Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1899-04-22
Weekly Crop Bulietin.

oe%ttie, Wash., tuesday, April is.
U. s. Department Of Agriculture, Gil
mate and Crop Bulletin Of the Weather
Bureau, Washington Section, for the
week ending Monday, April 18th, 1899:
Inc week was cold one, especially
during the fore part, frosts occurring on
the 18th, and was, in the main, unfayor-
able to growth. The precipitation wac
above the normal in the Western sec.
ton, being heavy on the 10th and 10th.
Showers of seft hail occurred on the 18th.
During the early part of the week, there
were high winds, which were drying in
the Eastern section, and although copi-
GUS showers occurred there, they were
not as beneficial rs they would otherwise
have been in the central part OF the
state. Along the eastern border heavy
rainfall made much of the soil too wet to
work.
Very litth planting was accomplished,
and the growth of grain, although not
encouraging, was slow. The resolving
OF frozen out winter wheat has been
practically completed, except in some 10.
calities where it was at first thought the
grain was all right, but later it turned
out that it was destroyed. Many fields
OF winter wheat have been resown to
oats. Spring sowing is we'll along toward
completion, and early sown is up. More
than the usual amount of barley has been
:sown.
Good authorities state that the dry
weather last fall had ~ much to do with
the loss of wheat a. the cold weather in
February, as the wheat did not attain q
good stand except in moist localities,
and in such places there MAS no psrticu-
lar damage.
Grass WAS slow in starting, but the
rains have been beneficial to if. The
early fruit trees are in bloom, such as
pears, piums and cherries. Peach buds
are swelling in the Yakima couutry, and
the outlook is favorable Tor good ueach
crop there.
EASTERN SECTION.
Cedonia-Every body busy seeding or
blowing. Winter wheat and rye COM
ing out we'll. Peaches reported killed
other fruit all right. Rain of 18th was
very beneficial to grass ON range. Fruit
tsnd-Heavy irosts twonights. Farmers
blowing and seeding. Season very back
ward. Buds on sruit trees coming slow
ly. Warm weather needed fer vegeta-
ton. Coulee City-Wintcr wheat that
was put in with drill, and that which
was sown broadcast and plowed under,
coming up all right. That which wat
only narrowed in is more or less dam
aged, AID large acreage will have TO be
resown. Douglas-High west winds,
and quite cool. Seeding half done, and
some blowing. A little snow and also a
little rain fell. Too cool, and no fall
sown grain is doing any good. Egypt
Cold high winds drying the freshly
worked ground very fast. About the
middle Of seeding. Winter grain looks
we'll. Ground froze hard night of 18th
Reardon--Cold nigh wind, OF great force,
continued four days with great damage
to crops and crop prospects, as there APP
pears to be but1ittle moisture left in the
ground. Fairfield-Work delayed some
10y rain. SeedingIn full progress. Some
winter wheat killed, but the best varie-
ties are looking we'll. Cold nights, and
probably the fruit is damaged. Grass 10
slow starting. Hillyard-Weather fine.
Winter wheat in this 4eighborhood is
coming out all right. Seeding in full
progress, but ground remains cold. Med
ical Laks-Very high winds and little
rain. Parsdiss-No growing weather
yet, although planting is briskly going
OH. Frosty nights, and strong cold ind,
retarding progress. East Spokane
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