Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1895-06-12
Good Crop Prospects for the
Farmer.
A FEARED DANGER OF HOP LICE
An Average Grain, Grass and
Fruis Crop.
Crops AID MARKErs.


The hop crop iu Marion and Polk
counties continue to come on tiue, the
yield will he large. A week ago there
was danger Of hop lice but the bright
warm weather has lessened the dan
ger Of damage.
Crops Ia the Palouse country and
alb )ut Walla Walla do not promise q
big yield. In much of Eastern Oregon
there will be light crop. Farmers
< It 30 little for wheat last year that
they did not so1 much aDd il rains do
MT come what was sown will not
yield much.
THE GOVERNMENT REPORT.
The bulletin Of the department Of
agricultural for Western Oregon for
week ending June 10, is ~ follows:
Weather-No rain has fallen during
the past week. The fore psIt of the
week was cool with temperature Of
from 46 to 66 degrees; the latter part
was warm; on Sunday the maximum
temperature was from 50 to 81 degrees.
The maximum temperature for the
week ranged from 66 to S4 degrees; the
minimum from A to 54 degrees. The
fore part Of the week was cloudy; the
latter part had an excess Of sunshine;
the winds haYe been northerly and
brisk Ia force in the Afternoon. Very
heavy dews have occurred Ut nIght.
Cfops-Pue ws4.ntr has been ex-
tremeiy fayUrAbie to the growth Of
crops aud vegetation has responded
wig orously to the favorable condition.
AL correspondent, report u cheerful
spirit among the farmers. Their crops
were never more promising. The fruit
crop Is now past all harm from the
westher, insects may do damage but
the weather will no..
Haying Is now ia progress. The
iirst crop Of alfalfa Is being cut in Jack
son county, which is yielding about
tyO tons 70 the acre usually three
crops of alfalfa are cut In one year.
Wheat hay Will De next TO be cut.
Clover tinIOtuy, cheat aud wild hay
Rre also being cut. The yield is heavier
shan usual. The weather has been
and will be FOR "a few days more at least
very favorable To haying.
Hops are making phenomenal
growth. They are now arming OUT.
Hop lice are reported at present, In
some y irds more, in Others less. The
correspondent al BuenA Vista, Polk |
county reports; "l cs ars reported la
All yards that have msds Inquiry
about aud unless sprayingl 10 rssoTted
10 but few hops Will bs picked. 1 |
have made pefsonsl eAamniAtion sud
know tbst the pest Is la Sufficient sum.
bers 10 do great Injury" The present
weather IL favorable 10 the develop
msnt ofh0p lice. The potato crop viii
be heavy carly planted potatoes are
now la blos SON,
The wheat crop Il developing haely !
is heading aud promising unusually
we'll soms gain was beeoming yel,
Ips, but the dry, warm weather bas
given u . good healthy green color
Oals and hATlsy promise exceedingly
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