The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-15

crops. Great deal of wheat ana oats n
shock uns2FmagFa as pet. peas aeaxy
crop. Farmers wear smiling faces ssnre
showers beS an OFriax-s3oFss are le.>k8nx
fairly veil bit very few yards are besnx
sprayed Need fac ATfwag weAfAe~ Tor
harvesting eats. wheat ant peas. olyrn-
p4a--TAe akfug ralas werc the saliva
ten q = = potatoes ard cora. ard garden
truck generally. Pastures Improved. or
efaarSs also In fact. re rains came n
TIE 1stck q ss-ne. silver Creek Rain 81
great a<nests. Hay ell secares: extra Goa
dftio1 Harvest q winter wheat oesag
DELAYED. neth1ng else rye enough Me-
waasuna-Ias rrolsssre received siil ben
ut late potatoes 10 AcEne sAtent, but raare
rain uaue& needed EAan18ser--fsavy
shower On SIN. ard rainy since. Vessta-
ton has taken . fnv start. Germ, pota-
soSs and ether vegetables promise gooi
crops Most ot grain css. ard net cAEa-
aged yet SaNfh bsad-Shewery week. N
s9ring gcca crop * ate xown cats. Ia-
baTa-As2Dy week late potztces VIII Re
SAVED. gardens ieok we41. Lyndon. What
eom coanty--Sozne cary grain aetrg cut.
Fruit looking poar ard fagsnE fTrU the
irees- Mount NeTnea--We not favor
able for saving the bag nat was caught
II the Aeayy rain oS re Isl. Oats are very
fat on the richest lands Ia Conner
Rain has done xco& 20 gardens. but has
not helped oats any they ere badly down
and ~iil be hard 20 harvest. Pert An
geies-fAte cats and hay, cut last week.
damaged by rain.
Eastern Sectloa. -CAsian-FTn rain ths
srl: something unusual Tor this country.
Weather cool. clear. Corn and potatoes
looking well since the rain Kettle Falls
Co6ler. with light showers and breeze.
elspeiling smoke. Showers have saved tie
potato crop and garden truck. La this
county the season has been favorable for
ali h 4rsr<x
is plentiful On the Columbia. Doaxl2s--
Cooler local showers. heavy. Rad on grain
Harvest IN fan blast Potatoes taking
second growth Bemls--peiighf aar-
vest weather everybody harvesting.
Threshers running Gglinth-Coes. with
come rain. Hoppsvs eating everything
green. have destroyed grass, SO that cat
tie are not doing sell Rltzvsils>--Ne
continues dry. Harvest IA progress:
threshing will begin this week. Potatoes
In blossom second time. Spakane-Aueh
less complaint Of short crops. Indications
are good FOR late pastures. Fruit a fair
crop. Potatoes a good crop. spokane
Bridge late rains have been or great
benezit 10 fruit and vegetables. Corn iooSs
splendid. Winter wheat turning out well
as was expected. and some fields better.
Medical I.ake-Posasoes doing well On
good SOIL bat much Of the crop Will -
failure. Where irrigated they are doing
excelIenfly. Hay well saved. Grain erep
light Fruit crop good or good soils.
IAatah--Wsather cooler and has helped
grain Harvest has commenced. Nsgeta-
bles have been benefited. but the potato
crop will be light. Waverly--Ihe rains
will help potatoes. Fruit slew 10 ripen-
Ing. Rain delayed haylng. but not serious
ly Fairneid-Harysst in progress, but
grain is ripsning slowly. HAY not quite
all In ThEeshing has just commenced
colfon-,Hay hauling stopped by rain. and
but very little heading done this week.
I'allman-The weather u again settled
after the rains and harvest moves brisk
~. Most OF the grain Is being cut WITH
binders this year-hea3eTs gradually golng
oat OF use. II il too cool for fruit, ana
prtfnez will not ripen until It II warmer.
Daytcn-Light rain fore part OF week hin-
dered harvesting 10 some extent. bur was
not heavy enough 10 cause any damage 20
grain. Cayello-Showers. ba, not enough
10 do much good. Wheat not yet
ali cut High wind first OF week
ana to-day tsthl enough 10 stop headers.
Yakima-I.lzht showers % the past week
have benefited az crops. There will De
about half yield OF potatoes. Lyie--ktae
FOR every thing. A shower or Two more
and corn crop VIII ne Al. Tomatoes ripen-
ing. Preseott-F1ne rain morning OF sth.
Potatoes are very poor. almost failure.
Waila WaIla-afsains OF past week have not
done any damage nor faterfered with
heading and threshing. Yield Of wheat =
reported 10 be much better than WAS ~x-
nectea. GEO. \. SALISBURY.
Section Director.