The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-06-14
WEATHER CROP BULLETIN.


waerlv REPORTS Prom Each County
show Good Prospects
r-oifoxirx is the weekly weather crop
,.,ssn,s, tsss;es BY Director George ~.
iczlfSaury. OF tia state weather service.
Ter tie week ending June j.:
TIE weather OF the past week through
carr washtugton, although IN the begin
ring somewhat 100 cool grew quite warm
roxsra the close. Il was. in general.
s-v week With great deal az sunshine
as a few light showers The highest
ra--7n.~rarures ranged in the eighties. and
TIE lowest in the fo--tieS- On the whole,
!. was r,rcozssIy the best growing week
xfv,,s far this season. and reports were al
tavo~able except q few from eastern
.elaflsr, and Island counties, where there
ar.cas~s 70 have oeen q scarcity of rain
.hfs sr,rfux Hayigg has just begun. with
roos prospects, In the more advanced
localities. fail wheat is IN bloom The
frut- erop will be considerably lighter
thaa was anticipated. owing 70 much
d~opptng of during the cold. wet weather
OF Nav. TIE strawberry season is now
a. It's Height and the berries are very
fine and abundant
Eastern section.
r,,ur,as couury-The freeze OF May 81
DESTROYED all tender vegetables, AID cut
early potatoes and corn 20 the ground
Fruits did not suffer much Hard north
winds this week damaged wheat. espe-
eiauv that sown early, as * is heading
out and very tender. some nelds dam
aged 10 per cent, but late grain does not
show any damage yet
lincoln county-F1ne growing weather
and ground IN good condition. Early
sown grain IS doing best; late sown grain
will want more ~ain about the last OF
this month. Squirrels are yet numerous.
but they have about Quit their destruc-
tive work
Spokane county-Past week moderately
warn with occasional showers. Good
growing weather for early grain; not so
good for late grain and gardens. little
TOO cool for toua 5oss, melons and beans
Potatoes grow finely. but rather back
ward for this time Of year. No serious
damage from apple aphis- The damage
done by last weeks frost was not so ex-
tensive as was then thought, and II there
is no more frost fruit will be plentiful.
The crop prospect is very fiattering-
Adams csunty-Warm. sunshiny wealth
er. with cool nights and dry winds. Best
week for growing grains we nave had
this sprtng: wheat has made remarkable
growth. and Will soon be headed out.
Srherries plurns and prunes dropping;
pears and apples all right. Prospects
excellent for good crops. Squirrels have
about quit their ravages-
Columbia c~ounty-LIrain of all kinds is
IN good condition; barley and oats are
almost ali headed out. with prospect for
fine crop Fruit of every kind doing
well; cherries are getting ripe.
whitman county-More progress made
In growth of crops than during previous
thrse weeks. Ground well supplied with
water Crons IN general are looking
PROSPEROUS: pastures are fine Rather too
cool for gardens: light frost June Z.
Carneld county-Crops doing well, but
east winds have been drying
Wana Walla county-Rain needed'
though the weather has peen sehsfaAy
favorable for crops.
Lslickitat county-The effects of the first
warm Avs have been remarkable on
corn. which now promises good crop
The hay crop will be Al. FAN wheat Is
heading out well; spring grain looks wei.
Yakima county - Warm, favorable
weather. but drying winds hard on I'M
irrigated lands. Corn reported good:
thslgh backward Cutting first crop OF
alfalfa, with hut little in bloom
Kittitas couuty-Not very good grow
ing weather: cool and dry, with clouds
ana sunshine. Nevertheless. crops look
well.
Western Section.
Whstcorn county-Crops all growing
fast. Vegetables doing weii' corn 'aAiiis
a more healthy color.
Skagft county-Warm weather mas
started vegetation Oats IN me oistrlcl
that was flooded are weedy. Hay grow-
ing wonderfully Corn is slow. auch
fruit has fallen.
Snohornish coupty-Fine prospect Tor
oats hay and fruits of all kinds. straw
berries from local gardens very me.
Kitsap county-Latter part OF week
warm. No rain. but ground in GOOD con-
dftion. Grain, hay and vegetables DONG
we'll Commenced cutting clover on tiie
10,h. Fall wheat blooming nicely.
King county-Reports all faVoraoie:
Fine week for killing weeds. Crops OF
all kinds promising.
Pierce county-Reports favorable. Inc
mast week one OF growth TO all vege.a-
lion and Just the weather needed lor
ripening strawberries. ,,
From the remaining counties. lnciudihs
-rhurston. Lewis, Clarke. Cowlitz, Che
halls and Pacific, come entirely favorable
REPORTS. The weather has been all mat
could be desired, and all crops have I'M
rroved greatly. Chehalis and PACING
counties are about two weeks later thah
the counties east Of the Sound. Fruit
viii he a lighter crop than was at hrst
thought: apples and Italian prunes are
me hest. Cherries are ripening. Haying
has begun. Wheat and oats are looking
~ LOOKING