The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-03-21

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WESTERN WASHINGTON.
Whatcom county blaine, Lumni, New
Whatcom, Beach, - Sunshiny, warm
weather; no rain until Friday. Early
spring weather gives promise of early
seeding; fruit well advanced; some dan
ger from late frosts.
San Juan county (Friday Harbor, Rich
ardson)-Little rain; temperature high !;
sunshine average. Wheat growing nicely;
fruit is we'll advanced in bloom; season is
from four to six weeks in advance of that
of last year.
skagit County (Fidalgo, La Conner,
Mount Vernon, Guemes)-Little rain;
sunshiny and warm. Fall wheat
and grass never looked better. Light
frosts during week, but nothing to da M
age fruit, is well advanced.
Snohomish county (Edmonds)-Very
light rainfall; high average temperature;
plenty of sunshine. The weather has
been unusually favorable to all crops. and
vegetation is well along.
Challam county New Dungeness, Port
Angeles, Blyn, Tatoosh, Lapush Rain
fail has been light; more than usual sun
shine; temperature high; spring is advance
ing rapidly; everything very favorable for
fruit and gardens.
Jefferson county (Brinnen. Port Ludlow,
Leland)-Warm, dry weather, favorable to
pasture land; young stock is doing I'M
usually well; season from three to five
weeks ahead of last year.
King county Seattle, Kent, Vashon,
Maury, Buenna, Osceola)-Light rains
18th, 18th and 18th; sunshiny and warm;
past week has been favorable for fruit.
especially small fruit; early pear and
plum trees showing blossom. The plant
ing of gardens is going on in the southern
part of county. Hop-growers report that
there are no lice.
kitsap county (Olalia, Seabeck)-Light
rain 18th and 18th; warm weather with
average sunshine. Garden work is pro-
crossing rapidly; peaches, cherries and
apples well advanced. The season is three
weeks ahead of that of last year.
Pierce County Tacoma, Fox Island,
McMilIin, Hillhurst, Minter)-Little rain,
average sunshine and temperature. Oats
and wheat sown latter part of February
are growing well; all sowing done except
in low ground and swamps; hops are do
ing well; prune, cherry and apricots well
advanced; some danger to fruits from late
frosts.
Thurston county Olympia, Meadow,
Grand Mound) Light rains 18th, 18th and
18th. The unusually warm, bright weather
of ha fou 10
for all farm work Fruit is in bloom and
looks well; some danger from late frosts.
Mason county ton)-Weather IA
vorable for wheat and hay crops; stock
cattle improving rapidly.
Chehalis county (Hoquiam, Montesano,
Sharon)-Weather has been foggy in morn
ing and sunny in afternoon; there have
been no frosts; fruit trees covered with
buds. More sunshine is needed in western
end of county.
Lewis county (Chehalis, Winlock. Lit
tie Falls, Toledo, Silver Creek, Cowlitz)-
Generally cloudy in mornings and sunny
in afternoons; need of rain in northern
part of county. Seeding on high lands is
practically over; acreage OF winter grain
small but very promising; fruit well ad-
danced in blossom.
Pacific county-No crops grown.
Wahkiakum county (Cathlamet)- High
temperature, little rain. Potato planting
and general gardening progressing rapidly.
Cowlitz county (Tower, Tucker, Kelso,
Kalama)-Light rain on 18th, 18th, 18th,
18th. Weather has been very favorable,
indeed; grass growing rapidly; fruit well
along in blossom. All farm work well in
hand
Clarke county (Ridgefield, Vancouver,
Washougal, Battle Ground, Hoskinson,
Fishers, Sara and Skye, Skamania county,
Very little rain; season four weeks
earlier than last year; peach trees in
bloom; in fact, fruit too much advanced,
danger of late frosts. Fall wheat doing
excellently; not much spring grain sown
yet. Roads fast drying up.
EASTERN WASHINGTON.
Stevens county (Colville, Loon Lake, y
Dry, sunny weather, high temperature
Snow melting rapidly and nearly gone, ex-
cept on shady side of hills. Winter wheat
in good condition.
Spokane county Spokane, Waverly,
Medical Lake, Meyers Falls, Cheney,
Noun. Hope, Spokane Bridge)-Light
rain on 18th. Temperature about average
light fros;s nearly every night, doing no
damage. The week has been very favor
able. The ground is fast getting in con-
ditlon for seeding, and gardening pros
poets for all crops are very good.
Lincoln county (Gravelles Little rain
fall, average temperature and sun. The
stand of winter wheat is good; acreage of
crops will be large, principally wheat:
spring seeding begun-ground fairly moist
Light frost doing no damage.
Douglas county. (Coulee City, Douglas
City, Wateryille. )-Average temperature
Previous to this week the ground has
been very dry but rain of the 14th has
helped it. Fall wheat is doing well acre
age of spring sown very large; outlook
good. Slight frosts of the 18th and 16.h
did no damage.
Adams county (Lind, Ritzville mo
rainfall during the week until light rain
on Friday. Average temperature. Rain
fall during the winter light; moisture on
unbroken grass or prairie land is fourteen
inches deep, and without considerable
rain during tie spring the yield of wheat
will be small. Seeding is nearly through
Whitman county (Rosalia, Oakesdale
ST. John, Endicott, Pullman, Staley.
Johnson)-There is more moisture in the
ground than for five years; weather
has been very favorable for seed
ing, which is about completed. Winter
wheat and barley are looking unusually
well; acreage reported 80 per cent. greater
than last year; reports from all parts of
the county unite in saying that the acre
age of wheat las been considerably in
creased over that of last year.
Garfield county (Pomeroy)- in fine
condition; fruit well along in blossom: