The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-06-08
THE WEATHER AND CROPS.
Too Wet and Cold In Both Eastern and
Western Washington.

OLYMPIA, June 7.-[Special. I'm West
ern Washington the ten day period ending
on the 7th has heen one of frequent show
ers and cold southerly and westerly winds.
Copious rains have fallen over this portion
of the state, but have been much heavier
in the northern than in the southern and
central portions. They have been espe-
cially heavy in Whatcom, San Juan.
Clalam and the western portion
of Skagit counties. The rains of
May 9th and 2Sth and June 1st
and Cd were particularly heavy. High
westerly and scutherly winds prevailed
during the period, being most severe on
the 2Sth and June 1 and ,. Low lands
have generally been rendered unfit for
working, especially in Whate ON, Skagit,
Snohomish and Lewis counties. Much of
this land remains unplowed and unseeded,
and where it has been planted is unfit to
work. Grain on upland is generally doing
well, but on low land is injured by the cold
and wet, and in the islands of Skagit,
eastern portion of Chehalis and in por-
tons of Cowlitz and Lewis counties spring
grain looks badly. Fall wheat is doing
fairly well, and in Clarke county is head
ing. Upland grain is in most localities
doing well. Hay is generally doing very
well, though in some cases the wet
weather is giving the wild grasses
the advantage. In portions of Lewis
and Cowlitz counties heavy clover was
beaten down by rains of the 9th and
25th and winds Of June l and 2. In por-
tons of Cow,itz county wheat has also
been lodged. In CIallam and Lewis coun-
ties potat ,es are not all planted, Hops
have not been injured, but are growing
slowly. They are, however. healthy and
lice are not increasing. Reports from
Kent state that lice are all through the
White river valley. though not in
great numbers. The effect of the
cold wet weather on fruit has
on the whole been unfavorable, especially
on large fruits. The general report of the
strawberry crop is very favorable. and in
most sections there will be good yield,
though they have been in many places in
jured by the rams, and will be more so If
the wet weather continues.
In the northern portions of Eastern
Washington there have been frequent
light showers, the heaviest rains falling on
the 18th and 18th. From May q TO June
2 and 3 there were very general high
westerly winds over this section. These
winds were cold, and the dry ing effect was
not excessive Severe frosts occurred on
the q and 50, and in portions of Wala
Walla and Whitman counties ice was
formed
In the northern counties the effect Of the
cold winds has been mainly 10 retard the
growth OF the grain. The ground has
been dried out to considerable extent and
some injury to grain is reported from al.
sections. but does not seem to have bee,
severe. In Adams county the high winds
following the extreme temperatures of the
2oth and DIST is reported to have burned
the grain in spots, where it was rank and
soft. In this county rain is needed very
mu"h. In Whitman, Asotin, Garfield and
Columbia counties. where the rainfall has
been heavy during the spring and the
ground is wet, the effect of the high winds
has not been so severe. The effect of the
wind is most noticeable IN the western
portion of Whitman and northern nor.
tions of Columbia, Garfield and
W4.la Walla counties. where d-v-
ing ont of the ground has oeeo
G. eatest. IN KiIckitst county no injury >
reported from the winds On the whole
the grain looks we'll SO Tar, except in few
cases where cut worms have done iniurv
and in places where farming has heen
badly done. No serious injury to frni. IA
reported from frosts. Gardens IN the
northern counties were n many loca mes
damaged, and IN some places potato tons
were cut. T. 3. O-NEy.
Observer Weather Bureau. Director,