The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-16
weekly Crop Bulletin.

Seattle. July II. 1896
Excessively warm. dry weather contin-
ues, the past week having had about the
same average temperature as the previous
one; that lie. 10 degrees above the nor
NAL. The thermometer showed daily 50
To % degrees In the Western section, and
% TO 100 In the Eastern section. Or
evening OF the 18th 1t began 70 be cooler
and the 18th was decidedly cooler than the
previous day. the difference being all OF
10 degrees. The drouth was unhroken In
the Western section, but In the Eastern
part OF the state there were local show
srs on the 9Th and 18th. The past week
was the fifth one Of the dry spell, and rain
Was, perhaps. never more anxsousiy de-
sired. The growth of vegetation of nearly
all kinds has been checked: wheat has
been seriously injured: potatoes are dry
ing UP except on low. moist lands, and
pastures are beginning TO fan. Never was
there better time 10 kill weeds. and gar
deners and horticulturists made the most
Of the opportunity. The principal employ
ment OF farmers during the week was hay
making. There could not possibly have
been better weather for II. and the bulk of
the hay crop has now been saved with
out q drop OF rain having fallen on IL.
The crop seems not 10 be as heavy as was
expected earlier In the season: the falling
off Is due TO the exceptionally dry weather
OF the past five weeks. In a few localities.
however. the crop seems heavier than usu-
al: one OF these Is Island county and an
other San Juan county. where heavy Gews
have compensated for the lack Of rain.
The strawberry and cherry crops were
very light. raspberfies are now In season
and are plentiful. There viii be very few
Wild hlsckberries this season, owing part
~ TO dry and dusty weather, partly to
fires last season having killed the vines
The roads are now in a terribly dusty con-
Hff{nn aeraNfAfiv iu the valleys
Western section-0ats tn the Skagit
country are reported as doing well. Hay
ing Ia lust begun there. Dryden. What
com eounty--ciover hay pretty we'll cut.
timothy having Just nicely commenced.
Ia Conner, sksgft county--Csrdens suffer;
oats seem TO grow well after all; they are
Just well headed out now. Msdrone. Kit
sap county-spiendid haying weather:
rather dry for vegetation. FAN City, King
eouuty--Potstoes and other vegetables
Will undoubtedly be light crop uniess II
rains soon. Elma, chehaiss connty-Hay
harvest well under way at this time: grass
not as heavy as expected: absence OF rain
has affected its growth. blackberrfes
scarce because OF fires isst year. VAN
couver Clarke county--Some vegetables,
Including cora, making good growth. but
potatoes need rain. Messy Rock, Lewis
county--Isate sown grain viii be short
without rain very soon; timothy Is In
all gardens suffering from drouth; hsying
In fun blast snohomish-Drouth affect
ing gardens. small fruits and potatoes Sc
riously birch Bay, Whafcorn county
Seven days continual sunshine cured thor
sands Of tons of hay In good shape, Union,
Mason county-1This dry weather viii make
blankberrtes a short crop In this section.
Eastern section-The past week has ma
terially added 20 the damage done TO the
whea. crop. Late spring sown wheat has
suffered the most. psionae. Whitman
connty-Past week Que OF continuous anx-
iesy. on sth hot south Wind. which on
s,h increased in severity and duration:
mercury went 10 lbs AZ midday. and nat
uraIiy the grain suffered seriously. Cotton
--oa the eth q general rain IN this sec
ton. which VII he OF great value 20 the
crop= II the weather continues cool: fall
grain has not Jared quite 50 badly "a
spFinx grain. bat Is badly Injured on the
9Th a hail storm passed through this sec
ten destroying crops IN some localities.
and doing great damage in others. Pres
colt Waiia Waiia county-NAest is bad
Nv injured and will be OF poor quality;
grAsshoppers have already ruined sever
AZ fields Ok cats. Rltzvtlls. Adams county
breath continues, and ali crops con-
tsnsse 20 suffer and sstericrate. To-Day
ueth) II Is cooler, and Il it remains ccoi
tho damage vii be stayed. bat 10 weather
can remedy the damage doaa. Dayton,
Columbia ccuasy-liratn continued 20 burn
during almost the entire week Medical
fake. Spokane ccansy-pctatoex need rain
badly: q fair crop can only be bad on moist
ara extra good srots speagane--rnpr--
-eaentes hot aAther. crops badly burned. .
rat LITTLE grain viii be cut 70 ;hrrSh. White
salmon. kifckis2s coanfy--Wiufer grain
nearly ripe. fair average crop. spring
sewu vii hs very short. corn viii be a
goca crop.
GEORGE " SALISBURY.
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