Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-07-15

seed are being harvested. against about !. G0t
in previous years. The corn and bean crops
are coming on finely, the usual cut. worm ant
| wire-worm having failed to put in an appear
ance, the larva of both having probably
perished during the cold rain on last spring
The fruit crop, though late, is above the
average, and dried nectarines, prunes, plums
apricots. apples, etc, will soon he placed or
the San Francisco market. The honey season
seems to be practically over. the flowers hav-
ing ripened and died, and the cool and foggy
mornings and evenings preventing the bees
from working upon the white sage.
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY.
SANTA Cruz. July 14th.-The condition,
quantity and quality of the grain in the
neighborhood of Santa Cruz and Sequel is
unusally good, and the vine men say Their
grape yield is heavy, but little late.
sIsKIYoU COUNTY.
YREKA, July 14th.-The grain crops are
rather light this season, owing to the cold
and dry north winds during the spring
months. In Scott valley there will be little
more than half crop, and about the same in
Shasta valley but at Little Shasta the crops
are a good average. The fact of -four having
advanced in price indicates that the crops
are much shorter than usual The hay crop
is up to an average, and sells at low figures
The fruit crop is about as large as any we
have ever had, and fruit will be abundant
and cheap.
MENDocINo COUNTY.
UNAH, July 14th.-The crop prospect will
not meet. the expectation of month ago
Wheat will not yield as well as last year
Barley may be heavier, or about the same as
last year. More acres were sown, but the
yield is not as good as the last crop. The
north wind affected the grain some.
SAN LUIS oBIsPo COUNTY.
SAN LUIS OBIspo, July l4th.-The bes,
authorities estimate the present grain crop Of
this county at from 100000 to SOC, 900 cen.
tails; the relative proportion is about one
fifth barley and four ffths wheat. Condition
and quality No. /. The average Weld De,
acre Of wheat is from 10 to 90 centals, barley
from 90 to 80. The Nipona ranch alone viii
yield over 100000 centals, mostly wheat
Barley thrashed near. this city recently
yielded 50 bushels; common. f5
There is large acreage of flax, which is il
good condition, and will yield well. The
acreage in all parts is many times larger, an6
the quality much better than in any preced
ipg year.
BUTTE COUNTY.
CHICO, July 14th.-The harvest is vel
under way in this county, and turning out
very much better than was expected; in fac
it is generally believed that this will be ths
banner year in Butte county. The quality
of the grain is better than formerly and il
some instances 80 bushels to the acre will bt
the yield. but it is estimated by some that
little over 20 bushels will be the average.
srANIsLAus COUNTY.
MODESTO, July 14sh.-The farmers are
busily engaged cutting their wheat, and some
few are thrashing. Those who have thrashed
are agreeably surprised at the YIELD which will
average about Is bushels per acre-the largest
ever had in this valley. With third more
acreage sown, will have the largest crop ever
produced in Stanislaus county, and of good
quality. Thermometer 1050 in the shade.
with hot north wind.
TULARE COUNTY.
VIsALIA, July 14th.-The grain crops in
many localities are somewhat shrunken by
the prevailing north winds, but is yielding
beyond expectations. The estimates received
by the Delta from twenty localities places the
yield of wheat at q bushels to the acre, and
barley 81. Of the total acreage about one.
fifth is sown to barley.
MERGED COUNTY.
MERGED, July 14th.-The harvest is pro,
crossing favorably, there being an abundance
OF machinery and help to complete gathering
the entire crop by the first or middle of Sep.
tember, Careful inquiry elicits the following
facts The most favored localities will yield
from Is TO % bushels of heat to the acre.
and the barley crop is proportionateIy higher,
say frcm 20 to 55 bushels per acre. The ag-
gregate of land cultivated in wheat in Merced
county this year is about 800, 900 acres. and
in barley about 100000 About 10, 900 acres
of the wheat and barley area is irrigated, all
of which viii yield full crop, and about one
third of the remainder will also yield full
crop of % bushels per acre. The remainder
is on light sandy soil, or in streaks more or
less severely affected by the hot winds, aver
aging perhaps not more than seven or eight
bushels per acre of shipping grain. It is safe
TO estimate the total yield Of wheat at j. 600, :
900 bushels. or ten bushels to the acre, or
10000 tons. The most of the wheat VIII
class as FIRST and second qualities of shipping.
The average yield of barley is probably
about % bushels to the acre, being less
affected by the desiccating winds, aggregatiug
2, 800, 600 bushels. The Assessors books
show bearing fruit trees to the number of
Ia, 800, or about so acres, this crop being
somewhat less than the average Of grape
vines. The Assessors report shows 70. 70l
bearing this year full crop. OF cotton there
are about |, zoo acres, and 40 acres in hops.
The cotton promises a large yield. and the
hops are nearly if not quite equal to any past
season. The corn crop, principally upon
irrigated lands, is frst-class and more extern
sively cultivated this year than usual. There
is also an increased acreage devoted to al
falfa, but there is no data accessible to ascer-
tain the number OF acres cultivated either in
corn or alfalfa. The farmers generally re-
port the grain crops yielding better than they
expected, after the hot winds in the early
part of June set in.
CoLUsA COUNTY.
-CoLUsA, July 14th.-Your reporter was
through the wheat-fields to the north Satur-
day and Sunday, and found the crops turning
out much better than anticipated. We have
abou. 100000 acres IN wheat, which will
average about twenty bushels. This gives us
ZOO tons, and after taking out the seed
and enough for home consumption, will give
us about 1S5, 900 to sell. While great deal
of the wheat will be shrunken from the effects
of the north wind, we will have more good
wheat than was ever before shipped from
this county.
TEHAMA COUNTY.
RED BLUFF, July 14th-Tehama county
will show up exceedingly well in her grain
crops this season. Many new red lands have
been experimental upon successfully, and the
yield will be the largest ever borne by the
county The grain is all of good quality,
club and provo predominating. The average
yield, judging from the Assessors reports,
will be about II bushels per acre on the red
lands, and IS to 20 on the bottom lands.
There is between 250,000 and 300, 900 acres
set into grain in the county. The farmers
are generally in good spirits, as they are con.
6dent of the crops turning out better than
was at first expected, great fears at one time
being entertained of much shrunken wheat.
| NEW MANUFACTURES IN THE SOUTH.
The cotton planter had to be free from the
slavery of the slave before he had time to
test the practical value of cotton-seed. In
this one industry rather in the multifa.
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