Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-05-11
WEATHER And CROPS
A Changed Condition has Come and
the Farmers are Happy.
GRAIN AND GRASS GROWING FAST.
Wheat Damaged on the Lowlands OF
Millard County by SNOW
and Floods.
Regarding weather and crops OF the
last week Observer Salisbury tays:


Changed conditions have ut las
come, and the weather Tor the ciosln
days Of the past week was suuh as y
greatly encourage farmers, as th.il
more hopeful reports show. uuh
farmers are not gfumblers, anu are
satisfied when the crop prospects are
reasonably favorable.
The fore part Of last week was cold,
with cloudy ana rainy days, but the
last three days were 40 warm anu sum
10 all W getntion.
Fruit trees of,ono kind or another are
in bloom or opening foliage every
where. In the later districts apples
and pears are not yet Ia bloom, but
soon will be. Strawberries are in
blossom In many localities. II no un-
looked Tor damage occurs, Il lie quite
certain that the fruit crop will be
large.
Grain and grass are much improved
since tho preceding report. Wheat
that was up during the cold spell,
although Il did not grow In height,
stoolcd out well. Grain spfoutIng uur-
ing the cold spell came 40 rather thin.
In Willard county wheat was damaged
last week, and the succeeding nOods; II
looks quite yellow ON the lowlands.
Potato planting has begun. Potatoes
aud corn will be late crops this year;
IL In impossible now TO Judge whether
they viii be- successf1l or not.
Even In tho most backward local.
tiles, plowing anu planting OF spring
crops IL Progressing fast; the farmers
tnaE aAy.niaus af nh. ~ a nm xu.ulh
to rush things.
Extracts From Correspondents RE-
ports.
BOX ELDER COUNTY.
Bear River City ()--Itseems spring
10 coming with Its usual amount Oi
rain, anu all grain IL making marked
Improvement. Flowing to summer
iallow Ia carried on extensively. Fruit
IN lnte In this locality, and has re-
ceived no injury.
(2) The last week has been tho best
ono this spring for the advancement
Of CROPS OF nil kinds. Tho rains were
quite heavy, but the week was very
Inild TO what II has been.
Box Elder City - Weather still
chilly, with one rainstorm anu several
showers. The grain IL doing well
generally. Aprlcots are Ia full bloom,
and cherries aud peaches have begun
blooming.
CACHE COUNTY.
Benson-Quite irost on tho 4th.
No damsge. A generally cloudy ANA
cold week. Looks like clearing up
now. 10th -Plowing IL well unuer way.
Nswton-rhe fifst three dayB were
very stormy, and farmers were delay ell
In putting In spring grain; tho re-
mainder ofthe week has been fine, anu
Of great benefit to grain and lucern,
which has begun to put In an appear.
nnce.
Millville-The early part OF tho week
wns very stormy anu cold; tho latter
part was much better, and considers
able planting was done. Grass IL show
ing Itself now In good shape; also the
earliest planted grain.
RICH COUNTY.
Rsndolph-Frost on tho 9th slightly
Injured lucern and winter wheat. IT,.
DAY, May sth, Ia tue frat rpriag day
this season. Every available team Ia
In ths field today. Very little grain Is
In rs yet, but II will not take long 10
finish cropping II the weather permits.
WEBER COUNTY.
Harrisville-Heavy rains on the 3rd
anu 9th. The week has been unusually
stormy, preventing farm work. But Il
has been good for stooling cut grain,
which has very promising prospects.
Corn planting IL under way.
bout O.75 inch OF rain
during the week. This week has been
very cold and stormy; consequently
there Ia but little plowing done yet.
Bpring Ia one month later than usual.
Nothing IL far enough along to have
been injured ~ the frost Of the 4th.
Hooper-Heavy hailstorm on the
afternoon Of the 9th, anu heavy raiu
on the morning Of tho 9th; quite "a
frost after II, but NO apparent damsge
TO the fruit. Very cold nearly all the
week. Peaches are about ~ burst into
bloom. Grain crops on the dry
benches look well, but are making
little growth.
MORGAN COUNTY.
Pelerson--This week has been 70
cold anu wet that very little farming
has been done. Ga the End heavy
rain and thundsrslorm; 9th, snow anu
rain; 7th and oth very warm. A great
amount OF alfalfa seems TO be- killed;
q lew warm days win revive 1t, II not
dead.
DAVIS COUNTY.
Layton-Heavy rain on the 9Th.
Bpring has now made Its anpepT-
nnce.
Woods Cross-Ffo,t on the I'D