Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-05-22
GROUND GETTING
THIRSTY FOR RAIN
Scattered Showers During the
Week Did Little Good
JUAB AND WILLARD ARE DRY
irrigation Has Been Commenced IN
Some Localities - Lucern Being
Cut-strawberrles Ripe.

Salt Lake city Utah, May %, 1900
For the week ended Monday May q,
1900.
Scattered showers occurred about the
middle Of the week, but were generally
too llght TO be of any service The
ground is getting dry In AN sections and
in Juab and Willard counties the need
of rain is being felt Irrigation has been
started IN some localities While the
average temperature was only slightly
deficient, the minimum temperatures
about the middle OF the week ranged
from % TO a degrees. Light
frost was general on the mornings OF
the 10th and lith, and on the morning
of the 18th heavy frost occurred In a
number of localities. nipp.ng potatoes
tomatoes. beans and other tender
plants and causing lucern TO droop but
doing no serious damage. The low
temperatures prevented rapid growth
hut an crops did we'll Fan wheat Is IN
the boot Rye and barley have begun
10 head. In Grand county the cutting
OF lucen has commenced and straw
berries are getting ripe
CORRESPONDENTS REMARKS.
DeWeyvllle. Boxeldcr Co.-The week
has been cool but very favorable for
grain crops. Light frost on the nth
which did some damage 10 tomatoes
and beans. Light rain and hail on the
i9th.--John Germer
Garland. Boxclder Co-Light frost on
the night Of the 10th. but not enough
10 hurt grain or lucern. Wheat Is
growing fast Lucern is yerv heavy
A. H. Gleason.
Millyine Cache Co.-CoId showers the
first of the week and light frost on the
18th. Crops are growing nicely Luz
Germ is twenty inches high Winter
wheat and rye are growing rapidly No
damage from frost--Jlhn King
Richmond. Cache Co.-Go0d growing
weather the first part Of the week.
Llght frost on the 10th and nth but no
damage. Grain and lucern look Tell.-
j. Z. johnson.
Ransom, Cache Co.-Warm during the
fore part of the week a heavy frost
on the nights Of the l6th and 18th which
did no damage TO grain but injured the
lucern very much. Grain Is growing
nicely VIM. Homer
Laketown, Rich Godfather a cool
week Generally cloudy but no prccipi-
tation Light frosts first OF week and
on 18th but It Is thought that no ma
terial damage resulted George S. Wes-
ton
Meadowyile, Rich Co.-The weather
has been very favorable FOR growing
crops Winter wheat is going into the
boot. Rye Is a foot high. Heavy frost
morning Of 18th. causing lucem 10 look
wilted.--J. s. Moffat
Riyerdale. Weber Goa favorable
week for crop growth. Quite windy ON
D. . FGff..trHaH l.Ft
ing of the nth Potatoes. beans and
tomato plants were killed IN some To-
callties.-RiChard Dye.
Huntsville, Weber Co.--Quite cool and
frosty the past week Fruit trees are
now In full bloom Liars Peterson.
Morgan. Morgan Co.-Light frost first
OF week and heavy frost on
l1th. Light rain on night OF 18th.
Notwithstanding the cool weather veg
citation as made rapid growth. Iuiga-
ton has commenced. Lucern Is fif-
teen inches high Early potatoes are
coming up and onions are being planted.
Crop prospects were never better at this
time of year.-T. H. G.. Welch
Peterson Morgan CO.-The week has
been cold and windy Frost on the 10th.
18th and 18th, inIurlng lucern and ape
pie blossoms Wheat and oats look
promising Ell Whitear
East Bountiful Davis Co.-Crops have
made fair progress during the week
Light frost on The nights OF the 10Th
and 18th which slightly damaged p0ta-
toes, tomatoes and grape vines Warm
on the latter portion OF the week Ale
falfa Is budding and will be cut earlier
than Usual-D W Fenwick
Kaysville, Davis Co.--Frost on the
nights Of the 18th and 18th doing a llt-
he damage FAN wheat and barley
are heading and are better than aver
age. Light showers on the lgth.-J. W.
Galley.
Mni Creek. salt Lake Co.-The fore
part Of the week was windy and cold.
Frost on the nights Of the 10th and nth
killed potatoes and other tender vege-
tables. Small grain Is looking wen.
Lucern Is budding John Morgan
Taylorsyile salt Lake Co.-Crops did
not grow as rapidly as they did the pre-
ceding week Frost occurred on the
nights OF the nth 0nd 18th. but did no
damage Dry farm wheat Is IN the
boot and rye and barley are heading
QUIT. 3. Bringhurst
Big Cottonwood, Salt Lake Co--The
weather has been dry and cold, retard-
ms plant growth. Heavy frost on the
morning OF the 18th nlpped early pota-
toes and tomatoes and killed quite a
percentage ~ The strawberry crop
John Sutherland
Goshen. Titan Co-Cooler with light
frosts every night except the 18th when
heavy frost occurred Potatoes. young
luccrn. fruit and young trees damaged
ln some parts o. town and the sur
rounding farus-J I. jenkins.
Pleasant Grove. Utah Co.-The week
has been windy and cool with light rain
on the 10th Frost on the 18th and 18th
doing slight damage 20 ooly potatoes
and other tender plants. Spring grain
s. growing nicely Lucern promises a
heavy crop. Good stand Of fruit and
berrlcs..-J. T.. Camel
Lake shore. Utah Goa cool week
with frost at nights Heavy frost on the
morning % the 18th and ice on stand
ing water Potato vines We're nipped
by the frost. Crops are looking WE'LL
Vs. T.. Beer
Mt. Pleasant sanpete Co.-weather
very favorable for orchard field and
garden. Frost dld not injure the fruit
Bpets are doing nicely Grain Is look b
ing WE'LL n. Erickson.
Spring city SanDete Co.-Graln and
lucern growing very rapidly Potatoes
end corn are beginning 10 come up. Ice
/ formed on the night OF the i7th but no
damage was done.-J. f. Alfred Jr
Levan Juab Goa dry. windy week
with cold nights; the thermometer reg
/ istered so degrees the morning Of the
I 18th. No DAMAGE from frost. Rye IL
Good Digestion