The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-08-15
A LITTLE RAIN Is WANTED.
But Weather Is ON the whole Favor
able TO the Harvest

But Weather Is ON the whole Favor
able To the Harvest.
Following Is the Washington weather
crop bulletin for the week ending Au-
gust IL:
Western Neutrality-suspicious. returns for
all districts are to the effect that this
weeks weather has been on the whole
quite favorable TO the growth and develop
ment of all crops in the ground, although
much cooler than last weeks, the highest
temperatures having ranged between So
degrees at coast stations and 80 degrees in
the interior. The nights were a little
warmer than last week. the lowest tenn
peratures being from 81 10 5s degrees A
few isolated showers were reported here
and there on the 9Th and sgh, but were not
heavy enough TO penetrate the ground.
In some counties the drought is begin
ming % tell on some crops. especially GER
tain garden crops. 4 good heavy rain now
would be of permanent benefit 10 yegeta-
ton in many districts aud would not
interfere with haying operations which
have been completed in the majority Of
places. The grain crops have progressed
In very satisfactory manner. In some
counties the grain harvest is under wav.
while Ira others grain is not quite ripe.
Our Port Gamble reporter writes shat this
has been the best haymaking season IN the
past ten years. Near Leland. Jefferson
county, potstos are yielding tremendously.
Ia all sections she Wild berries are said 10
be found in great abundance. Pear trees
In soma orchards ina kttsap county are re-
ported vel loaded with fruit. especially
on high dry land. The hop crop has Jared
vel. l.ice are not increasing where spray
Ing has been Kept up. Oar Kent King
county. cores ondent Informs Us that the
emily places y here the hop crops will lie
damaged seriously hy lice are where no
spraying has heen done.
Eastern M shlnglon-Ehfs has been a
week of cool. partly cloudy weather with
very light ralus ln some Of the extreme
eastern and southern counties which we're
80 light as - dc bur little good 10 growing
crops. The highest temperatures were
from - 70 "a degrees During the same
week last year they we're just about the
same. The coolest nights had TEN pera-
tures ranging between - and 81 degrees.
Absence OF warn days has been heneEt
10 al grain Crops "a ghe ground. Ia poF-
tons 81 ala Wallis county grain harvest
Is about half oeer a. this writing Ia
many places IN Adams county il Is ever
Casting % early oats has began near Rosa
la. Whitman county. As ruiz wheai IS
rlpenlug slosiy bat i aiiing sell our
Colsax. Nntsgnan. correspOndetnt writes
taAs the heavy rsias Of spring proved
II great bensat this season Tor the
grain erops-aa bis section promise 10 yield
Handsomely. despite the scarcity II mosst-
UFe az shls unc. Dora in the extreme
southern parts Of the state where thry
raise cora, tae crops are saGsrlng from
cant q rain. Near 0ronta. IN Douglas
county. cora that was planted only tao
months sEo = topping over and looks
SesA "a teat same district sweet wAser
EEApes So as rspe ia a seek % Ten DAYS.
Ia otAsF secsfoas fF2&s 5 aogng well
In can be sAsd sltAsat fear .. eontxadic-