| Show WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN salt lake city utah may 24 1898 the weather conditions during the week ending may were not altogether favorable to agricultural interest in utah the week was character char characterized acte TI by low temperatures abnormal cloudiness and excessive precipitation during the early part of the week considerable sid erable snow tell fell in portions of summit sanpete San sa pete juab garfield and wayne counties on the and a moderately severe cold wave passed over the state causing freezing temperatures and heavy frosts in many localities which did some damage to gardens fruit buds and other tender vegetation the copious rains of the past two weeks while beneficial to vegetation in general were somewhat detrimental to the low land grain which is beginning to turn yellow in some districts on account ot at the saturated condition condit dan don of the soil boll the planting of corn and potatoes potato is ia not yet finished the stormy weather having interfered with the work the sugar beets are up with a good stand growing ng nicely and are reported ported as looking vety very promising the first crop of lucern to is beginning to blossom and from present appearances the yield will be unusually heavy throughout the state in the southern portion vt of the state strawberries are ripe and garden vegetables are ready for market the grain orope crops are said to look remarkably mar kably promising but making slow progress on account of the cold weather and absence of sunshine warmer wanner weather during the coming week which is very likely will improve the condition of crops very materially greenville the weather has been very stormy its equal has never been known at this time of the season four inches of snow fell here on the night of some frost without damage everything Is wet enough to grow in any kind of soil snowville Snow ville rainfall inches since sunday night grain to is doing well and farmers are jubilant garland the ground is perfectly soaked frost on the night of the loth cut down garden truck such as beaus beans potatoes and corn Dewe deweyville radii fell on the irth and loth frost on the crops are in excellent condition benson finest rain this week we have had for years everything to Is doing well newton last weeks w weather will prow prove of great value to the farmers nice growing weather meadow the past w week eek has not been very favorable tor for the growth of grains and vegetation owing to the rain being cold still everything Is looking w well ell iran fall grain is nearly in the boot logan all crops are in good condition we have had plenty of rain for the present hyde park rained four days the past week light frost on the never saw crops look better kaysville Kays ville dry land wheat win will now mature the prospects are go good od tor for a sugar beet crop thinning has commenced if no damaging frost occurs the fruit crop will be normal green river the past week has been very favorable for crops small varieties of vegetables are ready for fop use lucern is in bloom lawrence plenty of rain min in castle valley the thermometer went down to freezing but no damaging frosts occurred until the morning of the when a heavy white frost occurred damage not yet known moab on the the frost injured grape vines and strawberry foliage tropic the rain continued all the week wheat oats corn and potatoes look well coyote the snow and the rain has made everything look fresh our crops are growing nicely snow in the mountains Is doing great damage to sheep men pa panguitch crops of wheat oats and parley barley are planted and growing nicely beginning with monday the season has been the finest for many years levan it is now thought ought th that there will be sufficient water for irrigation 0 mature the crops lucern is a toot foot dhigh no damage by frost ranch good weather for grass grams and upland up land grain mt carmel all crops are looking well peterson grain on bottom land need sunshine frost injured potatoes corn corp and beans scipio all kinds of crops are doing well prospects are good holden everything to Is well soaked when it grows warm crops will make progress no frost yet hinckley prospects are good for a heavy crop grain is looking well monticello alfalfa looks fairly wen well but the frost nipped in places mill creek potatoes ea and coah corn planting delayed owing to stormy weather crops look well chester all grain to is looking well frost friday night and tee ice formed thick as window glass spring city rain and snow abow the whole week crops looking well manti there has been an unusual downpour lown pour of rain min there were light rests frosts A bountiful harvest to is assured fruit is in promising hoytsville potato planting to ia now in n order small fruits are in full bloom frost did considerable damage to garden truck j peoa geoa the past week week has envery be wet but of great benefit to cro cromb Ps six binche of snow tell fell on the float on the did some damage to tender plants lake shore we have stopped irrigating on account of plenty of water from the rain the rain could not haw come in a better time pleasant grove vegetation is growing and looks well atter after the rain payson beets are growing nicely corn to is up and grain and hay never 4 were better lehl lehi highest temperature during the week 66 degrees lowest 40 beefs are growing grow drig rapidly and lucern pron pacts are good american fork rate rain and snow aided crops on bench lands alkali in bottom lands to is turning crops yellow santaquin San all nature looks glorious glori orioUs oua in radiant verdure this rain min has done great good salem orope are growing on account of cold rains farmers are nearly neady through putting in crops loa wheat and grass are looking green lyman the ground is well watered crops are looking fair huntsville Hunt avlUe A killing frost occurred friday and saturday mornings grata looks well lacem to is 8 inches high |
