Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1899-09-23
Weekly Crop Bulletin.

week ending Monday, September 18th
In the section of the state weet - a.
Columbia river the week was this fr..t
one there has been since HARVESTING bo.
gan' but east of that river heavy r0;r.
on the 18th and 18th, in some instoroou
accompanied by hail and high winds
stopped all cutting, threshing and bsv.
ing, delaying these operations for two or
three days. The week was seversl do
grees above the normal in temperature
being like that ordinarily experienced
during the last days OF August.
Reports from west of the Cascade
mountains are all favorable. Oats are
yielding well, being only somewhat dis
colored. Potatoes promise fair cron
though some blight is reported. The
root crops will be heavy. Hop picking
has begun on both sides of the NOM.
talns, under most favorable weather and
conditions. The crop is good, with some
lew exceptions, and the chance of saving
1t In good condition is excellent Vey.
etables are doing uncommonlv we'll east
OF the mountains. Threshing continues
with yields somewhat below average.
Wheat harvest is two-thi,d DIS to three
fourths finished in Whitman county,:
rarely, if eAer, has it been SO late. In
hllckltat county nearly all the crops
have been harvested. Throughout most
OF the eastern section the past several
days have been favorable for fall plow
ing and seeding.
EASTERN SECTION.
Big Bend Country. Coulee Citv.-I
Tuesday night an electric storm accom-
panied by hail in the vicinity of Barry,
destroyed most OF the fruit, and very
high wind delayed threshing. Govan-
Heavy rain on 18th stopped all work.
Cleared up fine Thursday afternoon, and
threshing was resumed yield is good.
nouglas-Frosts on 9Th and 9th in places
nipped tender vegetables. Threshing
progresses finely, with half crop.
Spokane Country. Cedonia-Rain
stopped haying two days Second and
third crops being completed. Fall pow-
ing uuder way and some seeding. Hill
yard-Too much rain for potatoes. Win
ter wheat is mostly all sown; threshing
not finished but grain is all stacked.
Root crops never looked better. Peone
Rail all day 18th stopped cutting and
threshing for couple of days. Weather
again settled and farmers at work.
Fall wheat never looked better at this
time of year. Hall of onion crop ruined
by too much rain. Late cabbage good.
East Heavy rain i4th. Some
sugar beets here extra good. Acres OF
cncumbers OF pickles yielding well.
Pumpkins, watermelons and squashes
extra large Fall rains benefit to this
section Medical ake-Hesvy rain 18th
delaying tereshing, and injurious to I'M
cut grain, which, however, is averaging
better than WAS expected.
Adams County. Gritfith-Crain all
threshed. Much rain. Everybody seed
ing putting in winter phsat, which is
scarce. Fletcher-One-half days cut
ting is all that has been done in the last
week. Grain still soft. Harvesters have
to run or lose all as grain is falling bad
ly. notwithstanding is getting pref
ty we'll along rain on 18th delayed it for
a dav or two. Wheat has not been dam
aged by rainy weather.
Whitman County. Rosalls - First
four days were favorable in maturing
late sown wheat, but not sufficient, as
about one-fifth of tho crop is very slow
in ripenng. Rain of 18th, which was
injurious, delayed work about three days.
Staley-Rain and eaVy dews have re-
tarded harvest in this section; perhaps
half of the grain is not taken care OF yet.
Walla Wala Country. Alpowal-
(l3th) Grain more or less bleached by
the rain. Harvest very much delayed
by rain on the 18th. Grain is generally
Welding much better than first thought.
Walla Wala-Wheat is not as seriously
damaged as reported. Grain in stacks Is
not injured materially. That standing
during recent rains was bleached to some
extent. Favorable for harvesting and
threshing for several days.
Yakima Country. Parker-Hop pick
ing commenced more pickers needed to
save the crop in time. Crop is In good
shape so far. Third cutting OF alfalfa
beginning crop good.
Klickitat Country. Bingen-tlne dry
weather throughout the week; good for
securing second hay crop. Ground IS