The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-08-15
EVERYBODY WANTS RAIN.
Forest Fires I'm the West. Heat I'm the
East Cause Trouble.

East Cause Trouble.
The weather crop bulletin of the state
weather service for the week ending Au-
gust 1s, issued by Director George n. Sal
isbury from this city. is as follows:
Western Section.-The week has been
one OF warm. dull and smoky weather.
with not even sprinkle of rain. Though
the average temperature has been only a
tride above the normal. the atmosphere
has appeared very stagnant and oppres-
sive, owing to the dense smoke that has
so thickly peryaded the air from immense
forest fires in the peninsula and other To-
calities of the state. Not only has the sun
been partly. and at times wholly. ohscured
by the smoke, but ashes and particles OF
SCOT have been deposited upon growing
vegetation to such an extent as 10 In
jure it.
The need OF rain 10 extinCuish the fires
and clear away the smoke is seriously felt,
and on the higher lands pastures and late
crops are suffering severely. In the moist
er valleys and bottom lands no great In
jury has yet been done by the drouth
The reports. as a rule. are somewhat I'M
favorable. The ripening grain has been
delayed by the smoky weather. so that
harvest is yet unfinished In some loca1i-
ties IL is but just begun. In Lewis and
Thurston counties IL is well along toward
completion, and there liz fair average
crop. Oats are not filling well on account
of the drouth. Potatoes are feeling the
lack OF rain in all sections. and the indica-
lions now arc that the crop viii fall far
short of the average.
Forest fires are doing considerable dam
age in Chehalis county. The weather Is
too dry for potatoes. In Cowlitz county
crops are generally fair. but corn Is drying
UP. In Skaeit county heavy fog and smoke
have caused oats TO ripen slowly. Rain az
present would lodge lots Of oats now
f-~v hfft ,srOt ole rs = be-
harvesting Forest fires are increasing in
Whatcom county. The pea and potato
crops VIII be short on account OF dry
weather. Harvesting Is well along. Oats
on the lowlands are No. /. on uplands
short Springs and streams do not appear
TO be affected by the dry weather. In San
Juan county southerly winds are more fire.
duent, with indications Of approaching
change in the season. In kitsap county
the highlands need rain. bat the valleys
are standing the dry weather all right.
Oats are we'll in the milk. Most OF tho
second crop OF clover Will not do 20 cut.
The aphis has become very troublesome
in Snohomish county. They are on fruit,
cabbage, turnips and oats. the latter are
covered In Pierce and King counties the
lice on hops. and also on fruit and vege-
tables. are increasing by millions. as never
before Hopmen say that this ls the worst
season since lice began 20 appear four
account OF dry weather. Fruit y beng
much injured by particles Of smoke de-
posted upon IL.
Eastern Section.--The weather has been
very hot and dry a typical harvest week.
In Yakima county. where irrigation IS
practlced. all crops arc looking well Har-
vest is progressing favorably in Adams
county The indications are that fail
wheat viii WELD twenty TO twenty-five
and snving wheat fifteen 70 eighteen bush
els TO the acre IN Walsa .Naila county
the weather has been favorable for fruits
and vegetables. There was q trace a. rain
on the 9Th Harvest "a over and good
Yields are reported The barley crop n
lincoln county will be a little over one
half. Vegetables are doing poorly. The
situation in Spokane county seems un-
changed The high temperature vas dam.
aging 70 late grain. Harvest begun N the
yfefuftv Of Iatah. The hot winds have
prevented grain from heading well ia Co
lunhia county. and vegetables are not do
ing wei.
/ In Klickltat the heat has been excessive.
s,auhurning the apples and drying Up
bIackberries before ripe enough 20 pick.
The potato crop vii almost BE- failure.
The threshers have started NJ ana fall
wheat Is turning out well. Grasshoppers
have done considerable injury 70 grain
and gardens Grass IS good for this time
az wear and stock ts looking well