The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-08-01
ALL THE CRq ,Ps DOING WELL
Grain, Hops and FFr.rft I'm Good Copat.
ton Throughout Washfnrton.

ton 1sout Warrington.
FoiioWing Is thel weekly crop bulletin
ior the week enoiIl July 30. furnished by
director Aiciatore.Y of The weather bureau:
western WashN linz on - This weeks
weather mas been rropitious TO the farm
ers. lne neat va not so intense as last
week, put tntre nevertheless consider
apie sunsnlne. IEe highest temperature
ranged between tel degrees in the interior
countries 10 oO on q n coast, while the low
est were from - II bo degrees. In short.
cool hights anu - eTaOiy warm days. with
strong winds and few light showers in
some eountles. wrI,ch proved of great ben
ent 10 potatoes AN fruit In portions of
Slaham county ~ low lands dried up so
last thus week as "a become baked hard.
very favorable repNorts are coming in con-
corning the oAt Heron, which is doing
nicely in all dirtk cti0ns. Near Browns
vile, kitsap conuttv The oat and whvat
crops nave been harvested with good
yields. AZ Ease % md, San Juan county,
oats are headinKl out fine. The grain
crops all over u Is part of the state
are IN good como hilton and have made
Satisfactory pogIYass. The weather was
all tnas couLa De 1esred for hops. Some
YARDS here ana ere are infested with
lice, but not 10 1any alarming extent
Near henA hns bounty, hops are little
later than last ysk b. &C this time. In the
vicinity of DIeringNcr. Pierce county. hops
are BUDDING ana oYTley is ripening rapidly.
The iruit crops woIrld be benefited by
real GOOD ram seYli they are not suffering
much. our luckygr. Cowtitz county, re-
porter writes thas Apples are almost here
and large crop expected" In other
sections, however, the apple crop will be
short, anu IN some failure. Green aphis
IN large numbers &c reported on the fFui.
trees near Grand Hound, Thurston county
NJ M q
Taken al Ia ala tf week has been a good
one 10 the % 1cuiturist OF Western
Washington.
Eastern Washing rton-Another favorable
weeks weather reported from all sec
tons. There plenty OF sunshine,
though the hig temperatures were not
quite as nigh a. III preceding week, the
Thermometer navsYag SEN only 10 81 dee
grees this week against % last week.
The Lowest sempeJht res were between "a
and IS degrees nights were as a rule
quite cool. Inc Vgraln crops have Ensde
splendid growth. - portions OF Spokane
county all sprfpa' sown wheat will be
light. Winter whs III be n good crop in
most sections. Neat Peone, spok ane
conaty, wheat see4 . have Jared badly
owing 10 intense q eat aud dry atmosphere.
In Yakima countY ia Nesting is pFogress-
ing nicely. UuIg <sneNick Yakima
county, reporter H. II te,s thai the wheat
crop in the Horse isaven country is bet
ter than IL n4as been for several
years past- ~ Spokane Bridge,
Spokane couutyA our correspondent In.
forms rs, outt Yng and stacking IS
nearly ended, add tue wheat crop the best
ever known in shaI 81 ice so far there
has not been M lch damage done BY the
wheat aphis. aithe1 AL some feidsin Whit
man county ara u fss sf 10 some extent.
Cherries aud sDS aarries are Fipening
fast aud rnarkefs G ss uow Pretty sei sup
piled. The week 4aas aesn almost rAfnless
over the greater n OIL on OF this district
The dry weaiAe4 hasnot beea very hard
on crors as yet, ~ thr ffuft crop and
gardens would o BE- e;Esed by fex good
showers. OF coutd he weather Elas been
perfect for the had m Ssrs in ali sections
and good crons q Ec sing cat aud housed
in sAorS. throughf ut he greater portion
OF Eastern WashiE ngt8n the prospects for
excellent crops a. ii kinds have never
been better than ~ are now.