The record-union., 1892-06-22
CONDITION OF TIE CROPS,
As Shown by the Weekly Reports of
Volunteer Observers.
The Warm weather is Benefiting the
Fruit in All Directions Haying
Ended and Harvesting Begun.

is furnished by Director Barwick OF the
California Weather Service, and speaks
eloauently for itself in detail, which COW
ers the grain, fruit and grape-growing
sections of the State:
HUMBOLDT.
Mad River-Crops generally look well
and are growing fast.
Blocksburg Rainfall, u Of an inch;
highest temperature 7So, lowest 400, which
were of great benefit to the growing
crops.
Dyersville-Fruit trees making fine
showing. Grain rusting slightly, owing
to excessive moisture.
LAKE.
Ma Tel Vineyard, Upper Lahe-Rain-
fall, 20 of an inch, which has retarded
haying and necessitated extra cultivation
of vineyards and orchards. II has done
40 damage to fruit and helped the second
crop of alfalfa. Grain is ripening last
and will be a large crop.
SHASTA.
Anderson-Highest and lowest tenn
peratures 80 and CO., which have been
beneficial to haymaking. Fruit is coming
on fast and the first carload viii be
shipped the coming week. Reports
from all parts of the county are good; no
rust noted.
TEHAMA.
Red Bluff-The dropping of the grapes
is not so bad as first reported. The
grain is suffering with very little rust,
and that only in a few fields. Apricot
picking and cutting has commenced, and
the quality is generally reported good.
Grassboppers are not numerous enough
to damage anything. The prospects Tor
all crops are quite favorable.
BUTTE.
Chico-There was a trace of rain in the
fore part of the week; the latter part was
bright and warm. Haying is mostly fin
lshed, and the crop somewhat damaged
by the rains of the preceding week. The
barley and grain yield is good. The fruit
crop is very light; apricots, prunes and
plums are almost failure; pears, about
half crop; peaches, streaked, and the
probable yield will be not much more
than one-fourth of a crop.
Palermo-Harvesting will begin the
coming week. Barley is unusually good
and heavy. Early peaches are being
shipped, and their quality is very good.
YUBA.
Wheatland-The weather has continued
very favorable for grain. No damage has
been reported from north winds III this
vicinity. Hops continue to do well. The
peach crop is good, but the apricot, pear
and prune yield is light.
NEVADA.
Nevada City-The first part of the week
was cooler than usual; the latter part has
been much warmer and more beneficial
to growing crops and to curing hay, the
temperature being So at 2 p. N. on Sun
day, the 18th. Il trace Of rain fell on
Tuesday, the 18th, with slight damage to
cut hay.
SACRAMENTO.
Elk Grove-Haying is nearly finished,
with an average yield. Harvesting is
begun, and the yield is turning out about
an average one.
Sacramento-Haying is nearly finished,
and it is being baled, stacked or barned,
and the crop is a most excellent one in
quality and quantity over the entire
county. Harvesting is being rapidly
pushed forward, with the prospect of at
least an average yield of good quality.
Hops continue to improve under the
warm weather. The temperature during
the week has been, Tor the first four days,
from one TO SIX degrees cooler than the
average, while the last three days has
averaged from two to eight degrees above
the normal. y trace OF rain during the
night of the 18th and 18th.
The warm wave and constant sunshine
with heavy dews at night, have been
beneficial to all vegetation. the sunshine
and extra warmth bringing the hops for
ward quite rapidly. They are at least
from two weeks to twenty days later than
last year, consequently they do not look
so thrifty now as they did at the same
date last season, which makes some
small hop-growers rather disheartened.
No doubt there will be shorter crop
than last year, but it will not probably be
below the yield of 1891 as much as the
one-third of crop. The hop reports
from Washington, Oregon, Wisconsin
and New York are not of a very fiatter-
ing nature, although they are reported as
III xR-nll in axxr NSatl-
doing but slight, if any, damage III Ore
gon and Washington.
Franklin-The fore part of the week
was cloudy and gloomy; the mornings
and evenings have been cool, and little
warmer during the day. Having is
the quality good. Barley harvesting has
begun. A hot wave was felt to-day,
the 18th.
Oleta-There is a large crop of volun-
teer grain and hay. Summer-tallow grain
is fair; winter-sown not so well Tiled.
YoLo.
Davisville-The weather has been I'M
usually pleasant for harvesting. The
highest and lowest temperatures were 92'
and 540.
Yountville-The temperature and sun
shine have been apparently above the
normal the latter half of the week, and
have materially benefited the fruit and
grape crop.
soLANo.
Vacaville-The weather is warming up,
being the one thing needed for maturing
crops, and u continuation of it is what is
most desired. All the crops are looking
and doing we'll under the increased
warmth.
soNoMA.
Sonoma-Haying is about finished, and
the crop is light. Peaches promise well.
The grape crop in some localities will be
light one. Apricots, plums, prunes and
pears are below the average yield.
Forestville = Haying has progressed
slowly on account of cool, foggy weather
Fruit growers do not complain. Corn is
now taking fair start. The highest and
lowest temperatures were 79o and 800.
Healdsburg = Cool nights and fogoy
mornings have been the rule. 1t is too
cool for corn, which is q poor crop so far.
The cut and wire worm have necessitated
.resetting by hand, and the stand is very
uneven.
SUFFER-.
Yuba City-The average weather is
cooler and good for grain and fruit. Har-
yestlng is IN progress, and fruit shippers
are active.
GLENN.
Willows-The prospect for an immense
wheat crop is still favorable Highest
and lowest temperatures, 1929 and 43o.
CoLUsA.
Williams-The conditions continue ia
yorable. a warm wave began on the
18th, but no damage is anticipated.
SAN JOAQUIN.
Lodi - Highest and lowest tempera-
lures. $50 and 4S0. Barley is ripe, and
harvesting will begin tomorrow, the
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