The record-union., 1893-05-02

Amador-Farmers have been greatly
benefited by recent showers.
BuJte-Frost a week ago caused some
damage to almond trees; citrus and other
fruits are looking well.
Trinity-Trees are blossoming and
grain is starting up.
Glenn-Orange trees are in bloom;
peaches are affected by curl Leaf.
Shasta-Peaches and apricots partial
failure; pasturage viii be excellent.
Holo-Potato crop about Cacheville
promises to be heavy. Grain and vege-
tables about Black station need showers.
The apricot crop will be short, say one
third; prunes look well, but most other
varieties of fruit do not.
san Luis Obispo-t'ruit trees are all
loaded down and promise big crops;
grain is heading out, and bean planting
has begun.
Lasseu-The hop industry is growing,
and the prospects are excellent. The
season is a month late and plowing only
half done.
San Bernardino-The beet crop is i'm
proving daily and mon are thinning them
out; apricots will be heavy.
Sonoma-Deciduous fruits and oranges
are looking we'll; wool output will be
heavy. About Healdsburg fruit is light
and wheat not promising. About Peta-
luna rain is needed for grain.
Lake-Rain is necessary TO insure good
crops. About Middleton frosts have in
jured the fruit, except prunes.
Solano-Fruit is dropping badly about
Nacaville and crops will be light; peaches
and pears are doing best. In other places
a half-crop of grain is looked for. Hay
is being cut, but is light
Siskiyou-Crops have been injured and
retarded by winds and frost.
Alameda-The season is backward for
all crops; peach trees look poor.
San Joaquin-Moderate rains would do
much good.
Stanislaus-All crops need rain badly
and without il will not do much.
Calaveras-Crops are looking well gem
orally.
Contra Costa - The cool and cloudv
weather has been beneficial to the crops.
Yuba-Grain about Wheatland is back
ward, owing to ground being too wet.
Apricots ana cherries and hops are doing
well, but peaches have curled leaf
Sacramento-Fruit crops about Folsom
are looking well, especially peaches.
Cherries are ripening along the river:
grain generally is doing we'll
San Benito - The cherry aud prune
crops will be large generally, also apri-
cots, but in some localities there will be
total failure.
santa Clara-The prospects are favor
able for good fruit crops.
Ventura-The wheat and honey crops
will be heavy.
Tulare-iain is needed for wheat, es-
pecially in the western portion; grapes
are setting well.
Eresno-Wheat along the Kings River
is doing well.
Sutter-The outlook generally for fruit
is good; apricots will be light; almonds a
fair yield; prunes a heavy yield; other
varieties Will have big crops, including
peaches.
Lot fro, -, 1
SONS, but did no serious damage to the
apples.
kern-Each day brings new tidings of
Increased crop prospects all over the
county.
Santa Cruz-The prospects for large
apple crop at the Corralitos orchard are
excellent. Prospects are good for a bet
ter apricot crop than was anticipated.
Nevada-Crops in this vicinity are
promising a large harvest.
Humboldt - Temperature below the
normal. The season in this county is
very backward, and the acreage in grain
is less than in former years. Fruit is do
ing well and with warm weather and less
rain the crops promise to be more than an
average.
Monterey-Weather favorable to all
growing crops.
santa Barbara-The high winds have
been injurious to late grain, and the
weather has been untavorable for grow
lug crops. Beans are looking well.
The Observer at at Red Bluff telegraphs
that warmer weather is needed for fruit,
Peaches are falling OF, and will be short
crop. aud the wheat and barley crops
about there are reported short.
The Observer at Fresno telegraphs the
situation as unchanged from last week
dry, northerly winds, with the average
temperature of the week So and no pre-
cipiIation The mornings are dewy, and
grain is all right, but mildew is showing
on the AIuscat vines.
The Observer at Los Angeles telegraphs
that the week was cooler than usual tor
this season OF the year. Crops generally
look well, except that rain is needed on
high lands in the interior. Corn is COM