Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-06-21
California Letter.

not written sooner, have been visiting
Mr.. Wooten, near Modesto, and also
Mr.. Perry's family, who live near us,
though had not visited since January.
We see them however every Jews days,
as we meet in MERGED.
went with Mr.. Perry out to his
Plainsburg rancho to see his and other
crops. He has, near Plainsburg, two
thousand acres in wheat and barley.
His crop out there, as we'll as his home
place, looks very fine; as does all grain
in that vicinity, and might say gen.
orally. MERGED perhaps, will harvest
the best crops ever grown in this coun-
try if nothing happens to it from this
until harvest. Grain is somewhat
damaged by falling.
Stanislaus county has a fine crop
also, though | have seen as good in
former years as the present, though
the present is over All average, The
yield for the two counties is estimated
by some claiming to be posted, at
twelve million bushels. In all proba.
bility the estimate is not too high.
The fine crop adjoining me, that H. R.
Etter wrote you about, is severely
damaged by falling. Certainly it was
the finest grain ever saw. MIR. En-
ter made a mistake in the number of
acres, which was my fault, as / had
Misunderstood the owner, Mr.. Huff
man. There are five thousand, in.
stead of four thousand acres of it. My
own crop is good, Tar the best l have
had since 1 have been here. Think l
have had some small patches that
would equal my present crop, but not
rs a whole.
Our harvest will be late around
MERGED, on account of the continued
rains which kept the grain green be.
yond the usual time for ripening. 1t
will be near the last of June before |
can cut much, if any. Am now cut
ting wheat for hay that will make 20
bushels or more per acre. | have no
small wheat for hay this year. Will
average nearly as high as my head ;
makes good hay, as the fodder is still
green while the heads are well filed.
A great deal Of hay is being cut
around MERGED on land left to be sum-
mer fallowed. The rains continued so
late the farmers did not get to pillow
these lands, and the volunteer crops,
many of them, will be cut for grain.
These crops are very profitable, some
of them will give % bushels that have
never been touched since last years
crops were taken off. Such crops are
very profitable. We cannot hope to
see another such season as this soon.
We have had % inches rain fall al
my house. The MERGED rain gage
gives nearly as much. Some parts Of
the State have had even more, while
other portions have had less. Modesto
just 80 miles from us by rail, has had
only about Is inches. Usually the
greater rain fall is north OF US, but
this season it has been south of Mer'
ced. Was it not for the depressed
feeling in anticipation of low prices o
grain, this would be the big time fol
California, but we have no hope O
realizing anything like the usual prices
for grain. But for this fact land would
advance wonderfully in value. MIR
Wooten has just bought 44O acres nea
Modesto adjoining the little place
sold, for which he paid $4,000, in
Guiding the crop on the land, all il
grain but 100 acres, with five heaC
horses, one header and header wagon
pillow and blacksmith tools. Abou
$40 per acre. About five years ago
the same place was bought including
the growing crop, and Il good one, 70
$35 per acre. About three thOusan,
dollars worth of improvements hav
been put on it during the five years
l give you this instance to show Yo1
how lands are going up. But hav
said enough about lands. l want t
tell father, (and for the benefit of you
friend who desires to know if CalifOr
MIA will produce anything else besid
grain) about my garden, as l think h