The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-08-21
SMOKE sr1L1 WITH US.
Days Getting Warmer and the Nights
Cooler.

The weather and crop bulletin tor west
ern Oregon received yesterday by the
Asbor.an says:
Weather-Smoke has prevailed to such
an extent during the past week as to
prevent the sun from shining; the sun has
had the appearance of red ball of fire;
the smoke is produced by THE extensive
forest fires in the Coast and Cascade
ranges of mountains. The temperature
has been lower than during the preceding
week, the maximum ranging from 70 to
30 degrees, the minimum from 46 to sc
degrees. except in few scattered local.
tiles and upon the higher agricultural
Iamd, where, on Tuesday morning last,
1t fell to 80 degrees; this latter tempera-
ture allowed frost to form In sections
OF Washington, Clackamas, Benton and
Lincoln counties. No rain has fallen
during the week; THE mornings have been
foggy. AS many correspondents note,
the days have been warm and the nights
cool.
Crops-Harvesting is almost over; some
late grain is yet to be cut, but the major
portion of aQ .gs ain is now cut and
threshing Is now in progress. Much of the
threslhing is finished also and the yields
have bsen about an average-in cases the
yield has not been what is was expected,
but, taken as whole, the yield is fully
an average, both as to quantity and quail
ity.
The frost on the morning of the 18th
slightly injured squash, bean and potato
vines in the few localities affected,
The potato crop, Though much larger
acreage than usual, will not yield per
acre the nominal amount; this decreased
yield is due to the absence of rainfall.
Since June 1 there has been rainfall on
June IA, 10, 30, July and 5, amounting
to about hhree-quarters of an inch, which
total is two inches below the average.
The summer months are dry, under nor
NAL conditions hence the excessive dry
ness when only q per centum of the
normal amount of rain falls.
The wild rasp and blackberries are very
plentiful in the coast counties. A corre-
spondent from Curry county reports that
good pickers can pick from six to eight
gallons day. Some months ago it was
pointed out in these bulletins that by
utilizing the ripening of strawberries in
the various sections of Oregon the sea-
SON for them would be greatly extended,
and SO with the rdsp and blacltberries
they ripen in the interior in July, and
in the height of their season in the coast
counties.
The onion crop of Washington county Is
affected by lice, which may materially
reduce the yield. The grapes are full
average crop, and are reported to be in
most flourishing condition.
Tile fruit outlook is good; prunes are
now rlpaning; peaches are in the height
of their season and are generally an ex-
cellent crop; large shipments are being
made. The pear and apple crops are re-
ported to be excellent. There appear to
be fewer insects this year than usual,
which fact is evidently due to the greater
care given orchards.
The conditions of tine oIhpsremains prac-
tically unchanged from last weeks re-
port. The bw's are growing, but owing
TO the dry weather the ends of the long
arms are drying up. The lice have not
become more numerous, and damage
from them is not expected to occur to
any great extent. Hop picking wiil begin
about September /.
The weather conditions today are more
favorable for rain than they have been
for weeks yet rain will probably not
occur for 10 days yet. Until rain falls
the smoky atmosphere will continue to
prevail