The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-06-15
THE WEATHER AND CROPS.
There Has Been Too Much Rain, but
the General Condition is Good.

OLYMPIA, June 1f.-fSpecial. I'm West
ern Washington the rainy weather of the
week before continued into this week up
TO the 9th, when the rain generally ceased.
There were heavy rains on the 9TH and sth
in many localities throughout this portion
of the state. Hail fell in some places but
did no damage. The temperature, which
was rather low the first part of the week,
has gradually risen and the cloudy
weather has given place to alternate clouds
and sunshine. The low lands of Whatcom,
Skagit and Snohomish counties have been
again flooded by the rain. Near La Con-
ncr. Skagit county. considerable grain
land has been flooded and there is danger
to grain here, and elsewhere, if the sun
comes ont too suddenly. Some damage TO
oats in Island county is also reported, hut
the dry weather of the past few days has
remedied this To great extent. In Jeffer-
son county many farmers have not yet
planted potatoes. In some sections of
Mason county potatoes have rotted in the
ground, while near Sidney, Kitsap county,
there are some cases of potatoes rotting
after coming M. In the eastern portion
of Chehalis county strawberries have been
seriously injured by the rains, while in
most sections they have been more or less
delayed. Reports still come in of fruit
damaged in the early part of the season.
In most localities the yield of large fruit
will be below the average, while in many
there will he practically none. On upland
in some sections the light rains have been
of great benefit 10 gardens IN San Juan
county, 10 all crops in portions Of Thurs
ton county, but a. general rule what is
wanted is more sun and warmer weather,
Reports from Kent, King county, state
that hops are growing slowly and are
looking we'll, lice not gaining much head
way. Along the Puya.lup and Black
rivers hops are growing steadily and are
healthy. The hay crop ia very good in all
sections.
Nearly all sections Of Eastern Washing
ton have been visited by light rains; in a
few place there have ben severe local
storms. The hail storm in Douglas and
Stevens counties on the 9th (not reported
last weekly did some damage, which was
not widely extended The weather has
been cool and cloudy. which, together
with the light rains in the eastern coun-
ties, has done much 20 help the grain
which was injured by the hot winds of the
latter part of May and the frosts and cold
winds Of the fore part of this month. The
fall wheat has suffered the worst from
these causes, especially in the country
north and east Of Colfax, Whitman county.
and in Columbia and Garfield counties
though probably not enough as vet To
diminish the yield unless the weather be-
comes suddenly hot again. In Adams
county the lack of rain has affected
Gil grain. which will be seriously darnsred
unless rain comes soon. In the northern
counties grain is doing we'll. though il has
been delayed somewhat by cool nights. II
is growing, however, and is stocky and of
good color. except in few cases on low
lands. Fruit has been injured - some
extent in Spokane and Lincoln counties
by frosts. The damage has been mostly
confined 10 cherries. pears and plums;
apples are doing very well. Injury 20
fruit is greater than was first thought IN
Columbia ana Garfield counties. In Kick
itat county, while the weather has been
cool and b.uS;ery. no damage Is reported
10 grain or fruits. In Yakima, k.ttitas
anu southern part Of okanogan county