The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-09-09
They Never Fail, Never
in Good Old
Oregon
Third Crop of Alfalfa Ready,
Harvest Over, HOPS Fine
Orchards Loaded aud
Everybody Happy

The first five days of the week were
warm and pleasant, and excellent FOR
harvesting wheat and hops. On Satur.
day the weather became showery- and
unsettled and light rains occurred In
all parts of the state.
These rains we're of great benefit to
pastures and late potatoes. but they
interfered with the harvest Of spring
wheat, an6 also caused IN Increase of
vermin In the hop yards.
Spring wheat harvest is drawing to
a close and t%hreshing is progressing
rapidly. The grain yields continue
satisfactory, and the reports from
nearly everywhere are that the quail
ty is above the average. Hop picking
is being pushed as fast as possible; In
fact, some correspondents say that the
hops are being picked too green. But
In general. the crop Is ripe, and, 1t is
believed. will turn out to be n good
one. although slightly smaller than
that OF last year.
The third crop of alfalfa Is being
harvested. with average yields. Stock
is in good condition, and green and
stubble feed Is now plentiful. Sugar
beets promise wen. and late potatoes
are doing splerdidly.
Prunes are slowly maturing. and the
picking Of this crop will become gen
eral in about two weeks. Pears are
now being harvested. and the crop Is
an extra good one. Apples are doing
fairly well.
Willamette Valley.
Apiary, Columbia county-very
warm until Saturday. showery then;
the weather is all that can be desired
for growing crops, but peas are begin.
ming to rot at the roots with the tops
still green; Columbia plums %ripening;
crop good. though In consequence OF
aphls many plums are rotting on the
I trees: Italians are turning color, crop
below average; French prunes VIII be
plentiful.
Forest Grove, r. +. d., No l, Wash
lngton county-Weather very warm
and dry until today, which has been
cloudy, with occasional showers; the
I grain has not been hurt by the rain,
and is being rapidly threshed; prunes
are a good crop; hop picking will be-
gin next week; early potatoes being
dug. crop good; late potatoes and tur-
nips growing well; good crop OF APP
pies.
Gresham. Multnomah county
Weather fine. with easterly winds;
threshing all done In this part OF the
county; all grain yielded fair; Bartlett
pears and prunes are ri%pening; the
crop is large.
Dayton, Yamhlll county-Weather
favorable for the harvesting OF the hop
crop; considerable mold is reported
in the yards; growers are rushing
picking: the yield will be fully as good
as last year; grain harvesting is
about done; some oats remain 10 be
threshed; wheat In this locality yield
ed very woll; oa'o are an excellent
crop; corn is looking well; potatoes
need rain.
Marquam, Clackamas county-The
late rain was a benefit to everything;
harvest Is pretty we'll along: all grain
good: oats are better than common; II
is nice weather for picking hops. and
| think most OF them will be saved.
Macleay. Marion county.-Fne
weather for threshing until Friday,
when rain set In; some t%hreshing will
be finished by the middle OF next
week; lots of mold in the hops; II this
weather continues a few days II will
spoil all of them; picking began in
most all the yards this week; hops
very green.