The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-07-12
LATE, BUT GOOD.
Which Applies to the Various Crops
of the State.
Review of the Conditions Prevailing
from Susanville to san Diego
Good Quality, But Light.


ton of crops. as reported by voluntary
observers from Susanville to San Diego.
and by telegraph from Observer Frank
lin at Los Angeles and Observer Williams
at Fresno 10 James A. Barwick, Director
of the California Weather Service The
conditions show that while all crops will
not reach the average throughout the
State, the quality will increase the price
so as to bring the grower about as much
ready cash as though the crop were
larger, with prices low.
The highest temperature during the
week was 1010, at Red Bluff and Red
ding, and the lowest 460, at Blocksburg, |
Humboldt County. There has been no
rainfall during the week, which is the
normal condition in the agricultural and
fruit districts of the State.
LAssEN.
Susanville - Haying has commenced,
and the wild hay is little below the aver
age yield. Alfalfa is up to the standard.
Vegetables are very good; the fruit is OF a
good quality, but not SO heavy crop as
usual. Plenty of help for harvesting,
the county is full of men, and wages
range from 81 so to 81 IS per day and
board. Highest and lowest temperatures,
so and 560; mean for the week, 90.
HUMBOLDT.
Eureka-Haying is about finished, and
was a satisfactory crop in some portions
of the county, while in others 1t was
somewhat blighted from the hot north
winds.
Observation-Disclosures and lowest tenn
cool for corn, but the grain is looking and
doing well.
Dyersville-Early peaches are ripening
and fruit of all kinds will be short. Dur
ing the forepart of the week the weather
was hot, but the latter half was much
more pleasant and cooler. Haying is
about completed with an average yield of
good quality.
Upper Mattole-The grain crop will
generally be a good one in this section,
although some fields will be short; on ac
count of the excessive rains in April and
May the fruit crop will also be short.
Mad River-The weather still continues
warm and dry, but is good for haying.
Vegetables of all kinds are suffering for
the want of moisture, as we are not hav-
ing the usual amount of fogs. The sun
rises clear in the morning and shines all
day. There is no dew and fog of a morn
ing until 10 or IL O'Clock, as is so usual in
this vicinity, in consequence Of which
the grasses for grazing are drying UP very
fast.
SHASTA.
Redding-Haying has been completed,
with the results of a good yield of a most
excellent quality, and the grain crop is a
good one. The weather is hot and clear,
but not more so than is expected and
looked for at this season OF the year.
There has been more high winds than
usual for the season up to date. The
highest and lowest temperatures were
10l' and 590.
TEHAMA.
Red Bluff-The crop conditions have
been favorable during the past week.
The apricots have been gathered and
dried, the yield though not so large as
usual, is better in quality and size.
Wheat has not turned out any better than
was reported last week, SO far as heard
from. Highest and lowest temperatures,
10l0 and 6l'.
Upper Lake-The season is peculiar
one on account of such frequent spells Of
warm weather, followed by cool ones,
although the average temperature is
normal. Heading begins this week, and
the grain is better than usual. The fruit
crop is two weeks later than is generally
seen in this vicinity. Grapes are improv-
ing daily and will yield full crop.
YUBA.
Wheatland-The weather has been
favorable to all growing and maturing
crops, with the exception of little too
much wind, which has slightly damaged
hops. The yield of wheat is not so good
rs was at nrSC expected.
NEVADA.
Nevada City-Peaches are ripening
fast, but the crop will be very short.
What there are ripening on the trees will
he of a much larger size than usual and
of better quality. Sunday was quite a
cool day for so late In July. Highest
temperature, 10.
soNoMA.
Healdsburg-A slight earthquake shock
occurred on the 9Th. The weather still
remains cool, which has retarding effect
upon all growing and ripening crops
Observation-Disclosures and blackberries
are now ripening sufficiently for ship
ping to the market. The quality is good.
Threshing will begin at once. The out
ticular, as it also is for all vegetables and
all growing crops.
CONTRA COSTA.
Cornwall - Threshing is well under
way, and the grain is turning out nearly
full crop. The fruit is coming in in
good shape. The Black Diamond Can
merry is being run full time on apricots.
1t has been extremely windy during the
entire week.
Niles-The highest and lowest temper
atures during the week were 90o and 6Io.
The weather has been cool and pleasant.
Threshing has commenced. Apricots are
ripening. The nights are quite cool.
Pleasanton-Grain and volunteer hay
has all been cut and the second. crop of
alfalfa is now being harvested. The
weather continues favorable for baline
and threshing, which is going on at a
lively rate. Hops are growing rapidly.
AMADoR.
Oleta-Haying is over, with fine crop
of good quality. Threshing has COM
menced, but has not advanced far enough
to tell whether the yield will be an aver
age one or not.
Suffer Creek x Harvesting operations
are about over in this section. and the
hay-balers are at work. New hay is SELL
ing at prices ranging from S12 to SIS per
ton.
Shenandoah valley-Peaches are ripe
IN this section of the county; while some
of the fruit-growers have hardly any
crop others will have quite a fair yield of
good quality, the fruit making up in size
what it lacks in number, and the flavor
is fine.
YoLo.
Capay Valley-Fruit is now being
shipped in large quantities to San Fran
cisco.
Black's-The harvest season is in full
blast, and the farmers are quite busy.
Esparto-Large shipments of wheat
are made from this point daily
The tu!e farmers of Yolo are feeling
quite Juollant over the prospects of big
yields of wheat being the first successful
crop grown on tule land in Yolo for sew
eral years past on account of floods.
SACRAMENTO.
Sacramento-The temperature during
the week mas ranged from e to l0o below
the normal or average Temperature as
fladuca1 from records Of