Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-09
The Snow Storm Of May LIST Was
General Over the State.
THE FROST VERY SEVERE.
In Tbis city the Temperature Went
Down 10 rs Degrees stiIi Lower
In Other Places.

temperatures which prevailed during
the FIRST half Of the week. The tcmporn-
lures of the last half were about nor-
mai and continuation ~ scasonablc
weather IL very much needed by all
cropn.
The snowatofm of May lat was gene
crai all over the state. the depth u fall
ranging from half an Inch In e,me To-
calitica to seven and eight Inches In
others. II was beneficial to all fcld
crops and especially beneficial TO the
southern districts. where the water
supply had been very short but has
been brought nearly NJ To the average
by recent storms. The freeze on the
morning ~ the 2nd was the soycrcst
on record for the month u May. AZ
Salt Lake city the temperature went
down TO = degrees and other portions
~ the State report rtiil lower Temporal
lures. The reading at Salt Lake Guy
was degrees lower than any May tenn.
pcraturv heretofore recorded since tss
establishment OF the station In 1874.
This freeze Killed or greatly damaged
all fruits except apples and pears
which ntlii promise fair crop. The
damage TO the fruit crop was least In
trcmc southern districts. The con-
ditipn ~ fall or winter wheat shows
great variations even In the same cvun-
~, some reporters stating that the crop
j. total failure and others that Il
II IN good condition. spring wheat anI
oats are In good condition. hut need
warmer weather to promote growth.
CORRESPONDENTS REMARKS.
Dcwcyyiile. Iibxcldcr co.-Hcav,
Hnowpiorm ON the lat. Occasional
nnowHhowcra on the md. Hard ffont on
htui thrvc nights of week. The 9Th and
stu We're warmer II Il fcarrd that aprt-
cots and peaches are killed. Applca and
pcafr are not hurt. Fan wheat II back.
wnrd on account Of the cold weather
ana weeds arv coming up thick where
the wheat u thln.--1ohn Ucrmer.
Fielding, lloxplder co.-coh and
windy with four inches 81 snow on the
lHt. With northwest wind. Tcmpcra-
iurc twelve degrees below frcc1lng ON
the .nd. All cfopa nrc backward. Fruit
badly damaged by froft. Fan wheat II
a fair sand bu, has made very little
growth on account uf cold. windy
| weather. The ground IL In fair condition
10 promote growth and warmer wrath
~ II needed. Spring seeding complete.
The acreage In about the aycraav.-r.
/ ~ coombn.
Logan. Cache Gothic frut part OF
the week was cold and stormy. Five
Inches % snow ON the nrrt. which put
a sio? 20 OIL farm work. The laat three
days wefs warm ana pleasant and good
for nrONinx crops. | do not think that
the fruit IN hurt yet. rail wheat looks
polt, There u only about half "a stand.
j. A. Darlington.
Paradise. cache co.-Aboaut six or
reven inches 81 snow on the LIST. Heavy
| frost on morning ~ gni. more SNOW at
Il ulMAN NJ uUnIn .n lRa ..g
ard. Vine on the 9TH and 9TH. Fields Of
spring wheat and oats begin 10 look
| green. The snow has done q vast
amount ~ Tuoi to all crops. except
spring lambs quite a number werr iost
during the snowrtorm. Fruit buds wcrr
not forward enough 10 be- damaged by
frofi. the cold weather having kept tho
buds back. fail wheat has been at n
ntandHtill from the same cause and
wa not danneed BY the frost.-jamcs
Lofih0uEr.
woodr,n. plch co.-First part Of
week very culd and windy. storm OF
lot ana snf was mostly snow, Crops
have mtle ~ proEras. Spring grain all
In and coming up.-Thomas Ashton.
Roy, Weber cO.-Tha foropaft Of the
week vaN very hard on fruit Most OF
the eAriy MT n killed. Hail wheat on
sandy soli has been badly injured By
being blown cut BY the wind.--Wn. y.
Peterson. Morgan co.--very stormy
and cola IN LIST. 2nd and ard. Ground
fro8e every hl.'ht, Winter wheat gtHi-
orally looks we'll. Spring wheat Ia
very late. The cold has been very se-
we've on rfhiii lust coming out u the
Eound rhe fruit tees are not In blo--
soin YET aud were not damaEcd.-lill
Whitear.
Syracuse. Davis Co.--winter wheat Il
booking fnlr tut not aa good aH last
year. Sore hfids were ruined by he
hiRh Winds. rlW r.owstorm on the 1T
followed ~ ftcrt hgf damaged fruit
considerably. but SIM thcre will he a
fair crop II there h no more frosi.-w.
N. Miller.
Tooelc Toooie Co.-snow on let and
snd with heavy frost that destroyed
nearly MI 81 the tender fruit. but the
full damage cannot be stated at pres
ent Winter wheat looks about aver
age. but spring wheat n thin and grow
inT slowly. The cold weather has kept
everything back and no advance can DO
reported James Dunn,
dale. salt Lake co.-Snow storm on
ist and End, but cannot see that u did
| any injury 10 fruit. The prospects for
currants. Foosehetflea, plums. apples.
etc, are good. Peaches are killed and
In some Instances the trees also, Fall
| grain N very backward, II did not
come up untll this spring, hut II doing
! fairly well now, the beet crop hnH "
be- replnnted. oats are being planted,
Farm work generally behlnd'-Jas, A.
| Oliver
Taylorsville. sait Lake co,-careful
inquiry and examination lead 60 the
conclusion that there IL very little, II
any. fruit left In this section all being
killed by tho heavy frost following the
snowstorm. Fall wheat II below the
average. but looking better since the
atnrn,-J, n. Bringhurst,
peoa, summit co.-The firrt four days
NJ the week were very cold and stormy
and snow fell each day. followed By
freezing weather az night, The last
three days have been more pleasant,
but rather chilly, u Il feared that
fruit WINS hurt by the frost. but this
N not certain ns the trees are late In
buddlug.--O. Y, Lyons.
Salem. Utah Co.-The past week has
been unfavOrahle for the growth Of
vegetation In general, Freezing nearly
every night Some of the fruit killed
by the ost, Fan wheat II looking un-
commonly woll for The late, cold spring,
Peaches and npricota all killed. Apples,
prunes, pluma, and pears promise a
fair orop,-D. Il. Taylor.
| Pleasant Grove, Utah CO.--Fall wheat
II doing well though tho cold winds
have damaged II some, and II viii make
fair crop. The early fruits have
been damaged by tho cold winds and
frosta, Peaches, npricOts and plums
ARE nearly an killed. There will be n
/ uun1 cram NJ nnuiaa IL N gfar,.t, =