The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-24
~xrkLy CReP BULLETIN.

ree4 sea.es Department o. Agriculture.
Ssrxt.sx, Sssssaoa. t,giaat. AID crop
ee.zns W~atter Bureau. Seattle. wash.
Lsssssst y ssss - Tue h5Eg continued
E, ~as al sa9 broken "a the sTsn
sr nrasse saies ~ parts CT the west
~ eefscs. whse1 s'aai.isasa 90 iar Raa
- 0ss the slSs sf.asc were thunder
- Il rsxtaogs u the eastern EsctlcE.
- seex was moderate - temperature.
JE-wss~ nearly t-1 degrees c00ssr than
S<s5cus doe Considerable cioua.ness
800 ~ the close Or the week
! tS~ reo:sf weather and the moisture
- - Isgaas rains ussoEi5l eddy rad a
IS-skfrr eFecf 4Iou vegetation. Growing
% WaS ,rsofabfy benefited, Lslt the RAIN
Ia rss Insufficient. and perhaps too late.
-ess,ys the condition II pots toes. corn
| - cth4r sats esops. which bad suffered
S.siv from :As laseEsSs beat and lon.
| gEsss. s.srsos Potatoes had badly VIII p
~ - apsAssds. az least. the crop VI A "a
kasnei Pastures were frszhed Srs,.
= - rsia. agsi saers were 81 sew ,,s..nysTD
= ssess localities where the s>,.s go
. lrrsai benas4s 10 ala late <rss.s
Hsryesttng - nearly cor .cs.stesi IN tho
snsssn seetion; an ssaa.s aa.g inst begun
~ though there ~s' q some ess.nn5ssr,s
nut and grain ap5 ~ Hoy picking val.
ne>obiy D. gtss.as ,rexf week. piusrla and
FufAs arr yisld:hs. fairly. From the Yak
= eosasfy N W eastern section carloads
X
ss1assr aas <ep favorable for hxsestinx
fhs easter section, and mere endgrat,;e
Gan tas p<psals week. HaFvss. is near
ssE q NalIs WaIia and Spokane coun-
-. AaE other early localities and pro-
Fgsr< we'll IN the LAIR districts Of CO.
tse,A, Whitman and Zig Bend. Reports
~ kc6s0fafln3 AZ so results. and probably
Aayse the different localities. and even
dAesent fields in the same locality. have
ea bsea uniform Ia thasr product Some
| w<sp hadly injured by heat ard drought.
Al some escaped Injury. A better explain
s,ea has not bszsn given than that by the
6kxafic EnfsfpF4se. zone cause Of the wide
x1tfsnre of opsnion among farmers as To
~ pxespeess ior Yield this season. Is ow.
- 10 toe uneven showing made hy the
t&eat ts=e.f Mary circumstances have
eaatfi6ased 70 this result. such ar late sag-
-. feSi sffias. e1 essalvc rains IN case Of
Flying lands, and bad spots OF rt;gt.
eeS 90 high anfss." To the asao,p rnsght
haye J%n added. zariyellng fr0rn sirosigfst
sns h*at. bat this is perhaps included iir
~ tfte sowing as II was Lte soxn grain
~ xusfefed
Western Section.
Lever Sound aad Straits: Newhail--,n
M nice shower ffeshencd ,sr gardens
end late potatoes. Harvest now In full
HaeTass Doe Ray--Since the rain every.
msn& looks well. with . prospect Of a good
app Of fruit, vegetables and grain Nc
pen.'a--P9tato crop short, and fruit suffer
~ from hot sun and drought. boston
9lain harvest not fegun yet aud rain wfa
III las grain IL MI better. No blight as
!. On potatoes. and early os-~s are ripe.
Arassfsss tAfa rain MAS very beneficial 10
T8Atots and root crops. ais, is, late apI.ies,
saiea viii be good Oats are ready IN rut
~ HafborNot enough rain to wet the
kSuaa, but enough Ia stop harvesting.
yaseshins wsu commence about The g2l
0s.sSW neat y much 81 II in harms and
Geks, oa's and peas are being cut. Coupe
~ a
Wheat an excellent crop. prAirIs--f,at har-
~ well along. Hops are fine large crop.
lpasr Sound: charIes;on~No eftaugh
~ 70 hslp growth, hssf II is s.iTi unset
Er Of dry heat G!g Harhur One naif
20 ra!n on 18th, 18th little nieFe: every
~ needed II. Potatoes s4il fe short
~ on nilanfs. Sumner Grain in shotk
e had shape Rain VIII do no goss.l 10
9sssoes: all upland potatoes nor half A
0Nt kent~|Ttreshiug nnW under way:
9sss Yield good. oats rather iight Weld,
Q&, lack OF rain. pfnmS and usElrrs
~ Yield Colby Rain has wT.g;ieh dust
BON grass and In The valleys Il has made
sNxiassof hook green. but on uuansis WAS
=, enough To do much good Bu eAIev- 4
eesaed change. the glorious rain viii he
great benefit 80 late gardens ard pas
Hfs Olymiia-~sFtse showers will do j
esat amount Of COED to fruit and late
ssr crops Raliow Pastures about burnt
NJ considerable fruit is cooked on the
rs potatoes arc wilted In the ground.
hAas ar not Injured any hre.4 Lake
hsps- Hops win No, he half crop Gar. Gar
We ses.in Ia stand the drought better than
= ca1S expect Fotafors VIII no, be
IS crop. Hack Diamond Eariv pota-
- ready fer digging. Onions are NOT go
q 10 f~ ftifi crop. Oats ARE safe
.eassaeest Counties FsiltoE- Rain viii
~ late potatoes. rat may d. ge sanpe
pan Harvest about over, arssi threshing
ssxEs fiaeefesa--Wheat crop secured:
~ lee ~
eep of prunes. woadiand~ Harvesting
sAFy finished threshing wifi courene-
~ week. Pastures mary ali dried M
Wei az stfne gardens. pcos ta--Fotato
nsn. Arctic Light ra.n 18th and istA;
eeasa BOT set dean much yet
Eassern section.
eevehs County: Waterloo Oats fully I'D
: sserage. hrt wheat not as good iIa~
ossAaouf through sssth grain cgtrlng.
assshing soon 90 sssSin
sfPssas County, FairselI-~cr0pA hardly
n sss. Gil gnrdens short, Easl Spokane
sfnis have been good paraaisn~.tsrslit
as sesn much injured nv heat Grain
1ska NOT what was expected, Iso;atuss nos
AZ thar half crop. Meif3cal Lake
Sfiax grain harvest iis full progress. crop
sNasiss County. HsrrY~iFasssssf pgtsgrvs-
~ eEca turning aug ~eM thaagA bur-.
- 4ssigIssse-s Harvest is inQfs ffaa L.it
W,ssasls takfSh4nK begun
sstssais County Raarsan Good harvest
lhssF, xrasa oeius gnresaed fast yjald
~ - good a. exported
AsaiFs toanIv Eifxv -Tssuna,sf3tesr,
a. a. ss'ia 81 sls, ending ths long~s,lstair@a
s~ss-kae Healing ssasn shout finished. aud
80 .s.aaS ~ ioii progress. Yield so far
sSns@ 10 expect ATOMS
aassman County. Rosalia Coot weather
80 80 30 lSt" - benefit gfs;s nlacU Esig
81 ee' 2paae Eta.n Hsst >omfnf osse3
sai aasat thf@sAsS ia rosaf hift ettfv
= tsssase cF0s. snrtnE Rs4gaf rfaQn}ss
-. sssts more osetS zhags ever he.tare IN
mSalsFS fsi5oa spring wheat IS had.
.sN&tss. Cats 3 n average crop
~sea.R@ass Counties. Altsawe u {ssss{rS
=. - ssFssalag To fus! operation has vprV
a a satst SATunSan NV hot winds t'syello
$50 as&fsy All epf T'slfesalnx rssgsT7es
sse's u Is hardly up 20 expect asAe.sls.
So was BA FIRE 0T atAfss az ia t~is
49, s@fsTe t6e sesc-ss beat and hot
Ss The damage usasff have he.-4
~ tsaFStens "~re eut S}saT1 Wafla
So AZ 'Tah'9 ~'~sIftaer, harvesting
- efer tn thls sicYr5fY
: 1870 t1H#ty fNnEsss ,rofs& growing
s Nase arr la Eu>3 .srnss,saE Ctsrzes
gs.~ - aeeut 1nlsHst -tvswasss Weld
a. - fhE f~Sf srsi - E1s,4i Msla.x %
49, H'So lFaeeeS stpensas White
evsls Afsss rre 1a @ut a atssi 20 ia
a. re ~ g5@a- asnesay S-Sst- yYcieS
- - harvested. tasesf crap If alta "a
So : ,sNas} 70 clt ,r . feN AaHs. Center.
n. st~t$hf>. 1855. se5,-.e5.