The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-04
RAIN WOULD BE WELCOME.

Good Weather for Crops. Though SOIL
Is Rather Too Dry.
Following is the weekly weather crop
bulletin OF the state weather service for
the week ending Monday. Jelly 1:
Seattle, July 2
Western section-The week just closed
has been the sunniest and warmest Of the
season, and an excellent one for growing
crops OF almost every description, but the
soil is everywhere getting very dry, and
a little rain would be most welcome Too
much, however, would injure the hay
which is being harvested.
The abundant sunshine gave to corn and
vegetables new life. and greatly oenenteo
hops destroying the aphis.
Three or four days Of the week were de-
cidedly hot. the thermometer on the 9th
reaching 90 TO IS in the shade in different
localities. 1t had the effect Of bringing the
strawberry season to close. drying up
the berries on the vines.
Scattering showers Occurred on the 18th
and 30th which were so light as not to 90
any damage to the hay that was cut and
lying on the ground. Still they were suffi-
Client to greatly benefit growing garden
stuff. especially cabbage just set out
Raspberries and blackberries were also
benefited.
IT was a particularly favorable week for
the pursuit OF farm work, enabling the
filler of the soil to cultivate hts crops and
destroy weeds to his hearts content Nor
could there have been better weather Tor
having. which. while just begun in the
latest localities. is quite well along IN
others The hay is being saved in me
condition. and is a heavy crop generally
though in some sections light.
As rule clover will be the best crop.
and timothy not so good. They are cut
ting in full swing on the tide lands in Pa
cific county.
The oats in Skagit county are heading.
and in Pierce they are making fine growth.
Oats. wheat and field peas are reported
fne in Lewis county. Corn has felt tne
hot wave and made more progress THAI.
during any previous week this season
Potatoes are in need of more rain than
thew have been receiving. In King county
new notatoes are OF good size and flavor.
In Pierce county they are looking well,
while in Clarke county they feel the
drouth. In Cowlitz county they are at
tackled BY kind Of blight, and in Skagis
county worm, thought by some TO be
the army worm. has been moving them
down.
Pasnberries and biackberries are the
small fruits now most plentiful. There has
been no change In the general fruit pros
pect since last report
Eastern section-The past week has been
very hot. and the long-continued drouth
was not broken. The days from the 2sth
IN the 2ath were excessively hot, the Their
norneter on the 9th reaching 9s in the
shade.
Fxrept in the irrigated sections OF Yad-
ma valley wheat has been injured by the
hot driving. northeast winds that have
prevailad In general the reports from
The Yakima country are favorable. Corn
there and in klickitat county IL doing
finely vegetables are growing. and oats,
wheat and barley win yield web In the
valley.
Throughout the Big Bend country the
hot winds and drouth have undoubtedly
greatly injured the wheat crop. in addi-
ton 10 the damage already inflicted by
frost some weeks ago. The yield VIII
therefore be very light-in most cases a
failure Around Walla Walla and south
Of the Snake the crops are suffering for
rain. and spring-sown grain is badly dam
aged. The report from Pomeroy Is that
the grain crop is almost ruined; rain
would only help late grain
THE reports from Spokane and Whitman
counties are more favorable than abe
others and the farmers have not lost hope.
The warmth has improved gardens, and
though dry winds have injured wheat, the
damage is not irretrievabie, and with rain
the crops will yet recover.
Since the above reports were received
some rain has fallen In the eastern coun-
ties and there are indications OF more.
which II is hopei viii yet save very
fair crop Of grain