Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-06-27
WEATHER
CLERK
GUESSES
He Also Tells Some Things
About Fruit and Other
CrOrS

The past week has been showery and
cool, especially during the afternoons,
when the temperature was usually four
or five degrees below normal. The rains
have been beneficial to spring grain, and
the cool days have been favorable for
fall wheat and barley, which is now
heading and filling nicely. The damp
weather has caused the grain aphis to
become more numerous in the william
cite valley, where many fields of spring
wheat and oats are badly infected with
this pest. Oats are turning red in some
localities, and the crop generally is not
doing so well as expected Forage
crops are generally heavy and pastur-
age is much better than usual at this
time Of the year. The first crop Of al.
falfa has been secured in good condi.
, tion, and the second crop promises to
be above the average in quantity. Hay
been delayed by the rains, and some
cut hay in the fields has been more or
less injured by the wet weather. Po-
tatoes and gardens are making splendid
growth. Hops, although uneven, are
now making satisfactory progress.
Cherries are ripe and plentiful in the
market, although the crop is consid-
erably smaller than usual Apples,
peaches, prunes and pears continue TO
make good advancement, but the fruit
crop generally will be lighter than usu-
al, owing to frosts and cold rains at the
time of pollenization.
Bridal Veil, Multnomah county, r.
t. Smith-warm and pleasant wealth
er, with light rainsj haying begun, crop
heavyj grain looks exceedingly well;
pear crop short; other fruits look well,
especially prunesj potatoes and garden
truck doing well pastures goodj stock
in excellent condition.
Sandy, Clackamas county, p. r.
Meinig- Crops in thrifty condition, but
some complain of rust on oats, and
that the green aphis is doing some dam
age; IL tho rains continue n great deal
of the grain and clover will lfall down,
as IL is too tall to stand such wet
weather; potatoes greatly benefited by
tho rains.
Tualatin, Washington county, Geo.
Galbreath.- Hay n fair crops some
fields being harvested; aphis doing
great damage to grain; most all the
late potatoes are plantedj onions max
ing rapid growth
Newberg Yamhill county, J. p.
Barnhart. Nice shower Saturday; have
had a good week for making clover
hay; the aphis about all of Of the oats,
but are still numerous on the wheat;
gardens and potatoes doing well; cher
rics are being picked, crop light.
Pedee, Polk county, c. w. Pagett.-|
Weather clear and warm; wheat filling
well, and will be a full crop; oats head
ing, crop good; some clover hay being
euti hops making good growthi gar
dens doing well; potatoes could not be
betteri apples promise a full crop,
pears light; pastures still good and
stock in good condition.
Corvallis, Benton county, f. ]. Dilley,
Weather quite warm light showers Fri
day and Saturday; grain good; early
sown wheat unusually goods consider
able hay cutj veteh is heavy; corn look
ing fine.
Sodayille, Linn county, T, J, Coyle.-
First part of week clear and warm, lat
ter part cool and cloudy crops of all
kinds good; early hay ready to euti
gardens growing; aphis very bad ON
wheat stock is doing well; milk flow
good.
Blaehley, Lane county. L. w. s. Post.
Dry and warmj all vegetation grow
ing welli cherries ripe, light crops some
kinds Of apples good crop, other varie-
ties very Poorj prunes and pears full
crop herei grain aphis quite uumerousi
some hayiug done; crop good.