The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-05-19
Weekly Crop
Bulletin
v. s. Department Of Agriculture. cIi.
mate and Crop Bulletin Of the
Weather Bureau, Oregon Section,
for the week ending May 18th.
General Summary.

General Summary.
The week has been cooler than usu.
al. and much-necded rains have oc
CURED In Southern Oregon. aud d
few light showers fell In the eastern
sections Of the state. No damaglnl
frosts have been reported. but high
winds have slightly injured the wheat
crop In Umatilla county. and retarded
the growth OF spring grain In Union
county Wire and cut worms are al
so reported 10 be doing slight dam
age In some sections. but In general
the conditions OF wheat. oats. barley
and rye Is promising. although these
crops are backward. Grass and pas.
turage are now making splendid
growth In the western part OF the
state. and the flow OF milk In the
dairy districts Is excellent. both as 10
quality and quantity. Sheep shearing
Is advancing slowly, and the clip ron.
unues 20 be reported light.
Flowing land for summer fallOw is
nearly completed, and corn land is
mostly all planted. Corn Is coming up
slowly. owing to the cool weather. Re
ports from the hop growing districts
are that the crop Is quite Uneven. and
the number OF missing hills is much
greater than usual. The new yards
are doing better than the old ones.
Garden and potatoes are promising.
Sugar beet planting is well advanced.
and the plants r coming up 10 good
stands.
Reports on fruit are somewhat con
hicting. with the prospects generally
favorable for good crops Of berries,
cherries. pears and plums. Peaches
will be light and II Is too early 10
estimate closely regarding apples.
Willamette Valley.
Columbia county-Week showery: I
all crops looking well; grass and grain
growing finely: stock OF all kinds
looks we'll; prospects good for fruit.
MultnOmah county-The rains have
vegetation; grain and grass
growing rapidly: pastures excel
lent. early potatoes doing nicely; |
nearly all crops are planted,
Washington county-All farm crops
well; hops at top OF poles and
growers busy training them; a great
deal Of complaint made Of missing
hills
Clackamas cOunty-All grain crops
nave made satisfactory progress ON,
ng 20 favorable weather: corn plant
ng about completed; fruit also about
blooming. pastures good: the
.iituatlon in hop yards Is not i'm
considerable shortage OF
In many yards. which, Il Is
bought cannot be overcome, even
With favorable weather conditions.
Yamhin county-Weather very IA.
'orable; grain aud grasa are all that !
'Ould be expected M this season; fruit
, making good F0 {ress: cattle are
in hes. 4nd rows are giving
good que 81 milk
Polk G ~ Past week was very
adorable for growing crops; apples
n bloom pastures r good: stock IN
God condition; strawberries and all
ruit growing nicely. J
Benton cOunty-Weather variable; J
good crop o. grass IL assured for
took; grain In this locality is almost !
II seeded. with prospects for a good !
easOn; sheep shearing IN progress.
Marion county-Rains during the !
Teek have pushed everything along !
icely; pastures are good and stock 1
we'll; grain making hne )
fruit prospects excellent. ca !
eDt Petite prunes and BARTLETT pears. !
linn oounty-Weafher favorable for !
kinds 81 vegetation 20 the 18Th.
hen a cold high wind set IN; wheat !
Dntinues In good condition: spring
rain EtoolinR and making nno :