The record-union., 1893-06-20
CROPS BENEFITED.
Good Effects of the Cool Weather the
Past Week.
1t Has Helped Grain in Some Places,
Also Fruits-Exce1lent Reports
From the Hop Districts.

The following is the summary Of the
crop bulletin received during the last
week by Director Barwick Of the State
Weather Service in conjunction with the
State Agricultural Society:
The average temperature during the
week ending the 18th was co. at San
francisco, 80 at Eureka, 740 at Red
Bun, 6S0 at Sacramento, 757 at Fresno
ana 6S at Los Angeles; and as compared
with the normals shows heat deficiency
OF 4 at San Francisco, 3 at Eureka, 20 at
Red Bluff, l. at Sacramento, 81 at Fresno,
while the temperature conditions were
normal at Los Angeles.
Ihe average deficiency over the Sacra-
mento and San joaquin Valleys was %
Inc same results, meteorologicallys speak
Ing, ruled the past week as did the week
previous, thereby giving us two weeks OF
continuous weather in which the temper
ature was much cooler than usual, with
gentIe 10 fresh and brisk southerly winds,
there having been no great amount of
northerly winds during that time a few
hours during the middle Of the day Tor
several days.
The was no rainfall during the week,
making a deficiency OF .07 of an inch at
San FRANCISCO and Sacramento, .46 ut
Eureka. and IL at Red Bluff, while nor
maj conditions were reported from
Fresno and Red Bluff.
1Aese favorable climatic conditions for
the past two weeks have gone long way
toward increasing both the quantity and
quallty OF our already short grain crop,
nave helped the maturing of late graf n,
nave made the wheat crop in several
places turn out from three to five sacks to
the acre that three weeks oramonth ago
were given up as worthless, and only To
De cut 1or hay. These conditions of the
past TWO weeks have added thousands OF
dollars to the grain crop.
w hlIe these favorable meteorological
conditions have been so beneficial to
wheat and barley, it has not injured
though slightly retarded the prospects OF
the frult and berry crops. Ere this bulle-
tin reaches its destination our mark cts
Will be supplied with peaches, apricots
and various other kinds of fruits that
cannot be raised in any other portion OF
the United States east of the Pacific
Slope and south OF latitude 400.
The orange crop is about exhausted,
and the estimated shipment is upwards
OF 1000 carloads from Southern Calitor-
MIA. The figures from Northern CaIifor-
MIA are not at hand.
1he hop prospects are the most favor
aple known In years, and hop growers
were never more unanimous in their esti-
nations of the outlook than now.
Apricot drying has begun in the San
Joaquin Valley. Apple trees are afflicted
with the Goblin moth, and the peach
moth IS increasing. Kaisins are dripping
considerably in the same section.
The highest and lowest temperatures
reported were 1902 at Gridley, Butte
County, and 40o at Kelseyville, Lake
County, and Nevada City, Nevada
County.
The observer at Fresno telegraphs: 1.-THE
grain harvest Is rushing; colure in
creaaslng; apricot drying begun; Goblin
moth working apple trees; peach moth
increasing"
The observer at Los Angeles tele-
graphs: The weather the past week
was more favorable to the maturity OF
fruits than for some time past; less togs
and warmer. Sugar beets are doing we'll
and promise big yield. Beans are grow
ing nicely"