| Show WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN salt lake city utah may 3 1898 the weather conditions during the past week have been very favorable for general farm work germination of seeds and growth of crops the fore part of the week was unusually warm and sultry the temperature averaging several degrees above normal while the latter part was generally cloudy and cool with well distributed showers over the greater portion of the state heavy frosts occurred on the and and in a few districts ice formed on standing water to the thickness of a pane of glass considerable snow fell on the mountain tops during the latter part of the week principally in utah juab jubb sanpete San pete sevier wa W satch batch and garfield counties the week as a whole was the most moat favorable one so eo far this season though a trifle too cold during the latter part for the growth of vegetation the fine gentle rains were just what was needed for the germination of seeds and advancement of crops spring seeding is about finished except in the late districts where it is nearing completion according to the majority of reports the condition of tall fall sown wheat is excellent cel lent spring sown wheat in sight eight to is also looking very promising lucern is looking fihe altae and growing fast sugar beets are coming along nicely and thinning will begin soon the outlook for an abundance of fruit is very promising at the present time corn and potatoes axe are being planted oats and barley seeding progressing warm weather during the coming week will make wonderful improvement in the condition of crops throughout the state levan the dry spell was broken on by a nice rain in the valley and snow on the mountains enough to bring up garden seeds and make vegetation look fresh and green also very beneficial to field crops greenville fore part of week warm and sultry latter part rainy with snow on mountains I 1 Miners minersville ville pi frequent showers latter part of week bene fitted all kinds of vegetation frost nipped lucern fruit trees in bloom prospects good greenwich most of grain in som some coming up irrigation going on high water going down koosharem Koo sharem seeding in full blast irrigation commenced lucern green red refreshing d showers snow and rain rah nearly all day T the e weather has been fine for growing crops thunderstorm on accompanied by good soaking rain considerable corn and potatoes have been planted west portage pore fore part of week warm and sunshiny latter part cool and cloudy r winter grain 4 to 6 inches high lucern 6 to 8 spring grain begins to cover the ground and spring sown lucern to is coming up early garden sowa atu btu stuff looks well grass and ranges good santaquin San nice warm weather with plenty of sunshine the first four days thursday stormy with rain friday and saturday rain at intervals fall grain looking splendid spring grain coming up good ground in fine conal alon for planting corn and potatoes salem very favorable week to the growth of vegetation in general mcd rain on will bring the beet seed need up and seeds that were doubtful to germinate on account of drought apples in full bloom wheat rye zd and oats oat making the fields green farmers busy planting corn and potatoes plain city weather has been beeh extremely dry and hot until noon saturday when a thunderstorm passed over the place much of the garden crops did not come up owing to the long dry spell trees in full bloom I 1 byern rm on high land 16 inches high r f huntsville april has een quite warm and has melted the small supply of snow in the mountains go 90 thit that there is pros prospect of scarcity of water farmers are about through with springs plowing uintah all crops look fine and promise abundant returns no late aft friets f costs yet showers on the and max temp 86 deg min temp 44 deg spring city heavy frost wednesday and thursday rain on friday pride and snow friday night crops look well good stand corn planting in progress Tess lucern growing nit nady oely plum trees in bloom trees leafing all nature is green fountain green heavy rain accompanied by snow on friday rain and lat no damage by frost as aa yet grain looking well as a rule fruit trees beginning to bloom holden warm and dry until when we had a nice shower grain has not come up good on account of drought lucern looks well commenced irrigation two weeks ago good prospects for fruit it if frost does fillmore weather during past week TOOLS has been warm until yesterday when it rained gently nearly all day and again this morning all crops doing well fruit trees in full bloom deseret warm days and frosty nights forepart of week latter part 0 of week colder with showers and hall hail grain is still being sowed bowed and irrigation is being pushed the ground being too dry to bring up crops streams low benson heavy frost night of most of the small grain is in the ground crops looking well logon past week favorable to farm work pine fine rain on the some frost on the and plums and pears in bloom grain coming up nicely newton grain and gardens all in fall grain 6 inches high spring coming along fine since the rain lucern 6 inches high fruit trees budding and shade trees leafing out A large crop of grain put in this spring heber forepart of week warm latter part quite cool stormy and cloudy the ground has got a thorough soaking which to Is worth thousands of dollars to the county considerable snow has fallen on the mountains and will cause high water to hold up much 16 longer nger charleston days have been warm but the nights too cold to make good gwing growing weather shower on has ban put off irrigation for another week mot moot of the spring grain up fall grain tooling out nicely some fall rye in the boot Hoyt aville wheat fields looking green oats and barley pretty much all in trees just beginning to lest leaf out yesterday a fine soaking rain which will do much good fine growing weather this morning clear with bright sunshine Bunah lne peca the first tour four days of week were warm and bright heavy frost on rain hall and snow on indications of a storm this morning the sowing of grain la Is about completed feted the storm has done much good ae a the soil had become dry d ry barly ar y garden truck was hurt by the frost on lyman wheat mostly in and irrigated jated warm days and frosty nights rain and sleet with heavy snow on mountains glenwood enwood OI friday we had a fine rain lasting 3 8 or 4 hours and did much good to jid fall wheat gardens etc the first of the week there was ice formed on standing water as thick as window glas hul but probably doing no injury to fruit lo trees are literally covered ath with h blossoms spring wheat to is coming ami ing g ip P nicely oats and corn all being planted lucern and early garden stuff showing up well Ray eville past week has been favorable to all crops vegetable grain and fruit cool days colder nights but no damaging frosts has stimulated the grain which promises large yield hains on april 29 and 30 and may I 1 unless heavy frost comes fruit yield will be large price beginning of week warm crops growing nicely apricots in but light crop nice gentle rain on friday and heavy hail storm on saturday afternoon did some me dam sige age to fruit which was out in bloom rained nearly all night saturday lubern about 6 inched high wheat about all in and that which to is up looking well syracuse crops looking splendid good show for fruit trees loaded with bloom radish and lettuce on table beets showing green river seeding of grain in progress and watering well advanced several good showers during week crops of all kinds growing nicely past week has been most moot favorable to all kinds of vegetation teasdale Teas daJe rain and sleet on grain crops most all in lucern from 2 to 5 inches high some wild flowers in bloom peas radish and turnips appearing above ground wheat most all watered and some coming up tropic rain and snow at intervals during latter part of the week gr grain aln and lucern growing nicely fruit trees in full bloom and vegetation generally in making rapid growth comoto lucern growing nicely and grain crops are being irrigated ice formed on night of as thick as a pane of window glass meadowville Meadow ville all grain that is up to is looking well the past week has not been very favorable to agricultural interests te high wind on from southwest changing to north on and was waa bitter cold looks very much like a storm today ibapah good growing weather plowing and seeding progressing crops probably half in some gravening gra dening done and seeds germinating well lucern stai starting ting nicely acreage of grain less than usual gale two treaty frosty nights but no damage beets up and greatly improved by recent rains corn and potatoes being planted mill creek good rain monday crops doing well fruit trees in full bloom I 1 prospects good Harri harrisville eville fine weather past week for germination and growth of crops splendid rain saturday Wal wallenburg leburg past week very favorable to crops showers latter part of week benefited all kinds of vegetation perron weather generally cool and cloudy with nearly one inch of precipitation A beautifully propitious week for crops though a it little too near freezing point for fruit blossom blo asom no damage reported yet monticello crops nearly all in gardening in progress grass getting dry rains benefited all kinds of vegetation gunlock weather warm and cloudy looks like rain crops growing nicely alfalfa hay bay beginning to blossom apricots about one third crop peaches about one halt half crop peas in bloom other garden stuff doing well J H SMITH section director salt lake city |
