The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-08-26
WEEKLY
CROP
BULLETIN
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AeRlcUL.
TURE, CLIMATE AND CROP Bull.
LETlN or THE WEATHER 9U.
REAU, OREGON SECTION.
PortIand. on. Aug. 26. 1gO2.

The weather during the week has
been very favorable for harvesting.
but too dry for late crops. which
would be benefited by more rain.
Pastures are now very short. and feed
is scarce; stock. as a rule, still keep
In good condition, although the supply
Of milk in the dairy districts continues
TO shrink.
The grain harvest Is drawing to a
close; In the Umatilla section about
three-fourth Of the crop is now In the
sack. and the farmers have begun
hauling wheat TO the warehouses The
yields in this district are dsappolnt-
Ing, and spring wheat, which looked
very promising, is. in many fields
falling short Of expectations about FIVE
bushels to the acre. In the Grand
Ronde valley the crop is an average
one. In Morrow, Gillian aud Wasco
counties the yields are very satlsfac.
tory. and generally above the average. !
In the willamette valley returns
from few counties are as follows
Clackamas, wheat 20 bushels, oats 80
to 30. Yamhlll, wheat below 20 bush
els, oats 30. barley 20. Polk. wheat iS
bushels, oats 25. Linn. wheat 10 bush.
els. Lane. wheat 20 bushels, oats 2S.
barley 35 In Southern Oregon but lt.
tie threshing has yet been done. but Il
Is believed the crops will be up to the
average.
Hops are filling out well. and the
weather conditions have been excel
lent for the maturing OF this crop.
Picking will begin the FIRST week I'm
September. Corn Is In excellent con
ditlon; II has been too dry for onions
and this crop Is not making as salts.
factory progress as desired. Potatoes
promise well. except In the coast coun. ,
ties. whore many fields are bllghted. h
aud this disease seems 10 be spread. ,
Ing, although the dry weather ought
To check II.
Fruit Is maturing satisfactorily. and 1
early apples, peaches. and plums are ,
In the market Late apples
promise 10 be fair crop but not "A
heavy one
Coast District.
Nestocton. Tillamook county. : n ,
Phillips Weather favorable. and veg. ,
'tation advancing nicely.
Denmark, Curry county. G. w. Zum. +
'alt-rhe weather is dry aud windy.
ranges dry, and flies bad. Stock do. I
ng as well as could be expected. Har. +
esting mostly finished Early apples
nd plums ripening.
Willamette Valley.
beaverton Washington county. John y
lenry-ree extremely warm DAYS O
ave been injurious 10 the onion crop q
ansing Il TO ripen prematurely. which
I'll reduce the yield; pastures are
DIV dry; apples are a very light crop: O
Ia potato crop will he hollow the ay. lo
age b
Fox Valley. Linn county. }. II. Task d
Weather remarkably good: an e
'undant crop OF hay saved In good s
'ndition; some threshing done. /,
heat yields lght, probably i5 bush. S,
an acre. A better yield OF oats Is N
ing obtained. ID
Monmouth, Polk cOunt:. A. G. Ad. O..
MS Weather favorable, fan wheat M
ls'ly threshed, averaging about l5 u,
shells am acre; spring grain ripening m
WY ON low ground; some smut i'm e.
ring oats In this vicinity: clover is cl
.ng cut TO be hulled. and viii DE N,
z crop hops are growing fast and
king win begin about September
iilwankie, Clackamas county. r. 90
TT Harvest is well under way and Rs
'iher week will see most of the Ss
eshlng done; SO far the yields have -
n Disappointing wheat about 20 ~
hels, oats 30 10 80 bushels an acre.
oon1inaed dry weather makes
u pastures, and corn needs rain
~ also apples and prunes would
'enehtted by rain
alsey Lima county, 2, a. Frurk,
Crops maturing fast, as the
md Is dry. There is quite blt of
appearing on late grain. and h
be light in weight Weather ia z
Bile for buckWheat