Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-06-15

ture sends out the following bullentin
Of the climate and crop conditions for
the Willamette Valley and Southern
Oregon for the week ending Monday,
June 18th:
General Summary.
The first Of the week was cloudy
and cool and good rains fell in nearly
all sections Of the state. On Wednes-
! day the rains ceased and the remain.
der of the week was warm and pleas
ant.
The warm weather and bright sun
shine Immediately following the rains
had a very beneficial effect on all
crops, and a marked improvement is
noted, especially in the condition Of
field corn, potatoes and onions, which
are now growing rapidly. Fall grain
continues to head nicely, and barley
ard rye will soon be ready TO cut.
Spring wheat and oats are growing
satisfactorily. The grain aphis con
tinues numerous in the Willamette
Valley and in some portions Of South.
ern Oregon, but 80 far little damage
has occurred.
Cherries are ripening slowly, with
tho yields considerably below average
in most sections. Other tree fruits
indicate lighter yields than usual, es-
pecially peaches, prunes and carly APP
pies. Late apples and pears promise
better results. Bush fruit is setting
nicely and an abundant yield is prom
ised.
Willamette Valley.
Wilson.-Cloudy weather has given
place TO sunshine and all vegetation
is making good growthj OTIS will be
very shortj stock in good conditions
green aphis numerous.
Woodburn elliott Prairie), Clack-
amas county, Geo. Pope Warmer
weather has had beneficial effect on
all cropsj hops have improved consid.
erably in certain locations, but many
yards will not yield one-fourth Of an
average cropj vermin is also on the
increases fall wheat and oats appear
to be Killing WE'LL barley and rye be.
ginning to turn clover will yield on
ly half crop, and second or seed crop
may be counted on being decidedly
Short it appears that the clover
roots died owing to last years dry
spellj the same holds good as TO hops,
and it was found this year that the
hop stools had made very few new
roots pasturage good and stock in
ane conditions gardens making rapid
gowthj all varieties Of fruit will be
short in this section.
North Yamhill, Yamhill county, j..
II. Patterson FRS of week cool and
cloudy, with light showers, latter half
clear and warm crops doing fairly
wellj aphis and fly have caused little
damage so far hops poor, from half
to two-thirds Of a crops few early
cherries half a crops prunes
fair pastures good stock doing well
Aurora, Marion county, G. d. +.
Wilson.-Weather has turned hot and
everything is making a good growthi
hops, grain, fruit, and potatoes look
WE'LL early hay will be ready to cut
SOON the hay crop promises WE'LL
late potatoes about all planted.
Hoskins, Benton county, Perry Ed
dy.-Weather warmerj gardens have
made good growth grain headings
strawberries ripe, but very poor crops
fruit doing wen where the eaterpillars
been destroyed.
Albany, Linn county, A. Y. Smith,
-Fair and warmer weather; gardens
growing nicely, especially potatoes;
,orn is changing color, and if the
weather continues it will grow
spring grain looks well and
IS growing nicely, but the aphis is
working on II in some loealitiesj fall
grain in head, but some pieces Of
Sheat will be very light on account
the Hessian fly; the hay crop will
about average; veteh win make
large crops cheat will be light,
Monmouth, Polk county, ]. II. No
weather is eh~angeablej
'oFn growing very slowly all other
irOps doing fairly well,
Southern oregon.
olalla, Douglas county, W, r. Wells
Of the week cloudy and cool,
and Saturday warmerj all
vegetation doing finely wheat and
grain crops viii be goOdj hay
,rOp above average.
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