Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1893-09-15
BLESSED RAINDROPS.
The LATE RAINS HAVE Benefit
TED VEGETABLE CROPS.
All Root Crops have been Bene.
fitted as well nv Growing Fruit,
and Little if Amy Damage has
Resulted TO Grain not Cut.

All hOOt crops have been Bene.
fitted as well nv Growing Fruit.
and Little if Any Damage In.
Resulted to Grain not Cut.
Following is the ODD weekly croy
bulletin OF the Washington State
weather service of the United State:
Department of Agriculture, from it,
station at Olympia, under direction Of
Henry f. Alicatore:
Western Washington Gardeners and
others interested in root crops are now
all smiles. Generous and welcome
rains fell throughout this section from
the 7th to the end of the week, reviv-
ing suffering vegetation. There has
been a decided change in the tempera-
ture conditions, too. The mean tenn.
perature for the week being only 81
degrees, that is, 5 degrees colder than
that OF the preceding week. At no
time during the seven days did the
thermometer rise above "a degrees,
and on the 1lth it fell as low as A
degrees, but no frost has as yet been
reported from any station in this Sec
ton of the State.
Harvesting and threshing operations
have necessarily received check from
the copious rains. So far, this sudden
downpour has not done any material
damage to grain not yet cut, except
that in a few localities the heavy rains
flattened out considerable oats.
Garden stuff and all root crops in
general have been greatly improved
during the week. In many eases
many acres OF potatoes, which had al
most been despaired of, have been re-
deemed by the beneficial and timely
rains and will turn out remarkably
well, all things considered. The same
can be said of all growing fruit, which
is reported as doing fairly well in all
sections.
From great many hop fields comes
the news that lice have invaded the
hops to such an extent that picking
will be begun from 10 to Is days ear
lier than at first thought. No serious
injury has been wrought as yet by
these little pests. Hop pickers are
not wanted just at present in the val
ley. A noticeable improvement in
the condition OF pasturage is reported
from many places.
Eastern Washington: A complete
change OF weather conditions has taken
place in the past seven days. Light
showers of rain varying from trace
to quarter of an inch fell over the
entire section and being we'll dis.
trfbuted did much good to all crops.
This weeks mean temperature, SO de-
grees, was much cooler than last weeks,
the difference being just II degrees.
The highest point reached by the
thermometer was So degrees in the
shade, while the coolest temperature
was Al degrees. A very light frost was
from several places in Kitti-
tas county on the 9th, which was too
light to damage any crops. In few
counties in the extreme eastern Dor
ton, the rains were very welcome, for
there is no great hurry about harvest
ing, since in some localities the late
grain is still green. From the south
ern counties We learn that harvesting
is pretty well advanced and I'm some
places almost over.
We quote from our Colfax CORE
spondent the following: Eastern
Whitman county, while the richest in
the United States, according to popu-
lation, is also the banner section for
grain, the average yield being 50
bushels per acre. The copious rains
have saved many field of potatoes,
besides doing much good to all root
crops and gardens. Pastures also
show Il considerable improvement over
last week. Fruit is doing fairly we'll
and has been benefited by the rains.
The hop crop continues in good condi-
ton. So far no lice have appeared"