The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-23
CROP BUI.LErIx.
Grains Severely Injured by the Ions
Continued Drouth.

Continued Drouth.
Director George ~. Salisbury. OF the
weather bureau. has issued the following
weather ard crop bulletin, covering the
entire state:
Weather-The past week has almost
been q repetition OF the preceding one in
the matter of weather and temperature.
There has been no rain. and the tempera-
ture or the week. as a whole. has been
almost without a precedent In this state.
being from 6 to 10 degrees above the nor
mai In different localities. The maximum
temperatures each day ranged from ~ 20
~ degrees in the western section. and
from - to los degrees in the eastern sec
ton. Smoke from forest fires Increased
becoming In the latter part Of the week
30 dense as to obscure the sun. ma
teriaily lowering the temperature In the
eastern part OF tho state. much to the
relief of that section. After the showers
OF the 18th. which were Of some benefit
there was no rain In the eastern section.
and there has been none since June - In
the western section. Crops-ft goes with
out saying that such a long-eontinued
drouth and hot spell must materially In
the greatest injury. fan wheat suffering
the least. although the crop will be much
less than expected. The damage 20
spring wheat is very great. the hot spell
having occurred during the heading and
filling season. and ranges all the way
from partial to total destruction Of the
crop. The nature of the land has made
much difference in the amount of damage.
dry. sandy soils suffering most. and up
lands much more than iowiands Oats
have felt the drouth ana heat. and in
many instances viii not I'll but will be
cut for hay. except where the straw Is too
short az is the case IN some localities
The potato crop Is feeling the effect OF
the heat and the drying out OF the ground.
and will be short. Haying has continued
during the week. the weather being per-
feet for that Industry. Harvest has be-
gun in the wheat fields OF wsila Nalla
county and the more advanced localities
OF East Washington.
Western Section-Extracts from corre-
spondents' reports-Port Argeies-Forest
fires In the hills Crops VIII be good. Rain
would help the potato fields. Wheat fields
IN east and west end OF county reported IN
fne condition LaConner--oais are head
Ing our. but the straw iSmostiy short here.
Farmers crying for rain. Lynaen-Crops
are suffering for rain, especially peas, TO-
tatccs and all root crops Atmosphere full
OF smoke. Snchomlsh-Ffay harvest well
advanced. Excellent quality. average
crop. Oats and potatoes need rain badly.
Kent-Haying well along. Potatoes rath-
er in need of rain Cofcy--Another week
OF perpetual sunshine. Crops suffering for
TO cut. Orsing-Haying about finished.
Oats ana gardens suffering from droIth.
Otyn1pia-Pastures drying ard garden
stun nccfs rain badly. Potatoes and late
cats on dry soils will be cut short. Hay
saved in prime order. Grand Mound
Warm. dry week. Just right for haying.
bur death on late cats and gar
-
leok bad: also late grain. oat
harvest viii begin this week Elma-Hay
generally all In. and of the best quality.
tho,,xh a Aeavy drop. Early grain Is col
o~tnw ard VIII soon ~ ready 20 cut Much
az che Grain cannot make fair crop IN
less Il rains within three days. AFFORD
II Is surprising how potetoes grow IN spite
OF the drouih. Scrne hay was cut. that r..
timothy, which had clover mixed. but
timothy ts Just passing cat 90 h'csm. the
STAGE AZ which mos; prefer ~ cut. Kali
araa~-cnnsinued dry weather has stopped
the growth az az vegetation. Pasture on
the unianas IS drying up, The Columbia
valley ss vet under water; 10 hay on the
vaf,ev Hay Is secured IN coed condition.
vancouver-Aii kinds OF vegetation suffer
ING from the continued hot weather.
Ssneke Is beginning 90 relieve tire situa-
ton some silver Creek -<NothfnS new;
rrops all being shortened evsry da~ the
Weather continues a. ~ "a Skye-Hos and
ary. Hsylag under Fun Aea8wsy. Ia
center-Haytng done. Commenced cutting
fz,s-sewn grain.
Eastern Sectiaa--ketsie Fails grain
in some spots IS slsxaily snfsrsd. vet not
90 reiece the yield psTeeptihly. Hay being
cut Ia Ceivslis valley Is g1nc. S-ncke from
ares tempsrs RAYS % sun. ara beat does
ros seen, excessive. f'Ae1sn~-MoSe %
gran IS cut Tor h2v ard IN STACK Corn is
growing. but rolls some n middle o, ne
aav rilenSaarg--s-vcryt hing srcNs nice
lv csaslax hay, ana yield better than last
year. r.assA-Anc<her drv. bet week. sx-
eept 18th. Wheat ass sarrsi conss5era-
aly PceHe-TexeeSStve dreuth ard -ot
x!aas have injured ercps very mach.