Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-09-03

In rspay to circulars ssnt out making
inquiry - TO The crops Of ~ cuzrsne
year, tho Ortgo~isn has reesivsd replies
from Eastern Warrington as follows:
Walla Walla.
Mr.. II. G. Moore writes: The yield
OF wheat in tho Columbia basin viii be,
taking last years crop a. basis, about
two-thirds, or 5000 tons. The acreage
of barley Vas small and the yield light.
No accurate estimate Of the quantity
harvested can he giver. Local pnces
are fully 30 per cent higher than usual
at this SEASON. OF oats and hay there 10
barely sufficient for local consumption.
The average Of spring wheat il fifteen
bushels; fall, - bushels. The quality OF
that harvested is generally good,
although ON light Land some "shrlveied.
grain has been harvested The peach
crop il q failure; apple crop good. The
yield Of grain along the foot OF the
mountains. or what Ii termed the loot
hills of Walla Walla Valley proper, y
unusually good, mary fields yielding ~
70 80 bushels. In the vicinity OF We6-
ton, Un,atilla County. almost fslinre:
The crop is light in Columbia, Garfield
AU0 OItIU8U CUxIlb1cBs IA SSS0 vsSsAAssy
Of Moscow, Palouse City and Farming
ton, good.
Rees, Winans d Co. write: In Walla
Walla County wheat is about three
quarter crop az compared with Last year.
barley about one-half to two-thirds
crop: oats about one-hah 70 tw0-thirds
crop; hay about the same as last wear.
The average of spYin wheat il fifteen to
twenty bushels to the acre; average OF
winter wheat, q to 30 bushels to the
acre. Most of the wheat is good. II IL
estimated that about 10 per cent. In
shriveled. Wheat that was sOwed late
in the sprinR was green, or in the milk,
when the dry and hot weather came on.
The fruit crop il good, excepting plums,
peaches and apricots, which were de-
stroycd by frost. Tho apple crop IL
large and fruit perfect. ALI wheat on
summer followed ground properly put
in has yielded a. we'll or better than
Last year, especially near the foot of the
mountains. Crops averaging from ~ to
| 80 bushels TO the acre are numerous.
What has brought down the average IL
poOr, careless farming and continuous
cropping of the same land.
Cheney.
CHENEY, Aug. N.-The acreage 10 one
third more than last year, but the yield
will not be more than one-quarter more
| owing to the drOuth in some sections.
The county generally will go about =
bushels per acre, spring wheat. No fali
grain sOwn. Grain looks we'll consider
ing the dry season. Straw is short but
heads good aize and veil filed. The hay
crop is short, although We are shipping
about two oars daily. Crops are turning
out better than vas expected before bar
vest.
SrnAoUE, w. T., Aug. B.-This year,
notwithstanding the dryness, all crops
have done we'll. The acreage ia more
than double last year. Average Of spring
wheat 20 bushels per acre; fall wheat -
bushels. The hay crop il tho largest
ever known here.
kpoksn RallS.
SPOKANE Falls, Aug. M.-Crops of
small grain in this section are about q
fourth iess than last year. Hay one-fifth
lees ON account of extra dry and warm
weather. Spring wheat will AVERAGE
from 70 TO Is bushels per acre; fall 30 to
81 bushels. The quality is good bat the
berry is small. Fruit II in good condi-
ton.