The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1895-05-09
ALL CROPS ARE SAFE
General Rains Reported Through
out the Country.
ALL BULLETINS FAVORABLE
Orchards and Grain Fields VIII Yield a
Harvest of Old Time Sizs
and Exc. H. nc

Garfield, May 4.-When the Palouse
farmer awoke at o'clock this morning
he simply turned over and took an
other nap, lulled to rest by the patter
of "the rain upon the roof" although
to him it had a sound wonderfully like
$50 gold pieces. Growing crops have
not been suffering for want of rain,
but late sown ground was too dry in
spots to sprout the grain that was not
covered deep.
warm rain commenced falling about
3 o'clock and continued. until 8 with
occasional showers later which has
thoroughly wet the ground down as
deep as it was dry, and can not fail
to push all kinds of vegetation ahead
at rapid rate.
Apple trees are beginning to blossom
profusely, although it will be several
days yet before the buds of late vari-
cites open. No injury seems to have
been done either by weather or disease,
and the prospects are favorable for
bountiful crop.
Warehouse and railroad men have
been figuring on the probable acreage
this year tributary to this point, with
| about the following result:
Wheat, 10000; oats, 5000; barley 1,500
flax, 500; potatoes, $50; beans, SO. This
is supposed to be about so to S5 per
cent of last years acreage. Both flax
| and beans as a standard crop are new
here, the latter having seldom been
| grown except in gardens, where they
have usually done well. This year one
| farmer will seed 25 acres and several
others from one to five acres each.
Aside from the liability of frost the
| trouble with them comes from too rich
ground, as unless sown on poor soil
they continue growing, bearing bios
SONS and green pods alongside of the
| ripe ones until frost cuts them down in
the fall. In that condition they can not
be threshed except by hand.
WAREHOUSE MATTER.
Several attempts have been made to
! put a warehouse at the crossing of the
o. r. e N. and the Spokane & Palouse
roads, but have always failed through
| the disinclination of the companies to
build tracks to a house there. l.. p.
Rounds thought until recently that he
had the preliminary arrangements COM
| pleted and hauled the lumber for a
| house there, but at the last minute OBJ
stacles arose and he is moving the lum-
Der onto the O. r. & N. right of way
directly across the track north from
the depot, where the house will be put
up. A joint stock company with capi-
tai of $4,000 has been formed for the
purpose of building and operating it.
Mr.. Rounds holds a controlling inter-
esl, ana tosetner win Dr. D, "A. DlS
directors The building viii he 20 fee, Of
wide, running the entire distance he.
tween Third and Fourth streets on
feet. only bulk grain win he handled
and if will be cleaned and elevated b1
machinery.
CHENEY
co,o,. nro,o,, h .sos
s,ii,,,r. ,,o - -. 80
and II has been rainine off and on al
the morning, and now at II m. a fine
shower is falling. 1t had become quit,
dry and our farmers were becomint
anxious about rain. Their crops wer,
never in better condition and if ther,
is a sufficient rainfall the best crop eve
harvested in this section will be gath
ereu inns lall lhe Iruit crop is mos
PloiiiisihS anu VIII pe iarse'
SPANGLE DELIGHTED.
Snangle. Nav 4.-Most of the farmer
are through seeding: the ground ha,
been in fine condition for seeding. Th
amount of grain sown as compared t.
last wear will exceed rs per cent.
This locality was visited with a fin
rain last night and today. which is
eodsend TO this section. as il was needed
FARM WORK AT LATAH
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, fuu bloom and ali the trees are fun
OF INESTIMARLE VALUE.
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+,,is ,,,o,.,,ino, at 4 o,clocl. ana has cor
n tinuad mn to noon With fair nrosnect
a Co... r,ore II is of inastiroable value I
a ~ aa,,nt,,, os tha Ground pras d,.yin
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Fairfield, May "A fine rain fell hei
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