The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-28
WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN.


he past week wEs TIE ShlE1 IN the sue
c>sston ef xeex Ks wherein the weather vas
almost wholly fsyorzble 70 agriculture.
rion II general has rsartea TIE same
stage u woalc have reached ~ Iais time
lad ire spring been earle. IL coming.
s so . .ss =. f.rT-ss have esuEat -
ainost h0p<lexsly behind hand lust
when the ground was beginning 20 bs =
little too ery. the roads b>coming dusty,
ard growing cTers showing need Of
water. the copicgs rain % tee first two
OF three dxys CT ths week came amply
refreSaing al crops and scftenlrg tie
-o1L The frosrs which followed GA th.
- and I'd w.rs very aght ana sld no
the fruit sios-sn,s may have esen iniarsa.
sg qs.n nss sno5sh 70 sgrrseissay lessen tie
temperature OF the week was . degrees
peloS That OF TIE preceding week. IL was
CRY RE eslew the normal Il any. and
week was beneficial 20 growing crops and
encouraging TO the fArmsrx-
Western Section.
Grass. although later starting than
usual. Il making phenomenal grown.
now i've 10 eight inches hi2h- Cherry,
pear and peach trees are now IN general
is up. some or IL three 10 i've inches high
Oats also look veil Flowing ard potato
planting we're somewhat Qe42ys1 By lhs
I-4as. Dut II the latter p&rt ef tie week
went Eerrly on
Extracts from reports.
Boston. Gss4l<m Go1nfy--Cherry ana
Plum trees II bloom. Early sowa grain
lis stlll being pushed. Blaine, Wh4tcom
Co1Ety-So frcsl 10 damage SO far. Fins
Ter glowing and msang gardens Lick
iAg-E.G11, cherry and peach Trees IL full
bloom. Gram l. coming Lp and small
ssecs sproutins. An3ceEtes. SAasit Coan-
ty-Not very favorable for poiienatiSn Of
fruit Fiowing and planting progressing
al right Tent cater pillar CONNIE DcIns to
hateA. ssdro-Exce.ieEt progress made
during week in ali farA WORK A good
many fruit buds killed ~ low tempera-
iuTe. Leland. Jefferson county-Frait Is
4s Yet gnInJured. and bids far TO be .
good crop. Cle@rwater-Oats looking fine
Larry gardens coming ca nicely. De-
catGF, SAn Juan County-k'FuEt trees lock-
las fine and coming In bloom very fast
cats and peas Row quite high. and pota-
toes coming up Oress-Gr2ss coming on
very fast Apples VII be il bloom in q
few days very finely. Last sound-Rain
hildeFeG some farm work. but was bens-
clal 10 the large number Of strawberry
plants Just set out some cary pota-
toes planted: great growing weather. Ar
hngton. snohomish CouEty--IattSr part
Of week as fine for planting and GROWING
as could be, and everybody L. rushing.
Snohomish--F'ruit trees are In fun bloom
and pastursss Is fine. Flowing and seed
Ing are Well advanced. MosaeE-Applo
trees look nne- Cherries IA full bloom.
full bloom Our planting is all done.
King County sixteen rsportsl-k'armers
are well ~ with their work Seeding and
ground. Pastures aud meadows doing
finely. Ground in fine condition. oats
coming Up nns- Hops are growing we'll
Apples just coming into bloom Pierce
inches high. Some potatoes are up.
Planting sIlll in order. strawberries are Ia
not known yet whether the frost Of the
I'd and sd did any damage TO fruit buds
or not, kitsap tsevenl-Earners busy
every day and spring work far advanced.
Pastures much better than last year.
Grain coming up nicely. Early potatoes
are up. No frost to hurt anything. One
nan Acknowledges that If he tad ths
making. Of the weather be could not havs
bettered last week" Thurstea tthreel-
WORK delayed by stormy weather the fore
part OF the week, but the latter part fins
for seeding. Grain and grass looking hna.
Frost on the I'd and sd killed few ear
~ strawberries. Potato planting nov In
progress. Lewis tfive)-EAriy spring SOW
begun. Some FAN wheat here is six inches
high. Cowiitz river has been high for u
week. Clarke tfourl-Coiumhiz river is
higA and much anxiety Is felt by those on
the bottoms Fine growing weather and
vegetation Of all kinds has taken fine
start. Cowlitz ltwo)-Rain was 1ust what
was needed TO bring pastures forward;
and coming up IN good condition. High
water la Columbia river driving farmers
on tie bottonA
Eastern section.
The weather Of tha week, although
much cooler than the previous one. was
fruit orops OF the region east OF the noun
tzsns There were showers on the 18TH
and 9th. which seldom come azrlss in ths
spring and summer, and although the
growth OF wheat was not so rapid. II was
beno4fed.
Stevens (thTee)-Fxns growing weather:
crops nearly all an Winter wheat look
Ing we'll Fruit trees wfntoTea well and
promise en- abundance Uoug iasss-N e<e-
tation Is about Is far advanced as would
have been tie case with an earlier spring.
Garden truck coming up fine. Early sown
wheat up and Of good eaior. Lincoln
Much cooler; light rain fell early IN thu
week Farmers getting along well in
planting. Pal ~own wheat s. looking 6ne~
Squirrels are not as pienttful as formerly.
Grass - growing splenaidly: spokane
plea s2nL Planting about two-th3r3s done
Medical Lake--tiood progress has been
made in seeding. some squirrels have
year. green apiliS appearing on apples
Grass growing nnely. Spoksne-ksvss-y
kind % vegetation dong as well as posi-
be. No spring known % the settlers OK
this county ever opened nicer than mis-
one; Ia fact. tt As almost perfection River
high AID rising. Iatah-Nics and warm
&NAll- EsHslaH A2AAfltlitA asf@AA Its&&k 01ssst
AfaEss tfxel-Gool ard favorable 20 all
plant growth. Light frost 5it no percep-
siela damage 20 fruit on upiands. Crops
all IN and looking fine Pears peaches
and apricots "a bloom Whitman chreel-
DiaTnond-fa~t two DAYS fne growing
weather. Rain % great hens1t TO fan
fa - wsst at ST. ali svssiasle men ssd teams
70 work Colson-Frost sd. Seeding ~
gstanG 2ton. very ve-4. Most early gar
aens are IN. pastures good. Fo-ner0y.
Garfield c<santy-Fast week quite cool, but
AL klrsfs ef grain are vegetation have
made eeacour1g 1r~ Advancement. Day
ton sswol-Fag WHEAT Is boxing well
Spring sowing Is about finished and ia
coming up niceiy. ApFtoots are seeming
ly the cniy frslit DANA ~ ~ the winter.
waTa WAfAz twe1-ColA weather during
part % week ali no H&msEs. crops groS-
fnE fast Aprsc0ts very heavily set. ] Ak
tnsa tfolrl-Fast wesk wheat and grsss
made wonsserfu1 growth Spring wheat
a. somewhat backward. but this w@atser
MI advance q. Yakima river very h.sa.
GEORGE ~. SALISBURY.
S@sTsoG D4Toctor.
THE SEATTLE MARKETS.