The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-05-12
Fruit Trees Laden with
Infinite Microbes of
LuSciOuSneSS
Early "GardeniSaSS" is Com
ing and Wheat. Hops and
all Such are all up
TO Standard

valley north Of Lane county and along
the coast. In Lane county. Southern
Oregon. and all sections east OF the
Cascades. the weather has been too
dry and the nights too cool for rapid
growth. Frosts have occurred FIRE.
quently in the dry sections. aud they
have probably done considerable dam.
age to fruit. early varieties of which
are now in bloom in Eastern Oregon.
and late varieties in Southern Oregon.
Along the coast and in the Willamette
valley north OF Linn county. reports
all Indicate excellent fruit prospects.
In Linn county the fruit outlook Is al.
so good except that a few CORE.
spondents report damage to cherries.
caused either by blight or frost.
FAN wheat continues thrifty and
promising. Spring wheat Is coming up
slowly. The only reports OF damage
TO the grain crop como from sherman
county. where some re-secding has
been done ON account OF injury by cut
worms Pasturage is now generally
good and clover alfalfa and vetch
have made good progress Timothy
has made a rather slow growth
Hops generally are doing fairly
we'll hut the crop Is quite uneven;
some yards being forward while 9th.
ers are quite backward Complaints
are more numerous than usual re-.
garding missing hills. Corn planting
is nearly completed and field pota
toes are being planted Gardens are
In excellent condition.
Willamette Valley.
Scappoose. Columbia county
Weather splendid for farm work.
which is progressing nicely; potato
planting about finished; no injury to
fruit. and prospects good for big crop:
stock doing well.
Terry. Multnomah county-Grass
and grain growing finely; prospects
for early fruits OF all kinds good
seeding all done.
Forest Grove. Washington county
Week favorable for all kinds OF work;
seeding all done. except on very wet
land; potato and corn planting pro
crossing; grass and grain growing
fast; all kinds OF fruit promises a ine
yield; gardens much improved by
warmer weather.
Sprlngwater Clackamas county
Week warm and showery; grain Is
looking finely also fruit trees.
Dayton. Yamhill county Weather
the first Of the week warm; latter.
showery. with cool nights; spring
seeding about finished; grain OF all
kinds growing nicely, pastures good
and stock generally looking we'll,
corn, potato planting and garden max.
ing are general; gardens have made a
marked growth this week; sheep
shearing progressing rapidly.
Salem-The prevailing weather
warm. with. light showers; crops and
grass growing: stock improving; best
prospect for fruit OF all kinds for sew
eral years. spring seeding all done:
summer fallow mostly plowed; very
little sheep shearing done; clip will
not be up 10 average; the lamb crop
short: gardens begin 10 show up
nicely.
Wells. Benton county-The week
has been cool and cloudy with rain
Wednesday; grain and grass growing
nicely; late sown grain coming up;
no frost OF any consequence 10 dam
age the fruit, which promises 20 be
aboundant; gardens mostly complst.
ed
Monitor. Marion county-For part
Of week very warm: started the grass
up IN fne shape; all kinds Of grain
growing finely; gardens growing
slowly: Wednesday. cold shower was
hard en- gardens; late gardens being
planted. spring grain not all planted
yet: Friday night aud Saturday very
warm; cherry trees loaded with fruit;
early apples viii be plentiful; early |
plums partly bllghted; All stock doing /
hnely; hops not As good a. last year.
as many plants are dead.
Albany. Linn Weather "a
Vorable; most farmern have finished
sowing grain; summer falIOw Is being
DlOWed. potatoes planted. gardens
made. etc; spring grain looks well;
IAN grain fairly we'll: everything indi
'ates a good fruit year gaas 10 abnn
liant: stock of al kinds doing we'll
wildwood. Lane connty--A week o.
ine growing weather; corn planting
and gardening all done; one good