Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1895-08-01
CROPS AND WEATHER.

Western Oregon Enthusiastically
ei0ady weather, vith the temperturs cooler
than The average we're the principal features
of TIE weather darng the Pza wssk, oonse-
qzenily the szRshise vas dshcisnt. There
was a total abssoee Of pseciPitzliOn.
Special gfzin repor-IlzEyesl Is progress
ing Ezpidly in al sections: soue threahing
has been done sud already some grain has
been shipped. from the progress which has
already been made with The harvest, IL is
eKeected ihat tne' bzlk d the fzll-soSn grain
crop all be harvested within the Succeeding
week u ten days. within lev days The
entire NihirT ozt crop ~lll have been hzryes-
Ted, and the spring cat crop ali soon Be np=
enough to harvest. Much Of tie spring crop
of cats on the higher land has already been
cu1, lhOsgh ca tbs lOaer lands they are
100 green. sPnmg-soan whezt kas nPened
% rspidly that within 10 days it will be
ready fos harvest IN some localites; in the
so1iher1 cozniies. also in Linn and Lane
coahties. the cop suiieEed somewhat By The
Warm, dry weather, though thefe IS = wide
diyeTgeuce Of OPsnion As 70 material injury,
wherever barley i grown the crop Is good.
In the Willamette valley it Is not generally
zr0Nn. but IN Douglas, Josephine and jack
son coanises II IS one Of the principal crops,
ana az sxcelleni one this year. Ia TIllzmOok
and ClztSoP cOznties very little gram Is pro
d1eed, BAT N the Other coast counties -
LlnColn, Coos and Cuny-m1eh gram Is
raised; in those counties the harves, has
commenced. though il bas not 80 far advanced
as in other seclious.
It . expected that the yi-ld Of falI-sosn
~heat and wlnisr oats will average a1 leass
70 PER cent above the yieid oi 1894, and the
yield viii be in e1eess u thz, IN 1898. The
grain cur "a the whole is iDe best Tor thses
yrar, or since ISez. Il vail not only exceed
the 1898 and 1894 crops in yield, but in
quality. The quality ~ill be much superior
mat Of 1894, wnen, .owing 10 the injuries
Of a small green bug called ''grain aphis,
The yield and quality Of grain was materially
lsssened. This year the gain aphis also
appeared iu many localities, but in smaller
nnmbsrs, OuI Of several hundred reports
received IRON our correspondents in the west
ern portions Of the state, not one reports in
jury done BY this lilIle insect, which caused
CONSERVATION last season. The size and
fallness Of wheat and oats are commented
1pOn by correspondents in all sections. Hops
have made good progress recently. The
~eathsr has favored the growth Of hops, but
at the same tune 1t has encouraged the prop
agation OF lice. since it has been cloudy and
cool conditions which favor the increase Of
hop heel, sPeeulaiIons as TO. the probable re-
suif has become general A correspondent t
from Aurora Marion county; writes: Hops
are burning; lice rather on the increase, but
80 far they seem to be inactive, rather dor.
mAnt; il will remain 70 be seen whether they
will 20 into the burD as these FORM" Some
hopyards are thin, while others were neglec.
ted. owing to lack Of Temuneratiye features
last year, Notwithstanding the fact that
some hops were destroyed, owing to their aP-
parent unpro6tableneSs, the acreage is thought
to he larger; with this consideration in view
IL is evident to the best.iniomed that the
product will be larger for the state than in
1894. The crop will be more prohIable, and
the quality depends upon the weather for
the remainder Of the season.
The potato crop is in need Of rain, though
up to date IL has made good progress.