The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-24
Report. of Correspondents.

Ri,ti,a. County: swauk Prairie-wsrmest -es.h-
Of a the season. Alfalfa Is being cut, ard sons
Is IL stack snd barn Wheat needs rain; 1t 4,
okanosan County: Looni,-lsthl Weather very
favorable for all crops Berries ripening and fruit
spokane Country: cedonia Steven. county-sun-
shine has been very beneficial TO gardens Grain
and hay viii he short, The surface Of III. ground
othy Is heading. Have Just had a good rain.
Fruit locking well and everything growing ens
Pesness degrees 70 % degrees 10 shade on the 18Th
aud 18th. on 18th heavy showers. wettins top soil
nicely. II viii greatly benefit spring grain and
vegetables HiIlysrd-Fsl grain in bloom Hay
ing siil commence In two weeks Spring grain has
improved some. Eaiy potatoes foe. Late are
half a stand East spokane-soaking rain 18th.
thoroughly wet,ing ground. Osts headed out and
promise fine crop Harvest in two weeks Medi.
cal Latc-Crops indicate only fair average. Hay
ing win begin next week, Gardens grow slowly
Cooler. Crop prospects excellent Rock Creek
Splendid week for all grain and garden truck
Crops the best in years. warerls-An crops doing
fairly well: no special change.
Zig Bend Country. Crescent-warn weather
stopped rust and promoted growth Of grain. Rain
is needed soon for spring wheat Oats are ex
las-Hot and sultry. iniurinz the grain some. Mon
doF-Winter wheat nearly all headed and looks
excellent. Early spring wheat Is all right.
but late sovn wheat must have rain to meet ex-
pectations.
Pslous- Country; staiey-warn dry weather Ia,
checked the rust and crop prospects are more favor
able. paha-A little hot wind which did no harm.
Fs wheat u out Of danger now Spring wheat
looks wen yet but needs rain % make = crop;
FistcherNo change in crop conditions Rye will
BE- cut the 18th. wheat cutting will begin week
later. A good r.in viii be needed for spring grain.
Ri,zville First half Of week hot for wheat but good
hay weather Last h,f cool cloudy. and. in alb
s,nos o. rain. favorable for whes'. oats. potatoes
snd Rsrden STUFF
Waiia wsna Country: Ato-ooth, Rus, hs. at.
tackled the wheat heads and is to be found inside
the chat upon the grsin. Some indications o.
he tf. I1v naxff w rg . fy
tending 70 the head, and the end OF tho berry is
getting red Crops locking wrll excepting the rust
on wheat Some think II will do great damage
others not. Fest Wind for two DAY. hard on grain
WsIia wallsNo damage reported from dry north
eriy winds o. las. few days Wheat Is rtpcning
rapidly Parker. Yakima ccnnty-first cutting Of
alfalfa nearly all safe Hops and fruit coming on
fss, with the warm weather.
Klichtat; Scott Thermometer rsnd 90 degrees on
18th II is thought damage was done BY the
heat Rye and alfalfs will all be r't NJ In few
DAYS: the Yield q good Fruit and gardens doing
and injured grain some cool wind. since with
shower hays benefited grain. Ro.aiia. Whitman
county psmage bv fros. 9th not so great as
was thought FAN wheat is blooming The pros,
poet for fine crop Il diminishing heads Of fall
wheat are small perhaps owing to blades dying too
early
we'll Fruit was damaged more by frosts and heavy
wirda thar at first realized bnt prospects are much
brighter than last year Prairie Weather favor
able; crops are doing finely Fredonia-Lieht rains
aud sunshine forcing crops ahead. Cabbage
seed crop never more promising Anscortes-
Hot veshc- injured strawberri~. Rain injured
hsv tina, cut snd cracked cherries some.
Oak Hathor-An crops doing finely Wheat bids
fair 20 be heavy crop also apples Newhau--
Upper Sound; Believue-V egetahl are loek',f
well Hay viii b good crop Fall cty-Wee's
have been killed and sardens and potatoes arc INV
in good shape, Pastures and meadows urari's
are ma Colby First part a wess goS for
baymakaI; last part shsyry and very good :sr
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