Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1895-06-26
crOp weather Bulletin.
WESTERN OREGON.

,ho mast week. The weather has beer
~srerally clear, though high iog pre-
called several mornings until Il
o,olock. The temperature gradually
,ose during the week, raging In maxi
mum from 0s to 81 deg, the latter &c
cnrlug on Saturday; these temperature
we're from 2 TO 10 deg. higher than Tho
rrecedlng week. The winds have beer
IIObt in force and variable in direction
There has been no marked or notice
able dryness in the air, hence no rapid
driving out of the soil.
Crops-The weather has been ey
ceedIngly favorable to all CROWN
vegetation. Rainfall In Douglass
Josephlne and Jackson counties wouIr
he of benefit TO corn, grain and ron'
erops, but Injurious to the newly now
hay. These crops are not, as yet, suffer
Ing for rain, but rain would be oi
benefit
Strawberries are about over their
season, though there will be sOm'
rIpenng for the next several weeks ye'
they are now ripe 10 the coast counties
The first Strawberries rlpened th r
wear in Wasco county, then In Doug
las county, later In the Willametl,
valley, and now In the coast countie, ;
but by proper effort the straw berry
season can be made longer, price
better aud many more grown by utiliz
Ing these climatic belts and the prope
variety Of berries Of the early, medium
and late season.
Haying is In progress In all sections
and the prevailing weather Is e>
femely favorable to It; much Of TN
c'over aud cheat hay has already beeb
cut; the timothy hay is now heading
out. The hay Is very heavy, and o
successful hay year Is assured.
Oats and wheat that were fall or
winter sovn have headed out. The
correspondents uniformly report that
me grain prospects were never better.
u here Is a thorough feeling of salts.
fiction over the Rstlin outlook among
ne farmers.
some barley will! be cut this week,
hui the greater portion will not be cut
until next week. Some few CORES
pundents report enlut In their wheat;
I Ii Is confined a.most entirely TO the
NV lands. The green aphis has almost
entirely disappeared; no damage was
done by this Insect. The warm weather
] as been especially beneficial to the
corn. There has been more corn than
usual planted, though At its best II Ia
y,Ty small crop, but II In thriving and
doing unusually well. Flax has beet
quite extensively sown Ia Linn count,
Il II reported TO be IN All excellent cor
inIon. Potatoes have an extraordi
iaHly gsbd growth. The potato crop
his year promises 10 be the larges, ever
In Oregon.
Hops continue 20 thrive and grow
Spidly. Hop lice are present IN all
ards. but NJ present IN small numbers,
be- current warm aud coming warmer
Weather will no doubt cause the lice 90
ppear ia greater numbers Spraying
Iss been commenced IN Rll yards, and
y proper effort the rAyagss Of the lice
nay be- checked. They thrive best
uhpg warm, sultry weathsr
The early cherries are about gone
hs later cherries are rlpeDlnR, ltasp'
,eff.ss Rnd blackbsrfiss are fipsnlDg
Hpidly. They, az usual, will be plsDt'
ul. The pFgns, peach, apple aDd I,eaT
ffes continue ~ pfOnlse large yields,
Ihsfe II some complaint ~ fruit drop
ing, bot lbat IL ths natural pfuninR,
being left op tbs tres 10 yet
make very heavy eT0pi IN fact, nuTs
hsn meet trees eau we'll bear,
bfssshppnsfs are reported 10 be 10
srhs0D esuDis, Ia large Bunihsfsi ~
sr DD dsmaRu las basp dOns, lut lbslf
ifrteuey u elsssd slib alafD,
Mlihnui FEespiign, ihf eofffspopd'
his ffp0n . nlasi nsiifiipg outlook foT
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