The record-union., 1894-04-04

though the farmers complain OF lack OF
rain. The fruit crop will undoubtedly be
large. 1t is reported that crops In the
eastern end OF the county are fair. but
more rain is needed. The outlook at the
southern end of the county is bad, owing
to the lack of rain, followed by this spell
of warm weather, causing the grain TO
dry up.
STOCKTON, April 3.-The crop outlook
in San Joaquin County is favorable for
large yield, and as the acreage is greater
than last year by 10000 acres, the harvest
should be much larger. Crops are not
suffering for rain, and a fall from bali
to an inch any time this month will in
sure the crop, except on the west side OF
the river, where the fields are pretty dry.
The islands never promised so well. The
total acreage this year in this county fs
290, 0O0 acres.
TRACY, April 3.-Ths crop prospect for
the west side ia discouraging, although
they are looking we'll at present. The
northerly winds of the past three weeks
have drawn the moisture from the ground
to that extent that without copious rains
the grain yield will be unusually light
even for this locality.
| MODESTO, April 3.-On sandy land
south of the Tuolumne River in this
county cereals are backward, but have
better stand than for three years past.
With good rain within ten days the yield
will be larger. In the eastern portion OF
| the county the prospects are for average
crops without rain. On the west side OF
! the San Joaquin River crops are found to
| be light, and without rains will be fail
ure. The average yield of Stanislaus
| County is $4,000 tons.
| HANFoRD. April 3.-The late frosts and
| winds damaged the apricot crop fully
| 70 per cent, while the peach crop was in
| jured perhaps 30 per cent. Other fruits
will give an average yield. Wheat and
| barley are in need of rain, owing to the
prevailing cold weather. The snow Is
melting slowly in the mountains, and
water for irrigation is short. If warm
weather or April showers come soon'the
grain crops will be an average one.
| GILRoY, April 3.-Unless we get rain
| very soon, it is said that not more than
half crop will be realized. Although
the farmers are complaining, the wheat
and barley fields have not seemed thus
far to have suffered from the want of
moisture. The orchards are in prime
condition and big returns may be ex-
| pected.
SAN JOSE, April 3.-Orchards in this
! section are in good condition, and with
the usual rains this month prospects for
average crops are good. There is very
little grain farming hereabouts.
SAN LUIS OBIsPo, April 3.-The grain
crops of this county depend upon the
rainfall of the next two weeks. There is
the largest area sown in its history, and
up to the present shows finely, but con-
tinued drought will cause general failure.
| Without further rains at all half will fail
entirely, and the rest will make hay.
| With three inches of rain in April a fair
| crop will be made. Grass is shortiIa
many parts now, and cattle are suffering.
So far we have had but about eight and a
| hal fipchnS of rain AGAINST nearly thirty-
one inches last season, and an average for
twenty-seven years of over twenty-one.
| Fruit will not be materially injured in
any event. and the orchard interests are
going to be the most important Of our
| industries.
| Los ANGELES, April 3.-The rainfall in
| Southern California has been very much
less than usual, and the grain is in many
places badly burned by the sun. Much
barley must be cut for hay. Unless there
| is rain in the next seven days the dam
age will be universal. Some counties re-
port that the barley crop will cut no
figure III any event. and as whole 1t is
certain to be light in this part of the
state. The coast sections report bene-
| fetal fogs. Owing to the scarcity of
water irrigation has begun from one TO
two months earlier than usual. The fruit
| crop is in splendid shape, and is in no
danger from late trosts.
| CROP REPORT FROM THE EAST.
WASHINGTON, April -3.-The monthly
| crop bulletin issued by the Weather Bu-
reau says that unusually warm weather
prevailed during the first three weeks of
| the month, during which there occurred
the highest temperature recorded in
| March since the establishment of the
| Weather Bureau, over large area In the
Southern and Middle Atlantic States.
This warm period was followed by the
most decided cold wave of the season,
| which carried the line of freezing weather
southwark to the Gulf Coast, and caused
frost which proved injurious to fruit aud
| vegetables over the central valleys and
Eastern States. The last decade of March,
1894, was characterized by the most re-
markable temperature extremes that have
been recorded since the establishment of
the Weather Bureau. Within six days,
over large portion of the country east
OF the Rocky Mountains, both the high
est and lowest temperature yet observed
| during March were reported. Concern
ing these remarkable periods of high and
low temperatures special bulletins were
| issued by the Weather Bureau.
Special efforts have been made to de-
termine the extent of damage resulting
from these frosts and freezing weather,
and they show that not much damage
has been done in New England. New
York and Pennsylvania. In New Jer-
sey. Maryland, Virginia and North and
South Carolina and Georgia early fruits
and vegetables are badly damaged and in
the more southern States entirely killed.
In Florida the crops were only slightly
injured no harm being done south of
Gainesville. Mississippi crops are re-
tarded, but not seriously injured. In
Louisiana and Texas fruits suffered in
the northern portions and crops barely
retarded. In Arkansas garden vegetables
and all fruits except late apples were
killed. In Tennessee aud Kentucky
fruits were ruined, gardens damaged,
but wheat and oats not generally dam
aged. In Missouri fruit was greatly
damaged, and early vegetables killed. In
Illinois and Indiana reports are very
conflicting. Fruits were seriously DAM
aged. In Michigan, Wisconsin. Mime
sofa Colorado, Montana, New Mexico,
| Washington, Nebraska and California
there was no damage. In Ohio vege-
tables were badly damaged, and fruits
are believed to be. In Kansas all fruits
and vegetables were damaged.
WIDESPREAD DISASTER TO FRUITS.
CHICAGO, April 3.-The Farmers Re-
UielU tomorrow will say: Reports from
correspondents in ten States as to the
injury done to fruit by the recent severe
cold weather, show that the damage to
wheat is small in the aggregate, but
very bad in some localities, where the
plant has more rapid growth. Inc dls-
aster to fruit was widespread, the States
where the trees were most forward suffer
ing most. On the northern sections of a
number of the States the larger fruits
were saved, for the reason that they have
been held back in development. The
ten States reporting are as follows: Illi-
nois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Ken
lucky, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska. Iowa
and Wisconsin.
The Road Ordered Abandoned.
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