Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-04-28

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BEAVER COUNTY.
MineTsville-The past week has been
very cha Dgeabls; tue fore part high
south west. changing to cold north
winds with sumo frost; apricots nearly
all killed.
Greenvllle-A cold, windy week.
Wind from tue southeast and south
west first three day; balance OF week
from the north with Irost every night.
Wet storm Friday night, which will
do universal good; vegetation has
made no perceptible growtnithig weeb;
most of the wheat and gardens IN;
alfalfa two inches high in some pre-
cinots, in others lust started; no winter
wheat grown here.
ByxELDER COUNTY.
ville.-Hesvy rain Tuesday;
Wednesday rain add snow. Vegetation
checked by cold but no dRmsgp; trees
beginning TO leaf out.
Dewey ville--Rain, hail and snow
Tuesdny, Wednesday and Tbursdsy;
since then the weather has been 6ne.
Winter wheat is dolng well. Consider
able wheat and barley Gown here Ibis
spring; some gardening done.
FieiuiDg-M st part Of week cold
aud stormy. FAN wheat looks well;
spring seeuing progressing nicely;
very little gardening done yet; con.
siderable fruit trees will be- planted
this spring.
Coilinston-The past week has been
COLI with Jour days of rain, hail and
Snow. Alfalfa looking good anu
from two to four inches high.
The rain was OF great benefit
In loosening up the crust OF the ground
TO let the grain through that uiu not
get up last fall; n few fruit trees have
commenced to bud and will soon
blossom.
West Portsge-Tbe first three days
were fins growing weather; during the
past four days We had rain, nail and
snow, and cold north winds with frost
at night. The iroBt will do us no
harm as none Of our fruit trees are in
two inches high, and the winter
wheat begins to color the fields; spring
plowing aud sowipg are in full blast;
the grabs In our pastures aud on our
mountains Is growing very fnely. This
soil here 10 soaked 30 thoroughly that
the growth VI vegetation Will be very
rapid when warm weather begins.
Gerland-Most OF the past week has
been clouuy with frequent showers
which have been beneficial in bring
ing the grain through the crusted
ground. The latter part oil the week
much warmer; lucern is growing iasl;
farmers busy putting In crops ana
planting iruit trees.
Portnge--Tuesday and Wednesday
nne rain; Wednesday thunder anu
lightning with snow on the mou ntsin
cool Thursday cloudy with sprinkle OF
rain in forenoon, showed On the noun
tains In afternoon. Friday c0lu north
wind but sunshiDy; roads drying up;
farmers busy; fail grain and grass
looking fiDe.
Brigham Ci,y--5rormy weather
stopped work on the farm generally
during the week. Light frost on the
nights OF 2lst 22nd anu 23i. Apricots
coming In bloom; prospects good. Fall
grain 10 not very conspicuous Jet,
CACHE COUNTY.
Logan-Very little plowlng yet
flowing Its banks.
Smith Gather fair and pleas
ant, except on the Goth and 2lst, which
were very stormy with rain and snow;
commenced blowing; winter wheat
and all grasses thriving; fisods tenn
porariiy aubsiding; soil In good condi'
,tion.
Benson---The past week up 10 the
2Srd has been cold aud stormy anu
unfavorsble to farm work anu the
growth OF vegetation. The 23rd and
Path fine, II the weather continues
tine for few days the soil Will be IN
favorable condition for farming.
Lewiston--Ihe past week has been
very changesble with rain. hail and
Inow on the Goth, 2lst anu 22nd, anu
revere frorts. Some farming done IN
The western part. Ii the weather
keeps fine we may get to work In
earnest by the LIST u May. Oar lande
have never been 40 wet daring the
past twenty.three ysars,
Hyde Park-The fret part OF the
week has been stormy alternating
with rain and hail, but tho latter part
has been fine. The spring work has
begun and the winter wheat IS II
good condition; trees are Budding oul
itill the nights are frosty.
Mendon-No frost; snow gone IN
.own, much yet ON The hillsi people
busy planting trees and doing garden
WORK: ground in first olass condition.
here ~ no spring grain In YET; inii
wheat growing nicely.
DAVIS COUNTY.
Syracuse --Forepirt OF past week
old and stosmy with light iroe, on
he 2lst. Apricots ploomsa on the lS.h: