Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-05-25

plenty OF rain which was beneficial to
vegetation. Heavy nailstorms on 18th.
doing great damage to Alfalfa ana
early gsrdens. Farmers busy planting
potatoes.
BoxELDER COUNTY.
Brigham City-Crops showing the
ELECTS Of drought and heat; irrigation
commenced In earnest. Thunuer-
storms 10Th, 20lh, 2lst. Rainfall .22
OF an inch.
Fielding-Past week dry and warm ;
rain needed bauIy; light rain 2lst bu.
not enough to do much good.
Geneva-Past week very favorable
to crops. Late rains did great deal
OF goou In this section.
Deweyviile-Past week warm and
dry; had little sprinkle on 2lsi; grain
anu lucern needs rain.
Portage-Flne rain on 2lst and
everything looks lovely; grass and
grain growing nicely.
West Porlags-Heavy aho weas q 81;
lucern 8 to IL inches nigh, but some
damaged by frost; winter and spring
araina look wei pear crop probably
damaged by frost.
CACHE COUNTY.
Logat Warm week and favorable
to crops. Rain on the 2lst amounted
10 40 OF au inch.
Hyde Park The past week very
dry; fall anu spring wheat looking
poorly on account OF prevailing dry
ness; the showers on Thursday and
Friday did sumo little good.
Para disc F0repart Of week hot and
dry, on 10Th, 20tn and 2lst light
shower, not enough to wet the ground
30 "a to BRING up the wheat aud oats
late sown. Lucern beginning to get
over the ireezt; farmsrs watering trees
aud lucerp; prospects for cherries and
lples gool; plane (except will ones)
WIN be tcaIce.
Mendon-Some small showers dur.
ing the week did some good to 1row-
Ing vegetation: grain (winle growing
nicely, but much sprins grsi.. will not
ctme up unless We have more rain;
fruit and grass promising; garoens
looking fine.
CARBON COUNTY.
Welllngton-Firat part OF the week
warm anu pleasant; laitor part cloudy
with 6ne taii small grain nearly all
IA Prce-Periect spring weather dur
ing past week. Thursday night II
rained all night anu It done great
amount OF good. Lucern ready to
bloom; wheat SIX inches high; pc.
ta,oes, corn and other garuen stuff
growing nicely; peas in blosst m;strnw-
berries and 0Iner iruit FORMING aud
looking we'll. Castle valley and east.
ern Utah In general will see plenti-
iul crop in every respect.
DAVIS COUNTY.
Syracuse-The pRst week has been
very favorable to the growing crops.
We had light rain Tnursdsy nigh,
and Friday morning which did an.
Immense amount OF good as the
ground was getting very dry; we need
more rain badly; fruit setting and
grain looking well.
EMERY COUNTY.
Ferron-Wsather cool but no frost;
light showers duriDg week; pros.
poets Tor iiuit OF all kinds GOOD;
giAin all planted; peas In bloom.
Lawrence -Tuesday fine and pleas.
ant. Wednesday, = shower OF rain.
Thursday heavy thu nderstorm. FRI
day very nice, gentle rain sll the
afternoon. Such good gro wing wealth.
CT could not be eAcelled.
GARFIELD COUNTY.
Assy-The week has been favor
able Tor crops. A nice shower during
the night OF 18th. with come hail,
but no damage to crops. Grain look
Ing nicely; potato planting now IN
progress.
Coyoto-A nne growing week with
some liRht frost but no damage. Tues.
day night We had heavy thunder.
storm accompanied by rain. On Thurs.,
day gentle raia lasting one and a