Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-06-25
WEATHER AND CROPS.
Heavy Hall,torms In Northern Utah
Harvesting On In the south.

uUfHt rms throughout lhe Ilntth
potion Of the state during the latter
mart Of the week. Tue temperature
wa. above, and the precipitation below
the normal, with about the usual
amount Of tuushine. Severe hail.
storms occurred during the lattor part
OF the week In the northern portion OF
the State where considerable damsge
was done 10 the hay, grain ana yege.
ablo crops, especially In Cache and
BOX L der counties. The continued
warm weather has been beneficial ~
irrigated crops which are maturing
rapidly but the hot winds ARE having
a detrimental effect upon dry lands
which are beginning TO look sickly ia a
few localities for the wsnt Of moisture.
Cutting lucefn 10 now general all over
the State, and harvesting OF wheat
has commenced IN the southern por.
ten with Indications OF diminished
yield. Potatoes, corn and garden
truck growing fast; beets thinued;
wheat, rye, oats aud barley beajing
out and straw berries, goose berries,
hcrfies and peas In market.
REMARKS % CORRESPONDENCE.
Levan-Tho not, dry weather seems
10 force everything ahoac; wheat.
barley and Oats hoauins out; early p0-
tAioes In blossom; Other Vegetables In
market. Ram needed.
Moab-Tho weather the past week
has been scorohing hot and no ran.
Tomato and squash vines In bloom.
~. Gsotgo-iiot winds have pre-
vailed during week. Harvesting Of
wheat COMMUNICATING are that
the Yield Of wheat viii not exceed
half n normal return.
Layton - Weather CONTINUES hot
and DRY. Grain looks siHkiy on aC-
eount Of drought. Strawberries,
goosebertlss, cherries and peas ~ mar
bet. Hsying Is the chief employ
ment.
Holdeu-Fino growing weather; lu-
Germ cutting Ia iull blast; corn ana
potatoes looking well; rye turning;
water getting scarce; second crop VI
lucefn will be poor.
Sclpio-EveTything growing last;
lurefn cutting next week.
Newton-HeRvy thunderstorm on
evening OF l7,b. Everything growing
nicely; wheat heading out; lucefn
cutting next week; no grain irrigated
vet; plenty Of water; farmers busy
hauling wheat.
HarrlsvillC-Good week for growth
OF wstefed CROP; hRyinR In full blAst
with heavy yield,; spraying fruit lroer
In operation.
Henfieville-wArm aud dry; every.
thing doing well; will cut lucsrn mex
week; range bare, stock poor.
luni-rne past week has been fine
for growth; water holding out we'll.
Pinto-Weather very warm aud
dry; crops look well; range dry and
needs moisture.
Brigham Ciiy-Crops on irrigated
land doing well; heat has injured
wheat on dry farms; hall wcdnesday
morning done some damage to vsgsts.
bios, particularly onions; changeable
weather during week: thunder storms,
hail. rain, stfong winds, hot wRvee,
rainbow Friday evening.
Payson-Hay cutting commenced;
straw berries ripe but not plentiful;
rain needed for dry farms; oats anu
barley ripening rapidly.
Lake Bhore-Commenced 10 cut Ia.
cerD, all kinds Of grain heading out;
good prospects for crop n the water
holds out. Sugar beets all thinneI;
potatoes aud corn growing nicely;
PEGS rips; other garden truck doing
well.l
Moroni-wsek very warm; grain
and grass growing rapidly; luCern iu
bloom; potatoes coming up nicely;
water getting low. Have had a few
showers OF Taiu but too little 10 do any
good.
Tooele-veTy warm weathor,And the
extreme weather II % hard on vegpla
ton ~ Il 10 on US whete water IL scarce,
Started TO cut luooTn, but not quiie
ready.
COalvillt-Thunder aud lightning n
number OF times during the week, but
only one light shower Everything
growing fast. The frost last week GlI
not kill tho apple blossUm, quite
number Of which have set tno slz5 Oi
peas.
Spring Clly-The past week was
very good ons for all kinds VI crops.
Very warm weather with rain Thur.
day and Friday. High water nearly
over with; strawberries ripe; green
peas large enough for cooking.
PIymOuth-Ihe week ending June
29ud was hot with drying winds. |
Grain anu alfalfa are In need Of rain |
very badly; sprirg grain burning up |
alfalfa ready to cut
Uintah-Very large crop oil straw Der. |
rlts, LuceTn II being cut everywhere; |
crop very large. Wheat c0mmonciug |
TO mature; corn IL growing very fast; |
potatoes Ia blossom.
HeUer-The weather during the psst |
week has been very not anu ury.
ThundsfstOrms on the mountains ~, |
past three days ~ the afternoons. |
Very heavy thunder with trace of |
rain on Frlny o y. M, Vegetation d |
growing rapidly. LuceTn, hny anu |
grain will Dc heavy, thr cool, molsl |
weather IN tue spring causing every.
thing 10 tllleT anu spfral out. II 10 be- |
Oh though We would have a heavy cfUp
VI ifuiI II the present iull moon pass,b |
with ut iT1st.
Caono Juucti0n-Vory warm Last
weeki Wind, thunder aud l.utuiup
evening Of l0,h, but NO IAtu uutiI |
evening OF l7,n, when We hal very
heavy shower with tome hail, Gran
commencing to hoadi cutting luceru iu
ptogrts..
Dewey llu-The past week has been
very warm; thunder shower ON l7tu;
more or Ices cloudy aud sultry evuE
afternoon siure. Farmers arc busy
getting up their luCeTH; iucrFu cr1l
not o. ntavy ~ expected; wheat anu
barley Dolby well.
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