Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-04-22

/ this date than for the past fifteen years
For the season, to date, the rainfall has
been / 90 inches at this place, and a little
more than that in the interior of the county
Solano County.
VALLEJO, April 21st-With ordinary
weather from now until the harvest Solano
county can be depended on for considerable
more than half crop. The average is less,
and, generally speaking, the late sown grain
will not amount to anything. The summer
iallow and early grain is very promising
The MonteZuma Hills, or river section will
produce almost an average crop. The plains
are set down for about a half crop or little
better, Very little land was plowed in the
lower end OF the county, and there will be
less grain raised there than ever before.
Santa Clara County.
SAN JOSE, April 2lst.-Leading farmers
agree that the early-sown grain will give
good average crop. The late grain is in a
doubtful condition, The general prospect
however, is very encouraging. A very
good crop of all kinds of fruit is expected.
The late rains have been very beneficial,
and saved the early grain.
Stanisiaus County.
MoDEsro, April 2lst.-The weather is
cool and dry. The late frosts were light in
this locality, and but little damage was
done. The fruit crop will be light From
information from all parts of the county
the wheat crop will be about one-half that
of last year. Early winter sown looks
well and late Sown fallowed wheat will
yield largely The damage done by the
March heat and dry spell is irreparable
The estimated yield is 40000,00O bushels
for the season, against last years T5,0o0,00O
all providing the balance of the season is
favorable.
Tehama County.
RED BLUFF, April 2lst.-Just at the
present time the crop prospects of Tchama
county are not as encouraging rs could he
wished Harm has been done to a great
extent, though the product may be as large
rs formerly, but from far greater acreage
Summer -fallowed lands can stand n few
weeks more of off weather, hut winter
sown is suffering. If rain should not come
very soon it will be too late, as much of the
grain is now i'll the dough. Proper grain
looks better than club, but the harvest
proportionately will not be as large rs
expected month back. Taken rs whole,
the loss will be about p per cent. of what
it would have been with propitious wea-
ther.
Tulare County.
VrsALIA, April 2lst.-Thc prospects of
good crops here are very much improved
by the recent rains aud in the more
favored localities nearly full crop will be
harvested. The plain lands are still in
need of considerable quantities of water,
and unless they shall receive it no more
than half or threc-fourths of crop will be
harvested by them.
Yuba and SItter Counties.
M>RYsv1LLE, April 21st-Tho weather
! in Yuba and Sutter counties has been
showery since the 9TH instant. At Marys-
Vile and few miles to the east, but 6S
of an inch has fallen, but other portions
particularly to the north and west, have
been favored with q great deal more in
places amounting to about inches, The
yield to the acre of summer-fallow grain
will be about % per cent. of last years, or
90 per cent. of an average crop, while the
area sown is 50 per cent. less than last sea-
son. The weather hereafter will have but
little effect on this part of the crop. From
so to 60 per cent. of the winter-sOwn gain
has already formed in head. and future
rains and favorable weather will benefit il
only in the formation of the kernel The
estimated yield of this class is SO per cent
of an average. From 40 TO 80 per cent of
the winter-sown has not yet headed The
late rains have been very beneficial to this
class. With favorable weather it is possible
for it to yield a good full crop. The fruit
crop is in excellent condition, and will yield
largely of everything but the Moorpark
apricot. No damage is reported 10 the
grape crop from the froSts, which were
very light i'll this section.