The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-07-24
THE WEATHER AND CROPS.

mate and Crop 3nlietin of the Weather Bureau
ore ION Section, for the Week Ending Mon
day, July D,
The last four days Of the week have
been the hottest Of the season, and they
we're generally attended by desicating
north winds, which did but little dam
age to the ripening grain, because OF the
cool nights, which, during this time,
we're but slightly warmer than usual
The maximum, or day, temperatures
for the entire week ranged in Western
Oregon between 73 degrees and 96 de-
grees, and the minimum, or night, tenn
peratures between 81 degrees and 64
degrees. East Of the Cascade mountains
these variations we're for day tempera-
lures between "A degrees and 100 de-
grees, and for might temperatures be-
tween 4S degrees and 20 degrees.
The week has been rainless, and ex-
cept along the coast, no clouds have i'm
teriered with radiation.
The harvest Of fall grain is now well
advanced. Spring wheat is maturing
rapidly: some has been cut and its
harvest will become general this week.
The thrashing yields in the Column
bia River valley are disappointing, in
not averaging AZ much as expected.
Spring wheat in Western and Southern
Oregon has been quite extensively dam
aged by rust and the grain aphis, but
- 70 10 Jofp, utoaly
Oats and barley have ripened very
fast and fax is doing splendidly while
the weather has been exceptionally ia
vorable for hops and corn.
II has been too hot for potatoes and
this crop is not doing as we'll as ex-
pected. In some sections the vines are
badly blighted and insect pests, as u
rule, have been much more troublesome
than usual.
The second crop Of alfalfa and clover
is being cut, AMI the Oregon hay crop
this year will be an extra heavy one,
although perhaps NOT quite up to the
average in quality.
I Early peaches, plums and apples are
ripe, and fruit OF all kinds is doing nicely
The apples in the Willamette Valley are
reported as being remarkably free from
worms and disease, and the crop will
not only be large in quantity, but supe-
rior in quality as we'll.
Pastures, as usual at this time OF the
year, are drying up, but as yet there is
plenty OF feed for stock.
willamette alley.
Crabtree, Linn county, A. l. Davis
Weather dry and hot. Allgrowing crops
need rain. Haying nearly completed,
Threshing Of fall sown-graIn IN progress,
Spring.sown grain being cut. Raspberry
harvest is over. Tame blackberries in
market. There is a worm that burrows
in the ground during the day time and
eats potato tops during the night.
Pennington, Washington county,
Henry Jack.--Grain and all yerdure
were almost burned by the past few hot
days. Fruit is sunburning on the trees
and is useless. Threshing will commence
soon. Hay baling continues at a forced
rate. No clover seed will be obtained in
this section,as the second crop ives des-
troyed by cut worms. Aphis have dis.
appeared. Potatoes are affected by an
insect Rs well as by blight.
Eugene, Lane county. j. &. Steven
son.-The week has been perfect for
harvesting. Haying finished. Much
grain is cut and threshing will commence
next week,
Macleay, Marion county, I. b, Patton.
Weather fine for harvesting. Fall
grain will all be cut by the last of next
week. Sc veral thTeshers will start soon.
| Haying all done. Gardens dong fine,
especially corn. Warm weather has
been fine for hops, Cutting spring grain
will begin next week.