The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-21
WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN.

Wesainxlon Section. s,I.u.afs ~ go.
~ weather Bureau, seattle. SEPT. =,
s,sr.sssp o@s week Was moderately warm
r~..- 49, without rain I'D TO Monday
ssooa. the 18th. There Mas sN,fr,e TO- ~ 80
saa AID coast regions on two ar gn~~e
ss .a AiEKA AID smoke from foress fires t,s,t
Sss,..ts..s exceptions the weather was
.aN1a: and entirely fzyoratIe for fall
wofk. Thgessaing Continues ia ,ss &c.,
49, out IL many as corsspieteEs The
sssM ox fail wheat has been 5saensfsg~@Tat
ras srsans wheat, especially late sgan, has
s ny suFnad out so heavy demons rating
1Alds the estimate OF damage from nnt
m.L.os IN midsummer, made at that :srgse
vas correct There yer. sections n.y.
-, wniEn escaped any material loss
PASTURES have continued TO get tirIer ana
sSanier az Result OF tbs lack OF ran.
40 tae roads 10 get duslier. The SOL loo.
s .as Dssn altogether TOO dry for fal. plow-
- n 40 ssealng. which aa.s progressed.
nevertheless. The rains Of Monday after
I x Wiz improve the n7eado1s lay the
ouA IA roads. and moisren the soil for
b.u"ans 1t has been perfect week for
crop fina LII quality, though not up 10 a
aaii crop IN amount The prgne crop Is an
unusually heavy one especially in Clarke
Sou"'T and taxes the capacity Of the drl-
eM Nearly All crops are now niatnred-
and therefore the bulletin Of next week
wiz DC the closing one OF the season All
correspondents are requested TO make fall
anu comprehensive. though not lengthy.
Eastern section.
Stevens county: FruitIand-warm DAYS.
cool nights. with some FROST. doing little
Damage. Ihseshing we'll on. winter wheat
good Yields. spring wheat and other grains
Ugh. 10 fair yields. Meyers Falls Reports
weather Cooler. and unmatured crops are
dong well.
Douglas county: All threshers are run
ming at full capacity; grain fair. and fair
F1st u n
grain than usual. as the August rains catas-
sd blowing 10 START. and now farmers are
seeding Bunchgrass Is starting up. and
with another rain grass VIII be good. couiee
Chy-Thsesh.nE viii lie finished IN Il few
days. Fall Flowing has commenced, but
the ground H. very dry. No moist dirt
turns up: all dust.
Spokane county: Threshing win all be
done ny the ed, IL weather continues good
The effect of the hot spell on grain is now
plain 10 every one, about two-thirds Of an
average crop. Medical I-ake-The dry
weather keeps winter wheat from sprout-
Ing. ThreSiling Is Et!H in progress
Adams county: Riizviiie-W leather IA
voyable for threshtng and seeding. both Of
which operations are in hand and forward
Fle,cher-Al wheat Is In the sack: yield
light. The roads are deep with dust, only
a fourth OF an inch of rain has fallen since
July 1.
here and nearly threshed, Potatoes about
one-third OF crop. RosaEa-FaEoraOle
for harvesting. Cutting completed. and
tfnreshing about two-thirdss done. Aver
light
GARFIELD county: Alpowa-Just the right
kind of weather for harvesting. Thresh-
ing Will be finished In another week. Yield
OF grain up TO expectations. with exception
of few pieces OF wheat and barley. Wal
Ia Waila-The whea; - generally threshed
and under shelter in this section. Berry
man-Co!d nights and MORNINGS.
IL t~iri tlf naas,rtr al fslFn fsstf n py
about finished. Seeding commenced
ground In fine condition for it.
Western section.
Lower Sound and Straits region: Nc
Donald-Potatoes mostly dug; three
fourths crop; smoky and some fog. Nas-
tures rather dry. BcstOn-Dry weather
still holds ou and apples are dropping from
the trees. Rutahagass need rain. Orcas ISL
and-Prune driers are starting Up. Craven
stein apples are being marketed. Ihresh-
ing Is being rushed. oak Harbor-Another
week OF almost un5roken sunshine Thresl-
ing is now well along; the heaviest grain
all thrested. and IN Prime condition.
Jefferson county: Clearwater, Sept. -
Las, week has been favorable for curing
late oats. All crops not u,atured are mak-
Ing nne growth. Late potatoes stlll green
no blight. Wheat Is GOOD Yield, Ia quar-
ity and quantity.
Upper Sound country: Fern uiil--ras-
lures and everything dried up. Potatoes
most all dug: not a very big crop. SUM
toes, yield very small. Hop picking We'll
along and good quality Enutclaw-liop
picking about over. crop light quAhly
coed Potato crop small on account OF dry
weather colby-I.etting too dry for Iiow~
sng Meadow-oafs have been saved with
ont any damage. Il IL believed. Delphi
The root crop has made very little grown
this week South -Pruac df1eTs IN I'M
progress: there Was a heavy crop or PFI-ies
This year Potatoes Will h% a snort crop
RaDgor-potato digging Wei advanced.
Yield about half q crop.
Southwest countless Observation-Disclosures
.nv and thgeshlng nearly ended. PRIME dtl-
e~s husy, Ground too dry for blowing.
Mas landing Grapes nearly Tre. i.31e
r,,fafoss doing fine. Large crop al appi9r'
as, urunes. I.acenter-fr0ne drying un-
der good hesaway: a large crop Ct them.
Grand Erorka-P Pastures nearly used up
Vegetables suffering FOR want Of rAAn- At
t!c~-Nerv few late potatoes aug yee. Ntgl'
Viii ne a little under an average. r-tFiy
annies cnthered and mostly marketed.
orn-ts-ilarvess;ing OF all but root crops
f,ntshel. these would be benefited mate
rally by rain. Ethel-PaStufes very bo3s
owing 10 airy weather Hop picking tatI
fone' Thrsshing about shtouGn, kra.a
turned out fairly we'll. RaTnerton--t l's'e
crop nearly gathered; dTiers taxed - '"e-F
u''"os' @ y. SALISBURY.
Sactien Director, S"att1S.
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