The record-union., 1895-07-09

TULARE.
Woodville-Farmer are complaining
of rust in their wheat.
Iraver-f rom the present outlook the
pumpkin crop will be large one. In all
the vineyards noticed there appears to be
a better crop set on the vines than there
was last year.
Oresi-There will be a fair crop of
grapes in this vicinity this year; there is
also fair crop of other fruits.
SONoMA.
Heads burg g-Grasshoppers still con-
tinue TO do much damage to the vine-
yards and corntields OF northern SOnoma.
In some places next to the foothills the
crop has been entirely destrOyed; the
hoppers are more numerous on the hill
sides than ever before, and seem to be
moving westward.
VENTURA.
Ventura-Continued favorable weather
for growing crops; aprlcot-drying on q
large scale will begin next week; apples
ana peaches are becoming plentiful;
highest and lowest temperatures, 760 and
51o.
Fremontville-There has been some
fog during the week, and beans are max
ing satisfactory growth in heavy land;
aprlcots are ripening rapidly; hay-baling
lighter than was expected; threshiDg has
commenced; highest and lowest tempera-
lures, lS0 and $50.
Satlcoy-W Gather quite foggy during
the past week; apricot-pi picking and dry
ing Is getting under good headway, and
there VIII be only about half q crop this
season; pears and apples will yield better,
some orchards will produce fine crops;
beans ana corn are looking splendid.
ORANGE.
Tustin-W Gather clear and warm with
some night fog. Barley mostly cut and
threshing has commenced yield is fair
but IN some cases not so large as ex-
pected. Apricot drying is at its hight,
the season of which will be short and the
crop small; prunes continue to promise a
tine yield. Bee men are gathering honey
and with varying results. Corn is doing
well.
Orange-Apricots are ripening quite
rapidly and are being dried.
SAN BERNARDINO.
Chino-The present weather is fine for
growing crops. but is rather poor for
rlpening beets, the mornings being gen.
orally 1oggy and damp.
SAN DIEGO.
Otay-No irregularities in the weather
crops; the usual seasonable increase of
moisture in the air without precipitation
as shown by the swelling OF woodwork.
Lemon GrOve-The temperature has
remained uniformly cool; vegetables and
small fruits, vine stuff and orchards
could not grow more luxuriantly.
Ranchers are buoyant and hopeful
highest and lowest temperatures, 81 and
So.
mally cool with elevated fog. Harvesting
Is finished and threshing commenced.
Highest and lowest temperatures, so
and 81.
HUMBOLDT.
Eurcka-The showers of rain were not
enough to do much damage; still the rain
was or no benefit to the hay or the berry
crops. Other fruit and grain are turning
out well. Temperature about normal,
with light and variabl winds. Highest
and lowest temperatures, 64o and 4o0, with
20 OF al inch OF rain.
MENDogINo.
Ukiah-The hop outlook does not ap-
pear TO be very encouraging, either as to
price or quantity.
SAN BENITO.
Mulberry-The foggy nights are bene-
tclal to all summer crops. Hay all cut
and baling nearly finished. Thrashers
will start next week
HOllister-The weather has been cool
and is favorable for both grain and fruit.
only small amount of grain has been
threshed, and the yield Sc far is good.
highest and lowest temperatures, So and
Al, with .O2 OF an inch of rain.
SAN LUIS oBIsPo.
San Luis Obispo-The first part of the
week was cool. Threshing well under
way and barley is not turning out as we'll
as 1t was expected to do earlier in the sea-
son. Beans on bottom lands are doing
well, while on the uplands the crop is
light. Corn and potatoes are doing well.
Fruit, except grapes, will be much less
than an average crop. The Weather Q b.
server at San Luis Obispo says: Weather
favorable. Harvesting in progress. Some
smut In wheat in some districts Gem
oral results good. The fruit crop is light,
but the quality is good" Highest and
lowest temperatures. 7S' and AZ.
LASsEN
Susanville-The apple crop will be a
large one. Most of the farmers are nav
ing. All crops are fair.
SISKIYOU.
Yreka-The drought of the past few
weeks was broken by cool rains during
the fore part OF the week, which were OF
great benefit to the grain, but was rather
disastrous to those ranchers who had a
quantity of hay down. Considerab bl q
wheat in this county is being cut for hay
The alfalfa crop IS about all harvested
and the crop will be light. Highest and
lowest temperatures, So and AZ.
SHASTA.
Shasta - Occasional rains during the
a6 ha
ing OF fruits, but has caused feed and
other crops to advance. Rainfall, LIZ
inches.
Crescent - Farmers have commenced
haying, and the crop will hardly be an
average one. the frosts having damaged
part of it.
Newcastle-Fruit is coming in in large
quantities. Whether cool or warm
weather prevails it makes no difference
to this fruit belt, as all fruits develop
equally as well, which is largely con-
trolled by judicious irrigation. High
est and lowest temperatures, $50 and 4So.
with .04 of an inch of rain.
Rocklin-The warm weather of the lat
ter part Of the week has ripened fruit
quite fast. Early Crawford peaches are
beginning to come into the mark Ct
Highest and lowest temperatures, lUlo
and 59', with sprinkle of rain on the
4th.
Ell DORADO.
Georgetown-The army worm has made
its appearance in this vicinity and gar
dens are suffering from their depreda-
tions.
Notice to crop correspondents-For the
last two weeks reports FROM great many
of the correspondents are not rendered at
all. This should not DO SO, as il is an i'm
possibility to make a report when but
few send in their reports regularly and
others send in none at all, or so spasm odi-
cally. that they are almost forgotten as
being on the list OF reporters. We're it
not Tor the numerous newspapers with
whom the Director exchanges there would
be slim report. | therefore hope and