Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-06-01
WEATHER AND CROPS.
Reports Are Favorable from Seventy
Diilrrcn. Localities.

u. 4. Department Of Agriculture
has Issued the following wcathcT-crop
bulletin for the week ending May 20.
George n. Salisbury, U. =. Weather
Bureau, director
Reports from 10 localities agree that
tho week on ling May 29lh was the most
favorable 10 crops Of any thus far this
season. the temperature was several
degrees above the normal, except Ia
the extreme south. Showers fell on
the Flat, 22nd, gdtd or 2ilh, except In
the southern counties, where a long
drought has prevailed, aud It has been
unusually cool.
In the north n spell OF warm weather
following the showers made all crops
grow rapidly. Luoern ~ tail, aud ready
10 bloom. Winter grain IL coming into
head. Corn aud potato planting IL
finished In late Districts, aud they are
well ~ Ia the earlier ones. Cut orms
ATE destroy Ing . eAr bsets on bottom
lands near Spanish Fork,
There begin ~ be complaints OF SCAT
city Of water The SEWER river IL
lower than the earliest inhAbitant has
known II to 10. There IL very little
snow on the mountains In the south.
ny COUNTIES.
Box Eldef-ShOwors on the a, %,
% anu 20; half an inch. Minimum
temperature, 50; minimum, a.. Grain
aud everything have teen benefited
by the cOpi0us rains. Grain Ia In tue
boot. LuCofn IL sixteen inches nigh.
Too dry Tor upland crops.
Cache Maximum, 81, minimum, 80.
Rain on 22ud. Weather mas been warm
and very good fOr crops. All planting
hnished except potatoes. Farmers
smile.
Rich Maximum, 81; minimum, SO.
showers on 22nd anu 2jth. Everything
looks lovely.
Morgan Most favorable week yet.
All kinds Of crops growing very fact.
Goou rain ON 22nd, There is good
prospect Tor NUT,
Summit Maximum, Di; minimum,
3D. Shower on 22ud. Weather warm,
sud just the thing for crops. Free
from irosts. Grass is growing very
fast now,
Observation-Disclosures, 80; minimum,
81 Shower on night Of g9uu
Weather warm and hsu good effect
on grain and grass, which now l00k
well. An ideal week.
Uintah-Fine weather Tor small
grain and garden stun. Peas arc Ia
bloom, Corn ani potato planting
nearly nuished. Strawberries through
bIooming. Ranges AMI pasture are
In nue condition.
WeOet-NO iroit. All crops grow
Ing hnuly. Good rain on 22nu, iol-
lowed by warm weather Now water
ing luoefn,
DSyls-A warm rain on 2lst did an
Immense amount % good 90 crI.H.
Winter grain IL now 10 head. Corn,
cane anu lA'u potato s are up. Cab.
bage anu tJmutu plants are being cot
out Spraying fruit trees In prUgrcss.
Salt Lakr-SlnCo the nice showers
vegetation has boon growing very fast
La some places sugar boBu have not
come up thick enough % pay. Corn
has come up very gUOl,
I0UUlu-ltliu during hTst part %
week caufol rapid growth. No frost.
Corn 10 coming up. Lucern will be
ready 30 cut IN about two weeks.
Weather has been hot. HAlf
an inch rain on 22nd. Balance uf
week good growing weather. First
watering OF grain Ia aim % ever. Coru
snd potatoes are showing up good.
Fruit IL growing rapidly. Cut worms
are destroying beels on bottom lauds at
Spanish Fork.
Juau- Busy week; spraying irult
trees. Warm days, anu grain doing
we'll Corn Guu pJtolUns up, Watering
small grain fifal time,
saupete - small shower on 25.h,
Crops doing well. Everything with
the last wee X OF fine weather. Water
IL getting low,
Millard-Warm aud gooi growing
weather Light rain 2lst aud 2gnd.
All crDpa looking well, Vegetables
could not look healthier Or make better
progress.
sevler-Shower 2lstg anu 20 h. All
crops doing finely. First par. Of week
aslight frost.
Gaftull-Ihe water Is very scarce.
Sewer river now 40 low that it can
bB crossed without water getting over
sh0s t0ps. Driest spring known to old
est inhBbiiaut.
lrOn-CrOps growing very nicely.
Little snow on the mOu tnius.
Kane Weather very dry, but warm
or. Lurerne ready 30 cut Ia a week.
WRshiugton-Fruits are doing well.
Past week very favorable Tor crops.
Cutting luoeTn, Cherries ara Elpe.