The record-union., 1893-09-21
WEATHER And CROPS.
The Conditions That Prevailed During
the Past Week.
Synopsis of Bulletins Issued by the
State Weather Bureau and Ag-
riculturaI Society.

From the reports received by Weather
Service Director Barwick and published
by him in connection with the State Ag-
ricultural Society, for the week ending
the 18th, the following summary is OBJ
tanned:
The average temperature during the
week was: For San Francisco, co.; Eu-
reka, 56o; Red Bluff, 6S0; Sacramento. IS ::
Fresno, 660, and Los Angeles, 660. AS
compared with the normal, the heat de-
ficiency was found to be % below normal
at San Francisco, 70 above at Eureka, 60
below at Red Bluff and Sacramento, 100
below at Fresno, and 40 below at Los An
geles.
The rainfall during the week was 10 of
an inch at Eureka and Red Bluff, .05 of
an inch at Fresno, while there was none
at Los Angeles, Sacramento or San Fran
cisco. AS compared with the normal
precipitation it is found that San Fran
cisco is .07 of an inch less than the nor
NAL, Eureka an excess OF .03 of an inch,
Red Bluff deficiency of .04 of an inch,
Sacramento .07 ofan inch less than nor
NAL and Fresno .0Z less, while Los An
geles is nothing, which is the normal
condition of that county at this season of
the year.
In the data given below the rainfall
on Sunday and Monday, September 10th
and llth, which really belongs to last
weeks report. During the present week
the weather has been only ordinarily
good. There is entirely too much humid
ity in the air. which with the cool nights
due to this season of the year, produces
copious and heavy dews over the Sacra-
mento and San Joaquin Valleys, prevent
ing the proper curing of the raisin grapes,
aG oS Of mr.
contained therein.
This excessive amount of relative hu-
midity, or invisible vapor floating in the
air, is also very detrimental to the fruit
drying industry, causing mildew in both
fruit and raisins. Peaches. grapes, ETC.,
are being shipped East, as the market has
somewhat improved for our products.
The heavy storms during the previous
week in Modoc and Lassen Counties have
injured large quantities of hay. and also
grain that was stacked and not yet
threshed. Hop picking is very nearly
finished, and most of the yards report
more than an average crop OF excellent
quality. IN Mendocino County. near
Ukiah, the yield will be about rs per cent.
of an average crop. The rains have
caused the.grain growers to commence
preparing and seeding their summer
fallowed ground in Yolo, Sutter,, Colusa
and Glenn Counties. The rains, though
early, have done comparatively little
damage.
The Observer at Red Bluff reports by
telegraph as follows: 1.-THE damage to
prunes. raisins and the dryingifruits gen.
orally was not nearly so great as at first
reported"
1.-The Observer at Fresno reports by tele-
graph as follows: "Cold nights and heavy
dews are retarding the curing of the raisin
crop, but the wei Ether conditions are much
more favorable than they were the pre-
vious week."
The Observer at Los Angeles reports
by telegraph as follows: The weather
still continues cool and unreasonable.
The sugar beet crop is proving generally
satisfactory to the growers"
The highest and lowest temperatures
were 900, at Red Bluff, Tehama County,
and 39o at Susanville, Lassen County.
Frosts injured garden truck and the veg
etable crops generally through Siskiyou,
Modoc, Lassen and Plumas Counties.