The morning call., 1893-04-08

looks like generally prosperous year for
The farmer
DIXON. April 7.-Summer-fallowed grain
in this vicinity is looking well and will
make good crop. Winter sown gtain on
the high lands will make an average crop,
but on the low and tule land the prospects
for crop are very poor. Owing TO the I'M
favorable season the acreage sOwn to grain
is not as large as usual.
FAIRFIELD, April THE crops in this
part Of the country will be about half the
average and very late, owing to the late
rains We have no winter sown to speak
Of There will be a heavy crop in fruit.
except peaches.
Sonoma.
SANTA Rosa. April Recent heavy
rains have made it impossible for farmers
to DO much work in the field. Winter wheat
and grass have made rapid growth and give
promise Of big crops. Some of the farmers
complain that the cold rains and hail of this
week Eave been injurious to fruit prospects.
SoNoMA, April T.-The crop prospect
never looked better. Farmers say this rain
VIII keep fruit back, which viii insure
good crop. Grain is looking splendid
throughout the valley. The only thing
SGnoma Valley farmers lear is u heavy
frost, which " ould do great damage to their
orchards
PETALUMA. April lowing TO the late
spring ana extremely cold weather the out
LOCK Is not very bright. Everything is
oaSh NdIus very lillle gram mas Dteu put
IN up 10 date. There will be no heavy crops
except barley and hay. Fruit is backward.
but orchardlsts anticipate a good and
abundant crop. Dairymen complain of the
scarcity OF feed and extremely short grass.
StanisIaus.
MODESTO, April THE crop outlook in
all parts of Stanisiaus County is the best for
many years. The rainfall has been IA
inches. In some portions the heavy rain
has retarded sewing and the acreage will
not be heavy.
OAKDALE. April THE crop outlook
here and in The vicinity IS brilliant The
acreage sown will fall about Is per cent
snort OF last season, but the grain is look
ing enough better to make an offset in the
we'd II favorable weather continues. The
orchards are looking fine, and fruit and
orange prospects are brilliant.
Tehdma.
RED BLUFF, April THE heavy rain
storm Wednesday did no damage to fruit.
The apricot crop is light. The other fruit
prospects are fine. There will he large
crop. The wheat crop is light and not over
hall crop, caused by lack of winter
sown grain and the drowning out by wet
winter. Grass is plentiful. The outlook
LOT the wool crop is very fine. There is
not over 60 per cent in lambs, owing to
heaVy storms and the continued wet spring
TuIare.
VIsALIA. April 7.-Withoutra rain the grain
Yield IN the county will be the largest for
years. even in sections of the county noted
Tor failures The fruit prospects are equally
good. AS 10 peaches, prunes, pears, nee
tarlnes aud aprlcOts the yield will be light
There was light frost this morning, but
not injurious 10 fruit The grain crop will
equal that of 1854 and 1885.
HANFoRD, April THE crop outlook Is
superb. We have planted the heaviest
wheat acreage that has been known for
years, and the whole country reports ex-
celltnt prospects for a large yield. The
iruit crop outlook is also excellent Apri-
cots promise a heavy yield. 1t is too early
to. predict on other fruits. There was
slight frost last night, but 1t did no damage
Ventura.
VENTURA, April THE crop outlook
was never better at his date. An increased
acreage OF beans will be planted. We have
mad 70 inches OF rain. Many aprcots have
fallen and the crop will be light. 1t is too
early to determine as to other fruits.
HUENEME. April I've have had 10
inches OF rain this season. Crop prospects
are fine; Barley in many places has headed
out, and the only danger now is that fur
Their rain or wind may cause the grain to
lodge. 1t is estimated that the barley yield
Will De 10 per cent more than last year.
YoIo.
DAvIsvILLE, April THE crop outlook
on the plains is fully up 10 the average but
owing TO the oyerilOWs along the tule mar
gin the1creage is somewhat less than the
average. The fruit crop promises TO be un-
usually large in all varieties.
" Woodland, April THE continued wet
weather has prevented the sowing of the
average acreage in this county, and consid-
cradle grain has been drowned out The
prospects are good for an average yield.
Fruit and grapes promise big crop.
Yuba.
MARYSvILLE, April The usual cereal
yield of Euba and Suffer counties is about
10000 tons. Owing to the high waters on
the lOwands. where the largest crops are
secured as a rule, careful computers place
the total output at about two thirds This
is better than was expected after the win
teT's sowing, and is accounted for by the
fine stands OF wheat and barley on the
higher lands. The fruit crops Will he much
larger than usual, save in apricots, in which
there viii be less than half crop
NHEATLAND. AIril deputy Assessor
Malloch has just come in from a roundup
of the country. Regarding the grain crop
he says: The grain crop of Yuba County
will be 40 per cent short. There is a deficit
OF quarter in acreage and tho balance of
the shortage Is due to unfavorabe weather
The hay crop will be larger and OF a good
quality. The Whealland hopyards are in
fine shape aud full crop is assured"