The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-08
WEEKLY oRup BULLETIN.

tinted States Department Of Agriculture.
Washington Section. Climate and Crap SER
vice Weather Bureau. Seattle. June 5. iSs.-
The psf seek vas very favorable Tor
grass ard exeeosirzsy faNdrstse FOR me
Eratg crop. on account ~ cooi0ess aa1
. s3aaant moisture. All PkcegS the IAss
sx1 DAYS were aEsoE f3f normal fsEFfsfa-
surs ard sns flights were csAoi. even
frcssy ia sapr-se localities. The fore part OF
sne week wes rainy, about half an inca Of
rainfall occurring IN siEe SOUND Country.
enc varying aIso15ts east o. tDe noun
t.sns. Wslie walls reported ofs@-fouyss 81
sn inch Heavy rsiras had oecaf1eG In the
sa&sesrl section during the last days OF
MAY - that The soil thers mas beer thor
ousnIy wet. and the late s~osn grain has
RsFmtngte6. All fsporfe from tss eastern
segtfon continue 10 30 tsEora Die about ear
Is spring wheat. and faL sosn wheat. the
fsstsr has headed oft. and IA some icca!l-
ties ls sn bloom IRE wheat has stooge1
Cot wei and made a heavy stand. Some
was lodged ~ hssYy rains. but there -
every probability u will become erect as
the weather gets dry Until Saturday me
weather was a little TOO cool f5r beans ana
corr and they look yeIsow. Potatoes have
grown weE and Ia the more advanced To-
eaiiiies are In aioafu- The ws; weather
prevented cgIlfigattBg and the weeds got
afsrf Clover IL about ready for cutting.
Ard the first warm and dry days wil see
considerable hay making. Alfalfa in the
crop was somewhat shortened by dry
weather IN May. The fore part Of the East
week was too wet for stfawoerrisS. and
there was tendency 70 rot: With the hot
spell ~ the past two days they have rip
Snsd rapidly. and arc OF large size and
exceilen, flavor The crop h IN abundant
enc Cherries have fallen of a good deal.
and ths crop is likely TO be short
Eastern section.
Stevens county: Haryey-Heavy rains
the pas, week have changed the aspect OK
vegetation wonderfully. Everything in fine
growing order strawberries ripening
Spokane county ParaaIse-Tbe bour.e-
GUS rains which left Us on May = amount
ed 10 nearly two inches Winter wheat
has siffered some BY being ffattened dur
tuG the late storm. but we think II viii
erect Itself soon as sainsnif1e comes.
Trent-~Wintsr wheat all headed out The
yield Of cherries wili he considerably less
than usual owing TO frosts while In bloom.
Big Bend country. couise city-Some To-
eailtles light frosf though not sufficient 10
do harm. Had a good rain on May "a
Grain doing Wei. Egypi-Nesiher every
gardens are coming on nicely. wilbur
Good growing weather. Heavy rainfall
OkanoSan country. IeaVeuwortn-1oio
nights somewhat retarded growth of crops.
No damage from froet. Cheian Fails-~Good
raius have started the grain and helped
everything In crop !Iue.
Psiouse country: Griffith. Adams county
Weather coal some frSst a. night. Crop
prnspect never was better. Winter wheat
heading Pullman Whitman county-Light
frosts OF past week did little damage ex-
late rains have brought the grain out In
good shape: II now covers the ground. and
with Continued favorable weather crops
will be excellent.
Wafla Wstin and soutbeas. counties: RI
paria--Heaviess rain known here for this
Vino Of year. ground thoroughly soaked;
qyain growing wonderfully. Atpowai-
Grain growing fast: early fall wheat now
n the boot. covel.o~-Iate sown grain that
had not eeme up IS now coming up and
looks wsll waiia walla-wheat promises
a large yield and early harvest Alto. Ber-
ryman. College Place. payton-Ali favor
able.
lodged considerably. Reports from Beinna,
klickftat country: Bingea crimca Lyle,
Hco;t. White Salmon--Wsather favorable
ard crops doing well. Wheat greatly hene-
fited by tho rain,
Western section.
Straits and lower Sound: Point VIII
isrs-Neek all thar could be desired: ev~
cry cron IN refreshed, Birch Bay-Show-
ers nearly every day have heen very hene-
which are roitins hadiv, Mount vernon
Ground wsfi soaked followed by warm
weather. makes Ideal weather. crons new
er looked better at .sEs time OF year Doe
could almost see he crops growing Clio
yer is very heavy and strawberries very
Plentiful ana ui'rsuAl's fire Coupevil'e.-
Heavy rains have sosked the ground.
Grass and grains are promising heavy
crops Stanwnoa- Heavy rain. good for
hay and oats. OF which a big crop L. now
insured
Upper Sound country: Madrnnc~Splen-
ala growing weather Dewst' o--Co0d
growlrg weather Some clover has
been cut: psor Gather TO cure x. Hough-
scn-Csrop< OF all kinds here are very fine.
Summer Cold Vet weather caused straw
berries SO rot Va lily Grain growing East.
Vaying vii hegin this week. Olympia
RAin viii benefit Rrass and other crops
bur has been bad FOR ripealnw strawberries.
eouthwes; counties; Wtnden Crops
could not lcak better Woodlani~The cooi
weather ana frequent raisLE have been TarV
Beneficial 20 Crana. AHhoy~The weather
has been favorable for nearly all crops.
HomA Valley Rain helped the Crnns ana
mort all now look fine Mente@gnc~foor
growing weather. gardens weqGy. Gram
and grass deinx we'll SnUsh Reni-Crcps
hooking fnes strawSerries ripening.