Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1895-07-20
GRAIN IS RIPENING.
Harvest Will Soon be on in the Palouse
Country.
The State Weather and Crop Bulletin
Speaks of the Outlook.

Grain in the Palouse country Is last
ripening, and by August lst the hum OF
the binder will be heard. The yield VIII
be fair average one, some pieces being
remarkably good, while others were
somewhat burned, and will fall short OF
an average. The question OF price is
now what is worrying the people, but
market conditions would seem to point
to a raise in the near future. The state
weather and crop report for the week is
as follows:
Seattle, Wash, July Is, 1895.
WESTERN SECTION.
The farmers o. Western Washington
could not have arranged for themselves
better weather for their present needs
than the bountiful hand Of nature be-
slowed upon them last week. The first
three days were hot, it is true, the ther"
mometer recording all the way from W
to 1O2 for the maximum, and no rain
fell during the whole seven days. But
the latter days were pleasantly COOL and
while rain might have helped :he growth
of some products, it would, for the most
part, have done great injury, principally
to oats and hay.
AS anticipated III the previous bulletin,
last week Was devoted to making hay
while the sun shone, and it is impossible
to concei Of weather better suited lOr
the purpose. Our southesn and western
counties will have an abundant crop.
Having is we'll advanced in Skagit county,
and oats there are very heavy; dry
weather until after harvest is much to
be desired as rain storm would badly
lodge the oats. Most reports agree that
in other localities, also, the yield OF oats
will be heavy.
In some sections fall wheat is about
ready to cut. The hop reports are very
favorable; generally in bloom, and not
so infested by lice that spraying will not
keep them in eubjection. 1t has been
too dry for potatoes and other vegetables
to do their best, still no great injury is
yet apparent. Early potatoes are being
dug. Cherries and raspberries are now
the seasonable fruits; both are very good
crops.
Though the prospect fer late fruits has
for some weeks steadily decreased, tail
crop is still left in many localities. "A
correspondent from Puyallup, Pierce
county, reports that pears will be 8
heavy yield.
While rain is unwontedly needed K
help pastures and vegetables, and few
light showers might do no harm, yet {
heavy rain, occurring before harvest IL
finished, would occasion great damage
lodging grain, or soaking it while being
harvested.
EASTERN SECTION.
No rain occurred during the wee6, anc
hot drying winds, while generally IN
furious, matured grain very rapidly
There is no question but the dry weather
has done great injury except in irrigated
sections or especially moist valleys
Farmers do not expect hall crop oi
wheat on high lands.
In the Yakima country all crops are
doing finely under irrigation.
Around Walla Walla the crops are in
general good condition, and harvest be-
gun several days ago.
In Spokane county the situation is less
promising than last week. Only small
croY CON ba eypactad
In Whitman county crops are reported
as growing finely. Corn has much i'm
proved. Wheat is looking well, except
in spots that were burned by drought
earlier in the season.
Near Bemis, Adams county, barley is
about ripe. AT Lake Chelan corn is
growing fast. The general prospect for
fruit is good.
From Lyle, Klickitat county, comes the
following: "Grain is nearly all cut.
Some spring-sown is injured to some ex-
tent, but not as badly as would be ex-
pected under SO high temperature, and
an east wind for five days. A cool breeze
each night materially lessened the dam
age. The greatest damage was to the
fruit CROP"