Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1893-09-01
A PLEASING REPORT.
THE WEATHER BUREAU REPORTS
EXCELLENT PROSPECTS.
4 Very fine Crop of Hops This
Year-The Yield of wheat and
Oats Very Large-Thc Fruit Crop
ali That Can BE Expected.

n very flhe NfOp OF boPs hhS
Year-Thc Yield of Wheat and
Oats Very Large-Thc Fruit Crop
ali That Can BE Expected.
WESTERN WASHINGTON.
Early Tuesday morning good show
ers OF rain fell over the entire Sound
country which proved OF great benefit
TO vegetation. The mornings were
somewhat foggy, the afternoons warm
and smoky and the evenings cool.
This weeks average temperature, 62
degrees, was only one degree warmer
than last weeks. The thermometer
did not rise above So degrees during
the week and fell as low as II degrees
on the 18th. Since last Tuesday no
rain has fallen in this section. Gener-
ally, the past seven days have been
propitlous to farmers and agricultu
ristS.
The wheat crop is not an important
one in Western Washington; however,
the returns show that there has been
Il general increase in acreage over last
year in almost every county in which
the crop is grown. The yield will vary
between Is bushels per acre near
Sharon in Chehalis county to 80 and
60 bushels in portions of Clallam and
Skagit counties. The average yield is
estimated at 80 bushels. Harvesting
is now under way in several counties
and threshing will soon begin. There
was more barley sown this year than
last. The crop is in very fair condi-
ton. Crops planted early and on
high lands are very fine though late,
but those seeded late and on low lands
are not up to the average. The yield
of this crop will be between % bushels
in portions of Cowlitz county to GO
and 20 bushels in places in Skagit,
Whatcom and Chehalis counties.
Over 80 per cent. of the returns on
oats show an increased acreage over
last year. The yield will be fully up
to the average in all counties, and will
generally exceed so bushels per acre.
In portions of Skagit and Clallam
counties, near Avon, Pleasant Ridge
and La Conner, the yield will run up
as high as so and in favored places up
to ITO bushels an acre; in the bottom
lands of Whatcom county near Port
Williams as much as 80 bushels will
be cut to the acre. From the above it
will be seen that this has been a pretty
good season for grain crops which,
though late, are in excellent condi-
ton.
From the great hop fields of West
ern Washington reports are still COM
ing in of most favorable nature.
Hops never looked better. In but
very few instances will the crop be
below the average. Hundreds of pick
ers are going from the cities to the
fields. They are sure to find employ
ment, as large army Of pickers will
be required to gather the excellent
crops that will be produced this sea-
son.
Vegetables and garden truck in
general have been materially improved
by Tuesdays showers. Although still
suffering little from want OF moisture
an average crop will be made in the
majority of cases. Pumpkins and
corn are coming in good style in
favored localities. Root crops gener-
ally would be greatly benefited just at
present by few good rains.
Fruit is holding its own despite the
drouth. First early apples are begin.
ming to ripen in many places. Pas
lures are looking a trifle dry and are
in need of little more moisture.
Eastern Washington-Another pro.
pitious week has just closed in this
section. Their have been neither
rains, frosts not hot winds. The
weekly mean temperature, 60 degrees,
was just three degrees cooler than that
of last week. Ninety degrees was the
highest temperature reported, while
4S degrees was the lowest. These are
what might be called normal tempera-
lures in Eastern Washington at this
time of year.
The old settler as far back as last
November predicted that this years.
wheat crop would be the largest ever
grown east OF the mountains since the
"wheat blockade" of 1890. This is to
be verified, it seems. Our correspon-
dents all report decided increase in
the acreage of wheat in this section OF
the State. Harvesting and threshing
is becoming more general in Eastern
Washington. In the counties to the
southeast threshing is about half over
at this writing in many fields. The
yield per acre will be larger than fol
J years past. There is great unifor.
, nifty in the estimates of our CORE
spondents as to the yield in the diff
ferent districts, which run from Is
bushels in some localities of Whitman
county to 80 and IS bushels in places
in Kittitas county. Wheat-growers o
Garfield and Walla Walla counties
, claim that this years crop will ever
exceed that of 1890.
From large number OF returns i
does not appear that the acreage O
j barley has been much increased al
compared with last years figures
except in rare cases. This had been .
successful year for barley. The yielt
will average between 80 and 40 bushels
> In favored portions of Walla Walls
: and Spokane counties and also in .
few localities in Lincoln county it will
run up to GO and 70 bushels, while il
> unfavored portions of eastern Whitman
county some fields will not yield NOR,
d than 20 or % bushels an acre.
+ Concerning the acreage of oats thi
year, there is very little change noted
In few instances it has been slight,
. increased while in others it has act
ually decreased. In the majority O
/ cases it has remained about the sam
e as last year, However, the yield will
o perhaps be little heavier than il
preceding years in not few counties
The lowest estimates are placed at 2
bushels an acre in some fields O
= Whitman county while in localitie
a in Yakima and Lincoln counties tn
a yield will reach as high as 60 and 6
!, bushels an acre.
!" The fruit crops are doing fairly wei
d in all counties. Vegetables and gaI
+ den truck in general are in need of
a little more rain, but are doing toierabf
we'll, as it is. Pastures are drying u
= considerably and would be nue.
I improved by few good rains.
II Taken altogether, the year 1893 vii
y go down in the agricultural annals q