Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-06-16
crons and weather.

o bulletin for the week ending June L
!. 1895.
i Western Oregon Weather - TIL
: weather during the past week ha
y been cool, somewhat deficient in SUI
: shine, and rain fell the forepart OF tn
2 week; some showers fell i'm the soutf
ern portion on Saturday. The rair
fall in the forepart Of the week was
continuation Of the shower Of the pre-
cedlng week. Since Wednesday fai
weather with a rising temperatun
has prevailed. The mean tempera
ture for the week ranged about So de
grees, which is one degree more thar
the week before. The increased NEAR
was due to the day temperature being
higher. The night temperature was
lower than the preceding week, this
was caused by the nights being clear
which allowed Of rapid radiation OF
heat, hence cooling Of the air. The
day temperature averaged from 81 Ia
II degrees, while the night tempera-
ture averaged from "A TO 4S degrees.
The highest temperature for the week
was so degrees on the 1lth; the lowest,
3S degrees at Roseburg on the early
morning Of the 10th; light frost oc-
CURED at Roseburg on that morning.
Saturday, Sunday and today have
been warm, the weather clear with
light northerly wind.
Crops-The weather has been most
beneficial TO crops OF all kinds; The few
showers followed by a slowly rising
with cloudy weathr fol-
lowed by gradually clearing, have
been just what vegetation needed.
Grain Is making very rapid growth.
Fall wheat has commenced to head in
Jackson county, and IL Is generally
sin boot" In all counties. Spring
'own grain has made good, healthy
growth, while late sown spring grain
las been more favored by the late
aims and cool weather. The weather
ias bee most favorable TO the grain |
'rop. Should no more rain occur the |
all and early winter sown grain will |
)e sure to make good crop. Much /
II the late sown grain was intended |
merely for hay, but should the weather
Ne favorable IL may make good grain.
The planting OF gardens has con-
inucd, and they are now about all
'lanted. Those planted in March are
low yielding peas and potatoes.
tadlshcs. onions, lettuce and other
arly spring vegetables have been in
he market for weeks. The onion
eds on the beaver dam land In Wash
ngton county are In excellent con-
itIon, the weather OF late having
zen faYorable To them. The corn
las made good growth under the in
uence OF the increased warmth and
unshine. The nights are too cool for
he general growth of corn.
llaying has commenced in the
Duthern counties, where the first
rop OF alfalfa has been cut. Clover
NY Is very heavy, and will be cut
mis- week. Before the week is over
aging will be general over the entire
Drtlon OF Western Oregon. The ]
Gather has been most favorable 10
le growth OF hay; as a result, there :
Ill be heavy crop and good quality.
Fruit-As the season advances the
ports from correspondents continue
read fruit dropping" won't have p
ton OF fruit In my 10 acres OF
chard," etc. That the April frosts a
I'd rainy, cool weather did great
image there can be no question. G
his is one of those phenomenal
currences which will at times pre- Il
III In all sections OF the world. An
Isolute failure was never known In
regon, but this year the fruit crop n
mes as near TO being a failure as
ever was, II ever IL was so bad Il
IL Is this year. Peaches, april
Us, nectarines, some varieties of
unes' apples, pears, and cherries
We been Injured, and the amount OF !
Jury is In the order named. or the
rries as usual they are prolific.
rawberries are coming in rapidly, 10
d soon the market win be over. ,
'cked with them. The weather re. i''
rded their ripening, and now under 81
o more favorable weather they ara
'ening rapidly and are OF large size.
he currants and gooseberrles are
'ening and are perry plentiful Rasp
d blaokberries are, as usual, very
olihc' The berries are good crop In
every section, while the tree fruit
n no place good, few places fair sa
d most places mighty poor. The
es are healthy, and erchardlsts :!
ltinue to give the fruit trees the ",
ne care and attention, as though
trees were filled with fruit. rlN
'ooler weather viii prevail the
idle and latter part OF the week . !
n possibly few scattered showers, 4
rmer weather will then again ma
cklV folloW