neen been the main feature of the she past week apricots plums plume and peaches have suffered most moat during the abe recent frost during the be last three days day there has ba been considerable grain gowns the land to Is too wet on quite a number of farms to do much yet some garden seeds planted dp peas radish and onions salem About thirty five per cent of stina sunshine blae the past week about seventy five per cent of the wheat planted past three days favorable to all farm work fall wheat and rye doing well gardens garden being planted and lucern shooting booting forth american pork fork tiie the past week has bee been favorable for term farm work with the exception of two days daya which were very changeable and cold ban San santaquin during the past week we had bad plenty of on sunshine but cold dry winds farmers have been plowing and doing other preparatory work lor for the spring sowing manti man U the past week has baa been very good tor for all farm work and the farm era inave been busy sowing bowing wheat and oates oaie and at as present everything is ie favorable for good crops mount Plese pleasant past week weather has been fair snow has baa disappeared farming commenced the ground has haa girled rapidly from moderately high temperature isad and light southerly winds cheater much fall fail plowing done farmers farmer have shave been waiting favorable weather some activity expected soon to sow now spring wheat I 1 know of no fall fail sowing very little fruit grown grow a here I 1 spring city the past week has been unfavorable to farm work ovla odla nights have been keeping the snow show it 1 i most parts of the field to la other parts however the soil is to in working condl bondi tion and in parts farming work has slowly commenced maroul week dry ary and cold with the exception of the last two daya farm work commenced fountain green past week warm but cold lighte farmer Farmers just started to put in small grain logan about eight or ton ten inches of snow on the ground and going off very slowly green river the past week has been very favorable to all farm work and to the growth of vegetation mild temperature and clear have been of great benefit to wheat and oats oate lucern growing fast fruit crop brumle ing and ana no frost yet perron forron frost every night the past week cold and windy soil oil in prime condition Welling well ing I 1 OB the past week has been cold and windy every day HoOs vilie lie wind slight falls 0 snow and rain at intervals intervale have osen we be order of the day tor for the past week all things considered it has been unfavorable to all farm labor and growth of vegetation snow in t the he valley replaced with plenty of mud peoa first four days of the past week were stormy since which the weather has haa been olear clear and warm snow going iff Off fast fall plow land still covered with snow aisis high winds and cold weather during the week no growth on crops too cold for grain to sprout scipio cropping commenced oo on the jtb all farmers and gardeners clusy and prospects for weather and crop good food deseret the past week has been unfavorable for crops very cold at days cloudy and windy alfalfa getting green log ice every morning vry very little planting or plowing done yet yel fillmore the past week has baa been favorable to go all farm work mostly clear with frosty night soil in prime prim condition greenville Ure enville the post week boa baa been favorable to all farm work and to the growth of vegetation planting la is in progress aa with indications for a good season soil boil is in prime condition but bug season a month later than usual geneva Eigl iteen inches of snow enow on the level to in abib settlement late spring season for or farming brigham city the preparatory work to active labor oo on the farm has baa been pushed during the week hauling manu realo the fences and ditches received attention together with orchards and gardens aarland have not commenced cropping yet winter wheat starting ground well soaked beaked the show is nearly all gone coll Colllns I 1 detomi ioD the past week has baa been somewhat war warmer raer the growth of vegetation la is almost at a standstill farm work bars baa not commenced comme need ground grou ad too wet at present west portage The snow pie la nearly all gone gene from the valley but a good cow supply for summer use uee la is deposited in the canyon gorget plowing bee begun oil he be unbroken lands land but as aa yet it is ia too wet to plow stubble the grass and lucera beginning to start atari in the winter wheat also alao la Is making its ita appearance and news to hate wintered well deweyville Dewe Dowe the first hall half of tue the week was waa stormy and aad cold winding up with a snowstorm on the then uie tue weather has haa been pleasant and aad a few farmers have commenced plowing winter wheat i Is peeping up in rough durough the ground aud and promises prom iaea a good god stand aland honeyville the post week be haa been favorable for crops the last laaff snow has baa just juat disappeared appeared dla from our fields winter wheat so BO far as aa one can be beaus seau has haa wintered well and the fields fielda are already showing green betsoi rho rhe first part of the week was waa cold and stormy the last halt has haa b bon ben on bright with clear irony dighto farming has haa not yet commenced commencie everywhere in the fields we be snow li lies from three to ton en inches deep and is ia melting very slowly winter wheat la is garwing quite fast fail under the snow lowinson abe weather during me th first three days daya has baa has baa been quito stormy with lost and snow abe he latter part of we the week has haa been fine bee the th snow la in going last fat but in the he fields it la in from six alx and veo inthea inch deep smithfield the past week has haa moo aaen changes in temperature ranging frow from winter to balmy spring snow not oil all gous yet winter wheat doing well under the snow and being well rooted the prospects proa are aft good plenty of water assured for the snow enow in th the moud talus la in doey and amid well preserved prent Ted but little frost froat to in the ground hyde park snow six eix inches deep spring weather part of the week mendon snow going very fast fact no frost froat antho in the ground and as aa the snow melts the water will go into the ground which will put the land in arec area blass 0 In Syra syracuse ouse the past pait week has baa been unfavorable to form work here the low temperature tempera tuie and cold storms have prevented the ground from drying very little grain has haa been gown aown yet and but little ban baa been done in ah abe 0 gardens gar deni fall grain la in doing fairly well roy weather la Is very good and wheat has baa grown about one loch inch the past east week lucern one and a half inches high agh snow yet two wo inches deep bay getting ge 0 g scarce we have a late spring no farm work yet except some pro lons our fields are nearly bare and we expect to do some plowing in about at a week if we have no DO more tornow storm tor noB goosle snow on the farmers all 11 busy angy the liras week this season reason that work could be done the weather looks look like spring now Tayl oreville the f first ret halt half of the week was waa decidedly cold and blustery with all farming interests at a stand till still the she latter half of the week has been more favorable though there to la so as yet jet no BO farm faim crops in slight ekht except winter wheat which Is sto tooling spooling favorably the he forepart of the week we had bad 4 continuance of cold and tormy stormy weather the he latter part was milder and gardening has been fair commenced with some where the fields are dry enough we appear to be now just ut where we generally expected to find ourselves in the begin ning ling of marsh marob mill creek the past week has bin been very favorable to plowing and planting which la is now progressing randly our oar fruit trul crop will be partly a failure this hla year A good deal of grain put in this week Mia enville the past pait week high kindstrom wandi wind from strom toe southwest and some ome trot frost at night farmers are busy tag out ditches and some have bare commenced to put pat lu in garden and field ropa crops V Morgan Very poor weather the past pact week for agricultural operations opera tiona spring wheat not in yet ou on account of show now on the ground peterson on the ath rain hail and snow with a high wind about as bad a storm as a we have hau baa tale eabon boat about 8 inches ot of snow mow on the bottom lands Moab Apricots in bloom on the jtb strawberries in bloom on the he jtb westwater Wes Water mater the weather has hai been cold old all 11 II the spring pring and od vegetation la Is tock backward waru the soil oil Is 1 in good condition and moist to a depth of two feet from winter and spring graim no damage as a yet from frosts past week favorable lor for work eThe post week has bai been cloudy and windy plowing luat just began by a few quite hard frost every night Greenwich No crops planted yet snow now la is about all off the fields cold cola winds from the north the last lait lew few hayai the first part of the week cold old and unfavorable tor for farm work and the growth of the latter part was wa more favorable and a low few commenced to plow grant to i starting and the river rose roes six alx inches during the he week sigurd the first two days daya of the week was cloudy with a little rain the litter part has bm been warm and clear lear with cold frosty nights plowing and owing la in full fall blast a little gard aning also done dona ashley plowing just begun began the adow now to ill plied in the mountains mountain and people are expecting high water dur ing the latter part of the month the he soil la in in mood condition price the past week has baa been quite favorable tor for the farmer the soil oil is ie la in good condition for plowing vegetation beginning to show a little green riverton Rl and pro pre averaged about the normal with about 64 54 oer der cent of 0 sunshine Buns hioe glenwood nights quite chilly with light freezing days warm with tonal lonal breezes from the north quite cold sevier river to la considerably above mean height farmers are now extremely buy buoy putting in grain people from grass valley report I 1 snow gone and and seeding going on rapidly cattle and horses honea on OB the range have uttered ufler ed for food feed and a number of horses have died in bonse queues gale aale we are having better weather now but toe past pact week has haa been cold and stormy plowing la in pro programming graming rapidly some game grata grain has baa been sown BOWD lucern to la beginning to grow trees reea are backward but only want warm weather woods weed have stood the winter well ono anu are already above the he ground marriotte Mar all farm arm and aad garden work progressed during the week the weather was wai variable tuesday night there was wae about four inches f snow enow the season la Is said aid to be two weeks week later than usual fruit in IB held bold back and uninjured this spring although some damage was waa done by early freezes last fall some flows wheat up Harri harrisville eville abe past pait week has haa been favorable to and field plowing on high wade laade low lands ready la in a few days it if fair weather prevails fall grain in excellent condition plain oily city the tae weather has baa so BO moderated as to allow some of the farmers carmera to commence oommen oe plowing and put in crops and gardens garden weather cold labi the post week has haa been mostly floe and a large amount of work nae has been done beet planting in rapid progress ei condition of land good spanish fork friday and saturday good spring weather about one third of crops in ground this week looks looka like permanent spring now covac spring work comme commenced yet but the ground is ie drying fast and considerable grain at least on light bloomy land will no doubt be put in this coming week meadow vi ville ile du during ring the past week the sky eky for the most moat part was wa overcast Bt thawing during the osy day with front froat at night a considerable quantity of snow still on the ground no larm farm work hai ban as yet begun herriman Herrl man farmers farmen are getting their grala in now very tory little has haa ben aten done till the past week winter wheat Is very backward J H SMITH section bi director rector |