The herald., 1894-06-04
THE OUTLOOK FOR HAY.
VIII That Necessary Be Cheep OIL
Dear?

VIII That Necessary Be Cheep or
Dear?
The weekly weather and crop bulletin
issued by the United States weather
bureau Office, at Sacramento, contains
reports from nearly every county in the
state, and is very valuable pu5lica-
ton, as the observers who furnish the
reports which go to make up the bull
letin are only interested in giving the
actual fac is regarding the weather and
crop con editions OF the various localities.
1t is not to be presumed that any OBJ
server would represent the crop condi-
tions of his locality to be any worse than
they really are. The presumption is
that each will say the very best he
truthfully can for his own section.
weekly weather and crop bulletin
for Southern California is issued by the
observer for the weather bureau OF Los
Angeles, and ss it is regularly published
in our daily papers, it may be taken for
granted that our farmers are pretty we'll
posted as to crop conditions hereabouts.
Regarding the condition of the crops
throughout the northern and central
portions of the state, however, our
farmers seem to be very much in the
dark. The Sacramento bulletin 9 ,e ms
to be too lengthy for publication il the
newspapers, and hence, information
which would be of great interest to our
formers, reaches but few of them.
1t is generally known, for instance,
that the hay crop of Southern California
is very light one this year, yet most
people, farmers included, have an idea
that hay will be kept down in price by
the great quantities of cheap hay which
will be brought in~from the north. No
body seems to know exactly where this
cheap hay is to come from, but is some
where up north.
Now, in Justice to our farmers, who
are as much entitled TO know the prob
able condition of the market for their
products as any other class of dealers,
and for the information of consumers as
we'll, let us glance over the last Sacra-
mento crop bulletin for the week ended
May 14th, and see ii we can find out
where the cheap hay is to come from.
We will begin at the northern end of the
state and work down:
Siskiyou county-Reports that the
summer follow grain ia standing the
drought remarkably well and bids fair
to be an average crop, while spring Gown
grain will make nothing whatever, un-
less rain comes soon.
Humboldt county-Says pastures on
uplands are drying up rapidly.
Mendocino-Reports that owing to
north winds pasture, grain and hay are
in need of rain.
Lake-Says crops not as good as last
year. Dry weather greatly retarded
growth of hay and grain.
Marin-April rains greatly benefit ed
hay, but pastures short and drying up.
Tehama-Hay doing poorly.
Butte-Many farmers have begun hay
ing. Summer faliow fair; winter sown
will amount to nothing.
| Glenn--Half crop of wheat and bar
ley.
ESutter Grain doing fairly we'll.
Colusa-Fair yield of grain expected.
Yuba-Grain made remarkable gains
in past few days. Doubtful if late sown
will be much benefited.
Placer--A remarkably dry season.
Amador-Grsin and hay crops short.
Sscramento-Hay crop will be a good
one.
Yolo-Crops along the river looking
well. At Winters ths hay is mostly cut:
with light yield.
Solano-Grain looking we'll consider
ing. At Rio Vista light crop OF hay Ia
generally reported.
Alameda-All growing crops looking
we'll. Late barley will only make hay
and pastures drying up.
Santa Clara Prospects good. Great
deal of grain will be cut for hay.
Menterey-At Jolun there will at
least be some hay.
San Benito-In many places yield of
hay will greatly exceed the expectations
OF d few weeks ago. In lower part OF
county there will be practically nothing
raised.
| San Joaquin-At Bethany hay cutting