Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-06-21
Weekly Weather-Crop Bulletin.


The Seattle Weather Bureau fur.
nishes the STANDARD with the follow
ing report for the week ending June
II:
WESTERN SECTION.
Observations and reports show the
past week to have been much less favor
able to growth than was desirable. 1t
opened well, the first two days being
warm and sunny, but the remainder was
too cold, cloudy, and windy. Although
scattering showers occurred on the 18th
and 18th, they were not well distributed
and the weather was generally reported
as too dry in the northern countries,
while in the southern ones showers in
terfered with haying. 1t was not good
I week for haying, there being too little
sunshine. Strawberries, which ripened
rapidly at the beginning of the week did
not do SO well during the latter part.
Grass and grain made more progress
than other vegetation. Potatoes made
some progress and are mostly in bloom.
Corn has not done well. Hops have reach
ed good stage of advancement, but are
being attacked by lice in full force, and
continues to drop from the trees owing
to the cold weather. In Clallam county
there has not been enough rain, and it
appears that the grain, hay, and potato
crops will be short.
In Island county there is the same
complaint, there having been a scarcity
of rain during the past so days. Hay is
short, and unless there is rain soon, the
..,@ all I,
failure ever known there.
Skagit COMMISSIONING to the cool
weather, crops have not been doing as
well as formerly. Various pests have at
tackled the fruit trees. Strawberries and
cherries beginning to ripen.
Whatcom county.-Grain and grasses
growing nicely. Rain needed. Sugar
beets are growing nicely. Rain needed.
Sugar beets are doing especially we'll.
Snohomish county.-Crops generally
are advancing slowly the last few days.
owing to cool weather. Oats and
meadows are coming forwarded.
kitsap county. - Week cloudy and
cold, with showers, making it bad for
haying. Crops grew slowly. Berries
slow getting ripe. Fruit continues to
fall from trees.
King county.-The week has been
| cold, with little sunshine, and scattering
showers, which were badly distributed.
Crops still look well. Wild blackberries
are beginning to ripen.
Pierce county.-Week cool and cloudy,
| with light shower or two. Not favor
| able for ripening berries, though devel-
oping large growth. Oats, hay and
hops are looking well.
Mason county, Fore part of week
good growing weather; latter part too
cool, retarding strawberries.
Thurston county.-Weather too cool
and cloudy. Gardens made little growth.
Grain rather short. Hay will be abund-
ant Beans and corn look yellow; nights
too cool.
good for abundant crops.
Clarke county First OF week fine
growing weather and all crops doing
| well last of week too cold for corn and
gardens.
Chehalis county.-The cool weather
has been favorable for oats, grass and
potatoes, but corn, beans, squashes, and
all kinds Of vines have not done we'll.
Pacific county.-Hay crop light, on &C.
count of dry weather. Cold and cloudy
| all the week; vegetables at standstill.
Good weather for setting out cabbage
plants, which is consolation.
EASTERN SECTION.
The last report from Chelan, Okanogan
county, speaks of bright warm week
when all kinds of vegetation made good
growth. No rain, but no particular need
Of it. Strawberries ripening fast.
Stevens county.-Altogether a trifie
cool at night everything is doing well.
| Huckleberry crops on mountains will be
immense this year. Heavy frost morn.
| ing OF 14th near mountains, killing all
tender plants, and doing more or less
injury down to the Columbia where il
was light.
| Lincoln cOunty.-Week rather un.
favorable for all kinds of vegetation; toe
dry and windy; hard frost on 14th, which
damaged garden truck OF all kinds.
| Adams county.-A fairly good week
for growing crops. Wheat beginning to
head; barley headed out. Potatoes
growing finely. Drying winds have dam
aged grain. Heavy frost on 18th; po-
tatoes and all vegetables that can be
hurt by freezing were badly injured.
| Spokane county.-Frost has visited
many parts of the county. Too cool fol-
crops to make much headwav. but whea,
and oats are stooling out finely. Fruit
is dropping off in many orchards, but the
prospect is still good.
| Whitman cOunty.-Windy weather
caused the soil to dry out rapidly. Eff
fects are seen on the timothy crop which
will only be one half to two thirds OF the
average. Frosts have injured tender
garden stuff. Fall wheat is heading out
In the southern counties. including
Garfield. Columbia and Walla Walla, il
has been cool and dry; rain is much
needed, and crops are suffering to some
extent. In the Yakima valley it has
been cool, and light frosts have done a
little damage. Good crops are expected
this year. First cutting of alfalfa about
over; yield very heavy.
Kiickitat county.-The weather has
been excellent for wheat, oats, and bar.
ley, but too cool for corn. A good rain
would do much good.