Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-05-14

Sacramento .................. l. 600 a<S 900
| San RenitO - 100000 100000
San Berilardino ............- 125,000 390OO0
| San Diego ..................... $4,000 o0000
san Joaquin. .................. 900 100000
san Luis 0bispo. ............ 100000 100000
San Mateo. ..................... 100000 80 900
Santa Barbara......-....... / lOl 900 2,I99,.UO
| santa Clara..........-.....3 ,24O,0UO 2,220,OOO
| santa cruz. .............-.. oUO,UUO IOO,OU0
| ShaSta-............-.......... 100000 100000
Solano. ............ 10000 OBJ, 600
! Sonolna .. J. 100000 100000
Stanislaris. .......... 2475,OOO $4,000
| Suffer. ............. 2475.0OO ;s33 600
! Tehama. ........... ......... 30OO,0O0 100000
| 1uare-...-...................j JtU,UO UUoOO
/ Ventura. .................... $4,000 $50 600
! \ oIO OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 2WO,OO $1,000
| Yubil ........... 10000 147 400
Total ..... 81 $500 2i,577 900
Reducing the above wheat product TO
tons, gives 1,736, SCI tons. Making some
allowance for other counties which produce
wheat in small quantities. and deducting
the average amount required for home
consumptiOn-S000 900 tons-and the bal
ance comes very near the general average
estimates obtained from city grain dealers,
viz: 1900, 600 tons for export. This close
concurrence of estimates from widely-dif-
ferent sources warrants confidence in the
substantial accuracy of the above figures,
and shows much larger surplus
than that Of any former year TO
offset the prospect of low prices.
1t is more difficult to arrive at the amount
of barley available for export. So many
contingencies affect the demand for home
consumption in the interior of the State
that any trustworthy estimate is impos-
sible The city demand for local use is
about G0,000 tons annually. The total pro-
! duct for 1888 was III round numbers 30
| 600 tons, OF which between 5000 and 10000
tons was exported. The above footing re-
| duced to tons gives total estimated pro
| duct for this year Of ga ,26S, which natlT-
ally implies 4 much greater surplus for
| export than in 1883.
! As TO the present condition and quality
! of the grain crop, with very few exceptions
! the verdict is that it never looked better
/ In San Joaquin county the excessive rains
/ have resulted in considerable destruction
/ by Hood and damage TO the grain from cX-
/ cess Of moisture. Napa and Solano report
! some injury from the Hcssian fly, and on
! the low grounds the soil is toe wet for
! healthy growth. Suffer and Santa Cruz
! also report too much moisture, though not
| 10 an extent sufficient to greatly impair the
! general result In nearly every county also
the acreage has been materially enlarged
| Solano reports twenty per cent less, with
/ out giving any reason for the shrinkage
| San Diego has only planted about half
! the area that would have been seeded but
| for the lateness of the rains, but what has
! been cultivated is in excellent condition.
| In Kern alfalfa is encroaching on the
| grain, and the acreage .is less than hereto
fore. With these minor exceptions, and
few Others Of still less note in all counties
the acreage is greater and the yield more
promising than in any previous year.
Fruit.
We subioin reports of the condition of
the fruit crop from the various counties
most extensively engaged in that industry
SACRAMENTO COUNTY.
The present prospect of the fruit crop in
Sacramento county is that there will be an
increase over last year, except of peaches
and apricOts, which will not exceed half a
crop, ON account of injury from curled leaf
and peach moth. These two evils are very
general throughout the county, and unless
effective remedies are found will ruin the
entire stand OF peach and apricot trees.
There will be Il large increase in yield of all
kinds of small fruits. The acreage of
orchards and vineyards was considerably
increased this spring. and especially the
area of the latter. The grape crop, unless
some damage hereafter occurs, will be the
largest ever known. Taken altogether, the
fruit prospect in Sacramento county is more
than usually promising.
TEHAMA.
RED BLUFF-The fruit crop will De very
large. The Stanford vineyard has prepared
TO plant about 100000 more vines next wear,
and the crop from the new vines this wear
viii be immense. More than 1000 acres
are to be handled.
NAPA
l.,
of the largest ever known. No frosts have
yet occurred to injure peaches, cherries or
apricots, which have heretofore been more
or less damaged each year from that cause
There are about 10 $40 acres of vines in
this county, which will bear during the
coming year, besides numerous orchards
SANTA CLARA.
SAN JosE.-Since last season over-Il 900
acres have been planted III fruit trees, prin-
cipally apricOtS. pTuneS and pears. The
crop will be nearly double that of last year.
In some localities the peach trees are suf-
fering from curled leaf, but not enough to
seriously affect the yield.
ALAMEDA
OAKLAND.-Thc trees of Alameda county
will produce less than halt the usual guam
tity of fruit. The late rains peted down
before the blossoms were ready to fall, and
knocked them from the trees Peaches.
aprcotS apples and cherries were seriously
damaged. Peaches also are affected with
curled leaf. Orchard men say the proceeds
from the sale Of their fruit will hardly pay
the cost of labor for the year Some plums
and carly cherries are less injured than
other fruits. CuTTantS promise well, and
the crop Will not be much less than the av-
erage. As the same conditions obtain all
over the State. prices will be high; bat,
nevertheless, there will be no profit this
year on fruit in this county.
AMADoR.
IoNF.-From reliable sources. gathered
from all parts of the county, the following
facts are learned i'll regard to the fruit crop:
The peach trees are badly damaged by the
moth, and not more than enough peaches
viii be raised for home consumption. In
the foot bills the apple trees are just in
bloom and promise well. The plum trees
are well laden with young fruit. though to
some extent affected by the shothole fun
gus. The apricot promises but q small
crop, being damaged also by the reach
moth. Pears and cherries will probably
yield half n crop. Grapes are not stuff
GENTLY advanced 10 risk an opinion.
BUTTE.
CHIco.-The general fruit crop in this
section is good, as whole The peaches
from the old trees Will be short, but the
young tree bearing is very large Apricots
are fair. The crop Of shipping plums is
thought to beshort, but other varieties are
abundant. The cherry crop is very large
and good. Apples and pears are very good,
and blackberries fair The almond crop is
fairly good, though not SO heavy as last
season; but they are larger and of better
quality The strawberry crop has been
splendid. the berries being unusually large
The prospect Of the grape crop was never
better at this season, and if nothing inter |
venes the crop viii be large as well = |
good.
CALAvERAs.
San ANDREAs-The fruit crop of this |
county VIII be abundant, and far in excess !
of last years crop, except peaches The !
late frosts and curl leaf will render the |
peach crop of no consequence.
FL DORADO.
PLAcERvILLE.- Reports from different |
sections OF this ceanty are 10 the effect that |