Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-06-02
WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN.
R,uort Of Climate and Crop Service,
Weather Bureau.
weather in Utah the Past Week, and
Reports From she State of the
Condition of Crops.
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah,


SALT LAKE CITY, Utah,
June let, 1897.
Warm, dry days, and moder.
.,eIy cool nights. were the prevailing
features OF the weather throughout
Tho a ats during the past seven days.
Tn, temperature averaged slightly In
e.csss Of the normal, while the preclp.
it.tion was greatly deficient In all
sections.
The weather has been generally
favorable to wstered crops, which are
looking unusually promising and max
ing satisfactory growth. The prevails
ing drought is having a detrimental ef-
feet on dry farm crops, many OF which
will trove a partial failure. even with
favorable weather conditions during
the rema nder OF the season. The
wiuter wheat looka we'll and has o
healthy appearance generally, but the
late sprlng.sown wheat In many local.
itiss is thin and unsatisfnctory, owing
TO INSULT Client moisture FIR the germi.
nation VI seeds.
In the southern portion OF the State
wheat and bsrley 10 heading out,
straw berries, pens and new potatoes
are really for uBe, AMI the first crop OF
lucern 10 being cut. In tho northern
portion lucern 10 blooming anu will
soon be ready 10 barvest, straw berries
ripeniug, garden products advancing
rapidly, and fruit developing nicely.
Streams Tell considerably during the
week.
A lew good showers during the com-
ing week would greatly improve the
condition Of crops.
Remarks of Csrrsspondosfts.
BEAVER COUNTY.
Minsrsvillt-Good growing week;
crops lock fins; fruit prospects good.
Green vilie-Fine weAther Tor crops,
which are looking well and growing
nicely.
BoXELDER COUNTY.
GarIa nd--Dry farm grain at star
still; neeus rain badly irrigated grain
backward.
DeweyvIIle-Farme busy cutting
lucern; small grain suffering from
drought, especially spring wheat and
barley; peaches and apricots killed by
frost; rain needed badly.
Brigham City = Fruit pr omisinp;
field crops not 80 promising; too dry;
luoern beginning to flower; tae first
crop will be heavy. Weather unfavor-
able to crops, especially fall and spriu 9
graiD, when needs rain badly.
CACHE COUNTY.
Smith field - The long continued
drought up to date has proved disas.
tr0us TO spring wheat aud corn. Lu.
Germ growing rapidly; winter wheat
doing az we'll as the drought will per.
init. Fruit 10 developing nicely an !
garden vegetables advai ding rapidly.
Bensob-Weather warm aud windy.
The ground ia hard anu dry; crops NO:
irrigated locking poorly.
Providencr-Uropsc cannot possibly
be ~ good M last year, even II we have
rain now. Dry farms are sufieriu y
greatly; straw berries about halt grown;
raspberry crop almost n failure.
Millvills-Week dry; not more than
half OF the grain cAms W; hay and
fruit looking well where lt has been
watered.
DAVIS COUNTY.
Woods Cross w Gather OF past. week
favorable to market gardening, bul
unfavorable to late planted crops
which will not come up unless !.
rains soon; grounu very dry.
Syracuse Weather dry and crops
need rain badly. Winter wheat is the
best; high crop anticipated; spring
grsin loose better.
Ksysville week not and dry.
Fan grain on dry farms is past re.
demption; should good rain come
soon there may be half u crop, n no,
chances ara favorable for q failure.
Indications for large yield OF fruiI.
EMERY COUNTY.
Lawrence = Everything growing
nicely. a goou week for the farmers
Fsrron- Beautiful spring weather.
Much grain 10 up three inonts high,
while much OF II 10 not yet wstersd the
trst time; plenty Of water; splehdid
show for fruit. Bees suffered greatly the
past winter, more than half OF them
died through coli.
GARFIELD COUNTY.
Coyote--Slight frost night of 20 III
did but little damage; grain anu lunern
growing nicely when 1t In not toe dry;
irrigation begun.
GRAND COUNTY.
NJ ah-Firs, crop OF Iuoern ready to
cu'; green peas for dinner on 70 h;
ripe strawberries in abundance anu OF
superioE qoalily; all KINDS Of agricu,.
tural growth DONG nicely.
IRON COUNTY.
Psrowan-Tbe week hes been warm
crops growing nicely; apples eel well
peas beg ming to blossom; prospects
bright Tor gooJ crops VI grain,
vegetables aud iruit; plenty OF water
for irrigation.
JUAB COUNTY.
LsvaL-wenther beautiful; wheat
anu Gate have had tho first watering;
iruit trees sprayed fret time; lucsrn
starting to blossom; prospects Tor n
heavy fruit or p goou; m,untain
streams falling.
KANE COUNTY.
kanab--Good growing weather past
week for NIL kinds OF cropp. Farmers
huav MIA nftpy nnrn. In rapt, 'y,nst vaaJu