The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-06-27
WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN.
Cooler Weather Throughout the state,
but Favorable for Crops.

Cooler Weather Throughout the state,
but Favorable for Crops
Following is the weekly crop bulletin
for the week ending June 25, furnished by
Director Alciatore, Of the weather bureau:
Western Washington-During the week
Just ended We have had less sunshine and
colder weather than last week, but on the
whole the weather was favorable TO all
growing crops The highest temperatures
were generally in the cos, but rose TO "
degrees on the 22d, the warmest day. This
is about ten degrees colder than last week.
The lowest temperature reported was A
degrees In Eastern Claliam county. No
frosts have been reported. Practically no
rain fell during the first four days. but on
the oath light showers occurred in nearly
all counties with good effect on crops. In
the marsh land districts of Snohomish
county a few intelligent farmers are Civ
ing up one-half of their land TO save the
other by proper diking. Our Madrone
kitsap county, correspondent writes
"that apples and pears are small and
scabby and prunes and plums are fall
ing off the trees" This applies to
many other sections Of Western WASH
ington this year. Small berries of all
kinds are doing splendidly in all sections
Near Montesano, Chehalis county. early
sown wheat and oats are heading nicely.
Crop Reporter Primer, of Blaine, What
com county. reports that experiments on
beet sugar are being made there. Later
returns from Skagit county are to the
effect that the floods have done more
damage than was first reported. Very
favorable news comes from the hay raising
districts. Near Sylvan. Pierce county, all
the hay has been cut, while in portions of
Lewis county 1t looks rank and will DO
ready to cut very soon.
Eastern Washington 49, This weeks
weather, though cooler and with less sun
shine than the preceding period. was gen.
orally beneficial to vegetation. Generous
showers fell IN the extreme eastern coun-
ties on the first two days; then followed
period of very dry weather which baked
the ground considerably. especially in the
central portion of the district in Douglas
county. The highest temperatures were
remarkably uniform throughout the week,
ranging from g degrees on the coldest
day to so degrees on the warmest. The
lowest temperature reported was IS degrees
in Spokane county on the I'D and 18th.
No frosts occurred during the week Dur
ing the same period last year the Their
mometer went down to 80 degrees In
portions of Douglas county. near Hart
line. crops are seriously Threatened by
drouth. The cereal crops have made good
progress in nearly all districts. Absence
of sunshine and very high temperatures
was JUST what the wheat grower wanted.
Barley is all headed near MAYHEM, Gar
field county. Wheatis just heading there,
and great damage has been done by the
squirrels near Ping, where they have
ruined hundreds OF acres OF grain- The
condition of the fruit crop is on the whole
quite satisfactory. In portions OF Spo-
Kane county plums and prunes make n
better showing than smaller fruits. Fruit
growers are looking for excellent crops
this season. There have been some high
winds in portions of Yakima county, but
they we're not strong enough 10 injure
crops.