Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-18
THE WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN.
Weather in Utah the Past Week, and Re-
ports from the State Of the Con-
dition of Crops.
Salt Lake City. Utah,


moderately warm. and exceptionally
favorable to the growth OF vegetation.
Hall fell on the 18th and 18th. doing
some slight damage to foliage ana
vegetation in portions of Salt Lake.
Morgan, Cache and Boxelder counties.
The fine thunder showers during the
latter part of the week were of great
benefit to the growing crops which
are In excellent condition and making
satisfactory advancement.
Reports of correspondents indicate
that crops throughout the state are
very promising and never looked better
at this time OF the season. The dry
farm grain and lucern made marker
Improvement since the rains OF the
past two weeks, and large crops are
practically assured. The lucern aho
hay crops look well. and fail wheat IA
unusually fine in all sections. Sprins
grain is showing up nicely, and sugar
beets are doing fine. Planting corr
and potatoes is being pushed. the son
being In fine condition for the WORK;
some OF the early planted is up ana
growing fast. The outlook for an
abundance of fruit. except peaches,
continues good.
EXTRACTS FROM REPORTS OF
CORRESPONDENTS.
Fieldlng-Past week was cloudy and
warm, with a few light thunder show
ers; crops looking fine; spring seeding
progressing.
Deweyvlle-Heavy thunder showers
on the 18th, accompanied by hail,
which did some damage to fruit;
crops continue doing well.
Garland-Winter wheat is In boot,
planting about done.
Benson-First part of the week was
very favorable. but the latter part was
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storm that caused some damage to
fruit trees and crops.
Lewiston-Lucern Is about ten Inches
high; sugar beets are not coming up
in some localities, owing TO crusted
ground.
Newton-Grain and gardens are in
good condition; early fail grain about
a foot high: spring grain all up.
Smithheld-The weather is fine for
growing crops. Wheat is growing
WE'LL lucern and grass also doing well;
corn Is mostly planted; more rain is
Indicated.
Paradise-A fine week FOR growing
crops; all small grain Is in the ground
and the rains have kept the ground
moist; fruit trees are In full bloom,
no damage from frost.
Price-The weather OF the past week
was fine; crops are growing nicely;
fruit trees are nearly all In full bloom.
Lawrence-The weather has been
favorable for farm work and every one
feels hopeful for the future. With
judicious management there Will be
plenty of water. The rain of the pre-,
vious week formed crust on the soil
which, II Is feared, young, tender
sprouts cannot penetrate.
Coyote-The late sown crop is conn
ing up; potato planting is the order of
the day.
Tropic-wheat and oats are looking
well; had good rain; the first corn
planted Is up; fruit trees and straw
berries are doing well.
Mt. Carmel-There was a frost on the
night of the 18th; lucern is looking
sick.
Peterson-Grain and other crops have
made great progress during the past
week; potato planting is going on. seed
potatoes are scarce; heavy hail storm
occurred on the 18th, doing no damage
In particular.
Scipio--A fine growing week; grain
gardens and orchards doing well; good
prospects.
Observation-Disclosures temperature, SO
degrees; lowest, 80 degrees on the sth
and 9th there was 100 per cent of sum
shine; weather become cloudy on 10th
and 18th, followed by rain on 18th; also
lightning and thunder Crops are grow
Ing nicely, Lucern is foot high, potato
planting has begun; everything looks
Very promising.
Miller-The fruit trees have cast
their blossoms and spraying will soon
be in order; late potatoes are being
planted.
Mil Creek-The weather has been as
good as could be desired.
Manti-Fruit Is promising well; also
small grain and hay.
Spring City-All crops are In good
conditions; good prospects for bounte-
GUS harvest.
Hoytsville-A good growing week:
garden truck is growing rapidly. Luz
Germ Is six inches high.
Plateau-The weather has been cool,
no rain or snow; seeding not yet fin
ished; grass is coming on fairly well.
Segurd--Most potatoes and corn are
planted. Alfalfa is making good
growth. Currants and gooseberries
promise good crops.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS weeks weather
was favorable to all grain. Winter
wheat is six inches high and stooling
fine. spring grain Is coming up. Luccrn
is six inches high. Farmers are busy
with potato planting.
Calliston-Prospects are good for lots
of fruit. Gardens and crops doing
well.
Payson--Very changeable weather,
two very warm days, remainder of the
week cool, crops not growing we'll.
Lucern will soon be ready for the first
cutting. Gardens and spring grain look
well.
Santaquin--Some of the fail wheat Is
in the boot; corn and potato planting
Is about finished: lucern is 90 inches
high; the hay crop never looked bet
ter. Good prospects for an abundance
of fruit.
American Fork-Weather generally
cloudy; vegetation looks WE'LL we are
busy planting potatoes.
Lehl-Highest temperature last week
was 81 degrees, lowest i3 degrees. The
weather has been good for growth,
everything looks well, good prospects.
Salem-On account OF recent rains the
dry land grain and lucern will be un-
usually heavy.
Pleasant Grove--Corn and potato
planting is In full blast. A good crop
of all kinds of fruit except peaches is
expected.
Lake shore-Irrigating the grain
croy: fall wheat doing we'll, so is the
spring wheat since the rain, planting
corn and posatoes.
Heber-rhe indications are for n full
crop. Meadows and pastures are ex-
cellent
Leeds--Good growing weather. The
last storm insured 20 the farmers Il
good supply of water.
Humanitarian looks fair, small grain
is mostly in.
Harrsonvillc- Irrigatng is in full
blast for gardens and cereals. Cutting
luccrn Will begin this week.
Huntsville-Fruit trees and straw
berries are in bloom.
II 7 SMITH