The record-union., 1891-04-26
WHAT WILL THE HARVEST Be?
The Outlook as Shown by the Present
Condition of Crops.
Weekly Reports Received from Volun.
teer Observers in Various Por-
tionS of the State.

The following crop reports were re-
ceived by Sergeant Barwick for the week
ending Friday, April 24th:
Redding (F. F. Dustin, Observer)-The
past weeks weather greatly benefited
crops on account of warm sunshine.
There are few traces of curled leaf
among the trees, but to no alarming ex-
tent. The general condition of the coun-
try is improving under the bright pros
poets of large yield of fruit, hay, etc.
Chico &C. B. Swain, Obseryer)-The
prospects were never better.
Hydesville &c. T. Foss, Observer)-The
past week has been mostly cloudy and
damp. With few days of good weather
the farmers will be sowing oats. The
crop is nearly all in, and growing finely,
while fruit trees are loaded with blossoms.
Willows CA. w. Seahorn, Observer
with fair weather an unusually large crop
will be assured.
Wheatland (Wm. Lumbard, Observer
All crops are doing fairly well; grain
and fruit are backward on account OF the
ncontinued cool weather
Newcastle &C. H. kellogg, Observer
The highest and lowest temperature were
S20 and AZ. We have had considerable
south wind, with q temperature some
what chilly during most of the week.
Strawberries ripen very slowly, but some
were shipped on the 2lst.
Georgetown &C. NJ. Fitzgerald Observer
The elowtemperature, while retarding the
blossoming Of fruit trees, has had gen
orally good effect upon growing grain.
Orangevale 81. w. Anderson, Observer
Among the hills and cattle ranges east
of this place the grass is short, and stock
are not in good condition. Some curled
leaf and specked apricOts are noticeable.
Franklin Frank Kunsting, Observer
The wheat crop never looked better
than it does at the present time.
Napa City CIV. II. Martin, Observer
The weather is just right for all crops,
which were never in better condition
than at present.
Sonoma (Robert Hall, Observer)-The
season is backward. Grain and hay are
looking fine. and the fruit prospects were
never better. Bartlett pears are showing
tendency to blight, but are being
sprayed with good results.
Santa Rosa &C.. C.. Farmer, Observer
Peaches, pears and prunes have set we'll.
The weather was much cooler than usual,
but has had no bad effect on fruit up to
the present time. Warmer weather is
needed for corn, hops and potatoes.
Liver1nore "a. j. Palmer, Observer
IIdili IL uCdIOu Olil anu uO11R well. Inc
| fruit prospects continue good.
Lodi ezra Fiske, Observer)-The
weather for the past week was good for
| all crops. The temperature and sunshine
were apparently below the average. but
seems to have been beneficial to all crops.
Fruit is setting well. Grapes are coming
out thrifty and healthy 4 little warmer
weather would not be Objectionable.
Modesto (T. S. Lowenthal, Observer
All growing grain and garden products
look splendid. The present outlook is
very promising, and with occasional
light rains there will be one of the largest
yields ever produced in Stanislaus
county.
Visalia o.. V. Nanscawen, Observer
Fruits are doing well; wheat is looking
badly in many places, on account of the
rain coming too late to be of much benefit.
| The barometer is quite low, with the
weather hot and sultry.
TurlOck (P. r. McCabe, Observer
The grain on summer-fallow land has a
good color and is nearly or quite all
headed out. The late winter sown is very
backward, while the early winter sown is
looking well but will not yield by third
as much as the propects looked earlier in
| the season. Rye will be considerable
better than last year, but not as good as
two years ago. AS a whole the grain
crop will be considerably larger than last
y
same; east of it, in the heavy land, the
yield will be over twice as large.
CONDENSED REPORT.
The following synopsis of the above re-
ports was yesterday telegraphed to
Washington by Signal Officer Barwick:
"The precipitation and temperature de-
partures are still below the normal, con-
sequently the cool weather keeps crops
backward.
Strawberries and cherries are ripen-
ing, and have made their appearance in
the markets. The Sacramento, San Joa-
quin, Napa and Sonoma Valleys report
that crops Of all kinds were benefited by
the clear and sunshiny weather of the
past week.
I'm Southern California the weather
has been cool and cloudy. Deciduous
fruits We're late starting in the Santa Ana
Valley, but promise well. Budded
oranges are in full bloom, while the
seedlings do not show many blossoms.
All crops are doing well, but the grain
is lodged in some places, caused by the
late rains.''
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