Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-08-09

sections.
Late vegetables greatly need rain
and SO also do the pastures. The lat.
ter, as well as the stock ranges have
become thin and bare. Cattle have
greatly fallen off in flesh and yield OF
milk.
WESTERN SECTION.
The weather has been dry, and the
air filled with smoke from forest fires,
at times almost or quite obscuring the
sun.
In localities the DAT harvest has be-
gun. In Island county the crop will
be light owing to the unusually dry
summer. Barley will be better crop
than either wheat or oats. In Skagit
county oats generally look we'll, though
few fields show the effect OF warm
weather. In Whatcom county SPLEEN
did crop of hay has been cut. Hops
look well, though there are some lice
in all the fields. Wheat and oats are
good; none cut yet. Wire worms are
at work on potatoes. In Kitsap
county oats and wheat are being har.
vested and promise a good yield. VAL
ley land stands the dry weather nicely.
The late potato crop is doing we'll.
Oats and barley promise heavy yield
in Snohomisr county. Reports do
not indicate crops to be suffering in
King county. Plums are A and the
yield of prunes will be immense. Lice
are becoming thick on the hops.
Harvesting is progressing nicely in
Pierce county. In the vicinity of
Fern Hill corn is beginning to wither,
and other vegetables will dry up unless
rain falls soon. In Chehalis the fall
crops need rain. The potato crop will
be short. Plums are getting ripe.
Hops are looking well, but will be
short on account of receiving little
care.
In Lewis county late grain and gar
dens need rain. Harvesting is we'll
along. Apples are getting ripe.
Grain is ready for the reaper in Cow
litz county. A good soaking rain
would be of great benefit. Fires are
numerous in the timber.
In Clark county it has been TOO dry
for vegetables and pastures. though
fine tor harvesting and o. K. for fruit.
The potato crop in some parts is being
injured by q species Of worm-perhsps
the wire worm. Prunes are beginning
to turn color. The crop will be heavy
estimated at 700 tons. In Pacific
county winter wheat is about all in,
and extra good, although the acreage
is small. Early oats are about ready
to cut. The farmers of Skamania
county are looking for fair yield in
all crops.
EASTERN SECTION.
The temperature in the southern
counties has reached nearly every day
from 80 to 100 degrees in the shade,
and the continued drouth has made
the grass on the ranges very short.
Harvesting has continued, with wide
ly varying results in different localities.
All busy cutting wheat in Adams
county. Corn doing we'll, potatoes
first rate, and more fruit than ever be-
fore. GrasshOppers have done much
damage to oats, and in Garfield coun-
ty, also, they have injured gardens,
orchards and grain. Harvesting is in
full blast in Whitman county; the
yield can be better estimated next
week. Cutting the second crop of al
falfa is about finished in Yakima
county; good yield. 1t is a good year
for tomatoes, apples and peaches. In
Klickitat county grasshoppers have
done damage to the corn crops. Stock
is generally looking we'll.
The week was regarded as favorable
in kittitas county. Second crop of
alfalfa ready to cut. Fruit was never
better. Potatoes are fine, and every
body in west Kittitas is elated and
happy.
In Douglas county harvest is pro-
crossing finely. Wheat is light in
central valleys, but in north, along
the Columbia it will be fair crop on
account of cooler weather.
In Stevens county the cooler wealth
er of the previous week WAS beneficial
to the gardens and crops. Harvest is
in full swing in Spokane county.
where it has been hot, with no rain to
speak OF. Much fall wheat has been
cut and promises we'll. Haying is
progressing. Corn is doing we'll. but
potatoes are poor in some localities,
not having come up well. Apples are
ripening and will be big crop