The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-18
THE WEATHER OF THE WEEK.
Helped Crops I'm the west-Rain Needed
In the East.

The weather crop bulletin OF the Wash
ington state weather service for the week
ending July 1e, issued by Director George
n. Salisbury. OF this city. is as follows:
Western section-The farmers of West
tn Washington could not have arranged
10. themselves better weather for their
present needs than the bountlfui hand OF
nature bestowed upon them last week. The
FIRST three days were hot. II is true. the
thermometer recording all the way from
y 70 in2 for the maximum. and no rain
fsIl during the whole seven days. But
The latter days were pleasantly cool, and
while rain might have helped the growth
a. some products. IL would. for the most
part. have done great injury. principally
I, oats and hay.
Az anticipated In the previous bulletin.
last week was devoted 10 making hay
While the sun shone, and II is impossible
10 conceive OF weather better suited for
the purpose. Our southern and western
cou,tes viii have an abundant crop. Hay
Ing IL well advanced in Skagit county.
and cats there are very heavy; dry wealth
U until after harvest is much to be de-
The oats. Most reports agree that In other
lnealites. also. the yield OF oats Will be
heavy.
In some sections fall wheat Is about
resiy 10 cut
The hop reports are very favorable:
generally In bloom, and not so infested by
ice that spraying will not keep them In
sshjectlon.
II has been too dry for potatoes and
cher vegetables 70 do their best still no
great injury Is yet apparent. Early pota-
toes are being dug.
Cherries and raspberries are now the
seasonahle fruits; both are very good
crops
Though the prospect for late fruits has
Ter some weeks steadily decreased. a fair
srep Is still left In many localities. cor
respondent from Puyal.up Pierce county.
feTorts that pears VIII he a heavy yield.
While rain Is unwonteiiy needed 10 help
pastures and vegetables. and few light
Showers might do no harm. vet heavy
Fa'n, occurring before harvest Is finished,
would occasion great damage. lodging
gram. or soaking n while being harvested.
Eastern section-No rain occurred dur
ING the week. and hot drying winds. while
generally Injurious mstured grain very
RAPIDLY. There e. no question but the dry
weather has done great injury, except IN
irrigated sections or especially moist val
ieys Farmers do not expect half crop
9. wheat on high lands.
IN The Yakima country all crops are
oahg finely under Irrigation.
Around Wara walla the crops are In
general good condition. and harvest be-
Gun several DAYS ago.
N Spokane county the situation Is less
promising than las, week Only n small
sfep can be expected
IN Whitman county crops are reported
- growing finely. Corn has much Inn
Isevec Wheat Is looking well, except In
.po,s that were burned by drouth earlier
u he season
Near Bem!s Adams county. harley is
ssea' ripe a; Lake Cheisn corn is grow
Il coed
,rrem LYLE. KNckitat county. comes the
.eSe"lns; Grain is nearly all cut. Some.
sslas sown, Is injured 20 some extent
-, DOT as badly as would he expected
.aasr 50 high a temperature and an east
-. - Tor i've DAYS. \ cool breeze each
ssa' materially lesseued the damage.
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