The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-08-07
the WEATHER AND CROPS.

| United States Department OF Agriculture, Cli
mate and Crop Bulletin Of the Weather Bureau
Oregon Section, for the Week Ending Mon
day, Ausust6.
The week opened hot and dry, but II
turned cooler Wednesday in western
Oregon, and Thursday in eastern Oregon,
and since then IL has continued un-
seasonably cool. This breaking up Of a
hot spell resulted in wide variations in
both day and night temperatures, and
on the closing days Of the week in some
localities they approached dangerously
near the frost mark.
In western Oregon the maximum, or
day temeeratures ranged between 6S 10
and 81 Q and the minimum, or night,
temperatures between 48e and 81 o. In
eastern Oregon these variations we're for
day temperatures between 6So and
10 Q. and for night temperatures BE-.
tween 4 and 72o.
Light showers occurred in the Coast
district Wednesday and Sunday, and a
few light showers fell in the Willamette
valley Sunday. In eastern and southern
Oregon no rain has occurred since July
8, and il is now badly needed for spring
wheat, gardens and pastures.
The cut worms continue very destruc-
tive TO gardens, potatoes and clover, and
they have appeared in some OF the hop
yards, but have not yet damaged this
crop TO any great extent.
Harvest work is progressing under
favorable conditions, and considerable
thrashing has been done. The yields
generally fall below expectations. The
following we're reported this week: Ben.
ton county, to 10 bushels; Clackamas
county, Alto IA; Lane county, 8 TO 10;
Linn county, 2 TO 10; Marion county,
8 10 10; Polk county, to no; Morrow
county, about IS aUmatilla county, about
%; Gillian county, Is TO 20. No returns
haye yet been received from Southern
Oregon, but the correspondents report
that the crop there will be short. Con.
spring wheat in the VILLAIN
cite valley has been cut for hay and
some has been plowed up, and there Is
no question but what the wheat crop
in that section is in very bad condition.
The oat crop is also light, but it is
yielding bett 2r than wheat.
Hops continue doing we'll and lice are
less numerous than usual.
Haying is practically finished, and the
crop is large and generality Of a good
quality, especially that cut within the
last two W eks.
Corn is looking fine and the early
varieties are ripe.
The ranges are very dry and pasturage
Is getting scarce.
Pears and apples are ripening nicely, |
md all the tree fruit is in good condi.
ion,
Parker, Polk County, VIM. p. Pea
fallow wheat, generally |
our best, is averaging 10, II and 1919 |
bushels per acre. Apples are doing we'll |
md there will be a fair crop. Cut
worms and gophers are bothering gar
lens some, but are not pest yet. Oats
ire not being thrashed much this week |
he big oat harvest v III be next week.
Wren, Benton County, Il. j. Dilley-
Cloudy and warm, with hct winds on
he 2nd and 3rd. Harvesting is in pro.
,ress no threshing done yet. Corn is
making fine growth. Early potatoes
ira ripe and Of good size and quality.
iardens look well, where the striped
rug has not appeared.
Seal Rock, Lincoln county, o. ID.
Jlark.-The week has been ideal for
lai yesting, Ewith some cloudy, misty
Some wind from the north.
Haying finished. Oats cut and housed.
Gut worms plentiful and damaging gar
lens and the second crop of clover.
Table Rock, Jackson county, S. M.
Nealon. .--seasonable weather, with high
Winds during the afternoons. Reports
rom thrashers show that the grain
yield falls far short OF expectations in
most cases. Owing to hot, dry weather,
,orn has not cured well, and that, as wei
IL potatoes, will be short. Gardens about
III dritd up. Early melons in market.
Kerby, Josephine county, L. +. Meis-
week has been very hot.
rhrashing has commenced, Harvest and
laying are over. Early apples are ripe,
Corn and beans in splendid condition.
in market.