Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-04-13
TIE VIVID, RAIN, RIVER AND CROPS.

The wind blew again yesterday and carried
with it large volumes Of dust. Sergeant Bar
wick, who has been in the country recently,
rnsde the following report last night: The
gust of wind yesterday afternoon reached
maximum velocity of twenty-five miles per
hour, blowing variably from the southwest,
and was accompanied by slight fall of soft
hail aud rain, which amounted 10 .O2 Of an
inch, according to the pluviametrical record.
which makes .53 Of an inch for the month.
7.37 inches for the year and IA 90 inches FOX
the season. The rainfall to an equal date
for the season OF 1878 was 90 So inches:
1873 9, 1926 inches; 1879 Sc, 1427 1891,
p 20 inches; 1872, Is. 81 inches The pres.
ent season IS little more than the season Of
1881, which was season of abundant crops
and good cheer sill over the State and from
the present outlook there is every evidence of
good crops, and thereby prosperity fer the
season OF 1888. For certainly anyone who
has been in the country would never imagine
that there had been dry spell Of thirty-nine
days from the present appearance OF the
growing grain. The average rainfall for the
past SIX seasons, up to and including the l2sh
day of April of each season, is TO- II inches, and
as compared with the present season, shows
that the fall is 3 % inches behind the aver
age for the past six years. The average pre-
cipitation for the past thirty-three seasons,
up 70 and including the 31st day Of March
of each season, Ia II 90 inches. The rainfall
for the present season, up TO aud including
the 3lst day Of March, il 1859 inches, show
ing the present season to be only two aad
half inches below the average precipitation
for the past thirty three seasons.
Captain Foster has Just returned from a
trip 10 the San Joaquin valley. He states
that the crops in the Deighborhood of Bantas
and for seventeen miles south OF that place on
the west side Of the San Joaquin, Will be 81
almost total failure He says it Is noticeable
that the summer fallow il an entire failure,
while some of the winter. sowed grain viii
yield partial crop. Summer-fallow is always
considered to produce better crop thar win
ter sowing bat the failure there is attributed
to the fact that the first rain that fell after
sowing was not sufficient, and the cold frosty
weather that followed ruined the seed.
In what is known as the Stockton district,
he says there was never better prospect for
fine crop, while in the region of Modesto
there viii be fair crop il there, are sufficient
spring rains. The old grain crop from the
San Joaquin is being all moved, and now there
is but about s, 900 tons in the river ware.
houses, and that mostly at Hills Ferry.
Reports received from the upper Sacra-
mento are all favorable. A gentleman who
is engaged in the milling business in Willows
was in the city this week, and says that in
Colusa county the prospects are that there
will be crop equal to the average for the
past four years. The grain along the river is
being moved, and now there is less than Z, 600
tons in the warehouses.
The Sacramento river for nearly week has
been above 10 feet, and last evening marked
10 feet inches. A large stream has been
running through the levee.break above Wash.
ingtop, but the effect on the bulwark erected
to keep the water from the town cannot be
known until the river falls.