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.


h'tiph VI NIbpa'
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 interview
tiOn Of cloudincss. frOsts Of n damag
! Ing nature would have occurred, In
| some sections light and unimp9rtant
frOsts occurred. The frOsts of the pre-
vious week failed to do the damage
attributed to them at the time of oc-
currence. The week began and ter
minated with the temperature rang
ing about the freezing point in nearly
every section Of the State.
\ Fail wnrat other small grains.
lucerne, and grasses have made good
| progress on high ard well drained
lands; on low lands grains and grasses
have not done well 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 luceru 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 require resecding, the ground
| continuing so cold that the seed de-
| Caycd.
The fruit crop Is In n doubtful state.
| Apples give promise of an abundance,
| peaches and apricots VIII be very
| scarce, Strawberries are ripenlng rap
! Idly In favored localities, and seem to
| have suffered tho 1past pf tha frtIitu u
| Is likely TINT the cold rains have done
| considerable damage to the fruit. the
| extent of which cannot be determined
| until later i'm the season. Vegetation
has now reached point whore its prog
| ress depends upon warmer weather
and sunshine. That the crops of fan
and spring sown grain. luccrn and
| grasses of all kinds WIN be exception
! ally large Is generally conceded. Farm
! ers are jubilant over the prospects.
irrigation go far, has not been rcsorted
| to and the surplus water IN some Sec
| tions 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.
Dewcyvllle-Winter wheat and bar
| ley are heading: lucern is doing we'll
Will soon be out in bloom.
Ficlding-All 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 Ia 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 for
the farmers.
Minersvlle--Crops look we'll: potato
! planting is in progress: no damage
from frost Is reported.
reenville-Woather has been windy
with light frost and rain; vegetation
has not grown much this weelS.
Benson-Weather has been very
stormy; crops are generally looking
well; the prospects for a good harvest
are bettcr than they have been for
several years,
Smithneld-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
patod; 1t has rained 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 Northumberland showers
occurred during the week: cool nights
no frost; wheat and grass are growing
well.
Prce---The last week was n good one
for the crops; the outlook is very
promising.
Syracuse-The weather has been
little too wet for the crops; the boet
crop Is doing well; strawberries are
ripening, peas In bloom and mcern
will soon be ready for cutting.
Lawrence-It raned the first Of Tho
week, since then the weather has been
fair; lucern and small grain are com
ing on nicely; everything looks promis-
ing.
Tropic-The past week was good FIR
inc, crops, The lucern is IL to is inches
in height.
Coyote-The past week was very IA
vorable for growing crops. Grain is
growing and stooling nicely. Plenty OF
water in the river.
Parowan-The weather has been flne
for growing crops. Corn and potato
planting is nearly done. Apples are
| EtNAlNE Nl N'lis WIN prospects for
good crop. Very few peaches and
| aprlCuts.
RanCh-Thc weather has boon very
! cold but no frost to hurt Luccrn IL
10 inches high.
Mt Cnrmcl-Llaht frost on the elst
! did no damage to the crops: the wcet
| has been favorable to crnns.
Ilincklcy Wheat Is stooling well with
| fair prospects FOR a crop Some chlnch
| bugs, but not in numbers to cause
| alarm.
DESCRIPTIVE have had strong winds
| with Copious rains. Crops are looking
we'll and growing rnoldly.
| Sciplu-A very fine growing week.
| Everything Ia looking fine
Hold'n-The weather was rainy with
sunshine "A. intervals, All crops are
| doing well.
Pellman-Potnto planting In hlndored
| by so much rain. Grain and hay are
| doing fine on uplands.
kinEst0n-pl0nts are growing slow
| Is Strawberries are rlpcnin~ IN fa-
vornblc localities
Meadowville-Th past wpek was
| rainy; truck looks well.