The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-03
Local Mining stocks as Reported by
the Seattle Mining Exchange.
CROP BULLETIN.
A Week OF Favorable Weather for the
Farmer.


Farmer.
George ". Salisbury. director OF the local
weather bureau. has issued the follow
Ing crop and weather bulletin for The last
week Ia June;
The past week has been among the
warmest that has ever occurred in Wash
ington during the month OF June. There
was a succession OF three or four exces-
siveiy warm DAYS during the latter part
of the week. Temperatures ranged on
the hottest dav. the &th. from s. degrees
10 IS degrees in the western section. and
from 20 degrees TO JOG degrees in the east
err sect on.
No rain occurred sn the eastern part OF
the state. and in rhe western part only
very slightly. scattering showers on the
2sth and 18th. Rain Is now beginning 70 be
very much needed IL would be very
beneficial 10 growing crops. and coming
now would not do injury 70 hay. as X
would later on. when haying becomes gen
eral
On The whole the weather was favora-
BILE especially 70 root crons. and 70 all
crops on the moist lowlands OF the west
ern section. Il was not beneficial 10 grain
on dry lands,
Eastern section-The greatest menace 10
successful crops IN Eastern Washington
IL the hot. dry winds OF midsummer; and
farmers always fear their occurrence. and
are anxious until grain Is well along to-
ward ripenlng The past week has for
tgnately not been very windy. but IL has
been hot. and there has heen some grain
scorched IN the Big Bend country. and in
wsiia wsila and Columbia counties. The
PalcuSe country appears 70 have Jared
better This is the filing season for grain.
ana lust the most critical period Of It's
growth. consequently cooler weather and
rata are anxfously awaited. Having Is
under progress in the Yakima country.
In Whitman county the cherry crop is
apparently large. Spokane county gives
favorable reports.
Extract from reports: Hunters. St@v-
ems. eounty-wcather continues favorable.
Everything growing rapidly. Rye hay
ing viii soon her4u Rifgvile. Adams
county~The weather has been very hot
ard Dry and al crUns are suffering.
Douglas Douglas county Marin and dry
Tuesday tzs.D with high wind. Grain Sc
burning quite n bit Maadovl lincoln
coangy-pFv and hot the entire week with
telling effect or light soil. Early sown
grain heading out. II rain does not come
soon. or ~ least coofer weather. crops
win be- much Fighter than expected. Hart
1tne. Douglas county-pry winds and HOT
san have damaged grain bat y y should
coot or ana rain. there wif3 he 4 great crop
yet YafimA-fiay stsacks going up rapidly.
Evsry hinE ioaktng g3ns. Rusalla. Whit
man couaty~-F'aM wheat "a bloom. spring
wheat begins 20 head Hot weather last
two DAYS ant northeast wind has scorch-
~ she wheat - q s,jgh5 extent. Palogse.
Whitman ecunty-The week 10 general WAS
fauitiess. Winter wheat II in bloom and
nexer }cokea - well stace iss9 FRUITS
% Al kinds promising Cherry trees have
already hal 70 BE- relieved By picking half
the fruik ofr. Reports frona SPOKANE roun-
~. though generally favorable. mention
some Damage 70 grain BY the heat A
report from w&aia Wall& speaks u large
shipments o. fr2it-
Western sectson-fn Wh8fcon county
reas are blooming utceiy sus hay IL COM
ing o. aae'v EarsE esovsF being cae
IN SGAxtt county fTgls - scarce ard gar
sleuz saTsrinx from want * pain. Cover
ahaus ready % cat IN Ta1rA.on county
having has beer N progress ard tne