The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-07-14
Ideal Weather for
Both Field and
Orchard
Conditions Much Better Than
Month Ago and Valley
Crops VIII be up to
Average
U. s. Department Of Agriculture, Gu
mate and Crop Bulletin Of the
weather Bureau. oregon Section,
for the week ending July 18th:
General summary.


The weather during the past veeI
was favorable for the growing crops
a. wen as for haying. except that
was too cool for corn. and this croI
IL making slow advancement. Hayinl
f. nov general. and notwithstandlni
considerable clover was damaged b.
the rains Of the previous week. IN,
hay crop bids fair 10 be an averag'
one Pastures are good. except In
some southern sections. where the
nnres are drying mp and feed is be
coming short
Fali wheat continues 10 npen nicely
and In some few localities he harvest
has begun. The crop IL lighter than
usual IN southern Oregon and In the
Grand Ronde valley; Il is below the
average In the Columbia river coun.
ties east Of the Cascade mountains.
but much better than Anticipated a
month $50. In the Willamette valley
Il promises 10 be az good. II not bet
ter. than the average.
Spring wheat continues to improve.
and Il n beading and alling nicely;
The straw. a a rule. Is rather short.
but the heads are Of good size and the
berry promises 10 be plump and Of a
5000 quality.
o.t - Ada. s-nt.,aidiv .,a the
crop viii be above the average,
Barley has a eood color and the out
look IL favorable for average yields.
Hops. potatoes. onions. sugar beetH
and gardens have made good progress
during the week, and but few com
plants are made Of damage being
done by vermin or other pests.
Fruit continues doing nicely;
prunes and pears are especially prom.
Using. apples are variable; IN some 10
calluea the hate varieties are reported
good aud the early varieties poor.
while In ofher sections good crops are
Indicated for both early and late va.
Kettles A few correspondents report
only a half crop Of both early and late
apples but judging from an reports.
n Il believed the crop. a. a whole. viii
fan but slightly below the average.
willamstts Valley.
Gresham uultnomah cOunty-Flrst
and last part Of week rainy; nne and
warm middle Of week hay cutting IN
progress: rain ala a little damage 10
heavy clover. grain looking hne.
Rainier. Columbia Weather unfa
yorable Tor outtlne hay; clover ready
to cut; timothy beginning 10 bloom
crop frum fair to sood; early planted
potatoes IN bloom and promising
erain excellent but the last heavy
rains lodged wheat oats and peas
badly; pears and apples dropped bad
"; early cherries a failure: late cher
rics vii BE- ripe In about tvo weeks.
black aphis lnfesting an cherry trees
raspberdcs. h~laekbeules. stravber
ies and entrants ripe. ~ good size
and plenuhl' pasture good. stock IN
good condition.
Tualitin, WashlnEton-cioye cut
tins In progress fall wheat has beeu
damaged some ny the aphldes. there
u some hllrh, ON he onions
stanford. Clackamas- Week vas "a
vorable On goWing crops especially
potatoes and garden truck; clover was
slightly damaged BY the excessive
rains the fore part Of the week. hus
tho past four days have been Ideal for
the making hay which promises n
yield well
Dayton Yamhill-Weather warner.
having Is In progress me crop viii be
above ayoragc' sprlng graln Is head.
ing aud looss wen; corn g growing
rapidly, potaioes AMI vegetables arc
mskiug good growth; prunes Bartlett
peau and winter apples Win be az av.
erase enpi early sppaes and peaches
wv ~ eNNiti PASTURES 5000 AMI stock
hooking wel
Polk -Crops much Improved hy ri.
cent raias and warn weather; having
IN prosress; some clover hay has been
damased by the rains sprlnr SOW
wheat and oats are nearly mp 10 aver.
ase potatoos and gardens are very
rcurlshlrsi apple erop noe quite SO
soca a. vas ~eNpssieii much frui, has
fallen; nuaes excellent
Woils, benton Week warn and "a.
sorAhle; CAN wheat "a alllng wen and
yield promises 70 Be un 70 average:
prospect GOOD for crop o. oats, hayius
d vel under way; clover damassd By