Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-06-01
THE WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN.
Report of Climate and Crop Service, Weather
Bureau.
Weather int Utah the Past week, und Re-
ports from the State of the Com
dltion of Crops.

dltion of Crops.
Salt Lake City, Utah, May 81, 1898.
owing to unsettled weather and al
most daily rainfalls OF the past week
accompanied by cool weather, espe-
cially at night the crop conditions have
not improved. The temperature has
fallen exceptionally low for this time
in the season and but FOR the intcrven-
ton of Cloudiness, frOsts of a damag
Ing nature would have occurred. In
some sections light and unimrortant
frosts occurred. The frOsts Of tn, pre-
vious week failed to do the damage
currence. The week began and ter
minated with the temperature rang
ing about the freezing point IN nearly
every section of the State.
Fail wheat, other small grains,
lucerne. and grasses have made good
progress on high and well drained
lands; on low lands grains and grasses
have not done we'll for the past week.
Fall wheat Is In the boot and in some
sections 1t is heading. Lucen ranges
from ten to fifteen inches In height
Some lucoru has been cut In Weber
county, while in Washington county
preparations for the harvest are being
made.
Potato planting made little progress
owing 10 the condition Of the soil
Corn. beans and vine seeds have failed
to terminate. it Is thought thar these
crops will equire reseeding. the ground
continuing so cold that the seed de-
Caycd.
The fruit crop is in doubtful state.
Apples give promise of an abundance,
peaches and apricots WIN be very
scarce. wberries are ripgnlng rap
Ia, 1st1 Ia
have suffered the least Of the fruits. 1t
Is likely TINT the cold rains have done
considerable damage to the fruit, the
extent of which cannot be determined
until later In the season. Vegetation
has now reached point whore its prog
ress depends upon warmer weather
and sunshine. That the crops of fall
and spring sown grain, luccru and
grasses of all kinds WIN be exception
! ally large Is generally conceded. Farm
| ers are jubilant over the prospec ts.
Irrigation, 80 far, has not been resorted
| 10 and The surplus water In some Sec
| tons has been stored for future use.
EXTRACTS FROM REPORTS OF
CORRESPONDENTS.
Garland--It rained almost all the
week; what, small grain and lucern
are growing as fast as they can; pros
| poets for an immense crop Of wheat.
| brigham City-The weather has been
cold and stormy, tender vines and
| plants suffered from unfavorabe wea-
Their.
Deweyviue-Winter wheat and bar
ley are heading lucern is doing well;
| Will soon be out I'm bloom.
Fielding grain looks well; fall
| wheat Is in the boot: sunshine and
warm weather needed; some corn and
| vine seeds have rotted in the ground,
| due to wet. cold weather.
West Doolaye--The grass and lu-
cern are making a RAPID growth, fruit
| Is forming and garden Vegetables are
| looking fine; this is n model year f1f
| the farmers
| Minersyille--Crops look well: potato
planting is in nroTress; no damage
from frost IL reported.
Observation-Disclosures has been windy
| with light frost and rain; vegetation
has not grown much this weelS.
Weather has been Very
stormy; crops are generally looking
| well; the prospects for n good harvest
are better than they have been for
| several years,
| Smithdeld-Lucern and grass are
growing well; some corn has rotted
hut will he replanted; some pears have
| been killed by the frost
Logan-Small grain looks pale for
the lack OF sunshine
Hyde Patchwork has commenced
on the bcets and n good crop IL anticl-
| pated; It has r0ined every day the past
week.
Madow-Fall grain is in the boot,
| some Is heading; spring grain looks
well; some hail occurred on the oSth
without doing damage.
Cache Junction--Frequent showers
occurred during the week; cool nights
no frost; wheat and grass are growing
well,
Price-!The last week was n good one
for the crops; the outlook is very
| promising.
syracuse-The weather has been a
little too wet for the crops: the beet
crop Is doing well; Strawberries are
ripening, peas In bloom and lucern
will soon be ready for cutting.
Lawrence-lt ruined the first of tho
week, since then the weather has been
fair; luccrn and small grain are com,
ing on nicely; everything looks proms.
ing.
TropIc-The past week WAS good IN,
the crops. The lueern is IL to Is inches
in height.
Coyote-The past week was very IN,
vOrable for growing crops. Grain Is
growing and stooling nicely Plenty oil
water in the river,
Parowau-The weather has been I'm,
for growing crops, Corn and potatf
planting IL nearly done. Apnles ar,
getting ON well, with prospects for
good crop, Very few peaches ant
apriC0ts.
Ranch-Thc weather has been Yer,
cold. but no frost to hurt Lucrrn #
10 inches high
Mt, Carmcl-L'aht frost on the els
did no damage to the crops the woel
hes been favorable to crops.
HincklcS Is stnoling wei will