Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-03-29
WEATHER and CROPS.
The Agricultural Outlook = Excellent
Prospects for u Bountiful Harvest
Grain Looking Weil-Abundant Fruit
Crop Promised-The Wine Product.
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Alameda County.

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Alameda County.
| OAKLAND, March 2Sth.-The crop prospects
in Alameda county Just now are, on the
whole, very good. Grave fears were enter
tained during ths month of January that the
grain crops around Haywards and in the
Livermore valley, and some other districts of
the county, would be very short, but the rains
of March have completely dispelled these
fears. Around San Leaudro, the farmers
have been respondent at no time this year,
having had fair allowance of rain distrib.
uted throughout the season. A strong i'm
pulse has been given this year to the planting
of orchards and vineyards in various parts of
the county. About FIVE hundred acres of new
orchards have been set cut in the vicinity of
Haywards and in the Livermore valley and
the adjoining foothills. Many hundreds ,f
acres have been set out this year to grape.
vines. for the first time. The condition of
the Alameda county fruit crop is excellent.
although little backward, owing to the cool
weather in the early part OF the year. 1t is
reported that the damage done by frost to the
buds is small, and the hot weather of the past
few days has done much good in forwarding
the crop. The only danger now dreaded by
farmers and fruit-growers is the coming Of
northers during the next two months.
| Amador County.
lone. March 2Sth.-The farmers all over
the county report wheat and barley in better
condition than for years before. The growth,
set and color of both are all that could be ex-
pected for this date. The moderate rains
| have had favorable fleet, and no yellow
drowned spots of grain ale seen anywhere in
the fi4lds In short, both wheat and barley
are better in every respect than they have
been for several years. Fruit is not suffi-
| GENTLY advanced to have been hurt yet, and
| from present indications, both from set of
bloom and the weather, this will be good
crop also. Grass has been checked by cold
frosts, and will probably not attain to its
| usual growth before the warm weather sets in.
Butte County.
C9ICO, March 28th.-The crops in this
| section never before looked so promising.
The farmers are proud of the outlook at pres
sent, and if We have the usual spring rains
the yield will be simply immense. The land
! not in seed is being thoroughly plowed, pre-.
paratory for next season. The wire worm
of Chico, but only to limited extent. The
damage done go far will not amount to much.
Calaveras County.
San ANDREAs, March 28th.-The condi-
tion Of the crops in this vicinity, although
backward, compared with former years, is |
good, and more than an average yield is |
looked for.
COlusa County.
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the crop prospects are as good as at this time |
last year. The continued north winds have |
set hack the general prospect, and unless we |
get rain very soon the general crop will be |
short. |
Contra Costa County.
MARTINIz March 2Ssh.-The crop pros
poets in this county are the best in many
years. The season for putting in the same
ind the opportune rains, together with the
present warm weather, is exceedingly favora
bic for grain and fruits OF all kinds, large
area being put in. The trees are generally all
in bloom. with the exception of a few late
kinds. Considerable new vineyards and some
new orchards have been set out this year. All
together the prospects are most favorable for
a good year.
Ell Dorado County.
for crops was never better. The climate is
very fine thermometer about 70o. The min
ing enterprises are first-fate, aud everything |
is prosperous.
Kern County.
BAKERsFIELD, March 2Sth.-There has
been fine growing weather here f3r more than |
week past, and the season is now so far ad- |
vanced that it is likely to continue. The
days and nights are as warm as they ever are
at this season. Alfalfa is growing rapidly, |
and the grain crops are looking well. The |
cultivated area is larger than in former years, |
and the yield will be in proportion. Rain |
has very little to do with the produc.iveness
of the soil. Irrigation is depended upon er-
tirely, and the supply of water for that pur-
pose is greater this year than usual.
Lake County.
LAKRPoRT, March 2Sth.-The cold weather
of February and the first of March has kept
lowed By warm days, have started it finely,
and full crops are assured. A large acreage |
of grape cuttings was put out this spring. |
and promise fine results.
Los Angeles County.
Los ANGELES, March 2Sth.-From present
indications the wheat crop of Los Angeles
county will be as large as last year, if not
larger One more good rain would probably
guarantee 400, COO sacks in San Fernando
valley and Newhall. The Centinela and
Sausal Redon3o ranches are good for from
120, 900 to 1890 sacks more. The county
at large will show up with from 600, 900 to
700, 000 sacks. Barley looks well and large
The ield of grain and hay is assured. being
about equal to last year. There is q promise
of oil fIra |
yards, with thousands of acres recently set
out. The orange crop is expected to be
specially fine. Next season there are indi-
cations that number of large ranches will
be subdivided and farmed, and that cereals
unusual here will be sown. In corn the crop
of last year will be largely increased. Thsre
is plenty of beef feed and grass is all that
could be desired. The iaquiry for property
is quite active, aud everything is Indicative of
great prosperity.
Marin County.
SAN RAFAEL, March 2Ssh.-Up to the last
rains the outlook for the farmers of this
county was rather discouraging, but since
then the warm weather has caused the grain
to take fresh start, and what it now lacks
in hight is more than made up in substance
and is better for the dairy stock from which
the principal revenue of this county is de-
well, and the fruit orchards promise the usual
average.
Merced County.
MERGED, March 2S.h.-Since the late
rains the crop prospects are favorable for
fair yield, though not perhaps an average
harvest for good season. The growing grain
is exceedingly backward. much of it having
come up since the rains of the middle of the
month commenced to fall, and nearly all the
farmers complain of bad stands. caused by
the seed rotting in the ground, making the
fields spotted, many bare spots showing
themselves. Ne growth was obtained until
about the 18th instant, the young grain in the
msjority Of the fields just showing itself
above the ground; but since then the
growth has been rapid. and farmers
generally think that few showers in April
will give them a reasonably good harvest
upon the adobe lands, which constitute the
richer body of grain lands of the southern
portion of the county east of the San Joaquin
river. On the north side of the Merced
river, and upon the sand lands of the south
side of that stream, the farmers are sanguine
in the belief Of heavy yield, having had
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