The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-06-29
CRoF.wEATHER REPORT.
In Eastern Oregon For the Week Ending
June "a, 1895.

WEATHER-No rain fell during the
past week. The weather has been gen.
orally clear, with quite hot sunshine
in the afternoon. The maximum tenn
perature ranged from 68 to 80 deg:
the minimum ranged from 4S to 81 deg.
except south of the Blue mountains.
where it ranged from 36 to 80 deg.
These temperatures were from to
deg. higher than the preceding week.
CROPS-There are few correspond
ents who report even fair condition
of the crops except fruit, while the
majority of them report decidedly poor
prospects. The absence of rain has
been very injurious to all grain crops.
The temperature has been free from
any extreme heat, and it has been due
entirely to the cooler weather that the
conditions are as good as they are. A
few extracts from the report OF the
correspondents may convey better
idea Of the true state of affairs than
summary could do:
''Ridgeway, Wasco County-Tender
vegetation injured by late frosts: very
dry; crops will be light: sheep taken
to the mountain ranges; grass on
range drying up"
Happy Ridge, Wasco County-Crops
are looking pretty well, but the grass.
hoppers are destroying lots of grain"
"Wasco, Sherman County-The pros
poets for grain in this county are very
poor; dry winds and no rain have done
the damage"
"Condon, Gillian County-No one
will have a full crop in this county.
The ground is dry, and there is no
growth to the grain crop. The grass
hoppers have done considerable dam
age"
Lexington, Morrow County-The
past week has been much warmer than
heretofore. The grain fields are en-
tirely void of any green thing with the
exception of very few fields next to
the mountains. The fruit crop looks
very encouraging: Sheep on range in
prime condition."
"Heppner, Morrow County-Rye
near town averaged three-fourths of
ton to the acre: no improvement in
prospects"
"Gooseberry, Morrow County-Some
say that the best of our land will not
give ten bushels to the acre. Grass on
the commons almost gone, though
stock is yet in good condition"
Athena, Umatilla County-Fall-
sown grain damaged by shrinkage
fully ten bushels to the acre. Spring
grain in worse condition than last
week. On the whole. crop prospects
anything but encouraging. Corn and
potatoes need rain. Fruit all right"
Weston, Umatilla County-Wind
from north and very drying. Fall
sown grain on summer fallow needs
rain to make it fill well, but will make
fair crop, anyhow. Spring grain
still drying up"
"Telocasset, Union County-Grain
burning badly. Squirrels doing dam
age. Range dried up. Hay crop will
be light"
"Cove, Union County-Rain badly
needed; crops suffering. Hay crop
light. A great many acres are burn
ing up, and will amount to nothing
without rain. A good rain would
yet make fair crop. Fall grain is
yet in fair condition"
''La Grande, Union County-Hay on
the bottom lands will be an average
crop. Grain on the hillsides is drying
up. Fruit is good"
The above reports cover the main
grain-growing sections of Eastern
Oregon, and it is seen the conditions
for good crops are wanting. In Wal
Iowa county the crops are all better
than in other sections. To the south
and east of the Blue mountains the ir-
rigated crops are all right; elsewhere
they are poor or fair.
The fruit prospects are good; in fact,
in the more purely fruit sections they
are excellent.
The week closes with excellent pros
poets for all crops west of the Cascade
mountains and the reverse to the east
of them.
The climatic conditions at the pres
ent time are such that rain is not
probable for at least the next four or
FIVE days; that the temperature will
continue to rise, becoming very warm
by Thursday. b. S. BAGUE,
Director.