The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-18
WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN.

WEEhLf CROP b LisEIN.
SEATTLE. Aug. 1.-THE week ending
Ing rs fore part. but quite hot during the
last three 20 four days. The temperature
averaged about -. or some six aegrees
lures ranged between 70 and IS degrees
IN rhe Western section. and between y
ana 100 IA the eastern section This week
Was a dry one IN all sections. except Tor
light showers In the extreme western
part Of the state on the iath ard Lth. and
la taunderstorms Ia the east On tie
szth- The effect CT the hot weather Hnd
lack OF rsIn has been 20 dry Up pastures
IN some cases. and shorten them gen
srslly. Root crops have been fastened
early: this is especially tue o. potatoes.
Hops ars reported &c have grown well
Apples would be greatly improved og
rain The week was. however. a perfect
one for harvesting, and an ENORMOUS
amount OF grain has been cut. Nothing
has yet occurred 20 lessen the prospects
q an unusually hount.fnl yie,d q wheat Wheat.
heavy an skaglf county. In the north
western part Of the state harvest IS now
Wei under way. Although much rain
would Re anfavorahle for the harvest
y certain THAT rain Is greatly needed for
the growing crops.
Western section.
Straits ard Lower Sound: DE Fuca-.
Not as good a week as the last for the
ali crops. Oak Harbor-No rain: hot and
dry; wheat harvest IN full blast. too dry
rtpening very fast; needed rain has dis
pelIed fears that they would not fiji well
Blight On potatoes In some spots. but not
barn; oats viii be ready to cut next week;
potatoes, turnlps. cabbage and onions all
doing fine. Coupeviiie-Wheae harvest vel
under way; oats ripening fast. Newhan
II n M
going on slow on account OF Hight showers.
orcas-Fr1it. our principal crop. doing
well; peas generally ell cut and z good
crop. MISUNDERSTANDING twenty years
residence here ! have never seen every
thing dry up so quickly as IL has the last
rank CROWN p1 % sS I prodncad by
the unusual amount OF rain early in the
season quickly sapped the soil Of moist
came. La Conner--comnlenced cutting
pats: quite heavy In most places; hops
look Wei thus far. Prairie-Oats being
cut: onions doing fine: bean crop Is good.
Fidalgo-crops drying up fast; also pas
lures. egetatton wiIted by
heat OF last three days, and pastures
drying up fast.
tation suffering from want OF rain; most
OF potato crop ripe and good Anderson
No blight on p2tatoes so far IN this sec
tion. Detreit-Potatoes rtpening prema-
turely; trees breaking down with i'm
mense load OF fruit Olympia-Most early
sown grain Is cut; reports as TO yield
good; corn blades curling. and potatoes
drying up. Fnumelaw-Hops looking fair.
and earlier than usual: harvest has CON-
menced. Black piamond-Pastures are
needing rain. potatoes bliShted worse
than estimated at first. Kent-Cutting
grain now. potatoes rottfng 10 some ex-
tent Lake Tapps-Everything needs rain,
although we cannot complain Of the sea-
son. hin land is suffering most. Delphi
Aphis are doing good deal OF damage
10 oats. Buckley-Potatoes ripening: pas
here than ever before, and OF good quail
ity.- Artondale-I.ate gardens and apples
need rain. Dunlap-Eyerythfng drying
up; oats all cut; potato digging; good
many potatoes rotten.
Southwest Counties: Toiedo-Much late
wheat Is being cut; early wheat ready 70
be threshed. Nindofn-fisrg ssIltig neaIty
done: grain is fine. Ethel-Thres hing he
gun: grain turns out exceptionally tine.
Skye--Haytng and harvest about done IN
,nis plses crops g9odd ., aagensiui ennd
crop: gardens and pastures need rain.
Hoekinson-Crops are good. especially
oats; corn IS geod heps are II me c 9ad
are almost entirely free from lice. Van
couver-Some prunes viii be ripe enough
10 dry next week; dry weather is hard
on corn. late vegetables and pastures
Observation-Disclosures busy with self bind
ers cutting oats; crop Immense. Arcuc-
All late crops doing well; olackbeIries
rirening. Axford-Rains caught httie
been cut. but most are not ready yet.
Eastern Section.
Harvesting Is general throughout the
| wheat section. and that the farmers are
busy with their immense wheat crop Is
shown by great falling OF IN the num-
! Der OF reports received. The weather has
been entirely favorable.
Spokane Country: Reports from Gran
| dali. Kettle Falls. Peone. Spokane. Med
| icai Lake. Hlnard and Hazard. Spo-
kane-There IS nothing 70 report but me
| crops of everything raised in this county
| harvest IN fun swing. Medical Lake
| Fruit. grain and grass crops perfectly sat
| IsfactOry; no potato blight; no Colorado
beetle
| Palouse Country: FIetcher-All crops
+, are out Of danger OF injury from hot
I weather. Eemis-Harvcsting Is progress
/ ing favorably. ideal weather; potatoes a
| fine crop i'm this county. Griffith-Head-
/ crs running in All directions; the latest
/ grain VIII be ready 10 cut In Few days.
/ Cniiou-W Week fair for crops; wheat rip
| enlng slow: heading commenced In some
/ places: pastures drying np and scarce.
| WaiiA Waiia Country: CoNiiio-Hars
vcsging progressing nicely; yield good,
| quality coed walla Walla--Weather has
| been favorable for all farm work. har-
| vestlng well under way, and threshing 20
| some extent has been done. large yields
| are reported, from twenty I've to fifty
| bushels 70 the acre.
| Yakiraa Country: Belms-Crops max
| ing good progress. but generally rather
| light EXCEPT alfalfa. which is fine. Yaki.
| ma City-Threshing wei under way, far
| rners rejoicing over large yield: com
! menced picking early hops on ilth late
! hops looking One no rain, mon!d or lice
[ aud the hop farmer happy. ElienshurE-
& Hav mostly stacked; grain cutting vel
( under way. and Is above average Ms
/ slon-The rot and dry week has been fine
I Tor, rtfenfng tomatoes and other garden
! truck. third crop Of alfalfa in stack and
/ fourth crop soon ready 10 cut.
klirki.at Country. Geaterytlie - Eal
} Grain nearly all threshe8. spring arair
I being headed this week, Lyle 49, HoI
( weather Gid no harm. corn - about ready
/ 20 cut. late peaches ripenirg. and croE
/ Is excellent. grapes promise well
/ -. y SALISBURY.
Section Director. Seattle, Wash.