Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-06-05

lin an unmasticated condition and
undigcsted Their appetities seemed
never to be fully satisfied and con-
stanily looking for more feed. 1t re-
qulres some time to clean up the vast
amount OF litter which adds to the
expense.
WEATHER AND CROPS.
The weather for the week ending
June I, 1896, Is summed up as follows
Weather-The past week has been
the first week this season without any
rainfall. !. c. there was no general
rain. On Friday, the 29th Of May,
good showers fell in Josephine cOun-
w. resultant from a thunder storm
which moved into Eastern Oregon
Friday night. Accompanying the alb
sence Of rainfall were warm days and
nights and plenty OF sunshine. The
temperature averaged 3 degrees warm
er than in the preceding week; the
day temperature averaged y degrees
aud the night 81 degrees, both being
normal May temperature.
Crop-The weather has been most
favorable 10 farm work and yegeta-
tion. The growth Of all things has
been healthy and rapid. Considerable
oats is being sown for hay. Late gar
dens are now about all planted. The
weather conditions were favorable
TO the drying out Of the soil, which
In places was needed. Wheat has
made an excellent growth. Spring
grain has good stand and IS as well
rooted as fall wheat. All correspond
ents note the wonderful growth and
improvement in the wheat crop. The
same may be said Of the oats. except
that sOwn lately, and other grains.
Some correspondents report that cat
seeding will continue TO June 10. Rye
that was sOwn In September Is now
ready In the southern counties TO be
cut for hay. Red clover in places is
% inches high, the rainy weater hay-
ing been temperate TO 1t. IIaylng will
begin this week, especially In the
southern counties. In Jackson and
Josephine counties alfalfa will be cut
this week for the first crop. The
rainy weather has made all hay very
heavy in growth.
Fruits-There can now he no deny
ing the fact that the frOsts OF the fore
part Of April and the cool rains
have seriously injured most va
rieties of fruits. OF the prunes, the
Italian Drunes appear 20 be the
most seriously injured. One cores
pOndent reports that ia his 40-acre
prune orchard there Is not bushel of
fruit. Some orchards will have n fair
crop of prunes, while Others will have
none at all. The current season is
one OF those phenomenal ones, for IL
Is Il very rare occurrence that fruit Is
Injured 10y the weather In Oregon.
The peaches and apricots have been
more seriously Injured than the
prunes. The pears have been injured;
In some sections the trees are fairly
filed with pears. The apple crop has
also been affected, and this is a most
unusual thing IN Oregon. The cherry
crop has been injured in some locali-
ties, while In Others the trees are
fairly well filled. In 1895 cherries
were ripening on June ], and on June
8 ripe Oregon cherries were in the
market. All the fruit has been in
jured by the weather, yet IL must not
be understood that this means fail
ure In the crop, The small fruits and
berries have not been injured. Grapes
have been backward, but they are
now growing rapidly. Strawberries
are ripening rapidly, and before the
close of the current week Oregon
strawberries will be plentiful. Rasp-
berries, blackberries and gooseberries
are, as usual, most prolific.