Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-06-07
Weekly Weather Report.

The Seattle Weather Bureau fur
nishes the STANDARD with the follow
ing report for the week ending June
4th:
The weather during the past week
was not as favorable for crops as
could be desired except the last two or
three days. The heavy rains which
begun the week before continued I'M
til the end of May; June, however,
set in warm and clear. Light frosts
in the Western section on the Both
nipped beans and tomatoes in some
localities, and heavy frost in the
Eastern section on the 3Ist did con-
siderable damage to both fruit and
vegetables. Grain, although not grow
ing fast, is stooling out heavily. 1t
has been far too wet and cold for corn,
and consequently it looks yellow and
slckly. Hops look we'll, and are little
troubled by lice. The fruit crop will
not be nearly so large as was indicated
earlier in the season, much having
fallen from the trees, especially cher
ries and plums. Bartlett pears and
Italian prunes look promising. Hay
will be a splendid crop if there is
favorable weather for curing it.
WESTERN SECTION.
In Island county it has been fine
growing weather for grass and grain !;
weeds also are ilourishing. In San
Juan the planting of late crops has
been delayed on the lowlands. Gar
dens are getting weedy. In Whatcom
there was light frost on the 30th, in.
juring tomatoes and beans. As rule
the crops are progressing, but corn is
looking yellow, owing to cold and wet.
Vines, such as melons and cucumbers,
are growing slowly. Oats and field
peas are doing we'll. Fruit is still
promising. Green aphis, although be-
coming more numerous, has apparent
ly done no harm. In Skagit crops
look better since the rain, except corn.
No lice on oats, and but few on hops.
Even in the districts that were flooded
by salt water, oats look more promis-
ing. In Clallam the weather was too
cool for proper growth, yet crops look
encouraging. In Snohomish heavy
rains and low temperature character
lied the week. Too cold for vegeta.
bles on bottom lands. In Kitsap
clover, timothy and vegetables are
growing rapidly. Work was stopped
by cold wet weather. On the 25-26th
in 30 hours there fell 2.5S inches OF
rain, the heaviest in IA years. Fruit
has fallen from trees badly; cannot be
more than one-fourth crop, in Mason
it has been too wet for vegetables. In
King the crops are looking fine. Hops
doing fairly we'll; lice not increasing.
The growth of crops was retarded, and
that OF weeds advanced, during the
week. The wet weather has been bad
for bees, In Pierce vegetation has
made slow progress on account of cold
and wet. Strawberries are ripening !;
there will be large yield. Consider.
able fruit has fallen. Hop lice are in
creasing. In Thurston corn is beau
tiful golden color. Grain and fruit
are doing well. In Lewis wheat is
stooling out we'll. The hay crop will
be immense if fair weather now en-.
sues.
In Clarke the grass, where heavy,
is beaten down clover is ready to cut.
Pastures are in fine order. The
prune crop will be double of that of
last year; cherries will be short. In
Pacific fall wheat is heading. Gar
dens backward. Fruit, which prom
ised we'll early, will not amount to
much. Bartlett pears will yield we'll.
In Chehalis, grass, grain and potatoes
are growing we'll; corn and beans look
yellow. Plums and cherries will not
be good crop. Good show for ap-
Piles. In Cowlitz the crops are all do
ing we'll.
EASTERN SECTION.
In Stevens, Douglas, Lincoln, Spo-
kane, Adams and Whitman counties
L. Il