The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-01
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,ssessAt stafes peDart1aert Of Agriculture.
y -rsz-kfExfan Section. Climate and <r5p
49, Ne~fber Bureau. Seattle. Wasa..
go & 1sN.-~The week ending MONDAY.
80 fSsH may hA regarded az enc Ell
80 farsyaAi- 10 crops and the hopes Of
Z ~ fsrpsess have been greatly raised AZ
- nrsnnsng Of the week there were one
= txe lsent fros;s. psit snsy aid no serIous
1900 Tne following days wire warm
= 81 the temperature rose steadily, ctis-
s.s.ss-sssrr n a hot day the 18th On hat
. - ~ Temperature rose 70 " or 20 AZ sev-
s - ,fsees. Thnsder showers followed on
Z - 4esh and .igaE steady rains the follow
- xevs In the Eastern eecfsor. and Dcna-
Y .sS~el showers tu the Western action. IN
- Neetsra section the moisture was not
ss.euf,y needed except by the strawberry
~rsa ard TIE greatest renstis was 10 Il.
go ~as also greatly improved. In fact.
"a sr6rse were benefited. and Ell arc look
- srceeAfugy fiourishsnE. Throughout
9 - Esxerr section according 70 all re-
.Sxte fhs rainfall was heayy. amounting
Is - srseh or an Inch and half Ia thirty
- kesrYs thoroughly soaking the soIl 10
Z 1erfh Of ter Inches or more, and rey!ying
- Afoopsng and backward grain and veg
essbses n the few localities that had no
rssn greYsoassiy Tire Big Bend country.
saefgdsnr Douglas Lincoln and the west
a. Fart OF Adams county. where there had
krcn insufficient moisture. received an
skarfznt supply. from the rains or the 9th
81 Winds. II those are escaped . fine crop
, aDured.
Eastern Section.
RsncYts have been received from differ
sasos localities IN all counties OF the Eastern
Nefsou except Franklin and Actin. ard
M general tenor OF REPORTS Is that the
@rres4 are I'm exceptionally fine condition,
hayinr been greatly benefited BIZ the sosx-
nc rains that fell during the closing davs
- the we~.t. Only few extracts from the
aany sepcfts can be made.
epekane country: Crops I'll looking well
The rains OF this week have noistened tho
3 ereuna thoroughly and heavy WELD is ex-
ported. Fall wheat heading out. spring
usest greatly improved.
fis Bend country: Earl-Has rataed
fkirsy-sIx hours: precipitation one inch.
Cressor- Rain Friday and Saturday a.
nces .nsures splendid crops.
0kapogan country: chesan~Fafi wheat
i6oking good spring wheat coming out N
good shape with cool. moist weather. Fruit
Win have 20 be thInned 10 keep trees from
etfeaklng down.
Pahuse country; Ei;zyille. Adams conn
w-Thls week has been the most favorable
fer growth 81 all kinds of grain and gar
&sr tass ~nrlag. Spring wheat Is now look
lsx promising and winter wheat IL nice; II
+ MssEning 10 head ogt TIE cool weather
{ = favorable. Coif0x. Whitman county
sfna plentiful rains are Of VAST benefit 10
iAls whole country, With continued sea
enable weather splendid yield OF grain,
6ais ard vegetables is. asrzsTed.
Walls Waila coantry;- Rains have been
NJ great benefit To all vegetation. Pros
pectr are good for very large yield oe
rssas
Yakima country: Kiona-onite . show
- on the 9Th and everything refreshed.
Hss9ag to commence Monday
3 Kltflias country: Fsliensburg-Frast first
Il the week hurt tender vegetables bat
aos ssriotss5y. and everything - growing as
lHeiv as possible.
kihkitas couatrv: crimea-A half 'nch
~ rain fell which was very beneficial To
On erons. Lyie-The rain OF the list has
her AZ immense value 10 crops hut more
= needed Cherries are beginning 10
Western section.
Straits and Lower Sound: Boston-Plen-
o. rain and all crops are making won
aerfsl growth. oak Harhor-~A great week
Ter vegetation. Grain Is making rapid
sfiass. toward the harvest Auacortes-It
: = getting VERY dry; showers of the past
Two weeks were oniS enough 10 wet the sur
tacs. Nothing damaged vet. snehomish--
~ crnfa doing well Early fruit set cram
wv: later varieties give promise Of full
skid. Birch Pay-Ihe good rain insslTes n
kessy hae cron Strawberries, promise n
Navy yiesd. prairfe-Heavy rain Satar-
az. all that ia necessary for the present
Prospects good: never better
urper Sound country: Rov-More rain In
essr showers 50 thar Il all went into tho
tnash Hops are nearly 70 the top OF the
Fc'ss ard looking strong Cherries are
#onning Chflstonhsr-- Rain OF SATURDAY
sad Sunday was OF great benefit ard eaus-
ID growth Of al veSetatio Delphi
Aonday morning. frost In spots but 70
elnaFe dome "Wednesday IL was very hot:
Hsiar and Saturday showery Crops have
esdts yuod growth. Strawberries are be-
rnrlHg 10 rlpen, Baliou-Snce the rains.
naw and all kinds Of grain are ,ioiny
1lsndd Potatoes never looked better.
fsrgnT-fiacd growing weather. SfYswber-
res fipenins: recent rain assures a good
ssar az berries
saalhwett counties WondiaUd~c apIo1S
FalnA OF last week have dcae wonders. sud
Soeneets of abundant harvest ara very
sFisht Me@sTruck~-crops are IN the very
ret condition, Farmers could not ask bet
fes In two weeks red clover will - II,
cut eccssa Troops ia good condition.
sAfr-fartlett pears mostly failure:
n.sSmed fuli but nearly al dropped n.
pastures and measiews good Riiaeneld-
aas and cereals doing well Italian nrl1as
@aly Injured by rain storm white IN bloom.
Ever and French pruheS, blesscming ear
Nr. are heavily lc0desi
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