Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-02
Frost and High Winds Kept Il Back
for a Week.
SOME DAMAGE TO FRUITS.
omciaI Report Of Utah weather fsu.
rcau OF United states Depart-
ment OF Agriculture.

hNNNN h'NA NfINANANNN ~ ~ NtNNNHhth
during the week ending May LIST, nj
though the gcnrnl snowfall which oc-
CURED over the state ON April g7th was
beneficial. The froata dld considerable
damage 10 fruits. tender plants. and
gardens In the extreme southern por-
tion u the state Sowing ~ oats and
potato planting il atiii Ia progrcaa.
but about completed. Spring wheat
IL In good condition. but fall wheat II
reported poor In somc localities and
only fair In others. Reports now In
dictate that the peach crop will be a
failure ~ well 40 the apricot crop. In
Washington county barley II heading
and the lint crop OF luccrh IL being
cut.
The ruports upon which this bulletin
/ II based were mailed before the snow
storm 81 yesterday commenced. there
fore. II IL impossible to state at this
writing the extent and results o. the
| heavy snow which fell In the vicinity
~ Salt Lake city on May LIST II "
probate that u was general all over the
State. The total fall at Bait Lake city
mounted to ~ inches. unmclted.
CORRESPONDENTS REMARKS.
brigham city Iioxolder co.-'rhc week
has been cloudy and windy. Snow and
hail storm on 9Th. the precipitation
thsrofroin amounting 10 20 inch incltci.
| Thefc was q heavy frost on the morn
Ink 81 the sAth. but no dainhso Wa
done un account o. the covering 81 SNOW
aud a strong northeast wind.-Jamcs
| lywutor
Flooding. noSeidcr 60. Windy and
| cold Rain. hall and SNOW on the eth.
Heavy ffvat on the morning u the 18Th,
Crops not Efowin very fari on account
of the cold weather.-T. w. coonioa.
Trenton. Cache co--Snowatorm on
tho sith. The week has been very cold
and windy crupr Hccfn TO be srowinE
very slow. ploNlnH Tor next fnlih
crops has begun.-c, q. Wood
MlIlviilc. Cache co.-Thv weather has
hcen very chnngfnhle. the torepart nt
the week being cloudy with warm south
wind. Rain aud rleet on the goth SNOW
on IN, 9th followed by "a clear nigh,
with heavy frost The storm will do
much good NJ only about half % the
grain was coming ny. Crops all loos
we'll John q. liar'Iw.
| woodruff. Rich co.-weck has been
very windy aud unfavorbnlc TO the
growth OF crops, Hnowstorm on the
9th. which will do much good a. the
wind was drying out the ground. i.u-
cern fields are beginning To look green.
Thomas Ashton.
Huntsyllic, Weber Gothic first part
Of the past week was warm and tho
AYERS roae quite high. The last part
has been Very cold and windy. Snow
on the g5th. amounting TO 81 inch.
melted. lee about onc-fourth OF an
inch thick on tho ssth. About half Of
the spring crops are in.-I.arn Peter
rlntah. Weber co.---vegetation has
made no progress during this week.
Nights have been very cold with lee
on two occasions, wheat rnwed uiis
| fa.Nl a. NlfllI
be- a failure Luccrn was badly win
ter killed Most ~ the peaches have
been Killed, some orchards not having
a single blossom ON N" trees. the
snow storm on the gith followed BY Ice
killed lots Of Strawberries, which wcrr
IN blossoms. dc Ia haume.
Kayryii'e. Davis cn.-The past week
was favorable 10 alt crops. isnin ana
snow ON the sTth. Grain and beet
crop alt IN, Late frost- have injured
the fruli.-R W. liarner.
Tooele T0oale Co.--Snowfall on tho
25th amounted 10 10 ~ an inch melted.
There was liKht frost On the 9Th.
ssth aud 18th. hut no damage wna done
10 cfopa aud fruit buds. The latter
part 81 the week has been quite cool
and vegetation has not made much
Roadway i. ]. Ellington.
Holiday Salt Lake co,--Weather dry
and windy until the slth, when We had
| "a HuowHtnrm 81 three hours duration,
Fail ana aprlnr grain look woll oonald-
crinF the drouth, Pears. plumH aud
early apples are IN bloom. Peach buds
were about all winter kiiied.-John
Sutherland.
oakley summit co.--purlng the fore
part of the week, hlFh, drying winds
from the south prevailed, which dried
the ground very fast, SNOW foil AZ In.
tcryaia all day ~ the sIth, Tho ground
was frozen On the morninH of the 2sth,
"A htlaN nllNIINM In what
qaiem, Iitah co.-Tho week was rod.
Rain and snow on the 9Th ala much
good, az the ground was very dry the
apple crop win he ilght from present
prospects. piums VIII be plentiful,
I.ucern looks well,-Z. $, Taylor.
Ueber. Waantch co.-'fhs week has
| been unfnvorahle for plant growth,
SNOW fell an day on the aith. amount
ing to az Of an inch melted. lee on
the morning 81 the 2Sth and very cold
all day. Small grain II about all In.
Fruit and shade tree buds have been nt
a AtandHtill-iohn Crook.
I.nVan, Junb co.-The Hnowstorm on
the 9th was favorable change from
the dry, windy weather which has nre-
vailed since the beginning 81 the month,
II viii no doubt be- beneficial 10 both
fan and spring grain. Pears, plums
apricots and cherries In bloom,-Wil-
liam Brown.
Fountain Green, Sanpeto co.-The
pnat week has been cold ana windy,
snow on tho 9Th and esth. ffoHc
every night. Ice one-fourth inch thick
ON morning Of 2nth Trees nrc putting
forth their leaves, Spring grain N
looking wen, Gardens are being plant
cd 81 George Garter
Price carbon co,-The .ath was
very windy and Il froze quite hard on
the nights Of tho .ith ana goth. Snow
on the 9Th, Most ~ the fruit which
vHr Ia bloom N Killed Wheat Is NJ,
Potato planting about completed.
iuooru " looking nice and green. Hlgh
water and plenty OF snow In the noun
HnH which II very encouraging. AL
, bert Brynor
Fillmore. Millnrd Co.-Wcathor has
, continued dry and windy, Quite UNI
favorable fnr growing crops until thu
. afternoon ~ tho slth whom SNOW COM
; mcnced, continuing through tho ssth
p Fruit has been damaged much by frost
&C. Anderson,
Hlnkley, Willard Co.--Cold, high
= winds until the 9Th when ruin and
snow began aud lasted until 2 y, m. OF
: the Nth, The snowfall amounted u
4 four inches unmelted The preciplia.
I ton has done a great deal Of good "a
+, water 10 scarce William AildredRe.
diEurd, kevicr Gothic week has
q been very windy ana COLI, Frost al
: most every night Three inches ol
| Al a.