Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-08-02
Having now being nract;oalIy ovar

Having now being practically over,
harvesting of grain will become gen.
eral this week. Considerable barley
and some oats has already been cut.
The barley yield is fair to good, some
winter sown going 40 bushels to the
acre. Oats will be short on the up
lands, while on the bottoms it will be
heavy. Grain ia most promising in
Skagit, King, Pierce and Thurston
counties.
Hops is now in the burr. and gener-
ally doing we'll. Lice are not so
troublesome this year as formerly.
Fruit conditions have not changed
much from last week. In King,
Pierce and Clarke counties. pears,
peaches and plums are ripening, also
Red Astrakan apples. The yield of
prunes and plums will be very good.
Samples of peaches grown in King
county near O'Brien, by Mr.. Greenleaf,
are large, averaging s inches in cir.
cumierence, OF beautiful color, and de-
lightful flavor, reminding one of the
luscious clingstones of Utah or Ten
nessee. No one after sampling them
would ever maintain that peaches can
not be grown successfully in Western
Washington.
EASTERN SECTION.
The weather, though hot and dry,
has been favorable for harvesting. The
temperature reached I0i in the shade
in Walla Walla county on the ODD.
There was no rain until the end OF the
week when scattered showers occurred.
In general the week was not favorable
to growth, though in irrigated districts
all crops progressed favorably. The al
falfa is splendid, and has an uncommon
amount of bloom, which the bees are
making most of. In skittitas county
the hay crop is a good average and
about all in. Harvest has commenced
and the crop is expected fairly good
Unirrigated lands have exceeded all
expectations in West Kittitas valley.
In Wslla Walla county harvesting is
we'll under way. There is an average
yield OF fall sown grain but the spring
sown is badly damaged, and will not be
cut. In Columbia county heading
and threshing is now under way.
Barley is light weight, running so to 80
lbs. to the sack; it will not be over
one-half crop. Spring wheat will run
from one-tbird to one-half crop. Fail
wheat, so per cent. of crop. In
Garfield county harvest is in progress.
Wheat will yield about one-half crop.
Barley only fair three-fourths. Hay
is fair.
In Whitman county wheat in ex-
posed localities is being injured, and
will make the general crop one point
less than last week. Barley will be
cut this week. The fruit prospect is
good.
Spokane Cot has been a good
week for grain. Farmers are cutting
more grain for hay than they expect
ed. Crop shorter than was expected
on account of smut, which was never
no bad here before. Fruit is all right.
Gardens need rain.
Lincoln Co.-Crops are drying up.
Heading barley begun on Doth. About
half a Drop expected. Potatoes are
not doing we'll. The range is all bare
and stock will have to be fed.
Douglas Co.-Hsying in full blast.
Heading will be general by August 1st
The crop will be good as last year. and
better grade.
In Adams county. barley is mostly
harvested, wheat haymaking In pro-
gress. Harvesting began all over the
county on Goth. Weather good for
corn, which is growing finely. Pota-
toes are doing we'll; also fruit.
Stevens Co.-The hay crop is short.
especially timothy. Gardens are in
need of rain, and potatoes will be a
short crop unless some rain falls soon.
Okanogan Co.-Light showers have
been Of great benefit to fruit and corn.
Peaches and apricots are ripe.