Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-08-04
OREGON CROPS AND WEATHER.
Bulletin Of the Oregon Weather nd-
reau, for Week Ending August
2nd.-LOCal Notes.
WEATHER

The temperature has been below
the average for the week, and has
ranged from IS to 90 degiees.
Except a few local sprinKles along
the coast and a sprinkle at Walla
/. Walla on July 81, no rain is reported
to have fallen in the state.
The days have been cloudy oil
partly cloudy in the mornings, the
afternoons have been cloudlcss
CROPS.
The cool, partly cloudy weather
was very favorable to harvesting
operations which have continued
during the week. The weather con-
ditions have also been favorable to
the crops not yet matured and to the
ripeniug of fruit.
The wheat and oats are generally
yielding better than was expected.
The hay crop was much larger than
was expected, The hops continue
to be most promising. As was ex-
pected the peach crop is poor, the
apple yield will be fair. The Goblin
moth has done considerable injury.
Plums and prunes will be especially
plentiful. The grapes give promise
of an abundant yield and vineyards
are reported to be in a healthy con-
diuon aud thriving. The yie.d of
corn will not be up to the average
on account of the dry weather when
seeded and cool nights during grow
ing season.
Wheat yields of 40 bushels per
acre are reported from various local
tiles, Senator +. T. Hatch, Mccoy,
Polk county reports, ~ had thirty
three acres which yielded 40 and
one-half bushels per acre. This may
be considered an indication of what
summer-fallow wheat will AVERAGE
in this locality"
From the Willamette valley gen
eral reports as to yields have not
been recorded. The number of
bushels per acre from Eastern Ore
gon will average well. Wasco,
Sherman, Gillian and Morrow
counties have very satisfactory
crops. In Umatlla to the west of
Pendleton the wheat is poor. Some
will not yield over 10 bushels per
acre. To the north and east of Pen
dieton it will average fully S5 bush
els per acre. Union county will
average from so to 40 bushels per
acre. The most satisfactory reports
are received from all counties.
The JOURNAL has made some in
quiries in relation to the actual
yield of grain in the surrounding
country, but has reached definite
information only in a few cases.
Warren Simmons, Of Howell prai-
rie had a 40-acre field of wheat
which yielded SO bushels to the acre;
Frank Smith, short distance east
OF the city, in ground not so favor
able, obtained % bushels an acre.
James Nesmith,: of Dixie, Polk
county, says grain is turning out
well in his neighborhood, but thinks
the average yield will not be as large
as last year. One thing all agree
on; that wheat this season is cleaner
and freer from foreign matter than
for many years, so that there will he
practically no waste in cleaning.
HOPS.
The hop crop is getting along fine
ly and every prospect is for n good
market. w. w. Hubbard, the hop
buyer, was here few days the past
week and seemed desirous of con-
tracing whatever he could. He en-
gagged some at III cents pound, but
growers are inclined to hold off. In
this they are encouraged by w.
J. Herren, of this city, who sees bet
ter prices in prospect. He showed
IL JOURNAL man IA letter received
this morning from London, Eng
land, hop factor, dated July II,
which said. "The hop plantations
are in very bad state; vermin
abound and mould has appeared in
many grounds, and unless we get
fine weather the next fortnight our
crop must be very short indeed
Stocks in England are very low, 80
that our prices must rule high this
year" A letter from New York, Of
July %, says the quality Of the crop
in that state will be good, but the
yield be less than last year by from
10 to 20 per cent.
Taking everything into consider
alton, Mr.. Heron thinks it not ad-
visable for growers to contract their
crops at present. The quotations
here now may be said to be II TO 20
cents a pound,
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