Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1894-05-25

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ELBERToN---The crop prospect for 1894 as a
whole is unprecedented. The large amount of
rain has saturated bottom lands near the noun
tains to such an extent that they can not be
seeded until very late in the season and many
farmers will prefer to summer fallow such lands,
still the abundant rains have been a blessing TO
all the western and southern parts of the county.
The acreage is about 80 per cent. of last year
and 80 per cent. is already in and much of it up
and looking splendidly. Warm weather with
out rain is needed to advance the tender plants
so that sudden hot weather will not cook them.
DAYToN.--Prospects for a good crop of wheat
and barley in Columbia county are very favor
able. The growth has been slow on account of
the cool weather, but there has been plenty of
rain and the grain will not be injured by dry
weather. The acreage of cereals is about the
same as usual. Farmers have even more barley
and less wheat than in other years. This is
probably due to the low price of wheat. Plow
ing and seeding were delayed about two weeks
on account of wet weather. 1t is estimated that
there will be about 100000 bushels of wheat
and barley over and above local wants.
WALLA WMLA.-Crops throughout Walla
Wala coun y never looked better than this
spring The large amount of rainfall has been
very beneficial and a large yield is looked for.
Fall grain is in splendid condition, while spring
grain is not as far advanced as usual, but is do
ing we'll There is about 20 per cent. decrease
in the acreage over last year; a large amount of
sumner fallow is being done. Everything taken
into consideration, prospects for a good yield
are encouraging The fruit crop will be unusu-
ally large, late frosts not having done material
damage in this section.
PULLMAN. The weather for the past few days
has been very favorable for a tremendous yield
of the various crops, The blowing is all done
and the seeding is nearly finished. The acreage
around here is about the came as last year. The
farmers are about three weeks ahead of last year
in their work The prospects fue. Many
ia .ners say they were never better at this time
of the year. The ground is thorouhhly satura-
ted with water and the pleasant sunshine is
bringing the crops along nicely.
CoULEE All crops in this vicinity are
very promising, The first of the month this
section was visited by hard westerly winds, that
lasted a week, which were very trying to the
| tender shoots. Last week nice rain came,
which has been followed by warm, cloudy days
that have revived the growing grain wonderfully.
The acreage sown is about the same as last year,
the new breaking off-setting the stubble ground
that is being summer fallowed for next
seasons crop. A large acreage of new sod is
being broken both east and west of Coulee City.
Prospects indicate good a crop az 1898.
ROCKFORD Farmers in this vicinity are work
ing hard to complete wheat seeding, and nearly
all will be done this week, and next week will
see them busy with blowing and seeding oats
The wheat ground is in splendid condition, and
owing to the small amount of fall blowing hav-
ing been done, they deyoting more time to
seeding, and while the acreage will fall nearly
20 per cent short of 93's seeding, they hope to
bring the yield up high enough to more than off
set the shortage. The oat crop will be nearly
40 per cont. larger than last year.
CoLAILLE.- Seeding time has about closed all
over Stevens county, with an increase of about
rs per cent in the acreage sown. That portion
of the land remaining to be sown is the lowlands
along the river. All fall grain is looking well.
The dry spring, however, gave spring grain a
backward start, but the rains for the last week
have allayed all fears of any shortage in crop
The farmers in the western portion of the county
in the Columbia river Wiley have been done
seeding for two weeks. The outlook for boun-
teous fruit crop is alsO very good.
GARFIELD. --Seeding in this vicinity is about
finished Quite number have been oompelle
to resow their fields, the first sowing producing
80 poor a stand. The cause is variously attrib
uted to the use of damaged wheat for Feed and
to sowing while the ground was SO wet and cold
that the seed rotted instead of sprouting. The
acreage will be about the same last year, and
the average date of sowing spring grain is fully
two weeks earlier The amount Of fall grain is
at least so per cent. less than last year.
ENDIcoTT.-Cro prospects throughout this
section look unusually bright. The latest seed
ing was finished about 10 days ago and all grain
is up and growing nicely. The total acreage is
obout 20 per cent. less than last year, Volun-
teer grain, of which the acreage is very great,
looks better than for years. On account of the
late harvest last year very little fall grain was
sown. Squirrels doing great deal of dam
age, and unless vigilantly fought will destroy
considerable grain.
SPRAGUE.--Present indications are that the
wheat crop this year will be better than that of
last in this vicinity. The frequent rains have
fastened growth, while uniform cool days have
well st ooled the young grain The early rains
did not prevent blowing and seeding, although
delaying the work somewhat good rain
about a month from now will insure a tirst-class
crop of grain here, and the yield per acre will,