The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-08-01
THE CROPS CRYING FOR RAIN.
Drouth I'm the West Harvest Well Adj
yanced Both East and West.

Drouth I'm the West -Harvest Well Ad-
vanced Both East and West.
The weekly crop bulletin of the Wash
irgton state weather service for the week
ending July 30. issued by Director George
n. Salisbury, is as follows:
Western section-The temperature dur
frg the past week appears to have been
about the normal for this time of year.
averaging CT at Seattle, and was quite
uniform. The highest temperature oc-
Cured on the 18th and the lowest on the
s,h. A very light frost was noticed In
kone localities on the night of the 25th
and 18th: IL did not do any damage TO
speak OF. The week was one of dry
weather broken only by sprinkles Of rain
on the 18th and light shower on the
night OF the 2Sth.
The need Of rain is beginning TO be scri-
ously felt. the showers that have occurred
being insufficient to even lay the dust
Though the dry weather has been excel
lent for haymaking, this fact has been
onset by the drying up of the pastures.
IN which feed is now reported to be
scanty.
The oats In skagit and other counties
are standing it WELL but the drouth has
rather set back potatoes. except on the
Bottom lands. Other vegetables, and also
'rult. would be greatly benefited by rain.
haying now being practically over. har-
eesting OF grain viii become general this
week. Considerable barley and some oats
have already been cut The barley yield
u fair 10 good. some winter sown going
iorty bushels to the acres. Oats VIII be
short on the uplands. while on the bot
Tons they will be heavy. Grain is most
rronising in skagit. King. Pierce and
Ihurston counties.
Hops are now I'm the burr. and are gem
efaily doing well. Lice are not so trou-
hssome this year as formerly.
Fruit conditions have not changed much
rom last week. In King, Pierce and
Clarke counties pears. peaches and plums
are ripening, also red astrakan apples. The
Weld Of prunes and plums will be very
coed
Our thanks are due TO our esteemed cor
respondent. Mr.. Greenieaf, or Kent. for
tamples Of peaches grown IN King county
near oRrien. The fruit is large. averag-
ihg eight inches ia circumference, OF heau-
.ltai color and delicious flavor. reminding
ne writer OF the luscious clingstones Of
1tah or Tennessee. No one after sam
fang them would ever maintain that
resrhes cannot be grown successfully in
western Washington.
Eastern sectton-The weather. though
het aud dry. has been favorable for har-
ststing. The temperature reached lei N
the shade in Walls walia county on tho
- There WAS no rain until the END OF
iae week. when scattered showers &C
esfred In general the week was not raw
eFaeie % growth. though IN irrigated dls-
'rfets all crops progressed favoraeiy. The
aUalfa is splendid. and has an uncommon
sfaount Of bloom, which the bees are max
sng the most Of. In Eittitas county IN"
cay crop IS a good average and ABOUT az
u Harvest has commenced and the crop
sespected fairly Eocd. Unirrisated lsnis
rave exceeded all expectations IN West
Alttitas valley. In Wana Walla county
harvesting IS we'll under way. There Is
u average WELD OF fau sowD grain nav
We spring sown Is badly damaged ana
vi not be cut In Columbia county head
hs ard tNrsshiuc Is now under way tsaF-
seF : light weight. running eighty 70 nine
pounds % the sack: IL VIII not he Over
esf cron Spring wheat VII run rom
seeethiTd 20 one-haif crop: fell wheat
pr cent. of crop. In Garfield county
harvest is IA progress. Wheat VIII yiela
scout one-half q crop. Barley IS ohiN
tss three-tourths. Hay Is fair
n Whitman county wheat in exposed Ie-
sssaes is bong injured. and viii make
Nae general crop one point less than ta~t
.esk harley viii he cut this week me
sssi prospect is good.
spokane courty-Tt has been = gooi
week Tor gain. Farmers are cuttfnS
,sore grain for hay than they expect'sa-
Nsop shorter than was expected on ae-
seeHt q smut which vas never 50 ead
SeFe before. Fruit Is all right Gardehs
heed ram
Lincoln couatv-Craps are drying Up
nsasing barley begun on the 18Th About
Ai croF Is expected Potatoes are nes
soans well The range IS eli bare ana
s.ck Will have 20 be FED.
douglas oouaty-Haying IN iN41 0i@Sa-