Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-04-25
WEEKLY CROP BULLETINS.
THE SIGNAL SERVICE SYSTEM WILL
INCLUDE CALIFORNIA.
Sergeant Barwlck to Send Weekly Re-
ports From ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Must Help Him Out.

The United States Signal Service has de-
cided to extend its weekly crop report" so
that it will include California. Sergeant
Barwick, the local officer, has received the
following in relation to the matter
WASHINGTON CITY, D. c., April II, 1890.
Sergeant James A. BdrtoieE, Signal Corps, Sdcrd-
nlento, CdL-DEAR SIR: inelose herewith a copy
of instructions to State Weather Service As
sistants;'' also, a copy of the weekly weather
crop bulletin, issued by this service and as it is
important that this Office should obtain informa-
ton bearing upon the meteorological condi-
tons which have existed in California during
each week Of issue of this bulletin, am d.
rected by the Chief Signal Officer to supply you
with the necessary blank forms for distribution
TO selected observers throughout the State, from
which you will be able to obtain the necessary
information for making up the weekly crop tel
egram referred to in these instructions (see par
agraph 49, page IL
ton with the Board of Agriculture of the State
OF California, and in the collection of meteoro-
logleal data, 1t is presumed that you will have
no dlfhcnlty in procuring the information which
is desired
Points should be selected so that mail from
them may reach you during Saturday, and your
alspatcn shouio De sent SO as to reach here be-
lore o clock P. NJ, Eastern time, on each Sat-
urday.
Almost all Of the State weather services CO.
operating with this service. issue a weekly
greatly appreciated by the people of the several
states, and it is possible that you will be able to
issue weekly crop bulletin for California CO.
operating with the State Board of Agriculture
Sample copies of such bulletin are inclosed for
your guidance in case you find it practicable to
issue such bulletin. One thousand copies of
form ,2z9 have been ordered sent you, and a
further supply will be sent you before those are
H. H. G. DuNwoopY,
captain Fourth Artillery, Signal Officer and
In accordance with this Sergeant Bar
wick is locating agents throughout the
State to assist him in the work. He has
prepared the following letter which he
forwards to some reliable person in each
city or town:
SIGNAL OFFICE,
SACRAMENTO Cal, April "a, 1890.
To SIR: have been instructed by the
Chief Signal Officer, Washington, d. c., to try
and establish weekly crop bulletin and to tel
egraph the same to his address, where it will be
embodied in his weekly crop bulletin for the
United states, in which manner the crop pros
poets OF this State will be scattered broadcast
over our entire country, thereby benefiting this
State to large degree. write this to ask if
you VIII act as voluntary observer in fllingu up
weekly blank form according to instructions
therein, and mailing the same so that it will be
sure to reach the observer in Sacramento by
Saturday morning of each week. This weekly
crop bulletin, issued for the State, will be
mailed to your address promptly each week If
you cannot act as the observer. kindly get some
one to do so if possible, so that your vicinity
may be represented in the weekly crop bulle-
tin, providing there is a sufficient number who
will undertake to assist me in the matter A
sample blank form is herewith inclosed, SO you
may see exactly what will be required of YOU
Please answer promptly and very much oblige
respectfully, ETC., JAMES A. BARwICK,
Sergeant Signal Corps Observer,
Sacramento, Cal.
The agents will be required to give the
rainfall, ii any, for the seven days preced-
ing and its effect upon crops; also the tenn.
perature and its effect, and the amount of
sunshine during the week, besides any
remarks that the agent might care to add