The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1899-08-01
WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN.
U s. Department Of Aguculrurs Reports
On rhe OREGON Section.


The weekly report 0f A. p. Walaber
acting section dirert0r 0f the weather
bureau and climate and crop service,
shows following for Western Oregon:
The highest temperatures 90 far this
year prevailed during the week. on
Friday. the 18th inst. cooler weather
4et in. Continuing until sunday. Thua-
fer+tOrms prevailed Friday night
throughout the Willamettee valley and
over the northern coast counties. The
rainfall wa light in most sections. d.
though reports indicate a faIr amount ln
/ Clarkamas. Benton and Marion cDunties'
The wheat crop continues in excellent
tc0uditiOn. especially the tall -Dwu.
| which has ilIei well Ant IL 0t good
quality. In some sections reports a. tu
I the condition ot spring grain are not A.
1 PROMISING a. they were. The warm
I weather and lack Of rain have pre-
vented filling % some extent, anil the
outlook h. not -ucDurag1ug. The dam
azs appear. tD De confined prilripal y
t0 that s0wu On summer fallow. There
are few reports Jt rust. Oats are in
excellent condition. but need more rain.
HarvestInx has commenced lud much
lof the f1ll-4OWn wheat b. ln rhe shock
some tLrashIug mas been carmel uu
during the week in Southern Oregon.
/ Having r. practically over, and the
u.ort hatteriug reports are received re-
zariinZ the excellent and abundant crop
.erured. The -ecDnd crop ot clover and
alfalfa IL being cut.
Hons are in bloom and the vines arr
in a healthy condition. spraying va,
continued during the week In all the
wards. which aided by the high temper.
atures. pratically destroyed the licr.
The hot weather has been favorable tO
the growth Il corn.
Potatoes are in blo-sqW but need
more rain. Indications point t1 short
% crup. Gardens have made good growth
rain IL badly needed.
? There a 40 change in the fruit pros
, l poets Reports received state tha
there will be- plenty Of apples and pear.
b tor local Use, but nome Tor shipment
e the estimate is placed 40 about 30 Pc
. cent of full crop. Peaches are rlps
and IN market Ia the southern counties
ICherry picking 1. over. Blackberrie
continue tO ripen lndications Pont tu
{ short crop.
! The large onion crop Of Wa-hingtol
/ county promises we'll.
Pastures are drying up.
stock h in fair condition.
, EASTERN OREGON
q Bright sunshins and high temperature
prevailed during the week. Thunder
storms 0ccurrrt over sections of th'
2 Plateau district on Friday ald Saturday
3 The mean temperature t0t the week as
!. erlgp,i 13 iegrees, a. against l3 le-eec
4 Ia Western Oregon.
y The grain cr0p IN most sections con
q tinue= IN good condition. The report
( 0f damage from shriveling, caused b,
the hot winds, seeme,l to be- confined O
secti0ns 0i Gillian, Morrow, Wasco an.
l UmatillI counties. Harvesting = Wel
: under way. Threshing has cOmme-ce,
! Ia Wasto couuty, aud the grain hd
10 turned cot veil, bath a. o. guantit,
and quality. Oats are ripeuing rapiily
Barley i about all eat a good crop ha
been secured
= Haying i over The dry weather &
4 not favorable o. the secOud crop o
r clover, bat -o far it has not been bon,
b iured emitting the same continues.
Excepting the bGrnlng ID spring grain
which has o,cure,l iu several counties o
, the state, the crop PROSPECTS 0t Oregon
are in a iair condition.