Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-04

good, as the soil had become dry.
Early garden truck was hurt by the
frost on 2sth.
Lyman Wheat mostly in and irri-
gated. Warm days and frosty nights.
Rain and sleet with heavy snow on
mountains 29th.
Extraordinarily we had fine
rain. iastlng or hours. and did much
good to fan wheat. gardens etc, The
first OF the week there was ice formed
on standing water ms thick as window
glass bu. probably doing no injury
to fruit blossoms; trees are literary
covered with blossoms. Spring wheat
is coming up nicely; oats and corn an
being planted; luocin and early garden
stun showing up well.
Kaysvllle--Pnst week has been faVor,
able to all crops. vegetable, gram anu
fruit. Cool days, colder nights. but
no damaging frosts, has stimulated
the grain, which promises large ylelu.
Rains on April 90 and 30. and May y
Unless heavy frost comes, fruit yield
Price-Beeinning of week warm
Crops growing nicely; apricots n
bloom, but light crop. Nice, gentle
rain on Friday. and heavy hail storm
on Saturday afternoon did some dam
age to fruit; which was out In bloom
Ralned nearly all night Saturday
iIuNtIU dDouA U liANufH AAshF
about all In and that which Is up look
ing well.
Good show for fruit. trees loaded with
bloom: radish and lettuce on table
beets showing.
Green Rlver--Seeding Of grain In
progress and watering well advanced.
Several good showers during week.
Crops Of all Kinds growing nicely. Past
week has been most favorable to all
kinds Of vegetation.
Teasdale-Rain and sleet on Goth.
Grain crops most all In; lucern from
to inches high some wild flowers In
bloom: peas radish and turnips APP
pearlng above ground wheat most
all watered and some coming up.
Tropic--Rain and snow at intervals
during latter part OF the week. Grain
and lucern growing nicely; fruit trees
In full bloom and vegetation generally
in making rapid growth.
Cuyoto-Lucern growing nicely and
grain crops are being irrigated. Ice
formed on night Of 2Sth as thick as a
pane OF window glass.
Meadowville-All grain that is up Is
looking well. The past week has not
been very favorable to agricultural in
terests High wind on eth from south
west changing to north on 2sth and
WIS bitter cold. Looks very much like
a storm today tS0th).
Ibapah-GoOd growing weather,
Flowing and seeding progressing; crops
probably half in. Some gardening done
and seeds terminating WE'LL lucern
starting nicely. Acreage of grain less
than usual
Gale-Two frosty nights but no dam
age. Beets up and greatly improved by
recent rains. Corn and potatoes being
planted.
Mil Creek-Good rain Monday; crops
doing we'll; fruit trees in full bloom;
prospects good.
Harrisville-Fine weather past week
for gernAnation and growth of crops.
Splendid rain Saturday.
Wallsburg-Past week very favorable
to crops showers latter part of week
benefited all kinds OF vegetation.
Ferron-Weather generally cool and
cloudy with nearly one inch of preclpl-
tatlon. beautifully propltious week
for crops, though little too near freez-
ing point for fruit blossom: no dam
age reported yet.
Monticello-Crops nearly all in;
gardening in progress; grass getting
dry: rains benefited all kinds Of vege-
tatlon
Gunlock-Weather warm and cloudy;
looks like rain. Crops growing nicely;
alfalfa hay beginning to blossom;
nprlcots about third crop: peaches
about one-half crop; peas in bloom
other garden stuff doing well.
J. II. SMITH.
Section Director, Salt Lake city.