| Show weakly CROP BULLETIN salt bait lake city utah june 6 1898 during the past week ending june ath there was a marked change in the character of precipitation there was a cessation of the frequent and aimont almost continuous showers of the preceding five weeks with exception of a snowstorm commencing on the afternoon of the 2nd and and ending on the morning of the ard 3rd during which 30 to 80 inches j of precipitation occurred there was practically no other precipitation cool weather continued with light frosts in some sections each night on the morning of the 3rd ard and ath a heavy frost occurred the week with most favorable weather conditions I 1 cold and changeable weather has checked the growth of garden truck corn and fruits and the frosts which were general on the 3rd ard and ath have done considerable damage to tender vines peas potatoes and possibly t fruits peas that esh escaped aped the frosts are now in bloom and potatoes that were not showing above ground are safe in some sections strawberries and goose berries are ripening rapidly sugar beets are doing well they are coming up with a good stand there is a good prospect for apples while plums will be scarce apple trees are coming into bloom it is thought that the grain crop will come to maturity and the berry be plump with out the assistance of irrigation on high lands the grain and grass are making a most pleasing growth lu r aern is being cut in some sections admer roer weather is needed to bring f grasses to maturity the prospects are excellent for large crops of cereals and shay hay 4 gatland arland Gf wheat is still gro growing iving and looking well the weather to is still cool the ground is wet vt lucern is very f hea heavy it to is too cold for corn and vegetables the past week has been coli with light showers on the 2nd and aa tid snow fell on the hills on the th corn cor and and garden vegetables axe are ot growing much grain and lucern i are well haying will soon corn deft xe ft greenville Are enville everything is growing potato planting to is nearly over si the e weather was VW changeable last aalst week cold but ao 0 o fj croatto ogk light shower thunder storm 44 arild abaft friday night wheat beat is to covering vering till oi f the ground lucern will booti be ready for cutting sugar beets beete are up gardens are backward I 1 paradise we have hame had one frost that slightly injured currants grain gross gress and lucern are growing nicely potatoes are planted and corn nearly so good prospects for apples plums plume are nearly a failure logan A cold cloudy week no frost dry farm wheat looks well lucern is doing well and will be ready to cw cut in about ten days hyde park work on the beets was retarded by rain corn has rotted ip the ground crops look fine on upper lands and yellow on low lands benson grain and grasses are making good progress lucern will soon be ready to cut the weather has been very changeable woods cross grain and grass are doing well lucern is badly lodged the weather has been very damaging to watermelons water melons cant elopes cucumbers oyster plans and peppers all of which are mostly a failure greenview Green view strawberries are ripening rapidly lucern has commenced in earnest the hay crop will be large asa the wind last week was somewhat damaging to grain june 3rd ard water froze in ponds tropic the past week was favorable to all crops strawberries are ripe there is plenty of water and farmers expect a good crop of fruit spraying Is in progress comoto the weather has been fair for growing crops we wall will have some plums and a few apples currants and gooseberries goose berries if we do not get a late frost Par carowan parowan orwan crops are growing nicely early peas axe are beginning to bloom potato planting is finished plenty of water for irrigation levan another cold rain and snowstorm on the 2nd and made the thermometer fall to the freezing point corn will have to be replanted potatoes are coming up tender vegetables have been nipped by frost ranch the weather has been very good for small grain recent heavy winds have dried the ground rapidly scipio tender vegetables have been nipped by the frost anthe on the morning of the ard 3rd tout are looking well holden A A light frost occurred on the morning of the 3rd ard which failed to injure anything heackley Henc Heft kley ekley frost injured tender vines friday night peterson grain on uplands to is looking well lucern is making a rapid growth kingston everything is growing nicely friday night a heavy frost damaged potatoes garden truck and fruit koosharem Koo sharem high winds every day and frost every night some damage has been done to lucern meadowville Meadow ville all crops look well sn snow ow fell all in the moun mountains on the 3rd ard spring city small grain ana grate are doing nicely lucern to is beginning to bud bind frost night of ard 3rd killed pota i totlee beans and squash also injured corn and fruit f uit chester Chesier rain and hay look well prospects a are favorable tor for a large crop a hard frost damaged almost on the morning af the ath manti on the morning of the ath frost cut the potato tops fountain green prost frost danage fruit and gordens gordena Montice hot south winds axe are warming and drying the ground ground is in good condition the alfalfa crop will be heavy sigurd froot has nipped potato vines corn and tender garden stuff grain and graess are doing well occurred nearly every night green graae is 1 doing well mad and grain abat ia up adding w well ell american fork cold rains have haie retarded planting lucern is wanting sunshine to bring the blossoms bloo out I 1 alakel shoe to blossom sugar beets led look b amell and have a good stand garden truck doing well salem prospects are good for excellent crop of small grain and lacern li cern too much wet for the low land some will plant and corn over the seed having rotted santaquin some of the corn to is up and some will have to be replanted lehi the highest temperature was 77 aag deg lowest 41 weather rather cold and windy uintah strawberries and ries are now in the market and being shipped in large quantities huntsville grain on low lands looks sickly potato planting that was delayed on account of vie storm to is now about finished harrisville weather is still unsettled delaying the cutting of lucern which is fully ripe grain will be plump and good without any irrigation heber frost occurred every night injured potatoes and tender vines very few peas are left pretty fair crops of apples and plums pinto grain looks well the ground is drying rapidly now peca snow fell an the afternoon of the 2nd and and morning of 3rd ard weighting down shrub bushes to the ground some garden seeds have settled apple trees are in bloom and potatoes are up strawberries axe are loaded with blossoms payson heavy frost occurred thursday and friday nights doing damage to beans corn potatoes des and tender vines some will have to be replanted lucern is ready to cut for hay bayli J H SMITH section director per S M BLANDFORD |
