The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-05-18
WINTER AND SPRING WHEAT ARE
GREATLY BENEFITED BY
AMPLE SHOWERS
Garden and Field Potatoes Are in Good
Condition, But Have Not Made
Rapid Growth

The weather of the past week, al
though cool for the time of the year,
was in a general way favorable to the
crops, on account of the frequent and
copious rains in most localities. Win
ter and spring wheat, as we'll as bar
ley, We're greatly benefited by ample
showers in eastern counties, which
thoroughly soaked the soil. The wheat
is stooled out finely, growing vigorous
ly, and has a good color. The outlook
is a very promising one. Oats have
received benefit from the rains on low
lands, but on high clay lands more
rain is needed. Pastures and meadows
have been greatly improved; grass is
growing splendidly.
Gardens and field potatoes are in
good condition, but have not made
very rapid growth, owing to the cool
poles in most yards. Alfalfa cutting
has begun in the southern counties.
Strawberries are rips, and shipping
has begun in the southern counties.
| The frosts of the first part of this
month are found to have badly injur-
ed fruit in some localities. In the
northwest counties there has been too
little rain for the crops to make rapid
progress.
Spokane County
| NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., range and all
| grain in fine condition, but weather is
| too cool for gardens. East Spokane
The ground is thoroughly wet. Pota
| toes coming up. Hazard-The show
! ers of the fore part Of the week made
everything look fine. The indications
are for very bountiful crop. Medical
Lake-Good growing weather. Grain
/ and grass are green. Pleasant Prairie
Winter wheat and spring grain much
benefited by the rains. Gardens doing
well. Fruit not so badly injured as at
first thought to be.
Stevens County
| Daisy-Crops looking WELL Warmer
weather needed. Loon Lake-Wheat,
oats and grass looking we'll.
Big Bend Country
| Almira-Numerous showers occurred
which were needed. Creston-Grain is
looking fine. Grass in good condition.
Fruit somewhat injured by frosts. The
| gardens late. Govan-Weather fine
for growing crops. Best prospect for
crop of spring wheat, oats and barley
| in several years. Odessa-Crops in
good condition. Reardan-Fine grow
! ing weather. Garden truck growing
nicely. Coulee City-Grain doing fair
! ly we'll Wilson Creek-The cool cloudy
| weather with occasional light showers
| has had a good effect on all growing
crops. Grain is stooled and has a
| good color.
PaIouse Country
Albion-Grain crops looking well.
Fruit badly damaged by frost. Cotton
Gardens all in. Crops of all kinds
are exceedingly fine. The rain was es-
| pecially beneficial to late sown grain.
Pullman-Early sown alfalfa injured
| by freezing. Rosalia-The light show
ers were favorable to crops, which are
| looking fine. Gardens coming up. Fruit
trees passing out of bloom. Sunset
| Grain, with the exception of some of
! the fields, which are badly filled with
wild buckwheat, could not look better.
| Tekoa-There are the best of pros
poets for everything. Fletcher-There
will be less than half a crop of fruit.
1t is too cold for gardens yet. Hatton
Wheat showing up finely, but little
| backward on account of cool weather.
WalIa WalIa Country
Walla Walla-showers of past week
! have been beneficial to all crops and
vegetation Sunshine and warmer
weather needed. Wheat is in fine con-
| dition