The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-05-14
WEEKLY CLIMATE.
crop Bulletin Of the oregon Climate ana
Crop Service,

Western Oregon - WnuthrT; More or
less rain has fallen every day during The
pnnt week. though II has not boon ~
heavy nh IN the week preceding To-day
makes the twentieth consecutive day
that rain has fallen ~ Portland From
this In moi 10 DO construed that II has
boon continuous rain. There has been
sunshine but not ~ much nh usual, TIE
rainfall at Portland In lCi Inches above
the average for the iirht II days Of May.
January. February and March were com.
paratlyoly dry, and April hnd moro than
tho average rainfall. making II deficiency
In tho total rainfall from January I 20
date Of nearly . inchcn. Since Bcptem-
ber 1 last there In "a deficiency Of slightly
over 10 inches. This deficiency was
caused principally by the dry period oil
october last Because Of this deficiency
II IN not 10 be supposed that II will rain
enough 20 make up tho deficiency For
tho past ~ years the average rainfall
has not occurred except In 1877, The
duration Of tho rain has never been
greater than II has for tho past niG
weeks. though In former years "A greater
amount has fallen Ia ths same lime.
'rhs current weather II not 10 marked
on account Of itA rainfall RH upon ltA
deficiency OF sunshine and excess OF
amounted to about One inch In the VIII
itinottr valley. somewhat more along tho
coast ard lees In Douglas. Josephine ana
Jackson counties. Tho temperature for
tho week average about degrees higher
during the past week than the previous
week The day temperature averaged
from % 10 u deg. and the night averaged
~ deg. The highcnt during the week
was u deg ana the loWral s., deg Snow
fell on tho mountains on Saturday morn
ing. and few froHtn occurred In the
Southern counties In the more exposed
localities. The mean temperature has
averaged from TO 10 deg below tie
average since the nrst Of the month.
Tho sunshine has been markedly de-
iiciUnt
Crops-Tho continued cool. cloudy ana
wet weather has been detrimental 20 farm
work and to the CROWN Of vegetation
loWinndu are soaked With water ana very
luw land In covered with water l'hc
high land ia too wet 10 plOw or seed
The result In all farming has been prac-
ucuiiy suspended Tor the past hr,c
weeks. except IN portions OF Douglas.
Josephine and Jackson counties. whore
the rainfall has been less ami tho SUI.
shine more than IN the coast counli,B
or Willamette valley: hence Homc spring
farm work has been done IN these ooun-
tics. but even Ia these farm work has
been delayed The season Is now no lar
advanced that II n almost too late for
spring seeding. unless II BE- oats, The
uniavorablc weather has not been un-
harmful and yet Il has not been favor
able TO the growth OF any vegetation.
All growth N at Etandstll. Some
grain on the very low lands has been In
ha "a remaining a
while many FIELDS show very markedly
the need Of sunshine. Tho rain must
necessarily have injured grain on low
lands. but as yet no damage has been
done TO grain on othcS lands The grass
has had but little growth for the past ~
days, the result II that the range foOd
IN not as good as desired, Many gar
denA have not as yet been planted. and
thos, that have been show little growth:
all garden truck requires sunshine. The
beaver dam lands. where tho great onion
beds arr. have too much water on them.
which has delayed seeding and planting:
that which was planted before the rain
began has made fair growth All kinds
OF berries have made excellent growth,
and, with sunshine soon. a large crop OF
berries h assured.
Fruit--Thcrc has been no Improvement
In tho fruit condition. The weather
for tho past week has bccn n dctrimcnt
TO tho fruit Late apples are now COM
ing into bloom. While the correspond
cntn all have somewhat Of a blue" feel
Ing. yet tho conditions are not anything
OF "A failure In any crop, The weather
has not bccn unfayorablc. some injury
has bocn done but Il will require fully
two weeks yet before damage. it any.
can bc determined. A failure OF crops
Is almost unknown In oregon. and It Is
most rare occurrence that the weather
IL Injurious 10 crops Of any kind. so that
while this unprecedented cloudy ana
rainy weather produces a depression In
feelings and rctards development and
growth Of vegetation. Il should not be
considered that crops have been ruined
or oven damaged TO material cNtrn'.
The peach crop II an exception-it has
been materially injured-prunes and
other fruit have been injured. but TO
what extent time alone will tell,