Show WEEKLY WEEK CROP BULLETIN salt lake city T utah may 1898 8 the weather during the week ending may was generally cloudy moderately w warm and exceptionally exceptions favorable to the growth of vegetation 1 ran hail fell on the lath and doln doing some slight damage to foliage and vegetation in portions of salt lake morgan cache and boxelder Box elder counties the fine thunder showers during the jutter clatter part of the week were of great benefit to the growing orope crops which are a in excellent condition and making satisfactory advancement reports of correspondents indicate F that crops throughout the state are very promising and never looked bet berteil teiL at this Is time of the season the dry farm grain and lucern made marked t improvement since the rains of the pat past two weeks and large crops ELM assured the and ana practically hay ay crops look well and tall fall wheat is ib s unusually fine in all sections spring maln to is showing up nicely and sugar beets beeta are doing fine planting cort corr and potatoes is being pushed the soil V being in fine condition for the work if iftode tome of the early planted to is up and if stowing fast the outlook for an P abundance of fruit except peaches continues corA lAues good fielding past week was cloudy and yarm warm with a few light thunder show ers era crops looking fine spring seeding progressing heavy thunder showers ton the accompanied by hall which did some damage 0 to o fruit crops continue doing well garland winter wheat is in boot planting about done beenson first part of the week was very favorable but the latter part was stormy on an thursday there was a hail storm that caused some damage to fruit trees and crops crom lewiston lucern is about ten inches high sugar beets are not coming up in some localities owing to crusted ground ne newton aton grain and gardens are in good condition early fall grain about a foot high spring grain all up smithfield the weather is fine for growing crops wheat is growing well lucern and grass gram also doing well corn is mostly planted more rain is indicated paradise A fine week for growing crops all small grain is in the ground and the rains gavek kept the ground moist fruit trees are in full bloom noo no damage from frost price the weather of the past week was fine crops are growing nicely fruit trees are nearly all in fuu full bloom lawrence the weather has been favorable for farm work and every one feels hopeful for the future with ju judicious dicion a management there will be plenty of water the rain of the prep pre week form formed ed a crust cruet on the soil which it is ia feared young tender sprouts cannot penetrate coyote the late sown crop is coming up potato planting is ie the order of the day tropic wheat and oats are looking well had a good rain the first corn planted is up fruit trees and strawberries are doing well mt carmel there was a frost on the night of the lucern is looking sick peterson grain and other crops have made great progress during the past week potato planting is going on seed potatoes are scarce heavy hall hail storm occurred on the doing no damage in particular scipio afine A i fine week grain gardens and orchards doing well good prospects kingston highest temperature 82 degrees lowest 39 degrees on the ath and ath t there ere was per cent of sunshine weather become cloudy on and alth followed by rain on also lightning and thunder crops axe are growing nicely lucern is a foot high potato planting has begun everything looks very promising Mill erThe fruit trees have cast their blossoms and spraying will soon be in order late potatoes are being planted mill creek the weather has been as good as could be desired manti fruit is promising well also small grain and hay spring city all crops are in good condition good prospects for a bounteous harvest hoytsville A good growing week garden truck is growing rapidly lucern is six inches high plateau the weather has been cool no rain or snow seeding not yet finished grass is coming on fairly well segul seguld d most potatoes and corn are planted alfalfa to Is making a good growth currants and gooseberries goose berries pro promise mise good crops meadowville Meadow ville past weeks weather was favorable to all grain winter wheat Is six I 1 inches high and sto spooling oling fine spring grain is coming up lucern is six inches high farmers are busy with potato planting Cal colliston calliston CaUls liston bon prospects are good for lots 0 of f fruit gardens and crops doing well person very changeable weather weater y two very warm ww days remainder olf at the week cool crops not growing well lucern will soon te be ready for the first arat cutting gardens and spring grain look well santaquin some of the fall wheat la ia in the boot corn and potato planting is about finished lucern la in 22 inches high the hay crop never looked better good prospects for an abundance of fruit american pork fork weather generally cloudy vegetation looks well we are busy planting potatoes lehi highest temperature last week was 81 degrees lowest 43 degrees the weather has been good for growth everything looks well good prospects salem on account of recent rains the dry land grain and lucern will be unusually heavy pleasant grove corn and potato planting is in full blast A good crop of all kinds of fruit except peaches to Is expected le lake shore irrigating the grain croy fall wheat doing well so to Is the spring wheat since since the rain planting i corn and potatoes I 1 1 heber the indications axe are for a full crop meadows and pastures are ex cellena cel lent leeds good growing weather ane he last storm insured to the barme farmers a good supply of water I 1 lyman grain looks fair small grain is mostly in harrisonville Harri sonville irrigating is in fun full blast for gardens and cereals cutting lucern will begin this week huntsville pruit fruit trees and strawberries are in bloom 3 H J SMITH section director Dir ecton salt lake 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