The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1899-08-08
CROPS AND WEATHER
Climate and Crop Service, Weather
Bureau.
Favorable Outlook for an Immense Hop
Crop Continues-Official
Report

The weather has has been slightly
cooler, with less sunshine than during
the proceeding week. No rain fell dur
ing the week. High fog prevailed from
sunrise to abont 10 a. m, when it was
dissipated. The weather conditions
have been normal. The temperature
during the heat OF day rose to "a degrees
and fell to about 80 degrees about sun
rise.
Harvest of fall-sown grain is in opera
tion in every portion of the state, and
the reports indicate that it is generally a
iirst-class crop; where threshing has
been done the yield has been as good as
is usually obtained. The crop would
have been very large il it had not been
for the damage done in February, which
necessitated considerable re-seeding.
The wheat berry is plump and large
west of the cascades; east of them the
berry is fairly good, but some shrivelling
is reported from various sections. Oats
are turning out fully as well as the
wheat. Some reports are received con-
cerning rust, but such are confined to
limited localities and produced by local
conditions. The fall-sown wheat is
turning out as many bushels per acre as
are usually obtained, and these vary
from % to 80, dependent upon locality
and systam OF farming, Spring-sown
grain is not up to the average. The con-
tinuous dry weather from the fore part
of June to date has been injurious.
West of the Cascades the spring grain is
in better condition than it is east of
them; in the former section il is head
ing, but the heads are small and not
well filled in the latter the straw is
short, il did not stool well, the heads are
small, not well filled and the berry is
shriveled; the outlook for the spring
grain is not good. Rain atthis season of
the year is unusual and it is now too
late for much good TO be done. The re-
ports state that spring wheat is now ex-
pected to yield from - to 20 bushels and
spring oats from Is to 35 bushels per
acre. Grain harvest will continue un-
ill September 10.
The hay crop was secured in every
section of the state without rain falling
upon il; this is not often the case. The
hay crop was heavier and of better quail
ity than usual. The second and third
crops of alfalfa and second crop OF clover
are yet TO be cut.
The hop crop is in tirst-class condi-
ton. The hops are now in full bloom.
The change in the weather TO more
clouds is favorable 10 the rapid increase
of the hop louise. Many hopgrowers are
spraying, and such yards are in good
condition. Many growers estimate their
crop at from 1909 10 2000 pounds per
acre.
The cherry season is about over
Peaches are ripening rapidly. Water
melons will soon be ripe in the southern
counties. The plum and prune crops
are making progress, and what fruit
there is promises TO be of good quality.
In some sections the leaves on the prune
trees are curling. Reports indicate that
the apple crop will be the best Of all
fruit crops. In some orchards where
the apples are not plentiful, there has
not been as much spraying done rs there
should have been, and the result is, in
sects are becoming more numerous than
is usual.
Corn and vegetables are in need OF
rain, though a fair growth is yet report
ed. Pasturage is drying up. Cattle end
stock are in good condition.
THE WEATHER.
For Western Oregon the mean tenn
perature for the week, 81 degrees, is 3 de-
grees lower than for the preceding week
and 5 degrees lower than for the cores
ponding week last year. The maximum
| temperatures ranged from 10 10 " de-
grees and the minimum from 30 TO 10
degrees.
For Eastern Oregon the mean temper
ature for the week, II degrees, Is de-
grees lower than for the proceeding week
and lower than for the corresponding
week last year. The maximum temper
atures ranged from 70 10 "a, and the
minimum from Nj 10 66degree. Thunder
storms occurred over the southern
Plateau region, from which some rain
fell, but not enough to do any material
good.