| Show WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN salt lake city utah may 1899 the weather during the week ending monday may ath was generally cloudy and moderately cool with gentle and widely distributed rains over the greater portion of the state snow fell at intervals during the middle of the week and averaged in depth from a trace in southern districts to two feet in ih the eastern and northen sections heavy frost was quite generally reported from many localities but no damage is reported in nearly all cases the rain was gen tle tie and was of immense benefit es eci aily ally to dry farming districts where the soil had become too dry for the ger gnina ni nation tion of seeds spring seeding is practically finished except in a few districts in the east tern portions of the state and farmers are now planting corn and potatoes there were no bad reports received from any portion of the state during the past week all correspondents speak enthusiastically of the fine ap Ve arance of fall and spring wheat lural lucern cern meadows and other gene general crops mill creek first four days st stormy orray with light fall of snow on the ath but no frost front everything looking fine paradise crops nearly all sown except potatoes grain coming up nicely fall grain looking good lewiston r past week very change able ble crops growing nicely lucern about 8 inches high currant and gooseberry blooming out garland nice rains forepart of week all kinds of vegetation growing fast kneat and lucern fine mendon some fall grain about 6 inches high never saw it look better spring gram nearly all in some up and JIo oking fine lucern looking excellent uintah an entire week of rain all kinds of vegetation is booming killing frost wednesday night but little or no abage L lawrence aw rence seeding and planting about out half done gentle rains for five days thoroughly soaked the ground and greatly benefited all kinds of legeta avon on spring city rain and snow four flays dayd past week ground watered sufficient crops look well lucern fine some frost froat thursday night mt pleasant snow on may ad 3rd ard and ath no frost lucern 6 inches high most grain up gardens appearing appe appearing arini freen most fruit trees in bloom manti the first half of the week was very wet for this time of year no chrost to hurt yet everything promis teg mt carmel since the of april ato to the of may it has rained every day increasing the creeks frost on ath ind and ath may have injured the fruit everything very thing looks well I 1 ivingston good wet week helps crops wonderfully but came within an ace of freezing on evening of ath but fruit blossoms are safe thus far plateau snowed some on the ad and about five inches on the 3rd ard froze a little the night of the 3rd ard grass growing nicely Wc ely not all the grain in yet koosharem Koo sharem first part of week rain and snow heavy frost night of the 3rd ard ath and ath sowing bowing of grain not yet finished ground very wet syde park heavy rains high winds and d cold weather past week apple trees in bloom everything growing nicely deweyville Dewe on the and 2nd and 3rd ard rain and d high wind snow fell on the hills flight in frost on the esth rain on the ath and light frost on the ath crops of all ail jends ads are doing well farmers are busy rp jp lanting corn and potatoes brigham city A cloudy week with a number of fine showers prospects of the field garden and orchards are good logan grain crop growing nicely rain on the ath light frost wednesday and thursday apple trees in full abloom monticello heavy rains and snow sno w wheat crops look well oats oata coming up potato planting in progress levan olievan the storm after five days davo ditth alternately rain hall and snow ended night of may ath bringing up grain giving fall grain a new reviving the range and in tact fact put nut new life into all kinds of vegetation jo jio damage so tar far by frost fruit even reaches eaches doing well plowing after the he AS ahi a hi la 18 easy st stgeorge george climatic conditions favor able to vegetation hall from southwest 3 p m may let no damage payson cool weather crops bloking fine good growth heavy rains frequently ly water increased heber the past week has been a happy one for the farmer more an danow fell in one continuous storm since the settlement of the valley to my recollection recollect iona a great amount of snow fell in the high mountains creek rising rapidly american fork weather has been splendid for crops the past week bench lands in particular very favorable for putting in late crops the late rains have made all vegetation look well peterson A general rain the most of the week grain and the range look fine mapleton the most part of the past week has been stormy there has been rain in abundance and snow to the depth of 2 inches beets are coming up and a good stand is assured other vegetation growing rapidly lehl the past week has given us the finest rains for years all now looks promising beet thinning ready a good stand pinto grain coming up looks ks nice the storm was a fine thing for the county as the ground was getting very dry roy our sugar beets are most all up and looking well crops all in wheat looking well the past week has been rain rainy yand and good for growth of vegetation ranch nice showers during week which were good for sprouting grain and growth of crops meadows look well huntsville the rain that commenced the last of april and lasted for four days did an immense amount of good to the young grain some snow fell on the mountains and a little in the valley frost friday morning chester for the past nine days it has rained nearly every day which has used the farmers to rejoice as their fields were getting very dry the crops have never looked better at this time of the year than they do at present all small grain is in seeded needed and fruit trees are in bloom meadowville Meadow ville F first arut and second rain third and fourth snow the snow has haa all gone it has done good to grain gral nand and lucern everything looking well carowan parowan the week has been cold and stormy frost has damaged the fruit slightly but the rain and snow has been of great value to the farmer small grain nearly all in lucern looking well new harmony considerable rain fell during the week heavy frost but fruit not injured crop croooks a look well we J H SMITH section director salt lake city utah |
