The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-10
WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN.

Seattle. Wash, May 3. 1889
United States department Of agriculture
climate and crop bulletin o: the weather
bureau. Washington section for the week
ending Monday. May 8. 1855:
The fore part Of tho week was cold
cloudy and showery. Fros,s occurred in
several districts on the LIST ID and 3D. do
Ing damage 10 tender vegetables and fruit
blossoms in kittitas and Yakima counties.
The closing days OF the week were warm
er, WITH considerable sunshine. II Was
the hrst good growing weather this sea-
son.
Seeding Of grain Is finished but vege-
table planting Is not more than half done
Under the stimulus OF warmer weather
wheat has improved. Although growing
only slowly. II Ii we'll rooted. Oats are
looking rather yellow. The training OF
hops has just begun. Apples are now In
heavy blossom.
Eastern Section.
Stevens county.-Loon Lake-week
cloudy and cold; good fo- grass. Harvey
Vegetation slowly growing: no fruit bios
SONS yet. blowing and seeding getting
along finely. Waterioo~Grain growing
very slowly. snow In the foothills May l
and hard frost on sha ID sowing ali done
and gardens being planted.
Douglas Cnansy.-<souiee City--Heavy
frost Tuesday morning: since then
weather moderated: warmer with light
Of cold weather.
Lincoln County.--Mondovt-G COW
cred with snow Monday. heavy frost
Monday and Tuesday; latter part OF week
light showers and warmer, pastures get
ting better: wheat IL coming UP gradual
~. seeding about all done Harrington
More spring IKE and grain beginning 10
grow and shew its green color. Though
the weather keeps cold. yet no frosts have
occurred Ia do any damage 1t IL eonsid-
cred by old residents TO tss the most back
va fgr xfaszst tn T.x,t
farmers generally regard IL az favorable
far a big crop
Spokane County. Hillyard~- Warmer and
everything looks better, spring gras Is
doing nicely Spokane Spring very back
ward and cold Only = few days ~ grow
Ing weather. sesdng well along 1arien-
last three DAYS there was warm growing
weather: early sown grain is booking fine;
orchards are very backward i.atah--
Spring wheat IL coming ap nicely. tau
wheat is stiii hstHg rswssied AS with :he
exception - a few fields. n is 100 gAlu
. Sf.oknue isrliae~t3artisn truck very hack
wsTd. srsin is growing very s'owly-
Adams County Delight Weather
warmer ard MOI So mueh wtna ligh,
sgss.ts have nat hsgt IN. fruit: early fruit
trees blooming nicely. tsrff1th-@ AFFssfr
new, and sraiu Is sestnnins 10 show, the
rssosm winter wheat IN now Coming up.
kiisvillse Mariner he last of the week
ard II has already bad ggsssl effect on
wheat sna 81 ssiens. e good warm rain Is
Gaming into blossom
Whitman Coanty --esay~~s9n the iSs ooli
with ennae STOW, crops very Backward;
close - tire esex warmer, vegetation
/ rrew;ns C'olten- S~esisnw aniahe~i by ssass
~ APRIL early ssrtnx sowing sN as far
advanced as fall a heat. Sfa}ev~~SiYewigss
| weather ard warmer iniertowa-s'rop
/ aaou& sM pgt IN weather Favorable ser
! sernsiuaNa~ grains Rnssiia~naif - shs
/ wheat IL ap ard 1eakinx wt'i although
/ vegetation - a3VanstNr slowly
..fss z~.Ns W..
/ wosS warmer cherries fa&s is hsassn2 caa~
| wus ses that fruit - aurl IS set Dayton
| raensy ~ raln RTa&n hss gr'a~ sT ~.fEe n
/ the ce9l weather cEssp conditions are
| aeve@as ~ eoiG weataes sstt ;he geot$ srs
growing
walls MALTA ,'oar'y, laer~vrnaa Cloudy
/ aat tsrratsFsis~ rails a stc3 ws@g sor
grnvxsh wasIa V-afta~-Saowewx an.f
sisghti> warmer Weather have tYagfavass
/ 40 whea.. ara vesetataon las advanced
( ysssrss County ~Nshsan~ Severe fr~sx.
So - inat Killed al ere agane and prime
/ frasttA HAyke~~eN 80 fsszv s~sli Aes back
/ ard esreps ~ sua So sss5ng Ike with
/ advance fast enw TAEsnmA g@ss~-t "rg.tss
I pRssAiss forward 4Avers sgy fran ssarss-
/ sTea - aptts ar extestt ey s~css - lss
kf.ekt7As lNAG@ss ~- Fs1tS gss9tg Sc -eetse
/ r@sst@W@us fAs&sa ass violent Stwas
| frvsrs sAs w%as Sort F-y7sls ~rsrs 4sseskfax
| fav0-@ese. osc*T< v~esrsee walsh wtgs ~
| ias stew gTTNwth w@rTznr weatssr IS
| resesssE Efnswss - >atens warmer aaA tee
| ssrn asi a~@1s sSVe asw chance 10
gtstttNs e.asvas~ ~F'ss., x,lss~e~ ais ~sas =
/ y sF*fs s@sHs, sFsfa mostly Al 50 ar.
! sFSsks wssl - -f1s~ rsesasasse~ s7a 30
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