Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1895-07-18
Crop Heather Bulletin.
For the week ending Monday,
July IS, 1895:
WESTERN OREGON.

and total absence of precipitation
were the principal weather features
Of the past week, together with a
fresh northerly wind, which was
rather dry for all purposes. The
past week was the warmest for the
season, the temperature recording
in the rineties in all sections, ex-
cept on the immediate coast.
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
were especially warm days, and on
Tuesday the weather was warm at
the coast. Absence of rain was
received favorably, and the warm,
dry winds were timely and expected
at this season. The sunshine was
about normal.
Crops-There is general satisfac-
tion with the progress toward ma
turity. Warm, dry winds OF the
past week have greatly assisted the
maturity and the turning of the
color of grain. All grain has
reached that stage where warm,
dry weather is benefit rather than
a disadvantage, and by reason Of
them the harvest will be earlier.
Harvest of fall-sown grain will
commence in the Willamette valley
about the 18th or 18th. In Jack
son, Josephine and Douglas counties
the grain harvest has begun, and
in some sections it is general. At
Central Point, Jackson county, our
correspondent writes, heading and
threshing has commenced; the
grain is turning out well, but it is
feared that the recent warm, dry
winds have affected the late grain
crops" Opinion as to the probable
good yield Of fall-sown grain has
not changed in this section, and
there are signs of abundant yields
in other crops. Most encouraging
reports come from Washington
COUNT concerning crops in general
and the hay and grain crops in
particular; winter barley is ready
TO cut and winter wheat and early
sown oats will be ready in about a
week. In Clackamas, Marion,
Linn, Lane and Polk counties the
reports are also generally favorable
concerning the prospective yields of
grain. In the southwestern coast
counties, the grain has not matured
so rapidly as it has in other Sec
tions; in this section oats and
spring grain was in the milk on the
9th or 10th. Unlike the season of
1894, pests are not numerous.
The few grain aphis have not
caused any alarm, and grain gener-
ally is too far advanced to be in
jured by them. The hop louise is
lu>.,e-., 6, III. 49,. 20 a. L,aiMia.
extent. There is no crop that is so
universally good throughout the
western portion Of the state as the
potato. Owing to the rain which
fell during the first week of July,
the potato crop received such
stimulus as to make it mature and
be one of the successful crops of
this season. The hay crop is still
demanding attention. In many
sections, principally in the South
ern Willamette valley, and in the
counties of Douglas, Josephine and
Jackson, the harvest of the hay
crop is nearing a close. In the
coast and Northern Willamette val
ley counties, still much haying is
to be done. Farmers are we'll
pleased with the yields OF hay,
which they characterize as very
good in most instances and very
often is heavy. Hops are in bloom,
and their growth has not materially
diminished, except it is asserted
that in some instances the tender
tips Of the vines were scaled by the
WSlQnd, Nsey have only few lice
onX Il clackamas county re-
pcfts State that hops are arming
slack, which means the cutting