The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-08-27
SUMMARY
OF CROPS REPORTED

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From the Oregon Section, Climate and crop
Service, and Weather Bureau We, kly crop
Bulletin Fur shed by Edward A. Beals, Di-
rector, Portland, Or, Aug. a.
Light showers have occurred during
the week in nearly all parts OF the State.
They did no harm to the ripe grain and
we're Of great benefit to late crops and
pastures. More rain is still needed for
late potatoes and to a new growth Of
grass in the pastures. The week has
averaged nearly g degrees cooler than
the previous one. The maximum tenn
peratures in western Oregon ranged
between 46 degrees and go degrees. In
eastern Oregon the maximum tenn
peratures ranged between ~ degrees and
100 degrees, and the minimum between
So degrees and "a degree.
The grain harvest is now practically
finished and thrashing 10 in active prog
ress. Both the yields and the quality
continue good and the crop, asa whole,
is very satisfactory, though not much, II
any, more than an average one. The
thrashing yields reported this week are
as follows: Polk county, wheat 70 bush
els TO the acre, oats 35; Marion, wheat
% to 81, oats 32 to 80; Clackamas, wheat
20 to 25, oats 80 TO As; Washington,
wheatlS to 80, oats 80 to go; Benton,
wheat about %, oats about 32; Linn,
wheat 10 to 40, oats 1S to 90; Yamhill,
wheat and oats 20 to 40; Wasco, wheat
Is to %, oats % to so; Morrow, wheat
IL to 25; Douglas, wheat, about 20,
barley 40; Union, wheat IS; Josephine
wheat IL to lS, oats about %, barley 30.
Hops continue doing nicely and there
is no complaint of lice or mold. Picking
will begin in about week, and II the
weather continues favorable fair crop
of better than the average quality will
be harvested. Corn 10 making good
advancement, but the crop is very light
and much of it will be cut for fodder.
Early potatoes are plentiful lin the mar
ket, and the late planted have shown
some improvement, but the crop as
whole promises on account OF dry
weather to be smaller than usual. In
the diary districts OF the state the milk
supply continues to shrink because oil
the drying up OF the pastures. but range
stock, although losing some flesh, is
holding out we'll.
Fruit is maturing rapidly. The prune
crop will be q fair one, but the sizes
will be smaller than they were last year,
although it is thought that the quality
will be better. Early apples are scarce.
Willamette Valley.
0swego, Clackamas County, ii. Cans.
Grain is now all cut and stacked,
Thrashing has commenced; wheat
yields 20 to 30 bushels per acre, oats
generally from 40 to 80 bushels and
some 60. Fruit is poor. Vegetables are
drying out. Rain is much needed.
Grapes are ginning to ripen.
Salem, Marion county, John W. Jory.
-Thrashing is nearly completed. Fall
wheat on summer fallow has yielded
from .lS to 80 bushels an acre; spring
wheat and that sown on stubble from
TO 10; oats range from 20 to 45. Prunes
are fair crop but smaller than usual on
account Of the drough.
Pedee, Polk county, O. w, Pagett.-
Weather mostly warm, though the 22nd
aud 25th were cloudy and threatening,
with very light sprinkle on the 2Srd.
Thrashing is general, and grain is turn
ing out we'll wheat averages 25 bushels
and oats about 80 bushels an acre. No
spring wheat has been threshed. Hops
have made some improvement and
are promising.
Eugene, Lane county, j. g. Steven
sou. ou.-HArvesting is progressing nicely:
the yield is generally good. Pastures
are very dry. The apple crop is proving
almost failure. Prunes are below the
average in size. but a rain now would
probably do more damage than good on
account OF the brown rot.
Orabtree, Linn county, A. |. Davis
The fore part Of the week was cool.
spriRg-sown grain is nearly all cut.
Thrashing Of spring grain is making RAJ
pid progress. Spring grain is yielding
better than fall grain oats 80 to 40 bus