Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-25
HIGH WINDS
AND FREEZING.
Latter Half Of the Week Was Warm
Temperature About Normal
RAIN AND SNOW IN NORTH.


Salt Lake city. Utah. April IS. is99.-
The week ended April 2ith was un-
favorable for plant growth. High
winds prevailed and freezing temper
nturca and frosts occurred during the
first part Of the week. The latter half
was warm. making the average tenn
pcfature about or slightly above nor
NAL. Light rain and snow fell over
northern half Of the state on the 18th
and 10th. hut the moisture thcrcfrom
was soon dlssipatcd by the high winds
and at the close Of the week n good
rain would have done good all over the
State and was very much needed In the
southern portion. Luccrn. early gar
dens and fruits were slightly injured
by the frost. but tiils was the most
noticeable IN the southern portion. In
Utah county bcota which have recently
been planted need moisture to produce
termination; some Of the seeds have
bcon blown out OF the ground and
those which were up have been slight
~ damaged by the hiEh winds.
CORRESPONDENTS REMARKS.
Dcwcyvilic. Doxclder co.--Thc past
week has been very cool and more or
less cloudy. A llRht fail Of snow on the
18th. Light Frost on the nfst three
nights of the week. Winter wheat and
iuccrn are doing all right yet. SPRING
grain " coming up. Shade trees are
nOming. A good rain would benefit US.
john Cofinor.
Paradise. cache co.-snow storm on
the 18th with frost at night. The 10Th
was very cold with a few llght hail
storms. The goth and 2int were warm
~. Grass and lucern growing fast.
Spring wheat coming W. Fail wheat
looks we'll. Tho farmers have been
busy ana much grain has been put In.
Fruit buds are swelling. There "
much snow In the foot hills and the
canyons and mountains are full of u.
Prospect for plenty of water ~ good.
flames LIGHTHOUSE.
Mcadowvillc. Rich co.-snow fell
nearly all day ON the 18Th and II has
been very cold all week with hard
frost. Farmers are busy putting In
grain. iuccrn and garden seeds. Snow
all gone In the valicy.-J. =. Moffat
Mnrriottr. Weber co.-Nery dry all
week. Small seeds need rain TO start
germlnatIon. Ice onc.fourth inch thick
Htksitt VI ANNU ANANi wv N'NNNhN
damage to fruit but luccrn and early
vegetables were injured. Most Of the
sugar bectH are planted. FAN wheat
below the average condition. Apricota
IN bloom.-J. a. Wright.
Peterson. Morgan Gothic past week
has been cold with clustering winds on
the 18th. Froze Ice ON creek. sowing
Of grain has made great Roadway.
Some OF the bench lands viii soon need
fuin.--Eii Whltear.
Syracuse. Davis Gothic week has
not been very favorable 10 growing
crops. being too cold and windy. We
need rain badly. The fruit crop IL very
promising but field cropa are very poor.
wv. ". Miller.
Holiday, aait Lake co--weather has
been dry with hish winds and frosty
nights. Irrigation 81 lucorn ana shrub
berry has commenced In earnest. The
uplandH arr too dry for termination.
Granncr. small grrin and garden truck
look fairly well 10 fnr.--John suihcr-
land.
Taylorsyllic. Salt Lake co.-rho week
has bccn very cold and windy. Vcgo.
tafion has made very little growth.
Seeding II practically finished. Frost
almost every night. H. liringhurHt.
Oakley. summit Co.-rhc week has
been very favorable for farm work and
the farmers have taken advantage ~
H. Some wheat has been Hown and
grass In beginning 20 grow.-N. u.
fnnpp.
Toocle. Tooelc co.-The weather con-
tinues dry with considerable wind Oar
denr are too dry FOR the seeds 10 make
much hcadway.--f. J. Ellington.
Lake Shorc. Utah Co.-.lorc part of
the week was cold and windy. the last
thre days warmer. Farmers nrc busy
planting sugar beta The grain crop
Inks wall IrVlfutlau alt,h.a a.. h.t,..
cleaned, Garden truck IL coming M.
nccr
Vineyard. Utah co.-The weather has
been very unfavorablc 10 garden crops
planted In sandy soil. Sugar beet seeds
have been blown away by the hlgh
winds. Land Il getting very dry, irri-
cation has not been started yet, Pros
nect for a peach crop II slim. I.ucorn
N growing wcll,--Chns, e. CRAIG
Charleston. WaHntch Co.-wenther
has been clear and warm with "a light
snow on the morning OF the 18th. IIght
frost nearly every night Most of the
grain IL In but none II up yet. Winds
have prevailed. drying out the ground
very fast. Rain IL needed.-H. j. Wag-
star.
Levan. Juab Goa cold blustcry
week. lee every morning. Most ~ tho
spring grain II IN the ground. Winter
wheat on clay land does not run we'll;
u lies under q hard crust which n IL
unable 20 penetrate, hence looks thin.
a good soaking rain would help II
along.-Wm. Brown.
indiunola, Sanpete Co.-Tuesdny
threatening and very windy: Wcdnea-
day hlOwed and showed. Ice ThurFdny
ana Friday mornings; cloudy Saturday
md threatening Sunday. Crops nearly
all In; Grass has started and cattle are
on tho range. The ground n getting
very dry.-M, v, Selman.
Deserot Willard co.-Thc won-
thcr during the past week was unfav-
ofnblc during the nrft particular winds
prevailing during the day, with frnata
~ night; the winds drying the Hurfuce
OF the ground after being irrlgated,
growth " crops very slow In conse-
quencc.-Joshua iiennett.
ulenwod SeVler co.-itard freeze
on Tuesday night producing one-fourth
Inch OF lee on standing water. freezing
temperature every night since cgcept
Friday night; ground rs very dry aud
there IN n scarcity ~ water. grain h
being wntered, fruit trees coming In
TO bloom, early vegetables were frozen
on on low ground.-W. NJ. Crowley.
Lawrence, Emery co.-During the
past week we have had plenty Of
hlgh wnd-at times regular hurrl-
onne-durlnR the days followed by calm
az nights ice about the thickness 81
window glass on water nearly every
mornlng.--ia Lewis
oreenvillc. Beaver co.-The past
week has been unfaVorable 10 the
growth 81 vegetation On account OF high
winds and cold nights. the prospect
Tor water II very ooOr.-S. n. Barton.
Greenwich, PnNu Co=The urat