The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1889-08-30
WEATHER cRor BULLETIN NO. as.

Oregon State Weather bureau co oper
ating with U. s. Signal Service Central "
fee, Portland, Or, for the week ending
Saturday, August a4th, 1885,
| The temperature for the past week has
been about or slightly below the normal
ranging from 30 to 90 degrees with the
mean about GO degrees. Showers OF rain
fell 10 the Willamette Valley aud along
the coast on Sunday and Monday. In the
southern part Of Benton county the rain
fall was very heavy ON Sunday, accom-.
panied by hall. III Linn county near Al.
bany, hail about the slze OF pea fell
There Is no report OF any rain In any other
part Of the State during the week. The
showers were beneficial 10 the grasses and
late garden products. Little, II any, dam.
age was done to the sacked wheat or
wheat stacked In the fields. The atmos-
phere was considerably cleared OF smoke
by The shower and they had tendency to
dampen the forest fires. The sunshine
was about normal The mornings Ia Wes.
tern Oregon being cloudy or foggy for a
few hours Ia Eastern Oregon generally
eloudless sky prevailed The wheat
harvest Is about finished In ali sections OF
the State and reports continue to be re.
ceiyed "wheat Is turning out better than
was expected" The largest yield per acre
IL reported from Hubbard, Marion county,
where 6St9 bushel per aeie were obtained,
90 bushel per acre were obtained In Linn
county, and near Weston, UmatIla coun.
ty. These are the highest authentic yields
30 far reported. The Rogue River Valley
has much larger yield than was expected.
The Umpqua Valley win expor: more
wheat this year than last. The whole
Willamette Valley will have more wheat
to export than last year. the same for the
Grande Ronde, Indian and other Valleys
of Union county. The wheat In these
sections Is OF good quality, average
sized grain and plump. Morrow county
will export more wheat than ever before,
though In quality slightly poorer. The
increased acreage was very great there.
Waseo, Sherman and Gillian counties
will have greatly reduced yield aud OF
very poor quality, though even here there
are exceptions, Umatilla county has IN |
places good yields, in others very poor. |
Some claim for this county that there will |
not be over one-fourth the usual amount OF |
good milling wheat. Future figures alone |
can determine that, some fields were not |
worth cutting for even hay some yielded |
bushel per acre. but most fields averaged |
more. The total number OF bushels Of |
wheat produced this year In Umatllla |
county will most likely surprise those who
have been predicting such wonderfully |
short crop. The price OF wheat Il gradu-
ally rising, but ii,tle is being soid. 60
cents In Eastern Oregon Cat Pendietonl /
and 6s cents In the Willamette Valley are
at present the maxlum prices offered by
buyers for A wheat.
The present. outlook for the hop crop
places Il at about So per cent Of an average /
crop, but better In quality. The fruit crop /
continues TO yield enof. aously. Peaches, 1
pears, prunes, etc, are very plentiful.
The hay crop Is generally shoI In East.
ern and extreme Southern Oregon. Good /
crops were had In The Willamette and /
Umpqua Valleys, and a.ong the coast.
The fiverb are falling rapidly. Water Is
becoming scarce In Eastern Oregoa, even 1
The Snake River indicates failure.
Il. ). PAcug.
Observer L : Signal Service