The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-06-01
CROPS ARE MATURING FINE SAFE TRIP DOWN THE RIVER
WARM SUNSHINE FOLLOWING
COPIOUS RAINS RESULTS
MUCH GOOD
Crop Man Of Agriculture Says That
Vegetables and Berries Need
Warmer Weather.

AS result of warm sunshine and
growing weather for several consecu-
tive days following the copious, but
cool rains of the first two or three days
of the week, crops have made decid-
ed advancement. In some localities
the rains were heavy, especially in the
San Juan and WILDLY islands, where
it was greatly. needed.
West Of the Cascade mountains oats,
potatoes, meadows, and pastures have
been greatly improved, while in the
eastern counties wheat, oats, barley,
and gardens have received decided
benefit. Both winter and spring wheat
are reported in a very promising con-
dition. The former is heading slowly,
and some is in bloom in Klickitat
county. In the southern counties al
falfa cutting is in progress, and the
strawberry season is at it's height. The
berry crop mas been considerably les
sened by frosts. In the western coun-
ties the Strawberries are beginning to
ripen.
In many localities it is found that
the frosts of the previous week great
ly damaged fruit, such as cherries,
plums and prunes, and in some cases
apples, and lessened the crop as much
as one-half. Gardens have begun to
grow rapidly since the warme wealth
er. Potatoes are thrifty, though some
what weedy. Those replanted on ac-
count Of the seed rotting or cutting
down by frost, are coming up WELL
Hops have been making slow progress
There are many reports of missing
hills.
Spokane County.
Hazard-All crops in splendid con-
dition. Mead-Early grain shows eff
feet of frost. Winter wheat looking
well. Garden truck growing slowly.
Stevens County
Cedonia-Crops are looking well.
Loon Lake-Good growing weather.
Grass and grain looking we'll. Garden
truck growing slowly.
Big Bend Country.
Administrations and crops growing
slowly. Crescent-No cherries nor
peaches. There are a few apples. The
crops are fair considering the frost
and cold weather. Reardon-Crops
are growing slowly. Tipso-Crops in
fine condition. Frost did but little
damage. Waukon-Rain helped the
crops very much. Barry-F'ine grow
ing weather for grain. Fine prospects
for hay, grain and fruit crops. Cherries
are ripening. st. Andrew-Frost Of
the previous week damaged wheat in
some places.
PaIouse Country.
COlfaX-Grain in excellent condition.
Fruit prospects better than indicated
in previous reports. Gardens back
ward. Colton-There will be no cher
ries and but few prunes or plums. The
grain benefited by the late rain. Pull
man-Squirrels are very destructive
Rosalia--Fall wheat doing finely The
spring wheat fairly WELL Fruit less
than half a crop. st. Jonn-Grain
crop looks well. Gardens only fair ow-
ing to frost. There will be a light
crop of fruit. REORGANIZATION and
prospects Of crops good. Fletcher
Spring wheat fine. Gardens are late
About half a crop of fruit of all kinds
Hatton-All grain doing we'll consid-
ering cold wheather. Lind-Crop pros
poets very little changed during the
week.
WaIIa WaIla Country.
Walla Walla District-Weather ia
vorable for wheat. Vegetables and