The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-02
WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN.

seattle. Wash. MAY /. 1900
United States Department u Agriculture CHI
mate and Crop Bulleatin q the Weather Bureau,
Washington section. for the week ending Monday.
Apsil 80, 1907!
me week. With Tho execution Of the last tge
warm DAYS. unfavorsble. on account Of eqld
vinds and frosty nishts showers tell on the night
q the 18Th in the ives. sectiorf and snow Gu The
asth from one % four inches deep in the east
section The snow did no damage, as the weather
turned warm and q soon melted
II ID the universal belief that the frosts injured
me fruit prospects, and Ia Clarke county the ltai
ian rr,ne crop u reported ruined Peaches were
damaged in klekitat county
Although wheat made little growth during the
week us condition. remains exceptionally nns. and
70 4 thrce weeks earlier than last year. uat sHsd
Ing Is nn.ahsd in sSagit COUNTY and es,H SEEDED
oats are looking very thrifty, Potato planting Is
now nearing c1mplstion-
Western section.
Lower sound and straits Basior-r Thus Tar an
ideal sprins for worE though h,ie eea sas
raria growing Cv1us look we'll aud fruit pFosFseia
ar exceptionally so0d BTinpon Rather cool foI
crops rotsigss r0mg M vcrs slowly. West sound
ran wheat is eNesfsioaery me Arples IN bios
snng also late chsrvies The cAtiy tksrfy and the
wv sr.ty nlests Pruit ava iendsr vescfablss arr
h,dlv insured Anacories EaJy fruit appears 30
tr,,S i dons well Lockout with ,hs weather
r1-rsst blossoms bst 40 other harm can Re seen
rrslnnia- Dat crop about thfec-tourths sewu and
b,duHius 20 show aeo'e sFe'inl N,~hAn b" eA, ,a
oF has been favorable, although nights rather cold
Sssre cats ana Fsss are ar Ia Councr-o season
nearly as a CLOSE; art sectips beginning q cnme
up. auA laoks wUll
Upper Sound Black pianendN No damase frtsn
the tgosts yot apparent Oats clover and rye src
locking weIl although sowing Is not ygt quite
Gnishca Grand Mound Hard frosts dnriag last
week undoubtedly Injured fruit which was ia
hioosn Littieratk Frosts have damaged fruit
great deal Grain is locking nice Potato planting
il nearly dnisi7ed OlYmria-lowiog and seeding
sre Ahou; anishta. Fgosts have done much eAm-
age 90 early frtits where not salt water.
Union-F Flowing and seeding continue With excel
lent weather. nswatto-Fr ost nipped early potA.
toss ChHstopher-F Tosts have further injured
rlums ami primes the cup here viii be slight
Flusts wcre severe on fruit and upland crops.
southwest calfrtics -Fultou-Son early straw,
berries killed bY trust Grain Il CROWNS Ane Peta-
20 planting about half done. Cherries and piuHns
injured BY frrst C0Whtz Fruit blossoms and
berries have been hadly injured by frosts. Hops
are growing yUFy uReyenly and look sickly Ola
quato-Crops AL IN cxcent late potatoes. PIlIRes,
plums early pears. eafy chEiYIes and apples and
strawberries arr nearly all killed by frost kslAma
Grain and grass looking well; prines viii be
short crop Rarherton-The cold rain and frosts
have been fatal 20 the fruit CROP except few
pears and apples Mount Decentralization pllInes
have bene almost wholly destroyed by frost here.
and geleEauy in Clarke eeunIy. AGrtie-Galdsrs