The record-union., 1895-07-17

and the principal variety canned is the
Washington plum, which is of good
quality, but not plentiful. In week or
ten days the peach pack will commence
and will continue until the end OF the
season. A big pack of this fruit will be
made.
Sutter City-Grain is not yielding up
TO what was expected. The winds
wounded it badly in quality and guam
tity.
Southwest Sutter-Several of our river
farmers report large damage to crops re-
sulting from the army worms. The tule
water Is receding fast. and the farmers
are JubiIant at the prospects Of a good
crop OF buckwheat and beans.
SACRAMENTO.
Folsom-Grapes are ripening rapidly,
and the crop Will be good one.
Clay-Threshing has commenced, but
the wheat IS turning out but very poorly.
hay baling is in progress, and the hay is
not turning out nearly as we'll as was eX-
pected.
Woodland-It was not until lately,
when harvesting was in full blast all over
the county, that the farmers appreciated
TO Its full extent the damage done 10y the
violent north winds which prevailed
when the wheat was just at the point Of
turning. Thousands of acres OF grain
have not produced a crop within two
thirds OF the yield which was estimated
and confidently expected, and which
would have been forthcoming had it not
been Tor the wind. The threshing ma
chine men are also suffering from the
results OF the terrible northers, since they
have to thresh the same amount OF straw
and yet sack only half the yield which
the straw should normally hold. Reports
from different machines, threshing IN
the county, say that to turn out l,O00
sacks Is considered good days work,
while last year il would have taken 300
or 400 to draw for the same statement.
Winters-There is but very little fruit
being shipped this week and busi-
ness will be slow in that line for the next
two or three weeks.
soLANO.
Vacaville-The fruit-shippers are ship
ping some very nice peaches from this
place. The Crawford variety and the
early grapes are very fine, and the prices
are very satisfactory to the producers.
IsletOn-keporls are coming in FROM all
the islands TO the effect that the army
worm Is doing considerable damage to
crops.
Briggs Vineyard-W Gather fine for the
grape and prune crop. The grain crop
Will SOOu O0 HaKNeSLoQ. duu
lowest temperatures, 81 and CO..
CONTRA COSTA.
San Pablo-The threshing men report
oats as turning out poor. The squirrels
are doing great damage to the barley and
Oat fields, and the ranchers say they were
never known to be so numerous before.
Crops in the vicinity of Sobrante are re-
ported 10 be very good.
SONOMA,
Sebastopol = Our crop reporter from
this place says that there has been no
grasshoppers in this section, though
other portions of Sonoma County have
been troubled with them. \ ten mile
drive on the llth to the ortheastward
shows numerous new orchards having
been planted everywhere, The crop of
fruit and grapes are light this year; go
tons OF Bartlett pears have been con-
tracled for and will be put up at the cam
merry in this place; over 100000 cans will
be filled with pears.
Forestville-The first part of the week
was very warm and corn made notable
growth; coast fogs have come in within
the last few days of the week and are
beneficial to all growing crops. but may
cause Inildew on the grapes. which crop
will not be as large as at tirst reported in
the forepart OF the season, as great
many berries have dropped from the
vines. Highest and lowest temperatures,
go and 540.
Freestone-Hay is short crop and
most Of it is cut
Healdsburg-Th hop crop is growing
we'll now, but is behind the usual growth
at this time of the year. The stand is ir-
regular and uneven in yield, some vines
being reasonably good and some little or
no yield. The growth of the vines is
generally weak, and 1t does not seem to
be hop-producing year. and from the
present indications the yield Will be be-
low the average. Prunes are falling some
from the trees. There are plenty of
peaches. but the prune crop will be short,
though of very fine quality. The
threshing of grain has been commenced
in this county. The yield is excellent
and the quality good.
ALAMEDA.
San pricot picking is in full
blast. Grain is nearly all cut and thresh-
ing is going on. The cool weather causes