Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-16
Good Showers We're General Over
the State on May 9.
ARE STILL PLANTING BETS
Climate and Crop uuii.,is Issued ~
q. y. Department OF Ag-
ricuiture.

weather bureau. Utah Section. tot TIE
week ending May 18th. 1899.
The weather the past week has been
favorable for the growth OF all crops.
The temperature was nearly ~
TO normal. Good showers we're Ecn.
cnu over the state on the 9Th. except
In the southern tier ~ counties. Tho
sowing u wheat and oats II practical.
" completed. Potato planting Il sun
In progress and corn planting has been
started. Sugar hects are Htili being
planted. Those first put IN are ~
and In some places ARE being thinnei.
CORRESPONDENTS REMARKS.
anowvllie. BOX Elder Gothic week
has been cold with no rain IN this Va
entity although II has raincd all
around Us. Shade trees just bcrih-
ming Ia leaf out. Plum ana pear tree .
are beginning TO show for bloom. Small
fruit viii b. about half a crop, Fall
grain n poor. Spring grain Just COM
INK ~. iucefn ~ about two OF three
Inches high. The season 10 very back .
ward. Garden truck 10 not up. all
thoush II has been planted over u
month Robbins.
uafiand. nox Elder Co.--Fail wheat
n looking well and q good stand, Fine
growing weather tho pact week. Nice
warm rain On the nlEhi ~ the sth.--A.
~. Gleason.
hansom. Cache Co.-Fnii wheat IN
this section AZ compared with last year
u very poor. thers being only about
half a stand. There was not enough
and ~ a rnult considerable of " malt.
Ell. II has been discovered recently
that worms have done considerable
damage In u also. Altogether our
PROSPECTS for a crop this year II very
poor-wm. Homer,
Providence. Cache Co.-i,ocont storms
and warm weather have caused all
cfUps 20 grow nicely. Mintcr wheat
u not IN nH good condition ~ last
year. Fruit trees afu In bloom aud
there IL prospect OF a heavy crop OF
nut. Prospect for raspberry crop H.
the best TOT years past,-E. 4. Han
son,
Mcadowviiie. Rich Gothic past week
has been very favorable tu the farmer.
Heavy rain On the 9th, doing "a great
amount of good. Prospect for apples
and small fruit never WAS better. Win.
Ter wheat IL Just about an average
hpfinr wheat IL looking we'll. Oats
aic not all In yeti. \. Monat.
liaffiayille. Weber CA finu warm
shower the morning ~ the sih doing an
untold amount ~ Eo0d 10 all crops
The rain was followed by nice spring
weather Strawberry prospect IN good.
Beet thinning has commeneed.--ieter
Later.
Peterson. Morgan Co.-Ths weather
has been very favorable this week aud
vegetation hal N,4ds rapid progress.
The uplanda WIN fbun need ifriFating
small fruit u bsEinning To blossom
Potato planting " progressing. sugar
bccta are being planted quite extcn.
slyely IN some ioealitisa.-ieli whitear.
syracuse. Davis co.-The week has
been quito favorable 90 tho growth %
efops, The iight rain on the 9Th was
beneficial but more IN needed. Fruit
has been Killed In some places. but the
main crup viii be faif.-M. ill Miller
Tooeis. Tooeio Vegetation has
not recovered from the set back u re-
e"iycd a week ago, Tho prpgrcaa dur
ina the past week has been slow. but
everything u ready Tor another start
when warner weather cOmca.-Jamcs
Dunn
holiday. Salt Lake co.-very warm
the last lew days Tho water IN rln.
ing. spring wheat and crupa In gencf-
Al look vel. Corn Il being planted
W. ], invc.
Holiday. Salt Lake co.-Favorahle
weather fut growing crops prevailed
during the week. Fine shower on the
9Th. Winter wheat looks like wo
NVuld have an average crop. Aprleutz.
peaches. plunr. cherries, pears and
prunea are all Killed. Cannot state the
condition Of other fruits az this time.
but apples and Strawberries may make
half crop.-Iohn Sutherland.
Pleasant Grove, Utah co,-'rhe week
has been Hlnewhat warm and pleasant
except the 9Th when liEht rain oc-
CURED. Tho melting OF the snow IN the
mountains has caused the water 10 rise.
Vegetation IL growing rapidly. FAN
wheat has been plowed NJ. There will
be plenty 81 plums, apples, some pears.
peaches aud cherries.-J. II. shoell
American Fork. Utah Co.-'rhe week
has been warmer with refreshing rain
on The 9Th The rain was beneficial 10
spring gfuin. Pail wheat has been
held back by the cold weather but II
h.0kli.r better now. The fruit crop
haH been more or less damaged by the
o0ld winds and froHta, Apricotu. early
peaches aud pluma have suffered most.
-. 6. MuFstaff.
rrowing week. Fall grain looks we'll.
Tho rain on the ath did much good.
GardenF are doing well. Fruit not dam.
agcd yct.-ll. J. WagHtan.
lieher. faHatoh Go. o. Ten-hun-
dfedths ~ an inch o. rain on the ath.
Last three days quite warm, NeEs,a-
tlon u making rapid growth. Pear
buds about opening. other fruit still
backward. Luccrn 4 three Inches hiEh.
wheat and oats are looking quite green.
John crook.
Fairyiew. sanpete Co.-The past
week has been warm and vegetation
grew rapidly plunu and peaches are
In bloom. Rain on the afternoon ~
the 10th which wet the ground 70 tho
depth of an Inch. The 18Th and llih
were windy. sugar btets are coming
W.. Potato planting IN pfosresA.-lsli a.
Day,
Helper, Carbon Gothic weather
has been nne and warm with sunshine
oil week, spring wheat looks we'll, The
most II u has been sown. Farmers are
getting ready for the planning Of corn
and potatoes, II II too early 10 deter
mine the result OF the hard freeze on
fruit pvt the general opinion II that
apncoiH and peaches were all killed
j. Tom Fitch.
feynn. 1uah Co.--The fan wheat
In this valley does not look very prom
lslng, Some patches have been pi0wed
under, Spring wheat and oats are back
ward ON account of the cold freezing
nights. Peaches and apricota all Killed.
plums and cherries VIII probably make
half a crop Apples and small fruit
viii he plentlful.-Mm. brown
Hlnkley, Willard co.--Good grow
Ing weather. Marked Improvement IN
all vegetation. There II an unusually
large acreage seeded Ia wheat, Its com
dillon II fair, Farmers aru rtill sowing
oats Lucern II looking we'll Water
Ia scarce, Leroy Young
bennington. Miilnrd Co--Good
growing weather and crops are looking
we'll The water In the river IA getting
very low, tho lowest ever known here
at this season OF the ysar-c. diversion.