The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-06-30
CROPS
LOOK
FINE
Cool Weather and
RainEhas Repaired
Damages
Cherries are not no TO
Average. but Standard
Crops are all
Good
U s. Department Of Agriculture, cn.
mate and Crop Bulletin o. the
Weather Bureau, Oregon Section,
for the week ending June soth:

/ ~ Ne'"Weils
The past week has been showery
with nearly seasonable temperatures.
There is a large amount OF hay ready
to cut but It's harvest has been dc.
layed by wet weather, and consequent
ly clover and vetch have lodged bad
" In the coast counties. and also In
portions of the Willamette valley. Al
few farmers have cut their clover hay.
and Il has been more or less damaged
by the rains. With favorable weather
hayIng viii be general next week.
Range is improving. and In the dairy
districts the aow OF milk Is normal.
FAN wheat, barley and oats are
about all headed out, and In the south.
ern part OF the state the straw Ia be.
ginning to turn yellow. which indl.
Gates that the harvest OF these crops
viii soon begin. Spring wheat has
made an excellent growth, and II IL be-
ginning 20 head In many places Fan
wheat seems 10 be nlllng well. and.
whereas. owing 10 previous unfayor
able conditions, an average wheat
crop is not possible. the quality prom.
ises TO be better than usual. Il now
looks as II the cat crop. both In quan.
tity and quality, would be above the
average.
Minor crops. such aa hops. potatoes.
onions. sugar beets and garden truck.
have made excellent advancement dur
ing the week. and but few complaints
are made regarding damage 10 them
by insect pests.
The strawberry season Ia drawing
20 a close with satisfactory Yields.
The outlook for prunes 10 excellent.
and pears promise well. Apples con.
tlnue doing nicely, but the cherry crop
is disappointing.
Willamette Valley.
Quincy. Columbia county-RAiny all
week; grass splendid and cattle are
doing nicely; cherries ripe and wild
blackberries ripenlng.
Troutdale. Multnomah county
Heavy rain Saturday very beneficial;
crops look well. and everything Il
growing finely.
Tleardyille. Washington county
Cool and showery; fine growing
weather but poor hay days; some
hay spoiled cherries are cracking
very badly.
Sandy. Clackamas county-Rain -
doing damage 20 the clover hay, as
considerable Is falling; other crops
look well; potatoes extra good
prunes and apples dropping consider
ably, and a very light crop Is expect
cd.
Amity YRmhill county-Week gen.
orally cool and showery crops have
improved wonderfully; spring sown
grain fine; fall sown wheat and winter
oats all headed out; spring oats and
barley heading, also some early sown
spring wheat considerable clover hay
cut and in various stages Of curing;
garden truck looking well; cherries
damaged by rains,
Falls City. Polk eounty-Week "a
vorable: haying begun. with fair crop.
Albany, for Benton county Weaih-
er cloudy with rain Saturday; crops
doing well; wheat promises good
Yield, oats above average: haying wen
under way; hay yield "a under aver
age. but OF good quality; warn sun
shine IL needful for all crops.
Macleay. Marion eounty--W Weather
showery; grain and grass doing hneiyi
too cold for corn; hops IN tho old
Yards light 10 new yards sne; pota'
toes doing we'll; strawberries about
gone: cherries llrht; having VII be
gin next week; bay crop light
Lebanon. Linn county Weather
cloudy and gbDveryi haying delayed;
All crops aho ,ins good advancement;
strawberries and cherries siiil IN SEA
son.
BIachly. Lane oOunty-week rather
cool and cloudy. with some light show
ere: grain and potatoes doing well; |
corn. squAshes and tomatoes grow
slowly; Strawberries and cherries
slow IN npeping and the birds take a
larrs share: prunss and APPLES doing
ven