Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-06-30
GRAIN AND FRUIT.
Latest Reports Concerning the Crops in
Various Parts of the state.

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Various Parts of the State.
Following are the crop bulletins received
by Signal Officer Barwick for last week:
Yreka-A. c.. Murdoch. Cool weather
and rains have been epeficial to all crops.
The fruit crop is very good, especially
apples.
Redding-C. C. Bush. The early peach
crop is coming in fast, and the quality OF
the finest is good.
Anderson-H. K. Pettygrove There has
been much cloudy weather Reports from
Cottonwood are favorable fruit and grain
are up to the average, and harvesting has
begun.
Tehama-John Lea. Harvest is in pro-
gress. The crop will be light.
Chico-W. Chalmers. Crops and fruits
are doing well, and ripening fast. A heavy
rain occurred on Tuesday, but no damage
is reported.
Colusa-J. D. McNary. Last Tuesday s
hail-storm played havoc with all crops
wherever it struck. The damage cannot
be estimated, but 1t was worse in this town
and immediate vicinity than anywhere
else. Three miles north of town and one
mile south no damage was DONE There
will still be considerable fruit, although
some orchards aid vineyards were de.
stroyed entirely.
Willows-A. W. Seahorn. A severe hail
storm passed over part of this county on
the 24th inst, destroying all the grapes,
fruit and wheat in its path, something un-
known previously. The damage to fruit
and vines is about $4,000, and to wheat
about $50 900 to $75, 900.
West Butte-A. S. Moves. The hail.
storm on the oath thrashed out three ffths
of the standing grain in some fields, the
hail laying six inches Deep Some of the
stones were as large as English walnuts.
Wneatland-W. Hubbard. Harvesting
is in full blast, and the yield is light.
Upper Lake.. n. Hammond. Having
is nearly over, and the crop is light Head
ing has began. and the grain promises well.
All fruits are very light and late. Grapes
are in excellent order.
Hydesville-E. E. Foss. SUNDAYS and
Mondays rain was of great benefit to oats
and other grain crops, but it will iniure
strawberries and the cherry crop slightly.
Newcastle-C. n. Kellogg. Alexander
peaches are about gone, and the Hale's
early are making their appearance.
Georgetown-C. NJ. Fitzgerald. Weather
favorable for late cherries. Royal Ann,
black Oregon, etc, are now being picked
for the Eastern market.
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north wind ripened the grain very fast.
Apricots are ripe and picking has com
menced. The yield is below the average,
but the quality is good
Suffer Creek-E. c. VOORHEES,. Grain har-
vesting is in full blast and promises good
yield.
Lodi-Ezra Fiske. Barley harvesting is
advancing slowly, the weather being unfa-
vorable to the successful working of the
combined harvester. The output is not
large, but the quality is good.
Livermore-A. ]. Palmer. The weather
is cool and the crops are doing well.
Denverton-S. K. Nurse. Harvesting
wheat has commenced in the Montazuma
Hills. The quantity is fair and the quality
good. Grain on low lands is failure, but
the hay crop is fair one
Woodland-J. R. Springer. The high
winds have thrashed considerable grain out
OF the heads.
Napa City-w. H. Martin. All crops are
doing well. The grapes need more warm
weather. The early peaches are ripening
nicely.
Sonema-Robert.Hall. Haying is over,
and the yield is below the average. Fruit
is doing well, and grapes continue to look
hne, the prospects being above the average.
Santa Rosa-C. G. Farmer. The peach
crop has improved greatly in the past three
weeks.
Centerville-H. Overacker, Jr. Much
fruit has been knocked off by the high
winds. The warm weather is a very well
come visitor to the farmer
Fruitvale-A. T. Perkins. We are hav-
ing the finest kind of fruit weather.
salinas-E. K. Abbott. Hay is good in
quality. Wheat and barley on alluvial
lands was never better.
Riverside-W. E. Keith The cool weather
for the past ten DAYS has retarded the
ripening OF the apricot crop, but has done
no damage.
Chino-John WATSON. Apricots, peaches
and plums are almost ready for canning
and drying, in fact. some are being used.
Fog and vapory clouds from the sea every
morning, which are favorable to all vegeta-
BILE growth.
The rainfall for the week was as follows
Yreka go of an inch, Anderson 20 of an
inch, Tehama IL of an inch. Chico .13 oil
an inch, Colusa 10 inches, Willows 20 Of
an inch, West Butte % of an inch, Hydes.
vile "a of an inch.