Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-06-15
CROP REPORTS.
Harvesting Commenced-Prospect Of
a Fair Yield.
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vIsALrA, June 14th.-The crop yield in this county
is one third larger than ever before, owing to in
creased acreage, fine yield per acre, light rain in
some parts Of the county and no damage. Con
tinued cool weather greatly benefits the ctops.
SAN BUESAygSTURA.-Up to four weeks ago there
was every Indication of light crop, but since that
time the cool and often 70 gy weather has almost
wrought miracle. The farmers harvesting
as fine yield Of wheat and barley as they have
ever had, both as to quantity and quality. White
Russian and Odessa wheat will average % sacks to
the acre. Corn and beans look well. Four fruit
dryers are at work in the county, taking OF the
apricot crop, which s very heavy. Other fruits
will be average yield.
0AKLASD.-The crops in Eden and Washington
townships will be about 80 per cent less than those
of last year. In Murray the yield is said to have
been very promising up to the 1st Of June, when
hot spell scorched and shriveled the growing grin
in many places, and there also the recent rain did
the most damage The Livermore valley win have
about txo-thirls crop this season. Considerable
old crop of grain is yet storage in the ware
houses at Haywards, Livermore and Niles.
Cmco.-The harvest has generally commenced
this week all this section. The crops, which
month ago locked poor and thin have under the
prevailing cool weather filled out wonderfully and
fields which were not expected to yield six or eight
bushels to the acre, viii now give their average
yield OF 20 to % bushels This section OF the
county viii have nearly the usual average yield.
Very little damage done to hay
RED BLUFF Harvesting has begun quite gen.
orally throughout the county, and the yield is
thought to be quite great that of last year,
and probably of better quality. The late rains and
cloudy weather had very beneficial eject upon
winter and ate-sown grain, making it the equal if
net the superior, of much of tie summer-faowed.
Thousands OF acres that we're considered worthless
three weeks ago will now make fair average yield
WooDLAxD.-The wheat harvest is now fairly un-
der way on the lighter soils and adobe lands
throughout the county. In the foothills it is about
all cut. The yield is as good generally as was ex-
pected The vinter-sown is net ripe yet With the
cool weather Ct the last three weeks it has improved
wonderfully We shall have fair crop throughout
the county, but probably not over two-thirds as
much as last year. The quality Of the wheat is said
to be first cass-better than for several years past
PLAcEkvILLE- condition OF the crops is first
rate. No serious injury from the last rain Every
thing is prospecting in county.
LINCOLN. Careful inquiry among farmers in this
vicinity shows the grain crop to be verylisht, the
majority putting it at about third of last years
yield. All claim the quality 20 be extra good The
late rains did no damage worth mentioning here
MAkYsyILLE-The weather OF late has besn favor
able to the farmers, the grain is ripening rapidly
and heading will begin about the 10Th instant A
good crop will be harvested
DAoN. The farmers have begun heading their
wheat. Early wirter-sown grain and summerfal-
lowed in this vicinity will give good Yield except
that in some instances the latter will be little
shriveled in Consequence of The hot weather Late
winter-sown is not yet far enough advanced to be
out OF danger If bo. north winds prevail it will be
failure, but il the weather is cool it will fill all
right. AS whole the crop in this immediate vcir-
ity promises to be very fair but in some other sec
tions of the county, especially the low lands it
will be almost total failure.
STocSroS.-The haryestswork is just beginning in
San joaquin county, and the yield promises to be
about threefths of full crop this year. The late
rain proved beneficial rather than otnerSise as it
was succeeded by cloudy weather and drying Winds
The rain aided materially in filing out the grain
The prospect generally is decidedly better than it
a month ago.
FaEsso-H Harvesting is now in full blast and the
grain is turning out better than anticipated six
weeks ago The crop viii not be full, but the quail
ty of the grain is better generally than last year
In consequence OF the increased acreage the grain
yield OF the county will be CRATE than last
There were no late rains to damage the crops.
SAN RAraEb-The only crop in this county liable |
to damage by late rains is hay, and that has suf- I
- aj var little The poato cron is looLiny befter
than it has for several years. There is not much |
wheat raised in this county, but what put in is
doing well.
SAN Joss,-The late rains have not damaged I
crops, but rather benefited them. The cool weather
last month has aided the crops in ripenng, and the
prospects are therefore better now, and thus the |
yield will be about half tsat OF last year, but the
quality is better.
Ho,IisrEE-The crops generally though S,n /
Benito county have more promising outlook, and /
will yield much better than predicted . month
ago. The yield Of gram will not be SO heavy last
year, but it will be OF much better quality.
SaLIsAs-The crop prospect is excellent in the
Salinas valley and throughout Monterey county
generally The barley harvest is in full blast,
and considerable cary.sown wheat will soon be
ready Tor the reaper and header. The yield viii be
over an average. The late rain lodged some Of the
heaviest grain and resulted in some damage to the
hay crop, bu; not so much at first supposed.
MERcgp- From all portions Of this county farmers
report the grain crops in splendid condition. The
whole crop is fully up to the average for ordinary
seasons, both in quantity and quality. Owing to
the prevalence OF cool weather throughout the