The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-07-15
OREGON WEATHER SERVICE,

The following is the weather report for
the week ending Tuesday, July llth. from
the central Office in Portland:
On July Sd a request was sent to the
correspondents to make a special report
on the present condition of the fruit, the
| present. The reports relative to the fruit
have been most thorough, and the condI
tiohs noted in this bulletin can be thor
oughly relied upon. In the main, the re-
ports are from farmers and fruit growers.
EASTERN OREGON.
Weather-Cool, cloudy to partly cloudy
weather has continued. There has been
marked absence of any real warm
weather so far this season. Frosts are
frequent IN Crook, klamath and Lake
counties. A general rain occurred on the
9Th and 9Th.
Crops-The grain crop has been greatly
benefited by the rains. Fields which
ten days ago did not promise over ten or
fifteen bushels per acre or not hardly
suitable for hay, have revived, new growth
has started and the heads arc filling
nicely. In the interior and more mount
ainous counties warmer weather would
be of more benefit than rain. The frosts
have done considerable damage to the
crops. The rains of the 9Th and 9th are
estimated to be worth many thousand
dollars to the producers. In Wasco county
an average wheat crop is expected now;
in Sherman county the prospects had
fallen to so per cent; but they are now
SO per cent. In Umatilla county a wheat
crop equal to 1891 Is expected. There is
little smut or rust repor ed from any sec
tion. In Morrow and Gillian counties
the conditions haye materially improved.
Uplon county expects to have a large
wheat crop. In the Powder rlyer valley
and IN Wallowa county the farmers are
generally pleased with the prospects. In
the interior counties hay is reported to be
plentiful. Irrigation is being practiced,
but the cool nights retard development
of vegetation Cr1ckets have been doing
considerable damage in Harney and NAL
heur counties As is described by cor
respondent they do damage to the grain
crop. They travel in bands. covering
about seven acres in extent, from south
west to northwest at the rate of about one
mile day.
Fruit-The fruit crop is no better than
1T Is In the western portions of the state.
Insects are marked by their absence,
though in 'Wasco county few Goblin
moths are to be observed; in Umatilla the
green aphis and Goblin moth are quite in
furious; in Klamath the green aphis has
done damage 10 some of the fruit trees.
The cool weather abates the development !
OF the fruit pests. The strawberry crop
is about over in the Columbia river val
ley; they are rlpening in the interior.
About 100 tons were shipped from Hood |
River valley alone. They were shipped |
10 Montana points, to Denver, Kansas |
City and 10 Omaha. Gar load lots were |
but they could not be furnished. |
Cla KS Seeding are the best berries for |
the climate. The acreage of Strawberries |
will be increased fully 100 per cent |
cherries are ripening and the crop wiIf>l
soon be secured, except IN the inter. or |
counties where they are now turning |
color. The cherry crop was generally |
poor, in many sections not enough to sup. |
ply home use. Wasco county had the |
best cherry crop, where it was about the |
average. In Wasco county the apple,
prune and pear crop are full average |
:rop, the prune crop being very heavy.
In the John Day country the fruit crop is
ioii OuC. uCdIiy up u the average.
Along the snake river the peach crop will
be almost TO the average. In Morrow
county many of the fruit trees were win
.er killed. Generally speaking apples
will be about 80 per cent. of an average;
peaches about 80; prunes full average
Dr. more; pears go per cent In Malheur
county prunes do very well; but the or
,hards are young and no yield will be
mad this year. Apples, prunes and
peaches are being mostly increased.
Abnut The Dalles there has b. en- an in
crease of fully 100000 prune trees in the
past year.
From the present outlook Oregon crops
,an be summed up as follows: Cereal
crop an average one in yield and product;
hay crop above the average; fruit de-
,ldedly short crop, except prunes and
berries; prunes an average crop; berries
large crop; vegetables good crop, es- i
oecially potatoes.
B. s. PAGUE.
Local Forecast Official