The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-06-18

week ending June Is:
General Summary.
| The fore part of the week was eX-
cessively hot and dry. On Monday,
! the Sth, the maximum temperature
! reached 90 to 100 degrees in various
| localities of the western section and
about the same in the eastern section
On that and the following day. In the
| western section the heat was not in
| furious, except to strawberries and
gardens on uplands; on the contrary
it was needed to warm up the soil. and
the result was very beneficial, as evil
| denced by a very rapid growth of oats.
| potatoes and vegetables. In the east
ern counties hot. nOrtherly winds pre-
/ vailed for four or five days drying
| out the soil and injuring spring and
! fall wheat, perhaps other grain es-
| pecially in the dryer localities and
| on light soils.
On the 18th there We're thunder and
! dust storms, after which it turned
much cooler, and on the 18th refresh
! ing showers, in bO,h eastern and west
/ ern sections. revived the dropping
crops, and in many cases aVerted in
jury. The rainfall averaged about
! % of an inch; in some cases it was
more. In Adams county, however.
and in the northern part Of WaiIa
Nalla, there was not enough moisture
| 10 be Of material benefit. and unless
rain is received there soon the crops
| will be failure. The wheat is head
| ing out only few inches hign. having
failed to attain a sufficient growth.
In Spokane, Lincoln. Whitman and
southeast counties, winter and spring
| wheat are both improved. and the
outlook is encOura ging
Extracts From Correspondence
Spokane County -SpOkaae-Fine
growing weather. Crops Of all kinds
doing nicely Fruits and vegetables
doing well. Peone-All kinds OF veg
citation have made a wonderful growth
during the week Moisture is album
dant. Misunderstanding encouraging
here. Rains came in right time Wa
Notwithstanding growing nicely.
Heavy rain on the 18th. Medical Lake
Grain, grass and hay made rapid
growth during week. Negeta bles
growing finely. Hazard-Everything
growing finely. A severe sand storm
last night ghland-Fall grain head
ing somewhat below average height.
Vegetables making fine growth. Che
welah, Stevens cOunty-Weather eX-
tremely warm and dry Grain and
hay on clay land severely injured be-
fore last rain.
Big Bend Country. -MOndovi-The
weather beneficial to growing grain,
where not sown too late Rain desir-
able, but nothing suffering yet. Saint
Andrews-Warm and dry. Crops maxi
ing slow growth. WaukOn-Hot and
on the 18th. Prospects good for large
yield of wheat. Odessa-TWO fine
showers on 18th Grain looking we'll.
Outlook encouraging CresCent-Land
dried badly by nOrtherly winds Sc
we're dust storm on 18th. Reardon-A
warm week. with good rain on 18th
Everything growing finely. Egypt
Unusually dry Winter wheat grow
ing. Spring wheat looking well. but
needing rain. Fruit crop promising.
PalOuse COuntry.-COltOn-H Heavy
thunder showers All grain looking
we'll. EndicOtt-First of week hot
and dry; latter part cooler. with
showers. Fall wheat headed out. with
a good prospect for large crop.
Spring wheat doing nicely. Palouse-
Good week for growing crops. Fruit
prospects were never better. TekOa-
Heavy rain on 18th, just in time IO|
save crops. Staley-Grain of all
kinds doing fairly well. Fall grain is
rather thin. Hay-Heavy thunder
storm on 18th very beneficial to crops
Fall wheat headed out. Early spring
wheat heading. Indications are for a
heavy crop of fall wheat and an ave
erage crop of spring wheat. Pullman
Crops doing splendidly. Grain sOWn
on spring blowing is poor. Pasturage
is poor. ROsalia-Early fall wheat
beginning TO head. Crops injured by
northerly winds first Of week. but
benefited by rains on 18th. Sunset
| Hot weather with dry north winds
followed b. rain on 18th. Grain in
good condition. Gardens looking well.
Walla Walla Country-Walla Walla
Hot and dry winds have been inju-
riOus to wheat. especially on the light
lands. A beneficial rain occurred on
the 18th. Dayton-ShOwers on 18th
and 18th were very beneficial. esDp-
cially to spring crops. Alpowa-Ev-
erything very dry Slight showers on
18th were of no consequences. May
view-ShOwers on 18th were a benefit
TO grain, grass and gardens.
klickitat COunty-Hartland-
need rain. Everything, especially win
ter wheat, being dried up by east
winds. Bingen-First part of week
hot and dry. Good rain on 18th.
Early potatoes ready for use LYLE
The long needed rain came on the 18th
doing much good. Hay cutting in
progress.
kititas COunty-Ellensbur Warm
with showers latter part Of week. Veg
citation making fine growth Grain do
ing fairly well. Toppenish-Heat ex-
cessive. All garden crops making
rapid growth. Prospects good for
the grain. potatoes and garden crops.
kiOna-Too dry for growing wheat