The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-09-08
WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN

Seattle. Sept 7, 1877.
=. me past week has been one OF anxiety
% Toss Of the farmers as wen a. 70 all
interested In the Success OF the Wasafng-
teA wheat crop this year which includes
@lnloAt eFerybody. II wogld seem. MUCH
itaI has been entertained that a great
part or the baunIful crop ALREADY ma
tuted or nearly 80, would be destroyed or
nucn injured 81 excessive wet weather
ana consequently inability Of The fsEyu=rs
ard threshiBg crews 70 taxa care of me
crop. II Is pleasant 10 be able to sag that
IN me light OF al reports no great am suat
lively speaking. The opening CT TIC week
wine sal a great change from the not
oTy weather Of the previous weeks Ram
isii every day during the week IN nearly
a. paris OF the state. bat happily 81 was
lignts a. rule. though "a the forepsrt 81
the week some showers wire heavy par
ucuiarly In the Sound country. aboai an
lLch or water falling IN many localities.
The temperature has been below the nor
NAL bat only mod erafriy cool Al the close
OF tie week thsTe was occasional SIN
shine. In the eastern section. where tie
showers were smallest IN amount. Il Is be-
iieved that grain has been damaged only
very slightly, Harvesting and kareshlng
have been delayed materially bat II NJ
more rain comes dHring the ensuing Eek.
II frozts do not occur, ard there Is slffl-
Gent warmth and sunshine "a ripeu very
lac grain. the entsru crop sill b saved n
as good condition as was desired In
Whitman county shocked wheat has had
70 be set Oft and there has lean u1uch
anxiety but a. yet. the situation Is not
bad. Ia the western SEC ion heavier rains
have unGaysttonahly kesn OF some dam
age 10 grain not haasea ar tire she'd and
oats have been badly lodged. Hops have
been injured, Il Is reported Picking has
uect ssarily been postponed untn dTier
weather Ii il believed that during the en-
suing week the picking viii become gem
eraL The wet Yves her has favored the tn
crease OF yermia. There 4 nothing new 10
report IN regard 20 potatoes. Ofhtr LATE
vegetables have been benefited hy the rain.
The weather has h8en Aue Tor sowing
grass seed gerulinattau being favored.
Late apples have 5esu benefited; the rain
has eausea pruues 20 crack considerable.
TIE burnt up pastures have become ggeen
again.
Eastern sectIos.
Owing TO limited space. only few re-
ports ear be given, bdt they VIII pretty
fairly T present the general conditions.
sqogans eouatfy: Medical Lake Rain
terrunled hy light showers hul no serious
damage Haz8raA few farmers have
their gTatn 81 s,acked bur a majority IS
fhis week: so FAR no damage Spokane
a week OF eaOi. sa0wFry weather WIKI
frost ia localities Harvesting has been
yet 20 crops. ralraela-some rain nasi
week 10 damage 70 grain. but delayed
work few days. Fab wheat all threshed;
spring wheat one-haH cot. I4stah~tar-
Fig aeni Country: Earl-Readlng over
greatly iynpeded harvest work; fan
wheat yielding Is 20 e. spring wheat >
10 a.. oats and barley from e 70 u up
wards. Kitzville~~The past week has been
shawery SIX days cut OF the seven. Her
vest antshed. threshlnE general. hut tn-
termitfent on account OF frequent rains,
yield SO far I'D 10 expectations. Fletcher
Two days lost on account 81 rain BY
all crews in harvesting and threshing,
but ne material damage yet Felouse--
Past week has been fFaught with anxiety
10 every enc. on account OF The rains
roads are muddy. Grain Is wet shofks
must he set out. ana In every way tie
outlook for harvest II very gloomy. Coli
fax-Eain stopped heading TWO aays.
thresh.ag 3 little longer. both IN fuli
swing at end Of week; no damage done
70 ripe grain yet. bat fears are entertain
I'd thar late spriaE wheat will rot riFen
unless weather becomes much drisr and
warmer. Early sown spring wheat VIII
Weld probably 80 bushels % the acre.
walia Walia Country: mo danaage re-
ported 20 wheat by rains. though harvest
and threshimg have been delayed ny wet
Fliensburg: had week for haying:
frost nipptd tender vegetables
Yakima Country Parker - Cooler
refrigerator cars par day q pFlnss being
shipped Some cutting third crop % al
falfa Hep harvest VII be Wei under
ssewerz. which have beer ~ great bene-
ar - snt.es Harvest slow on account &
rain: two weeks cutting yet " heat
49, gsi~lisat co3nfrvs r.yIe-Crops all Sc
CARED except corn which Is mostly Ia
the shock. Considerable bay may ee
damaged II rain continues CenleTS1i .e,,
damage grain.
western section.
Straits and Lover Sound Dangensss-
Throshlue delayed: oa bottom lands
about hglf Of he sralE stands = a.. tae
ntne % xpreut in The shock. and great
laraage will hs done Il rain does not step
soaE Birch Hay~~AM harvest ~ofs SOP
- ard 4 }arEs part % the crop largely
aamargd in tais vicinity. lssgonRaF'--
Week Of showers hss SlscsuEssea fartsi-
ers some shat: however Z GEAR ~eathee
follows al once TIE danaEs g sTesa 20
~ little compared with the d8sco81ratio2
usually caused hx the smoky NeALacF ok
other seasons Hop p&eNRE NiA eona-
sSrnS DAMAGE. Ssanw0oa- several heavy
ra{ns. greater part 81 grain oat q d-lz-
ger. airy rot saectiag potatoes son,s
Upper SQUAD Coaniry; tS4
Sv,s0 srnegnf Of grain caught - ire
rain. Hep picking coHsfnef,ses tt'tsi'l1,s~
az SnoaaalEnle mop Faaesa- ., - -
-Rsta stepped raFusgns- hcR pseksas -
be EeneraI On Mo0day h&tn luxurious =
the hops much eats ~ii e la31Fel.
kent-outstanainE grala 4aa 49s.s -
rsor share. Hops nsusJ certainly be n
Tuned hy rain. ltckaS % slart q .ea-
A. - n ~aEa buckley Rain WI Astp
M Stslrs,S bat was kAre % hep Hen
fs-ss,n-Snrae late cns oats SIN os4t nave
been greatly dARaEec- ~ -.
Sef,shxessf Counties, WsHe eTfs~SofEle
sr-.f5 caught sxposea- Rain blessing .
80 e.r-assk WsllaEsa-tt&tS ana S5kFtss
$50 esilv rarity seeuTed. Melbourne -
xs-ss-srss f-su~nVe4 ara late gardens
s.asfi< h@asataa- ArcEtc-~showsFs assr-
~ week very bauescsaE q "a. tsyl A5a@
al lste produce. &. y. SALtstsS ~
Secssca psrecter. SeatfSss " ASH
ynm eump'x Pork and Beans
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