The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-06-06
The Weather Cron D,,,,e,,n

Following Is the weekly weather crop
bulletin OF the Washington state weather
service for the week ending Monday, June
/: 1876:
Seattle. Wash. June 4. 1885.
The weather during the past week was
Dot as favorable for crops as could be
desired, except the last two or three DAYS.
The heavy rains which begun the week
h.fore continued until the end of May;
June, however. set in warm and clear
Light frosts in the western section on the
on nIpped beans and tomatoes in some
hcaiities. and a heavy frost in the east
sfn section on the 3ist did considerable
damage to both fruit and vegetables
Srain- though not growing fast. Is stool
ing out heavily. II has been too wet and
eold for corn. and consequently 10 looks
yellow and. sickly. Hops look well and
are little troubled by lice. The fruit crop
WI net be nearly as large as was indi-
sated earlier in the season, much having
iailen from the trees, especially cherries
sng plums Bartlett pears and Italian
prunes look promising Hay will be a
splendid crop IL there Is favorable wealth
e Tor curing IL.
Western sectlon-In Island county Ii
has beer fine growing weather for grass
AMI grain weeds also are Tiourishing In
san Juan the planting OF late crops has
eeeh delayed on the lowlands. Gardens
are getting weedy. In Whatcom there
vas light frost on the S0th, injuring to-
HAtoes and beans. AS a rule the crops
are progressing. but corn is looking yell
low. owing 10 cold and wet. Vines. such
as melons and Cucumbcrs, are growing
slowly Oats and field peas are doing well
FRUIT Is stin promising. Green aphIs. al
'hoagh becoming more numerous. has ap-
pafently done no harm. IN Skagit crops
l9oA Better since the rain, except corn.
80 ice on oats. and but few on hops.
sven IN the districts that were flooded by
SAT- wafer oats look more promising. In
ITALIAN the weather was too cool for
proper growth. Yet crops look encourag-
lhs In snohomish heavy rains and low
temperature characterized the week. Too
SD Tor vegetables in bottom lands. In
A4isap clover. timothy and vegetables ara
GROWING rapidly. Work was stopped by
eoia wet weather. on the 25th and s6th
"a talrty hours there fell as Inches OF
AN the heaviest in fourteen years.
FINU has fallen from trees badly. cannot
g more than one-fourth crop. In Mason
! has been too wet for vegetables. In
AinS The crops are looking fine. Hops
song fairly we'll. lice not increasing.
she growth Of crops was retarded and
"a OF weeds advanced during the week.
re Vet weather has been had for bees.
IT fleTce vegetation has made slow prog
sess on account Of cold and wet. Straw
otFFles are ripeninE: there will be a large
s'eA considerable fruit has fallen. Hop
H1e are Increasing. In Thurston corn ia
beautiful golden color Grain and fruit
ST. doing Well. IN Lewis wheat is stool
Ias on We'll The hay crop viii be inn
aSase Z FAIR weather now ensues. In
ei@FAe The grass. where heavy, Is beaten
1"Nn, clover 50 ready TO cut. Pastures
sc N .ne order. The rrune crop will be
so.ole last year Cherries will be short.
- tacioe fan wheat IS heading. Gardens
HNait Fruit. which promised well
NstE- VIII not amount 20 much. Bart
et pears VIII yield we'll. In Chehals
stSss grain and potatoes are growing
el. corn 0nd beans look yellow. Plums
.Aa cherries VIII not BE- n good crop.
ooei STOW Tor apNles. In Cowlitz the
SepS are al doing well.
Eastern Srctlcu-1n stevens. Douglas.
--'heoin. Spokane. Adams and Whitman
3n'les the abundant rains have been
80 eeTefc-ai especially 20 the wheat
e'ep Nuf rufil June : II was too cool for
49, growth. a severe frost at the close
Nay has MINED corn. beans tomatoes
~ ~ 80 some extent fruit. IN Garfield and
asa W2ila the conditions have been
o~.'F improved hy the rain. though liz
- been too cold for rapid growth. In
k'.~Ailst grain and grass are booming.
r,,..se,o7a - slow ana % poor color. In
..''AS 811 k6ckifat June IS setting IN
-. H'saer temperature. and the pros
FF~t Ior al rrors IS good