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

HANFoRD. April 16th.-The grain crop here is
IN excellent condition, with weather very favor
aole. The soil is in good condition. and plenty
OF water is in the irrigating bitches to force the
crop TO null maturity without more rain. The
acreage Is greatly increased on lands outside OF
the irrigated district, because of the favorable
SSeulng time and increased numbers of farmers
wheat is the leading grain crop with aifaifs
ara stock close after it. The fruit crop was
never better st this season, and the prospects
ior tree fruits and grapes may be put at number
one. Newly planted orchards and VINEYARDS
are dolng well, and on the whole the outlook is
one whlch pleaseS farmers and business men OF
all classes.
TUoLUMNR
SONORA April l6th.-The wheat and barley
crops are IN fine condition in this county The
acreage is greater than for years past, owing to
early rains, which enabled the farmers to prt
10 crops earlier than usual Wheat and hay
Will De the leading crops this season. The fruit
crops are in fine condition and the Indications
point TO a Large yield.
VENTURA
VENTURA, April 16th.-The barley. oat and
hay crops never promised better at This season
OF the year than now. Wheat is not much
oats ana hay is greater than last year, because
OF the opening up of new farms. The leading
crops are barley, beaus and corn, the two
former rating about equal. The fruit and Crane
crops look fine, with the exce ption of some va
rieties of aprieots in some localities, which
We're injured by the heavy rains. The crop will
De an average one, however Honey promises
well now. and if the season continues good The
crop VIII be heavy.
YoLo.
WOODLAND, April I6th-Yolo county pros
poets Tor large crop OF cereals were never bet
ter. II is estimated that Yolo county will pro-
duee larger crop than ever before Wheat
VIII predominate .-aS about all the harley raised
IS tor domestic use. A large crop of hay is ar
ucipated, as 1000 acres of river land which
was flooded can only make hay The grain
acreage is largely increased as a large amount
OF tule land within the last few years has been
reclaimed, most of which has been sown to
grain. The fruit and grape outlook is very
good. Many acres OF rsiSin and wine grapes,
which have been planted in the past three
years, will add largely to our annual product.
Winters boasts OF ripe strawberries which mace
their appearance to-day in our markets.
WINTERS. April l6th.-The wheat and barley
crop in this section was never better although
the summer-fallowed wheat is very rank, and
there is danger of its falling The hay crop is
very fine, but the area is small. The acreage of
grain IS increased considerably over that OF last
year. The leading crop is wheat The fruit
looks ge. orally well, though the crop viii be
short, except plums and prunes. 1t is yet too
early TO estimate the grape crop.
YUBA.
MARYsvILLE, April f6th.-In Yuba and Sutter
counties the condition of the grain crops was
never better at this season of year. Grain on
summer iailow has made splendid growth.
and winter sown is also in fine order. The acre
age is larger than usual and all indications are
favorable for unusually large Yield per acre as
well as exceptionally large total output. In
creased acreage is due to very favorable weather
during midwinter, which enabled farmers to
plow and sow to a much greater extent than
usual. Wheat remains the leading crop. a
number of farmers are experimenting with sli-
gar beets on Il small scale Prospects are excel
lent for good fruit crop, which will be little
later than usual, owing to cool weather Moore
Park apricots may be light but all other sorts of
fruit promise TO be very satisfactory in YIELD
size and quantity. Vines look well. No dam
age from frost.