The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-06-17
RAINS
CAME
In TIME
The Whole State is
Visited by
Them
Crops in Consequence ale
Looking Well and a Good
Yield Of Grain IS
Assured
U. S. Department Of Agriculture, cl.
mate and Crop Bulletin Of the
Weather Bureau, oregon Section,
for the week ending June 10th.
General Summary.

IoT NUe WceN enoin9 JUNG loNOs
General Summary.
The past week has been cooler. with
beneficial rains In nearly all sections.
In Morrow and Malheur counties local
storms did great damage over small
areas by washing the soil, drowning
vegetation. and inundating irrigation
bitches. More rain is still needed In
Southern Oregon. but elsewhere a
marked Improvement in the condition
OF all crops Is noted.
Fall grain is heading, and In most
places the heads promise to be OF good
size, although the stock Is short. In
Southern oregon spring grain is head.
ing with small stalks. Spring grain in
the Willamette valley Is making good
growth. and the plant is thrifty and
promising In Eastern Oregon spring
grain has improved considerably dur
ing the week, and a fair crop is now
expected.
The cutting OF alfalfa and early elov.
er has begun and the yields are gen.
orally reported below the average
Hops. corn, potatoes, sugar beets and
onions are growing nicely. Gardens
also show Improvement, and early
vegetables are plentiful.
The hot weather OF the previous
week did some damage 10 apples. but
the outlook is stlll favorable for fairly
good yields. Cherries are ripening,
and the strawberry season is at its
height. Prunes are uneven; some or
chards promise large yields, while 9th
ers win give very light returns, but the
crop, as a whole, will probably be an
average one.
Coast District.
Nehalem. Tillamook county-Pasi
week clear. with two excessively warm
days, which curled the leaves on fruit
trees: garden stun not doing WELL
hay crop promising.
waldport. Lincoln county-First OF
week warm latter part showery;
crops doing well
Acme. Lane county-Warm and dry
early part OF week; latter part warm
showery; early vegetables are In the
market; all crops are making excel
lent growth.
Gardiner Douglas county-ENces
slve heat during first OF week did but
little damage 10 crops, which are now
progressing nicely.
Coquille City. Coos eounty-Cropi
doing well; strawberries ripening;
fruit and berry prospects good; grass
plentiful.
Eckley. Curry county-Week very
favorable; all crops made rapid
growth. and they promise average
yields, fruit Of all kinds heavy. es'
pecially apples.
Astoria, ClatsOp eounty-After the
excessive heat the weather turned mis-
~ and cool; all vegetation is doine
well, hay very promising; fruit light;
pasturage excellent; potatoes up and
gardens doing nicely; young rutabaea
plants damaged some by garden heas
Willamette Valley.
Troutdale. Multnomah connty-Ben
eheial showers latter part Of week;
everything growing finely and looks
thrifty.
Dixie, Washington county-WeatheT
cloudy. with a few light showers; all
crops doing well; some varieties OF
late apples seem 70 tall more . than
common.
stanord. ciackamas eounty--wesk
favorable; wheat promises a fair crop;
oats In fine condition; frult not az
good as expected; pasture good. and
stock gaining in flesh.
North Yamhill. Yamhill county
Week cool and mostly cloudy and
LNIEdAtuluhf 81 hAhha VI 10y" r~
slow growth; hops doing sell; fruit all
right; clover nearly ready % cut; crop
short.
Rickreali, Polk cOunty-cooi, cloudy
and threatening; without rain soon
wheat and oats viii be Light; hops not
needing rain; hay crop will be short
here
Gervals. Marion county-Cooler
With rain Thursday; hops are belns
cultivated the last time; silos beins
hned; clover Il being cut for haY; both
spriug and fan wheat look we'll
ssodagile. I4nn eounty-~lsek "a
vorable; fan sown grain heading
lsprius grain and gardens srowins yeF'
fast