The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-07-07
LIBERALIZATION LAST WEEK WAS
OF GREAT BENEFIT TO
GROWING CROPS.
Some Wheat and Hay Were Damaged
Harvest Will Soon Be In
Full Blast.

I'D to July Director Salisbury OF the
weather bureau at Seattle finds the
following:
Heavy rains fell during the fore part
of the week. and the weather was cool
for the time of year. The closing days
of the week were warm and sunshiny.
The rains were said to be the heaviest
ever known at this time of year in some
localities in the eastern counties.
While, in general the rains were
beneficial to crops, considerable hay,
winter wheat, and barley were beaten
down and lodged by the rain and wind,
and quite large amount of hay that
was cut down was damaged or COM
pletely spoiled. This was particularly
true of alfalfa in the eastern counties.
On the whole the week was poor for
having
Spring oats were greatly benefited
by the rain and favored by the cool
weather The wheat outlook in gen.
eral continues very favorable.
The ample moisture followed by
warmer weather, had good effect on
potatoes and gardens. Potatoes look
very thrifty and many are in bloom.
Hops are greatly improved and are
arming out. Spraying is general. The
rains had a bad effect on cherries,
cracking them open, and those still ON
the trees were nearly all spoiled.
Reports of Correspondents.
SPOKANE COUNTY-Chattaro
Weather most favorable for nay of all
kinds and the range was never better,
but it is too cool for gardens. East
Spokane-Oats are headed and prom
Use a fine yield. Potatoes are eXcep
tionally good. Garden vegetables have
made good growth. Latah-Wheat is
maturing very fast. The soil is we'll
saturated and condition is ideal for
summer following. Mead-All crops
are growing. Winter wheat is turning,
Worms are doing much damage to the
cabbage. Pleasant Prairie-Crops of
all kinds are doing well. Heavy wheat
is falling. Strawberries were injured
by the rain.
STEVENS COUNTY-Daisy-R
interfered with haying. The first crop
of alfalfa us being cut
BIG BEND COUNTRY-Coulee City
Grain and gardens are looking fine.
Odessa-Good growing weather. Tip
so-It is muddy in some wheat fields.
The prospects are better than ever
known here.
PALOUSE COUNTRY - Cotton
Rains caused fall wheat and barley to
lodge, although not badly. Barley is
very thin in places. Wild oats are
more plentiful than usual Rosalia-
Crops are doing well. Spring wheat
and oats are heading. The heavy rains
caused some wheat to lodge Sunset
Nearly all crops in this vicinity prom
ise good yield. Potatoes are the best
in years, but the acreage is not large
Grain is headed and it is fairly certain
That there will be a good crop with
chances favoring one above the aver
age. st. John-Wheat, oats and barley
promise a full crop. Vegetables are
recovering from damage by frost
Tekoa-From present conditions an ex-
cellent wheat crop is expected. Ritz
yille-Week has been fine for wheat
and it looks as though there would be
q very good yield. Potatoes and gar
dens look fine.
WALLA WALLA COUNTY-Walla
Walla Dstrict-The condition of crops
is fine and good progress was made.
Oayton-Heavy rains have caused
some grain to lodge and have spoiled
ihuch aIfalfa hay besides washing
ground badly in some corn fields. Bar
ley and some fall wheat are beginning
to ripen.
kL1CKITAT COUNTY - Rineen-
some hay that was down was DAMAGE
little. The ground is we'll soaked and
VIII hold moisture till most crops have
matured. Apples and pears are grow
ing fast Cherries are all gone.
reaches are ripe. Lyle-The rain did
some damage to hay in the bunch. but
did more good to corn and grain than
it did damage. Wheat is filling we'll
and there will be agood yield
YAKIMA COUNTRY-North yaki-
1na-Crops are growing we'll. Some are
spraying hops. Timothy having is
commencing. Prosser-Weather is
more favorable for crops. Grain is
coming out wonderfully. Much wheat
is rlpening, while some is making the
berry. Benton-Wneat and barley are
exceptionally good. Alfalfa is doing
we'll. Prospects for fruit are not good
except for grapes which will make a