Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1895-08-15
CrOp-WeGther Bulletin.
WESTERN OREGON.


mum temperature ranged from 90
to 70 degrees, and the minimum
ranged from 4S to 70 degrees
The minimum temperature of 70
degrees recorded on Tuesday morn
ing August 6, was the highest
minimum temperature on record at
Portland. There was an entire
absence of rainfall during tie week.
Due to the numerous and extensive
forest fires over the western portion
of Washington and Oregon, the air
is filled with smoke, so much so
that the sun is almost obscured, 1t
appearing as though it were d red
ball of fire. This smoke is unusual
during the month of August, and
continues until the first rains occur,
which event happens about Sep.
tember, 10.
Crops--Harvesting is almost over,
and threshing is in progress. Some
few correspondents report the yield
as shown by the threshing, which,
in wheat, varies from aI to 3S
bushels per acre; oats from 80 to 70
bushels per acre, and barley, 90 to
so bushels per acre. Some spring
grain is yet to be harvested, but
that will be practically done by the
close of the present week.
Peaches are becoming very plen-
tiful and large shipments are being
made. The best varieties peaches
are now ripening. Plums and
prunes will be full corp, picking
and drying of them being now in
progress. The berry crop is about
Fever, though few late berries are
yet being picked. Apples are fully
an average. Spraying was more
generally practiced this year than
formerly, and apple orchards have
been given more than the usual
care; the result is that there are
fewer Goblin moth, hence a better
quality of apples. The pear crop
will, as usual, be full crop, and
of a better quality, due to the greater
care of the orchards. The fruit
crop of Oregon is becoming larger
and better every year. A great
portion of the state is admirably
adapted to prunes, apples, pears
peaches, apricots, to berries of al
kinds and to melons. Josephine
county produces possibly the largest
and as good as any watermelons il
the United States; they are very
prolific in bearing.
Hops appear to be making {
good burr, the condition in Marior
county is expressed in the following
report received from the correspon
dent at Silverton: "The hop croJ
in this vicinity is fair, but not a.
good as last years crop; lice ar,
increasing rapidly, and most of thu
growers are spraying, but the croI
is so far developed that results are
uncertain; the acreage has increased
about 10 per cent, which will max,
the crop abont an average. Ii
other portions Of Marion county
the louise is not so dangerous, anc
spraying is not being done as {
general rule, yet in the yards no
being sprayed the opinion is tha
the hop louise is on the increase
There is an excellent prospect fo
the hop crop in Polk county, wher,
there are extensive hop districts
In Polk county very few hops wert
plowed down; therefore the acreage
has been increased; it is the opinion
of some Of the Oldest growers in tht
county that the product will largely
exceed the yield of the previous
season, and that the quality will bt
superior. Some yards have beer
: sprayed in that county, while
Others have been left undisturbed
The correspondent at Buena Visit;
= states that the sprayed yards arr
comparatively free from lice. Il
Linn and Benton counties the croi
is up to the average, but in Ian,
county it is thought the yield vii
fall below that of 1894. A supe