The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-05
WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN.

Seattle, NAY g. 1887.
The past week. ending M0xsssy NV z
akhouxh not 50 highly faverafsse 4,
growth a. the three preceding ores was
splendid one for carrying on farm WORK.
&C go. sEsss vas 10 time hoss on account OF
VET Eeak neT. There was TO rain except
showers n the Cast COUNTY, on the Ar,r4l
u ana n scattered localities on Nav i
Iners Was general frost on April n,
Nnlen, AttAoogn hight At most posrYfS and
Eok r-portea as doing any particular iu-
lofy % vegetation. appears In some par
ecaIaT localities 10 have greatly damaged
&luLL pioss9rrls and badly nipped early veg
etabfss- The prair1e= OF Thurzora county
sppear 20 have felt the greatest effect az
80 Iloet- For the most part. only early
Western section OF the 9are. in Adams
co1zttys o. the Eastern section. fruit trees
agpsar 10 nave felt the frost, while in
49,. 49,. "a county thin ice was formed, bat
mere Was no damage. The remainder OF
me week was cool and somewhat windy
ont more favorable for growth OF CROPS OF
~ Kinds Apple trees have come into
Dtoom during the week. The staple crops
naIneiy. wheat. oats. potatoes ard fruits
lsave made fair advancement Potato
psIlllanS may now De said 10 be finished.
.ASepl on wet soils. Meadows and pas-
ture1 are now in splendid condition
EASTERN sectioA--Light rains at the close
% the week have been OF some benefit
N softening the soil but the amount OF
ougniy soften the cIods that formed DUR
ing pfow1ng. Taken as q whole the week
Mss beneficial to growth and 10 farm
WORK In Stevens county plowing and
sowing are stiil IN progress. Fruit trees
are In bloom Straw berries promise well.
IN htftitas county the season as whole
Is much earlier thar last. Straw berries
are IN bloom Early potatoes are coming
up. On the 9th ice formed on still water.
&Iiu IN Wet places . crust froze on the
ground, but the surface was dry. as no
irrsgatins has been done. In Lincoln coun-
" ~ has been good growing weather.
Seeding . nearly done Strawberries set
have been marketing early vegetables for
week. Adams county gives favorable
reports from all sections, except with ref
ssrence to the freeze OF the eth uit., which
killed many fruit blossoms and tender
vegetables At Fletcher and Ritzville
there was little II any, damage Plums
ana pears in full bloom. Spring sown
wheat IL very promising. In Spokane
county the weather has been also favor
able for crops Spring seeding Is advance
ing rapidly toward completion. NO dam
age from frost Douglas county-Dur TAR
mers are busy seeding. Much Of the gar
den truck IS Up and some have had spring
radtshes and onions Whitman county
The week has been one of almost uroro-
ken work. Flowing and seeding goes
brlskly on. A shower on May made clod
MASKING little easier. Grass and spring
ter wheat appears 10 be damaged very
little. Pai0uSe-The past week has been
fauitless for farm work. and has been
suitable 10 make grain stool well. The
insufficient TO soften the large clods 50
common this spring. Garfield county
Crops doing well and the growth Is salts
factory. Seeding not quite done yet Lat-
tie frost on 9th and 18th Light rain at
night on last day OF April. Columbia coun-
ty-Although there was no rain during
the ground is yet moist and in good coi1di-
ton for growth and for blowing. spring
sowing Is finished. but some of II not yet
up. Fall wheat Is growing rapidly. Walla
N.stt has heel on
wheat, barley and rye. Strawberries are
setting nicely. PruneS and pears Well set.
Royal Anne cherries have begun 10 weak
en- under continuous breezes. owing 10
damage by the November freeze. In one
OF the largest Royal Anne orchards In the
valley over half the trees Will surely die.
At Eureka the trees are very much over
loaded: peaches and apricots Will have 10
be thinned down TO one-third. klickitat
county-.Preparatsons for corn planting
An crops growing nicely. Late sown
wheat needs rain 20 bring IL up.
light showers on April ~. and along the
seven stations In Chehalis county and i've
in Pacific are favorable and encouraging.
Root crops and early potatoes are COM
SLIGHT damage to fruit. Oats grow. fast.
Strawberries are In bloom. Clallam
county-Rather slow growth the past
week. Severe frost on the night OF %
nth. causing some damage to fruit. JEFF
fcrson county-Somewhat too low tenn
perature. stiIl good growing weather.
Some early strawberry blossoms damaged
By the frost. Skamania county-Light
frost 9th; doing no damage. Oats and
wheat growing finely. but there as some
seeding TO be done yet
Reports from three localities in Mason
county speak of the weather as having
been very favorable to crops. Light frosts
ala no damage. Potatoes about all plant
ed and sowing OF oats going on. Clarke
6 reportst--Very best OF growing weather.
with nice showers Friday night. Pros
pects still good for prunc crop: other fruit
Is looking we'll Grass Is making good
growth. River has fallen somewhat and
danger OF high water is nearly over.
Cowiitz t2)-Seeding nearly done. Pota-
toes not all planted Fruit trees all in
bloom No damage TO fruit by frost, ex-
cept TO early fruit on the uplands, Thurs
ton t5)-Mcadows are looking well. Grain
is growing nicely. Most OF the grain is in.
frost on the 9th badly injured all kinds
OF fruits In bloom. Reports from Is places
I'm King county. IA IN Pierce, in Lewis,
in Snohomish, 6 IN kitsap and 10 in
Skagit, are all very favorable. The frost
did little damage In the Sound country.
The cats that are now up on tho la Con-
ncr fats are looking fine. In Whatcom
county 6 reports) there was considerable
rain during the week. Some grain ana
potatoes up. Apple trees are In bloom.
Pastures I'm fine condition. Reports from
the island counties are encouraging and
speak OF good weather. except tribe cool
and windy. No damage by frost 20 speak
Of GEORGE y. SALISBURY,