The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-27


Weekly Crop Bulletin.
Seattle. Wash. Aug. =. INA
ne PAST week Was similar 70 tbs pre-
Vsoos enc, the only difference beng IL was
somewhat warmer. The tenaperaear. was
hot nisn a. the beginning Of the week. bat
On tSas Gsf began warm spell OF three
Gays. which brought the average TEN
peraturs aaooye Las normal During tais
warm spell the maximum temperature
ranged from - 70 % IA Western Washing
ton. ard from 80 20 - IN the Eastern sec
ton. No rainfall occurred during the week
ana Tie drouth Il beginning 70 he seriously
felt
Reports OF the harvesting and thresh-
Ing state the weather 10 have been gen.
orally favorable IN the Eastern section.
bat inisrfered with by fog and dew In The
western 10 slight extent. The potato
outlook 10 more favorable than IL was q
few weeks ago.
Oats are reported TO have been badly
lodged In the skagft country. and there
VIII be some loss resulting.
WESTERN SECTION.
The last part OF the week. from the 71st
10 the 14th, has been very warm. and the
whole week has been dry, bat generally
favorable. The following extracts from
reports give particulars:
Vancouver - Good growing weather:
throughout rho country; other vegetables
FIRST class, threshtng with good yield re-
ported.
Elma-Grain all secured. and mostly
threshed; potatoes and vegetables doing
weil: rain needed.
orcas-Heavy dews alone keep veget-
ables growing. What a contrast in our
temperature 10 that Of torrid Eastern and
Central states! Spend the heated term n
Washington.
Oak Harhor-rAte grain ripensng rapid
~; some threshing done on south side OF
the island.
Kent--Rain needed for late veseta hles;
pastures rather in need of rein; some
threshing being done
sare-F'oF past week mornings have al
been cloudy. and temperature very uni
form during forenoon.
Olympia-Smoks OF last three mornings
lending 2isD has mitgsted the heat and
checked evaporation: late potatoes look
well, but corn, melons. squash. etc, show
want OF water. potatoes dried up.
Messy Rock-Wsea has not been favor
able for harvesting: neavy dew each morn
ing. and fog and smoke until noon. much
OF second clover crop Is cut: wheat. oats
and peas now being harvested.
Dangeness-Drouth continues. pastures
drying up. harvest and threshing in full
swing.
South Bend-rate sown Gate ripening
very fast. owing 20 warm weather.
Ia connsr-oat cutting has just begun.
and some l. very badly down. and results
in some damage.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS favorabis TO cat
harvest whsen Is wei advanced
EASTERN SECTION.
The week has been generally warm and
dry. and favorable for farm work. The
season II now quite far advanced. harvest
Ing IL nearly over. and threshing IL pro-
crossing nnely. The following extracts
viii show the conditions In the various
localities:
RItzvfile-prouth coptinues: heading OF
the grain nearly finished; thresaing Will
be general this week; 50 far threshers re-
port winter wheat as fair Yield, potatoes
improving.
Gririth-very warm In the middle OF tire
day but cool nights- Grasshoppers left
on the 18th toward the northwest.
Spokane Bridge Higher temperature
than Last week. corn. tomatoes. cabbage
aud vines doing well. potatoes VIII be bet
tar than anticipated: farmers through
threshing. and no complaint OF poor yield.
fruit IL small and dropping badly.
Medical Iaks-Corn and potatoes still
growing: melons improving fairly; nothing
unfavorabIe 10 report except tae usual
trophle with cabbage aphls: potatoes
probably little less than average; beans
promise well
IAsah-warn week, with north wind:
harvest wen along; wheat Yield. fsr 10
good. early apples and plums ripe.
Pafouse--Weak fanitless for cutting ard
threshinR. which are going on IN every d.
reotioa with terrific rush. such work -
az least month ahead OF any season
since 1890: yields vary TOO early 70 esu-
mate the avers &c. al gardens doiug ane.
ocrn even rivals Kansas ard Illinois
Roxalfa-Favorahle weather for harvest
ing: spring wheat about one-thtrd cut BY
sl@t thrsshers start on 2th.
Dayton--Harvest practically finished.
and returns show bat little over half =
crop; quality OF grain very poor. there
being very little No. ! grain: potatoes VIII
be a very light crop. most 81 them having
taken the second growth. corn Is doing
fairly well since the hot weather ceased,
but is also a light crop.
IsoreIlc-I-a reshlng - immediate neigh
borhoSd ia about completed; gran turn
fnx out poorly. weather warm ard dry.
wamA WallA--U Gather favorable for
s.rr, work: harvest over end about half
az vhaa; has been thrsshsd.
prescott--Tfct and dry. similar to hast
week.
ground getting dry. though fruit is DO
ire well. pasturage getting scAnt; air 8
very smoky.
nfervslis-Earwesrtng nearly done:
tbr~shfnx commenced: yield not up % ex-
reetaflons 81 spring grain: grasshoppers
doing sonse damage In gardens and 20
corn end potatoes
c. \ SALISBURY.