, 1892-06-29
ABOUT THE CROPS.
An Unusually Warm and Dry
Week Reported.

What Effect the weather Has Had
ON the Growing Crops All over
the State--The Fruits Are Doing
Very Wen.
Weather Observer E. B. Onley, makes
the following report for the week ending
Monday June 9th, for Western Washing
ton:
The weather has been unusually dry and
warm this week. On the 21st three scatter
ing light showers fell; the nights of the 21.
% and %, were cool and in many places
very light frosts were observed. On the
%, however, the days began to grow warm
er, the maxium temperature reaching 90 to
"a degrees, with cloudless skies and little
wind. The nights, since the %, have also
been warm, the minimum temperature rare
ly falling below so.
The general effect of the weather upon
the various crops has been very salts
factory; on some high lands driving has
gone on too rapidly, but this is not serious
as yet. In Clarke some complaints are
heard of the drying east winds of the "a
inst. The weather has been esDecialIv
favorable to lax crops on low lands, enabi-
ing farmers to finish seeding which has
Deeh oeIayed IN many cases until now
Inc nay crop almost without execution is
very heavy and haying is going on rapidIv
nearly everywhere. Glover is unusuaIIv
heavy. Reports from Island and Skaeit
counties, state that oats are doing veTv
well indeed, and in most sections grain
though IN many places late, promises large
yield. Hops are growing RAPIDLY and
healthily and while the lice are numerous
spraying is being generally resorted to with
excellent effect. Straw berries are generally
abundant and of good quality; cherries
Whlle not up to the average yield, are of a
good quality.
EASTERN WASHINGTON.
Light showers fell on the 21st after which
there was no rain. The fore part of the
week was cool, frost occurring on the Dist.
zznd and 23rd; they were generally light
f;u.eitd4 anu .ne Ig, uahage, when any, was mostly
limited to potatoes and other vegetables on
low land. On the oath dry easterly winds
blew and have continued with more or less
severity since.
In Spokane county grain is generally do
ing well so far, though rain is needed
%nlIe IN Lincoln and Douglas counties
ram is very badly needed. SQUIRRELS are
doing considerable damage to wheat in
portions of Douglas county. In Whitman
county the reports of damage to grain are
very conflicting. In the eastern portion OF
the county the injury seems to have been
over estimated, and it is SAID that this is
the case also in the western and south
western quarters on the other hand, re-
ports are continually coming in from
various portions of the west and southwest
winch state that the damage has been
severe on east and south slopes. In MANY
cases the damage is only apparent, the
blades of the grain only having been
affected, but in many other cases the in
Jury TO the berry is beyond question. A
great deal of the damage has been at.
tri6uted to squirrels. Reports of injury to
grain IN Columbia, Garfield and Walla
Walla counties'are that the damage is in
many places severe, though the aggregated
great. In Yakima and Kittitas counties
the grain, where not irrigated, has suffered
some but not severely as yet.
FRUIT Is generally doing well, not hav-
ing been materially injured up to date.
except in a few localities.