The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-25
-~xxIY caoP BULLETIN.


~~xrLr CROP BULLETIN
..~r1g Ax- "a 1ss7-'Ths week end
.sH.dsr. Angus 2. jusf past SsS one
- - Eleh temperature. The rTax-
. - - gead daily from - to
49, = Fr Western washington ard -
~ - ire Eastern section. There was
- during the entire week. and the
-. "a ar times scafenang n re iEten-
~ for al ths excessive heat. work
- = rafaYeS ri the harvest field. dur
- srsssst period the wheat growers
~ - - - zro~E 70 lose an hours time. II
t'~-ss ia say that even very late wheat
= - - a. advanced fer any injury from
- snkeed, il has rather been her
y y 3 hzsssni1g the rigsn.aS, which IS
ss =. before possible frost and bad
800 Ter days frem nQE vii prob
- - re wheat al cut. II 81 goes well,
swsI = weeks before AZ the tEreSh-
IT - flashed. AL The reports as TO
- - .~s = very farerah!e. 10th b
Is.-Fssy ard rsaiity. Bariey IS weIi IS
e<ess las turned cut gDle1didiy. Con-
1870 hss hsytng has been done. fhe
ssstEer being perfect for curing the crop.
-. $50 i about ar average ore IL has
= hrxer n some years. bat Is satisfac-
- Tts prolonged 4Touth Is whitening
q. x.-axx II the pasfures veT-ta Dies ia gar
80 -. II e having Id eject o. ap-
- sbsv would have been much better r.
g. kaa esen rain Late potatoes led
- = - bsst they have been IN years; very
~ rsrHssn: picking Is expected to begin
( iss weeks
Eastern Section.
eueksre Country: Loon Lake-weatfer
- DR.. vegetables drying Up. Kettle
ess<-ys damage 70 grain b. the high
kEpesafEres: harvesting well under way.
tssaxe 4.~f4-
frrtr e-op than for several years Latah
-rxsEusus north wind; grain damaged
surs IN places. ripensug very fast: eoTEla
Ev.re x-ssn viii be harvested the coming
~ Yalrdeid-Tsry and hot I'd ysster-
~ II wayeriy. fan wheat ali cut. mostly
fsxshAs. yield good; spring wheat II be-
g raf. hay al In: yield good. Medical
feks- Mercury range from g 20 iss: har-
~ In fuli swing. grain Is being threshed
"a y:ssds vel: potatoes about all ripe:
rr<tAD;<s fryirg W. except In favored
"a epokane-Extrenely hot week:
Enus wefe advanced TOO Tar 20 receive
~ material damage from the heat: there
/ q heaviest crop ever raised In Spokane
rsrfy, except timothy or swamp lands.
rAssA has been better. but Is very good
- season
pr Bend Country: Dougias-The hot
carer has been bad for late grain: head
5 H.
81 Thermometer has been 81 10 for three
hu BArry-yery hot and dry; heading
s fsli swing: grain VIII so from twenty TO
kgy bushels per acre.
915caxe Country: RemiS-Hot winds
e>s days, maximum temperature. los:
3 1smaSs here: wheat il all maturef, ard
Esx rapidly harvested and threSheft.
azess Aslf Of spring wheat harvested: viii
~ b through: Vegetables ara very fire:
- first rate Fietcher-Hoitest week
f@s<r her. rs h
beEsnsx have stopped: all hard AZ work.
nrzx the grain: some big Yields forty for
MAT ard severty-four for harley. $40
= q acres Of barley f. the hest as vet.
kuyiiie-Spring wheat harvest we'll In
bast ard drawing 20 a close. some thresh-
~ tans. winter wheat yielding thirty
~ 70 dfty bushels per acre. quality Of
u best. potatoes are getting ripe. gar
rs are drying ~: temperature on sist.
81 Eosalsa Hot northeast winds had 4
AssrshIs effect in ripenlng grain more
r<1sY: fab wheat about half cut. haytng
Azriy done. Colfax-pierfy Of moisture
. i sell ard SO no harm done 20 spring
Fzsn BY hot winds; latest Il beginning 20
senfd 10 Be FASTENED: heading in full
ExE kouae fhreshed: berry very large
vi heavy. melons and fruits Of finest
tsxlisr.
walA waiIs Country: Harvest about
err IA The vicinity Of waila walla: large
esHssfsss Of wheat being hauled in and
fxrsa.
YAKIMA Country: Parker-vsry hot:
sHs ra'nlng on nicely: crop light. large
fzntlties Ct silver prunes being shipped:
ss2ls erur Defective for want Of spraying.
ystina Cfty-ysry hot week thsrm0me-
~ daily upwards Of ffsa potatoes rinening
fFrstHfeiv, and even whiting In the
rgurd y 80 hot and dry; tomatoes
s1siHs hight badly.
Kffitzs county. aston-Tenpsrsttre
szhfss ever known n Lake Valley; pots-
- hare large growth. grain harvest IN
= swfrf crop good ElienshurE-Hot
~ rsss recorded In ten wears, yet rrors
~ suffer, whieh Is the beauty OF the
Ksessat Coansy: I.vle-This week
ssan ne record for high temperatures.
81 Nh: fruit damaged By heat; corn
SING . TIE order Of the week.
Western section.
y,s''s ard Lower Sound. Port Williams
-fssss Is about all cut and tarcShtnr Is
81 s. aaae snd turning out well Prairie
e Hrxsst well along. Potatoes suffering
haxht Crops all ne good as expect
. hrnerS are pleased Mount Vernon
HF fsvurAhle for cat harvesting oats
So ard good quality. huf yield not NJ
Msrsee, superior quality will more
80 ealsnee ioss In Yield; corn. potatoes
sssasrs leok well Anacorfes-AppieS
seatrs TIE fTcu'h better than exneefesf.
~ rain soon late apples will ~ good
MAxh snail Mslfhv-Sonae Signs Of
szfs rot SnohonalsA~H Harvesting prac-
80 pyer; pasture fine on marsh up
- f.uns short. abundance Of fruit
sssFp~s-ssais being cut: fruit needs
saitan-PnfatoeS are getting ripe,
g vi be small
.xsses sound Country: Raiiou-petatoes
80 n ground pastures Burnt up.
tss~kioveT pasture ln Sa0homlsh bot
very rood Hoilv-Seecnd crop clio
ssssg cut. which IS moderately lsEhf.
sFs-Cass about al housed none
- yet; apples doing well PASTURES
- ~ yefy fast lsSaQush-Hops near
$50 sar pickinE; fine crop az oats ard
hert-FerS are doing the hest IN
- a&tleck very encouragtnE. picking
eeEia n tao weeks Giennis-NeEe-
- aFy7ns aD fast. grain partly har-
80 SIM aeT- ThreshiEg We'll along;
~ sci; eisckherrtes eryfng on vines
80 VII ee short Grand Mound
ksng TIE eF1sF Of thu day. potatoes
e-nx e blight Pastures are very dry.
seNs-or'y fe~ pieces % late crain
bartlett pears ans pFunes con-
aeeIasest. Mentesano-Drv. hot wealth
~ week has about done fasf1s~es an,
. y SALISBURY
seettnn Director. Seattle. Wash.
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