The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-01
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.-...s ysase< Department ot AgEiestltsre.
-. SHe.s9's Climate and crop
- yrzataeT 2uFssQ. Seattle. Gasa..
q. rsaN-~The week grading Aoncay,
- = fse. nsay re regarded as one sH-
- 80 farurafsss 10 cT1le. ard tgs hopes Of
f.yrsre have beer greatly raised. ~
= s~~1T1.ng % tae week there we're Gre
y - sxiss froS,s. egsF they did 40 s~rsoBs
s~sxs. TIE following days were warn
|. 81 tae temperature rssse steadily. cEii-
$50 r. a hot day the 18th Oh taat
= - temperature rase 10 - or ~ 81 ssv-
- ,sasex Thunder SHOWERS followed Oh
- - ssr asf ngfEt READY rains THE follow
= Szrs & the Eastern section. ard oceI-
- <szcxerE fn the Western Eectlon. In
= wssssyy section the moisture was rot
ss~~.atssr needed except 5y me straw berry
- ga fl7ss greatest benefit Was 10 g.
a. go also greatly improved. En- fars.
= ~e,sr.s were benefited and ali are look
= .rrseaiagfy fonraaslsng. Throughout
3. rsxern section. according 10 al re
- sas raiafan MAS heavy. amounting
- sncn or az inch and half IN thirty
=. sessrs thoroughly soaking the EoiI to
sSuss Of ten 4nrs3ess or azore, aud reeigiflg
= sToogsng and backward grain ard veg
srssts IN the few localities f5at had no
= rx-yta,ssiy The Big Bend country
s-ssis-x Douglas T.saeain and th. west
- rzrs % adams county. where tier" had
as<x snsaH .caeY7t moisture received an
.Assaar; supply from fS4e rains OF sse nth
= r.a All thar - now 10 be- feared IL
= sioas Il those are escaped iine erop
I asssd
Eastern Section.
p,nsrss have been received frerT, differ
~ srafitie= IN nj counties ~ the Eastern
.~svr except Franklin and ssotln. and
~ genera tenor % reports is that the
r-ss sre sn exceptionally Ere condition
sxysax been greatly benefited bF the soaa-
- rams TIA, fell during tho closing DAVIS
q Is ~esk 0nly fs-E extracts from the
sssx reports can he made.
eessse country: Crops ali looking well
~ rs&ns o. tais week have moisteaei the
rsxEd thoroughly and q heavy WELD l. eX-
ssrsed Far wheat heading cut: spring
rAsst gyss;iy Improved.
~ Bend cauntry: Eari-Has rained
fs.Y-ssx hours precipitation one inch.
rssoa- Rain Friday aud Saturday al
60 snsaFeR splendid crops
0kaHegau country: Eheisn-Fan waeat
tSksng geo6: sDriag wheat coming cut m
fsed sssps with cool. moist weather. Fruit
sz Asve 70 be ,hiane1 10 keep trees from
xssktng down.
psiesse cofntrv: Ritxvifie, Adams ccgr-
fs~Thia week has been the most favorable
r. grngta % su kinds Of gain and gar
~ sh.g spring Spring wheat is now look
NJ pramising snd winter wheat IL nice: I.
beginning 70 head out. The cool weather
fsTnfshlf C0lfax Whitman comfy
Ne plentiful rains are ~ vast benefit 70
tie whole country WITH continued sra
snsbse weather splendid yield of grain.
az and vegetables Is asalfed
gzila walla country. Rains have been
|s rrea, benefit 30 al vegetation. Pros
lrcs are coed fer very large Yield Of
MAJ
Yakima eaanirY: Kfona-Cuite n show-
|r Or the 9Th and everything refreshed
Eayi1x 10 commence Monday.
k3fsfas CgantTF. f~tterSflsIrs Fret frat
II The week hurt tender vegetables bat
p sfrio'sssy. and everything IL growing as
sztT - posSih &c.
Eaekita. country: f'risnea-A hair lurA
4 fain fe,, ~fitch vas very beneficial 20
4 eroi's. Iyle--The rain % the 21st has
xa 81 i1sDenss value "a crops, 5H' more
Essdea. Cherries are beginning 70
Western section.
k'xs.s and Laser SeunA: Hosfon~pIea-
k.fA growth. oak Harisor--A great week
r. ve~et&.tofS. Grain f. making fapd
filirs toward the harvest. anacogfes-ff
b ysssaxx VERY dry showers ~ tae aast
tsweekx vefe only enoush 20 wet fhc s1f-
t&. No-t;.g damaged yet Suano.alfe!.
~ crops ssG.E wei. Early frfiit eet ~ccu-
m: Iater sEgsss,ies give promise ~ fuli
MD Hrs Ssy-The coed rain l{4s4vra
hsavy hss gaa. Sra wbeyriss Urc.~lse "a
Vary yses&- prairie~HeawY rain sasHr,
~ 1fs &ssas - &.F+f-frse5ff f-it' present
prascefs seos: never tftts.
tppss sos1& cogr.rx-s More rain lrs
sasy showers - thas e %snf irfa the
fennt. prs1-io grain l~si-- better than
ssial Bsss are hearly 20 the top Of The
psies sssss looking strong. Cherries are
eFsntssr Csri~togfler~ Rain 81 Saturday
80 sandsy was &c great beueat ar~f ca,iS-
g rTnwth % Al vegetation Dsloai--
aFdsy Hae-9ing. froSs in spots. lslIf 20
ssTags asse. Wednesday r. was very mt.
ffasF ard Saturday sAcwery. crosss aavc
Fad@ good growth Strawberries are he
ssnsag 70 Espen Ttailou- Since ;hs rains.
rzs I'd 81 kinds II grain srr 7ain%
ss7fss Potatoes never Looked better
sassF-sse2d growing weather. Strtwher-
res fi@a'f'S recent rain nssIras a good
7sa d berries
Na'nseFt counties. Woodlsnsi--C0psa1S
iAsss ~ a&sf weak hAve r@n. wonders ard
sNTsefs - aban8art harvest are very
Sssnie MosFyr k--t'soTs are IN iha very
- ft5slt4va Farmers sossiS not salt 1et-
II tso weeks red clover VIII - ~
~ csos,a Crops in sooi condition.
,Mts-~ssaFilaft pears mostly failure.
.aoned fulL Ast nearly al dropped eff
-1.9'%s ana meadows g7Gd. Es3EeFeif--
~ a. e~feRbs doing well Italian prys1es
- lhieFsa ~ rain storm white in hia,n.
80 aHfs fTsnr% aT9fSses hloss0vr.tg ar
" sfg heavily lass1ta
8 y SALISBURY.
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