Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-14

the past week. All correspondents
speak enthusiastically of the fine APP
pearance of fall and spring wheat. lu-
Germ, meadows and other general crops
EXTRACTS FROM REPORTS OF
CORRESPONDENTS.
Mil Creek-First four days stormy.
with light fall of snow on the 4th. but
no frost. Everything looking fine.
Paradise-Crops nearly all sown, ex.-
cept potatoes: grain coming up nicely;
fall grain looking good.
Lewiston--Past week very change
able. Crops growing nicely, lucern
about s inches high: currant and
gooseberry blooming out.
Garland-Nice rains forepart of week.
All kinds of vegetation growing fast,
Wheat and lucern fine.
Mendon-some fall grain about G
Inches high; never saw 1t look better
Spring grain nearly all in; some up and
looking fine. Lucern looking excellent.
Uintah-An entire week of rain. All
kinds of vegetation is booming. Killing
frost Wednesday night, but little or no
damage.
misunderstanding and planting
about half done. Gentle rains for five
days thoroughly soaked the ground and
greatly benefited all kinds of vegeta-
ton.
Spring City-Rain and snow four
days past week; ground watered suffl-
cient. Crops look well; lucern fine.
Some frost Thursday night.
Mt. Pleasant-Snow on May I'd, 3rd
and 9Th. No frost. Lucern inches high;
most grain up; gardens appearing
green; most fruit trees In bloom.
Manti-The first half of the week was
very wet for this time of year. No
frost to hurt yet; everything promis-
Ing
Mt. Carmel-siuce the 3Oth of April
to the list of May II has rained every
day increasing the creeks. Frost on 9th
and 7th, may have injured the fruit;
everything looks WELL
Kingston-Good wet week helps crops
wonderfully. but came within an ace OF
freezing on evening of 9Th. But fruit
blossoms are safe thus far.
Plateau-Snowed some on the I'd and
about five inches on the 3rd. froze a lit
tie the night of the 3rd. Grass growing
nicely; not all the grain in yet.
koosharem-First part of week rair
and snow. Heavy frost night of the 3rd
4th and 9th. Sowing of grain not vel
finished; ground very wet.
Hyde Park-Heavy rains, high windi
and cold weather past week; appl,
trees In bloom; everything growing
nicely.
Deweyvllle-On the End and 3rd rair
| and high wind snow fell on the hills
light frost on the 9Th; rain on the 9Th
and light frost on the 7th; crops of al
kinds are doing well; farmers are bus,
planting corn and potatoes.
Brigham City--A cloudy week with
number OF fine showers; prospects o
the field, garden and orchards are good
Logan-Grain crop growing nicely
rain on the 9Th; light f,vst v'ednesda,
and Thursday; apple trees in full
bloom.
Monticello-Heavy rains and snow
storms; wheat crops look we'll. oat
coming up; potato planting in progress
LeVan-The storm, after five day
with alternately rain, hail and snow
ended night of May Attn. bringing III
spring grain, giving fall grain n new
start, reviving the range, and In fac
put new life into all kinds OF vegetation
no damage so far by fro't; fruit, ever
peaches. doing well; blowing after tn
storm Is easy.
tGeorge-Climatic conditions favor
able to vegetation; hail from southwes
| p. m. May list: no damage
Payson-Cool weather; crops lokin,
fine; good growth; heavy rains FIRE
quently; water increased.
Heber-The past week has been
happy one for the farmer; more rail-
an dsnow fell in one continuous storm
| since the settlement of the valley, {,
my recollection:a great amount OF snow
fell in the high mountains; creek ris
| ing rapidly.
American Fork-weather has beer
splendid for crops the past week: bencl
| lands in particular. very favorable TO
putting in late crops: the late rain
have made all vegetation look well.
| Peterson-A general rain the most o
the week: grain and the range lool
fine,
Mapleton-The most part of the pas
| week has been stormy; there has beer
| rain in abundance and snow to tn
depth Of inches; beets are coming III
| and good stand Is assured; othe
vegetation growing rapidly.
Lehi-The past week has given III
the finest rains for years; all now look
promising; beet thinning ready: a goo,
| stand.
Pinto-Grain coming up looks nice