The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-07-18
ALL FARMERS WEAR SMILES.
They Admit That Last Weeks Weather
Was the Best Possible.


Following is the weekly weather crop
bulletin for the week ending July Is, is
sued by director II. +. Alciatore, of the
weather bureau:
Western Washington--0f the weather
conditions that have prevailed in this sec
tion during the week just closed our old
reliable crop correspondent OF Madrone,
kitsap county, mas this m uch 10 say: No
better weather needed God is good. !"
That IS what almost every farmer invest
ern Washington thinks. The thermometer
rose To the ss-degree notch in the interior
on the 18th, which Is about 10 degrees
warmer than the preceding week. The
lowest temperatures were between so and
81 degrees and no frost. Every crop
grown in this district has made splendid
growth Near Brownsville, Kitsap county,
wheat is ripening fast and will be ready
to cut in another week or so. The ost
crop is III the milk in many counties and
looks very promising. For the cuItiva-
ton of hops We have had a fine
weeks weather, says our Kent, King
county, correspondent. Lice are under
control and doing no injury worth men
tioning. From Beach. Whafcom county,
comes the news that the oat crop will be
immense and will be cut inside of fort
night. Haymakers have worn a very
broad smile all the week, for there has
been abundant sunshine. and considerable
hay has been cut and secured in some
counties Our Port Gamble, kitsap
county, reporter says he has second crop
of red clover which is now fourteen inches
high. There has been practically no rain
fail this week, except a very light shower
in portions of King county. Late pota-
toes need little rain, but are not suffering
much. Fruit has made great advance.
Near East Sound, San Juan county, APP
Piles are well set and swelling nicely.
Cherries are now in full blast In many
parts and raspberrles are coming on in
good shape. ON the whole the week has
been glorious one for the farmers.
Eastern Washington-Al our reports
from this section of the state for the week
just ended are OF the most encouraging
nature. Our Waverly, Spokane county.
correspondent writes that crops have made
wonderful progress. The highest temper
atures were from Isl e6 degrees, or a lit
tie higher than last week. The nights
were a bit cooler than during the preced-
ing seven days, the lowest temperature
being between Is aud "a degrees. No frosts
wers reported. With the exception of n
light rain az Walla Walia the week has
been without precipitation. This lack of
moisture has not affected the crops much.
Our Davenport, Lincoln county. reporter
writes that Never were the crops in that
than right now" Al Minnie Falls, same
county. the hot weather has done some
injury TO gram on fail and spring blowing,
and squirrels are nearly ali gone The pros
poets for good wheat crops continue good
near RosAlia. Whitman county. The cor
respondent ut Bemis. Adams county.
writes that good many headers are now
al work IN that section harvesting rye and
barley also. The weather has been favor
able 10 the hop crops which have made
good growth. Mature has done more
than her share Ia these parts, says our
Spokane correspondent, "and crops ars
looking fine" Haying has been pushed
with great activity in all districts, and
near Orondo. Douglas county will be over
With by the end of this week. The hay
crops generally are said to have been very
satisfactory this season. Fruit has ma
tured rapidly. Raspberries and blackber-
rles are now IN season in some counties.
and very plentiful.