The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-03

WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN.

Seattle. Sept. 1.-The week ending Arg
n was quite variable in character, begin
ming cool. then becoming quite warm dur
ing the middle days OF the week, and end
Ing with TOO cool. cloudy and In some por-
tons Of the state rainy days In the
Western section. while not untavora9ie.
the weather was TOO cloudy and foggy.
especially in the mornings. to ripen wheat
and oats rapidly; consequently harvesting
has Jagged. Ia the Eastern section the
weather was al that cou4A be desired tor
the coming OF tbs grain crop. until the
morning Of the slst, when heavy rains
set n, being particularly heavy in Whit
man and Spokane counties. From Palouse
the report Is very disheartenlng, II being
feared that the rain will greatly damage
tho immense quantity OF wheat in the
shock. and threshed out and filed IN
sacks IN the fields The amount OF rain
fail in Spokane county Is large, IS OF an
inch being reported by telegraph from
Spokane this morning as having occurred
in the previous twenty-four hours. This
is more rain than sometimes Occars In
two or three summer months. During The
dry part OF the week tomatoes. squash,
melons. cabbage, etc, and the small
amount OF corn in Washington made
splendid progress. The oat crop OF the
Northwest counties Is being saved in good
condition.
dry until the 30th, a fine rain that day;
vegetation greatly revived. Buckley-Hsr-
vesting about ended: crop light, hop crop
a very small one; vermln increasing.
welcome rain on the 3ist: pasture good.
MISUNDERSTANDING on valley land in good
condition. South Bend-Warm all the
week. Pastures getting low. Lebam-Late
potatoes look fine. Sweet corn and other
garden crops well: pumpkins begin TO
ripen; no pluns this year; apples fair
crop. NORTHUMBERLAND harvest Well
along. Threshing machines started. Corn,
tomatoes. squash and pumpkins doing ex-
ira well. Pastures much IN need OF rain.
Potatoes thVee-fourths crop. Grand Mound
Yesterdays rain (30thl hardly settled the
dust. Potatoes range from extra good 10
almost a failure. Crop below average. and
spring oats not we'll filed Eima--A busy
week, cutting. threshing and hauling
grain. good week not hot, and yet sun
shine enough. Silver Creek-Late oats
ripening slowly because OF fog and smoke
observation-disclosures in Chehalis valley
threshing during past week. About two
thirds usual crop or oats. Union City
Oats about all harvested. Butter peas be-
ginning 10 ripen. kent-flne threshing
weather. Pastures getting dry. Baldwin
apples have done well. Olympia-Cahbage
and rutabagss infested 10 some extent
with lice. Messy Rock--Second crop OF
more sunshine. Notwithstanding
about ali done. Grain well flied. Oak
Harbor-Drouth unbroken. Wheat II turn
ing out coed Mount vernon--Cirain well
filed very bright and rIpened evenly.
making generally good milling oats. har-
vest slow. owing 20 fogEy mornings. la
Conner-Wheat and barley harvest I'm
ished. Oats Will be- In another week.
LynaeH-Grain harvest well under way:
what threshing done turns out poorly.
Eastern sectlon--Hunters, Stevens ooun-
ty-Crops al matured and harvested. Hay
all IN barn or stack. Flowing has COM
meneed for fall seeding. Ritzylle Wealth
er continues dry. Indications OF rain
ThreshIng general. Cheian-Hot and dry:
potatoes improving. Corn being cut for
fodder Watermelons good. Loon Lake
HayIng about through. Fruit trees suffer
from dry weather. Kettle Falls-Cool
nights and a Light breeze during the days
nloderates the heat Tomatoes ripsntng
n ell. also melons; corn doing finely; grain
all harvested and threshing begun. Crit
fth-Warm week, maximum as high as
92 A few drops Of rain on 9th. Bemis--
Warm weather the rule. Crops al matur-
Cd. except corn. which 10 doing nicely.
Threshers are busy. HaTtllne-Hot week,
except 9th. GOODNESS with light sprinkle
% rain. Latsh-Grsiu yield about two
thirds az a crop Medical Lake-Thresh-
turing finely. Waycrly-ThFeshing In fun
blast. Harvest and threshing will be OF
short duration. Potatoes and garden truck
light crop. Spokaue--Harvesting al done
except vet bottom land threshing IN
progress Grain better than was expect
cd. Melons. squash and pumpkins good
crop. Spokane Bridge--IIot week Farm
ers sowing fall grain early sowing has
proven the best. Pullman-Hzrveat pro-
crosses fnely, weather Is al thai can be
desired. last night (5th) there Eel 3 %
rain. with clearing weather following
Rain nov would be a great calamity. as
grain Ties a. sacks or the ground. As
thrsshinx progresses reports improve. ln-
yiica.fng very llttle damage. Palnuse-
Farmers frightened BY Indications q rain
on the seth ard fhreshing FASTENED. Four
afths q ali grain 6 eat, and 0ne-haf is
fhreshed Rain during ths next forty
Eve DAYS could oniy do harm. Commenced
raining a. $50 q. n. OF 2lst. with every
prospect ~ containing for indefinite time.
II Il continues irreparahis damage VIII
De done All grain uucut ard az 10 the
shock wiI soften. Much that has been
th~eshsd les piled IN sacks IN the fields
Not oaa-teufh % Ere years crop IS ssfs.
Tavfon--FarmeFs busy hauling wheat.
wate~rnelans fn profuslou: tomatoes r.
oenlnr better thar usual; plurns a fair
eron. an9 peaches wen loaded. Apples vii.
ba a tight crop. best on the hills.
~ AVTEETYfFE Eestf3rx Director.