Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-12-19

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ana I'm many instances entirely stopped
resulting In such case in a serious de-
terioration of the crops. Grashapper
were present In Willard county doinl
much damege to vegetation The har'
Nesting of fall wheat rye and barley be-
came general throughout the sector
early In the month and continued under
rapid Roadway the weather being par
tiCularly favorable for the work. On
dry farms the quality was impaired ow-
ing to the shrinkage Of the berry by
the prolonged drouth and hot winds.
August--During the fore part Of the
month clear skies with an almost entire
absence of precipitation prevailed
Temperatures during the month were
abnormally high except ON the Goth
9th and 2Sth when cool weather pre-
vailed During this period frost oc-
CURED throughout the more elevated
regions of the section, but the injury
to growing vegetation was inapprecia-
Bile. a shortage of irrigation wntor OK
listed throughout the entire month the
| light scattered precipitation having
been insufficient to materially replCnish
the supply The reservoirs and bitches
were as "A consequence very low In
| many localities necessitating a COM
| petite abandonment OF the work. The
mean temperature for the section, de-
! tcrmined from the reports of 5N sta
tons, was rs degrees, or I a degrees
above the normal The highest temper
allure recorded was 1l0 degrees az st.
George on the 9Th the lowest was 81
degrees ut Woodruff on the 2Sth Civ
| ing an absolute range for the section
| of 83 degrees. The highest tempera
lures of the month were generally re-
corded on the 18th, Sth and 18th and
| the lowest on the 9Th aud 2Sth The
| average precipitation was OBS inch, or
| 0.H inch below the normal. Prccipita-
! ton was entirely in the form of local
showers, widely scattered and generally
light I'm character, The greatest month";
! ~ amount was 2.70 inches at Lund.
The greatest rainfall in any "a con-
| secutive hours was I 40 inches at
| Black Rock on the 18th.
The average number of clear days
! during the month was 90; partly cloudy
days, O. cloudy days 9. Determined
| from the automatic sunshine record,
| salt Lake city had SO per cent. The
mean relative humidity for tho
| month at Salt Lake City was 2S per
| cent, the lowest observed reading be-
| ing s per cent on the Sth There was
| an average Of only two days with .O1
| inch or more precipitation; one over
the northern two over the middle, and
four over the southern portion
The harvesting of fall grain contin-
ued during the month and by the close
was complete, and threshng was I'm
progress. The yield Of fall wheat was
| light. Spring wheat and oats were cut
With fair average yields Second and
third crops Of alfalfa were gathred
cut worms were reported as causing
injury to corn in some localities Beets
ON irrigated soil We're in satisfactory
condition. but on dry farms suffered
Potatoes and tomatoes were gathered
and marketed with good average Yields
Fruit returns were generally sat1SfaC-
tory Ranges were generally I'm very
poor condition and badly burned owing
to the combined effects Of the hot SUM
shine and dry winds. and as a result
stock did not do We'll.
MISUNDERSTANDING the first few days
| Of the month the weather was unsea-
| sonably warm About the 5th a sharp
| fail In temperature occurred and until
the 20th it was abnormally cool: frosts
| occurred damaging tender vegetation
! During the last decade temperatures
We're seasonabe on the 4th and 5th
thunderstorms were general, accom-
panied by high winds. These winds
were particularly violent throughout
the southern portion Of the section, the
weather station at Modena reporting a
maximum velocity of so miles per hour.
pronounced stormy conditions again
prevailed about the middle of the
month and at it's close. The greater
portion of the rainfall occurred during
the last period and its effect was IN
the highest degree beneficial Late
crops We're revived and the soil damp
ia, n rf. Ii a..
placing the soil i'm fine condition for
fall plowing The mean temperature for
the section determined from the re-
ports of So stations, was 5S.5 degrees.
or rs degrees below the normal The
highest temperature recorded was 1903
degrees at Green River on the lst and
3rd; the lowest avs 10 degrees at
Woodruff on the 9th; giving an abso-
lutte range for the section Of 81 degrees.
The highest temperatures OF the month
generally occurred from the lst TO the
ith; and the lowest from the 18th 10
the 10th. The average precipitation
was 0.9O inch, or COS inch above the
normal The rainfall was in general the
result OF three distinct storm areas
that passed over the section The
greatest monthly amount was soc
inches at Ranch The greatest rainfall
In any "a consecutive hours was 0.g9
inch at 81. George on the LIST. Consid-
cradle snowfall occurred over the moro
elevated districts OF the section during
the wet period of the middle OF the
month. The average number OF clear
days during the month was II; partly
cloudy days, Z; cloudy DAYS 6. Deter
mined from the automatic sunshine rec
ord, salt Lake city had II per cent
The mean relative humidity for the
month at salt Lake CITY was 3S per
cont the lowest observed reading be-
ing II per cent on the End. There was
an average Of G days with OF inch or
more precipitation. six over the north
ern ana middle portions, and five over
the southern portion. The harvesting
Of small grain was completed about
the middle Of the month, The yields
In many instances above expectations
Flowing for fall grain began the mid
die Of the month but as the ground
was generally too dry little progress
was made and the heavy general rains
ut the close OF the month placed the
soif I'm good condition. Some sowing
had been done I'm localities, and Tn such
places the crop was coming up. Corn
yields were generally good though
considerable damage resulted in local
tiles from frosts. The third crop OF
lucern cut, with Yields only fair In the
northern. but generally eood I'm the
southern part of the section. Beets
were dug and the yields satisfactory
Potato and tomato yields were about
the average but damage to tomatoes
by frost occurred. The ranges were
generally I'm poor condition and much
loss OF stock was anticipated during the
coming winter.
October-Cold, stormy weather pre-
vailed during the first half decade, be-
ing continuation of the unsettled
conditions prevailing the last few days
OF the preceding month. During this
period practically the entire preclpita-
tion for the month occurred. This was
succeeded by clear settled weather
with scarcely a cloud appearing In the