Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-06-12
weekly CROP Bulletin.

The Weather Bureau, at Seattle,
furnishes the STANDARD with the
following crop bulletin for the week
ending June 9th:
The past week has been almost, ii
not quite, as good "A growing week as
the previous one, judging from the
favorable reports of At least so per
cent. OF the correspondents OF this
station. Although the average tenn
perature was somewhat lower, and
there was much less sunshine and
more rain. The fore part of the week
gave considerable warm sunshine, but
the latter part was cloudy and cool,
with showers beginning on the 4th
and 9Th. The rainfall of the 7th was
quite heavy and continuous.
Grasses, small grains and root
crops have ihriven wonderfully.
Wheat is reported AS looking excep-
tionally strong and thrifty in the
wheat sections Of Eastern Washing.
ton; winter wheat is beginning to
head; spring wheat is foot high or
more. The rain has been beneficial
to potatoes and they have started up
wonderfully. Beets and similar vege-
tables have looked sickly, but are now
improving. Farmers will have hard
battle with weeds. the weather having
been most favorable for their growth.
Glover was already so heavy in parts
of the western section that it has been
beaten down by the late rains; it is
probably not materially injured, and
a little dry weather would raise it up
all right.
This is the beginning of the straw
berry season, and the weather has not
bsen at all favorable for the ripening
of berries. Warm, sunny weather is
needed. Still. though ripening slowly,
the berries grow to large size.
Pastures were never finer than now,
and the produce of dairies is abundant.
A frost occurred in several localities
on June /, which was in some places q
white frost, but no damage has re-
suited.
That the farmers of Washington are
barely struggling along. and are not
entirely dissatisfied with things as
they exist, and also know how to ap-
preciate good thing when they have
it is evident from the following re-
ports, few OF the many received:
Oak Harbor, Island county
Another wet week, but, oh my! How
things grow! Thank God for Puget
Sound! No cyclones, tornadoes, hail
storms, billiards. or sunstrokes to wipe
us from the face of the earth. Crops
all in. Some very late. Prospects for
a big crop.
Orcas, San Juan county.-The sum-
mer showers of Western Washington
are the most gentle and delightful in
the western world. Our summer
temperature is simply perfection.
What q contrast to the cyclonic de-
stroyers of the Central States! Wash
ington as summer residence will
some day be fully appreciated.
Waverly, Spokane county.-A week
unsurpassed for beautiful growing
weather. crops booming.
Vancouver, Clarke county.-Grain,
grass and vegetables doing we'll.
Strawberries beginning to ripen and
will be good crop.
Aberdeen, Chehalis county.-Gar-
dens looking remarkably we'll for so
late a season. Strawberries and rasp-
berries bid fair to yield abundantly.
Potatoes and onions looking well.
Hartline, Douglass county.-The
past week very favorable to all plant
growth. Rye is heading. Everything
looks fine. The showers of to-day
(5th) will keep the crops booming.
Griffith, Adams county.-This week
was favorable for grain. Wheat and
oats have grown six inches in the last
10 days.
Orting, Pierce county Oats, wheat,
peas, clover and grass growing finely.
Gardens backward.
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