Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-04-17

| more ground than usual Wheat and hay are
Inc me most abundant. Peaches and pears are
Apples and .plums promise we'll Grapes prom
| lse iuii bearing. The last ten dsvs has been
| snewery, with warm weather
| FRESNO.
| MADEIRA, April 16th.-The condition Of the
MDeat' barley, oat and hay crops in this section
Il i nrst.rate. Our acreage is increased by one
third, because of increased immigration and
smaller farming. Wheat and barley are our
| leaolng crops; Fruit crops OF all kinds promise
| us large yield.
hay crops are looking we'll At present the
prospects are good for a large yield. The acre
| age oil TINS county was sown to cereals much
| larger than last year. The increased acreage i,
mainly due to the rapid settling up of the conn.
| Try, bringing much new territory under eultiva-
| ton. The leading crop of this section win be
wheat the next important is raisins and fruit.
Inc grapes and fruit are looking well II is
thought the crop will be much larger than last
year.
HURON, April 16th.-wheat, barley, oat and
nay crops are IN iair way for good yield with
us. The average of grain is greater this wear
| than last. The increased acreage is on account
| OF the better cultivation and of more rain The
| leading crop is grain. Sugar beets receive no
attentlon mere Fruit and grape crops look bet
ter TINS season than in any prior season The
wheat crop Will average twenty sacks per acre,
the parley crop twenty-five sacks per acre.
KERN.
| BAKERSFIELD, April l6th.-The barley crop is
| the ltost promising for ten years Thirty per
cent more acreage was sown than ever be-
fore. This crop PAYS handsomely, so each
farmer enlarges his barley, fields every wear
Whe at is three weeks in advance OF any prior
season, and large yield is expected Alfalfa
! leads with ten thousand acres newly seeded
this Year. Now cutting the first crop and an
lmmerse yield is certain. All fruits promise
splendidly Trees are, generally healthy, and
| free from scale We have no large VINEYARDS,
but vines flourish and produce largely.
Los ANGELES.
Los ANGELES. April 16th-Wheat, barley, oats
and all other grain crops were never in belt. r
condition. The acreage sown to grain is greater
tnan usual ON account of one of the best sea
sons Tor many years-the early and later rains
giving ample time to work and owing to the
| fact that many Eastern people have taken up
ranehlng instead of dealing in city property.
Frn1t and grain crops are excellent, there hav-
| ing been 10 frosts to disturb them. The princi-
| pal crops are orange, lemon, wheat barley and
| IN large quantities. Cannot say exactly as to
| the increased acreage, but il is much larger
| than usual-at least fifty per cent and SOM
good au horitieS say 20. Owing to the desire OF
Claus Spreckels to nave farmers try sugar-beet
raising in this section, many are paying careful
attention TO the matter. report is current
| that a factory will be established near here by
spreckels, as the indications are that the in
| dustry VIII prove a success, as at least 100000
acres OF land in this county is well adapted to
| beet culture.
| SANTA ANA, April 16th-Our barley and
alfalfa crops are most promising. The acreage OF
grain and agricultural productions in this val
ley is at least twenty-five per cent. greater than
| 1t was last year. Our increased acreage IS due
/ TO the propitious season. increased immigration
improved facilities for irrigation and the SUI di
vision OF large ranches. Leading crops with us
are oranges, lemons and agricultural products
| Twenty-fiv pounds of the Spreckels' sugar beet
| have been sown i'll the valley as an experiment.
| There is a large acreage of other beets. Fruit
and grape crops were never more promising
/ VINEYARDS the Ial,
| is that the blight is thing of the past. Orange
| and lemon orchards never looked as thrifty as
at The present The scale pest is either ban
| ished or under control. All the products OF the
valley are more promising than NJ this time OF
year Tor several previous years, and more atten
| ton is given to ranching than formerly.
| MERGED.
! MERGED, April 16th.-The wheat barley. oat
and hay crops on summer fallow land are in
/ good condition. A fair yield is insured with
/ out more rain. In winter plowed land more
| rain is needed to insure a paying yield. The
! increase in acreage under cultivation this year
| is estimate at 90 per cent on the west side; on
| this side of the san Joaquin river % per cent
| Increase is caused by the opening OF great
| MANY new farms, principally on the west side
| Good weather for outdoor work everywhere has
enabled farmers to add many thousand acre.
| breadth of cultivation Wheat, barley, oats
| and rye are the principal products cultivated
| though fruits and grapes are cultivated to con
| siderable extent. The iruit and grape crops
| look we'll and promise large yield. Fully ZOO
| acres around Merced and along the Merced rive
we planted his season in grepevines and orch
| ard fruits. V. G. w. Hooper has some Thousand
| orange trees planted this season. c. e. Hoffman
has 100000 vines roofing to plant next season
Large breadth of land planted in alfalfa or
| irrigated laLd.
= SALINAS, April 16th--The condition of thC
| tsfeat, barley and hay crops Is the nnestwe have
| had for some years. While some land formerly
sOwn 10 grain is being pastured and dairied. NOR,
| new land has bepu hrnnpbt rot,lti
| that the acreage in grain is greater than any
previous year. The increase acreage to grain i
chiefly due, especially in the southern portion
/ of the county to greater number of smalle
holdings. The leading crop will be wheat
| which will be full tnree-fifths of the entirc
grain yield. Sugar beets will receive some at
teniinn OF which there will be more than 100t
| acres pl lnted.
| NAPA, April 16th.-This has been the mos
| feNnrable season for many years, for farmers
| There has been no early frosts, nor north winds
| hor continuous rains to do any damage. HAY
and grain in all parts OF the county look fine, i
growing nicely and promises large yiel1. The
acreage sown is about the same as last year
The ieadlug industry is grape growing. Tht
vines are growing rapidly Vineyard men an
ticpate large yield, with the hopes of bette
prices. The fruit crop viii be- about the av
erage.
PLACER.
AUBURN, April 10th Most of the wheat, bar
ley and oats sown in this neighborhood will bt
cut for hay. The crop is very heavy and rank
owing to the wet spring. The acreage through
out the county is increased over that of las
year. Grain is reported as rank and liable Il
| lodge. Alfalfa AMI natural hay will be very
| heavy. Good hay can be made along the road
| side. The increased acreage in grain is owing
to the favorable weather for plowing last fall
| In this neighborhood frlit is the leading indus
try. Heavy planting of fruit trees has taken
place this spring and rursery stock is exhausted
The early p, ach crop will be light owing to the
heavy rains while the trees were in blossom Late
peaches. apricots cherries, plums and pear.
Will be full crops Grapes look well.
SACRAMENTO.
[Crops of ali kinds in Sacramento county
never looked better. &. W. Hancock. Director
of the State Agricultural Society, who has lately
visited most parts of the county, says he has
seen no such favorable condition OF the crop.
| since 1890 The area sown to grain is somewhat
in excess of that Of last year, owing chiefly te
| the advantageous condition of the planting sea
son. Still. in Sacramento county most of the
| land is cultivated every year. some of the
| wheat and barley is now from FIVE to six fee
| high and early sown barley is heading. Con
siderable increase in vineyards akd orchards is
noticeable this season. The fruit trees are filled
with young fruit, and heavy yield looked for
A hard rain-stoTm knocked off many young
i
be light. t is too early to tell much about grape
vines but the prospect is good. Little attention
is paid to sugar beet culture. but the red land
here is admirably adapted to it. giving great
saccharine quality TO the beet. Hops are doing
finely, and the acreage is fully as large as thai
of last year
| GAIT. April 10TH The crop prospects were
never brighter in the history of the county
The acreage to grain in this section is greater
| this season than last year. probable due to the
| favorable early spring weather. The farmers
| are taking advantage of the same and putting
! into grain every available acre on their hold.
| ing. From present prospects there will be more
wheat raised in southern Sacramento county
and the northern portion of San Joaquin, than in
| any year since 1850. The acreage devoted to
barley is less than former years. and very little
OATS are raised here. While the acreage in hay
is under that of last year. still the farmers ex.
pect larger returns on account of the late rains
and moist weather. The outlook for fruit was
| never better, and all our vineyards look more
than promising.
| SAN BENITo.
| HoLnsTER, April l6th.-The grain crop never
promised better. Grass is the best in ten years
Fruit full average.
| SAN BERNARDINo.
! SAN BEENARDlSo. April 16th.-The crops this
season are the best in several years. Copious
ra1Dialis at the right time have had the desired
| effect. Wheat, barley, oats and hay will all
yield abundantly. Barley is the largest crop in