Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-06-16

ter. The yield is estimated at from 40 to 50 per
cent. over that of last year.
SAN JOSE, June 15th.-The prospects for the
grain crop are the best in ten years. Barley
viii yield from % to % centa1s per acre, and
wheat from is to 20. The acreage is larger than
ever before.
MISSION SAN MIGUEL June 15th.-The present
condition of the wheat cropis good. The farm
ers are generally busy heading. The crop sowed
early viii average 70 sacks per acre later sow
ing, 10 to -. The quality is plump and fun,
with no rust or blight Growers are satisfied.
Santa Cruz County.
SANTA Cruz, June 15th.-The present condi-
ton ofwheat and all othercereals in the county
Is good. The harvest Will be the best since 1880.
San Joaquin County.
LATHEoP June 15th.-The north winds for the
past three days had no effect on the grain. The
wind was cool. The wheat in this section could
not be better
STOCKTON June 15th.-The crop will amount
to about 5000 tons. The damage from wind is
very small, as the wheat is not far enough adj
vaneed on the West Side to be greatly injured
by the wind-probably per cent, tut not more.
The yield is fully up to q good year. The acre
age is 10000.
Shasta County.
REDDING, June 15th.-The wheat crop in
Shasta county was never finer than this wear.
There is about D per cent increase in acreage
over last year, and about the same percentage
of increase in yield per acre. Harvesting will
commence next week.
Solano County.
DIXON, June I5th.-The wheat crop in this
section suffered considerably from the late
norther. Most varieties of wheat were ready
for the harvester, and shelled out badly, the
loss ranging from 10 to 50 per cent. In some in
stances, the wheat was too green to shell out,
and it viii suffer somewhat from blight
Sonoma County.
CLoyERDALE June l5th.-The wheat crop is
good-never better The principal part of the
wheat win be cut for hay. Barley and oats are
good-abeve the average. The wool clip is one
third short, but the quality is choice.
SoNoMA, June 15th.-The hay is abundant,
and will average over one ton per acre The
quality is good. Grapes are luxuriant, and
promise an enormous yield.
SANTA Rosa, June 15th.-Wheat III Sonoma
county is poor-about half an average crop.
The cause assigned is the heavy late rains and
Hessian fly. The latter has been unusually de-
structivc. Cheat is abundant in the wheat and
other grain fields. The hay crop is larger than
has been known in this section for years.
Stanisiaus County.
MODESTO, June 15th.-The recent severe north
winds did comparatively little damage in this
neighborhood, summer-fallow wheat only suf-
fering by Smelling out.
Tulare County.
TULARE, June 15th.-Friday and Saturday S
winds shattered the wheat considerably The
extent of the damage cannot be estimated ac-
curately, but viii be considerable. The grain is
all ripe, and most OF it stands up.
TuLARE. June 15th.-The damage by the wind
is not as great as first supposed. The harvest is
in full blast The grain is turning out well.
The low prices of grain and the high prices OF
sacks is all that troubles Tulare.
y1sALIA, June withdrawing has begun.
New wheat end barley is being hauled to the
shipping stations. The grain crop will be much
heavier than ever before-estimated at 100000
centals. The quality is excellent.
Tuolumne County.
SONORA, June 15th.--Only slight north winds
occurred here, and there is no apparent damage
to the wheat crop.
Ventura County.
SAN BUENAvENTUEA, June 15th.-The wheat
crop never looked so well, with large heads and
plump grain. 1t is past the rusting stage
mostly. Nothing but heavy rain will prevent
an enormous yield. The sacks will weigh ten
pounds over the average.
YoIo County.
WOODLAND. June 18th. - Occasional grain
fields are damaged fully twenty-five per cent.
by the north wind thrashing and breaking of
the heads Others suffer less. Ten 70 twenty
five per cent. will cover the damage bereabouts
Yuba aud Suffer Counties.
MARYsyILlE, June 15th.-Barley in Suffer and
Yuba counties is now harvesting, yielding Il
good average. Wheat in Suffer county is ripen-
ing rapidly, the yield being IS per cent. over
last year. A few fields shelled out badly during
the recent wind, but the greater portion was too
green at the time to be affected. The yield of
wheat in Yuba county will be very light-less
than half of the previous season. The hay crop
in both counties will be immense.
WnEArLAND, June 15th.-The heavy north
winds last Friday and Saturday damaged the
summer fallowed wheat one-quarter, and bar
ley about the same The late plowed and sowed
wheat is slightly damaged,