Salt Lake Herald | 1899-08-24 | Page 2 | Wheat Crop Damaged

c c S WHEAT CROP DAMAGED Onefourth of Crop In Willamette I Valey Is Ruined Portland Ore Aug 23Regardlng the damage to the wheat crop of the northwest by the recent heavy raIns I the Oregonlan tomorrow will say So far a3 reports have been receIved the damage to wheat from wet weather though considerable will not prove to Ue nearly so great as many have estimated mated It I Is now estImated that fully 25 per cent of the wheat of the VIa mete valley has been rendered unmet chantable by the wet weather This Is not all loss to the producer for most of It can be used In feeding stock I Is reasonably certaIn however that only a smal portion of the remaining 75 percent per-cent of the crop In the valley wH grade up to the No 1 standard East of the Cascades less damage has been wrouglt by the unfuvorable weather Still reliable reports tad cate that the damage In the ColumbIa basIn south of the Snake river has I been consIderable and a great deal ot the whet Is bleached and light weight North of the Snake rIver th harvest is later and graIn was In condition to stand the wet weather u