The record-union., 1895-06-19
DRYING WINDS AND GRANSHOPPERO.
Elements That Have Done Injury to
Crops.
In Some Counties, However, All Crops
Are Maturing WeIl-Hops
Growing Rapidly.

Following are the bulletins received by
Director Barwick of the State Weather
Service for the past week. These reports
vary according to localities. In some
marked injury has been done by the
4ong-continued and drying north winds,
and in others, especially up north:
TEHAMA.
Red Bluff-The damage done to all
crops by the "nOrther" of last week Is
greater than at first thought. A great
amount OF fruit was knocked off the trees.
Wheat and barley was threshed cut anu
the late-soWn grain was greatly plnched.
The weather has been more favorable to
crops since Tuesday last; barley and in
some instances wheat is being harvested.
Corning-'rhe winds have done consid-
erable damage by shell1Dg out ripe grain
and whitening vegetation OF all kinds.
BUTTE.
Durham-All grain has been more or
less injured by the north winds which
have prevailed with short intervals for
two weeks There is no longer any doubt
but that the extent OF the damage is not
yet known; highest and lowest tempera-
lures, 81 and $50.
Palermo The farmers are fighting
grasshoppers in all ways, but mostly by
burning the grass; the hoppers are only
eating The tender parts of the plants and
mostly those OF the grapes. Highest and
lowest temperatures, I040 and 60.
Honcut-truits or other crops are not
hurt as yet by the north winds.
Pentz-P caches and apricots are ripen-
ing but the latter is a short crop. High
est and lowest temperatures, 9o0 and 50'.
GLENN.
Willows-The cool weather is reviving
the late-sown grain that was damaged by
the north wind.
Sutter City-The north wind did not do
much damage TO crops, but has dried the
hay out well.
Yuba City-The north wind and warm
weather has rapidly ripened the grain,
and has also sheIIed out much Of the grain
that was ripe.
COLUSA.
Grand Misunderstanding has COM
menced, and there viii be more barley
harvested this year than for many years
before. The north wind has dried out the
hay somewhat but has not hurt the grain.
Highest and lowest temperatures, go and
67'.
Sites-The continued north wind dur
ing last week has shattered out quite a
lot Of grain that was Over-ripe on the
plains, and may have pinched some that
was in the doughy state. but the average
damage appears not to be very great.
Highest and lowest temperatures, 98' and
100. In the foothills the wind had no ma
terial effect as the grain was not ripe
enough to shell out and The wind was not
hot enough 10 shrink 1t, but there is some
rust il low places.
College City-The grain is not so badly
damaged by the wind as at first re-
ported.
Colusa-The north wind did not do as
much damage as the farmers first
thought. The tule farmers are sowing
Egyptian corn.
YUBA.
Marysyille - Weather favorable for
grain and fruit, and no damage with
many has occurred, though the north
wind, which has been cool, had but small
damaging qualities that it usually has,
Barley is being cut in early localities,
and by the middle OF next week harvest
ing will be general.
Wheatland-Bear River hops are grow
ing rapidly. The six days Of north wind |
last week caused many vines to leave the !
strings. Growers have been busy this |
week training their vines up. Few
patches OF hops were armed out. conse-
quenuy the damage by wind was not /
great. Grain is reported shrunk by the |
north winds of last week, and il also |
caused much young fruit TO drop. No
damage from grasshoppers, as was re-
ported few days ago. Highest and low
est temperatures, SO and 52o.
SACRAMENTO.
Sacramento-With the exception of
little north wind the weather has been all
that could be desired. All crops are doing
well. FRUIT shipments are on the in
crease, but will not be in full blast for
several weeks to come. Pears are fully
two weeks later than usual peaches are /
coming in quite freely. Hops are doing
we'll. Highest and lowest temperatures. /
50 and so.
Clay-The north wind has shrunk the !
top grain III the head, some worse than |
others. owing TO the time of sowing.
Union House-Haryesting has COM
in several places. Apricots and /
early plums are being picked; straw
berries all gone, while blackberries
are ripening fast.
Elk Grove-W heat fair, but in some
places it is affected by the rust; fruit ripe
and being shipped; apples and some
other fruits are damaged by the worms,
especially the Bartlett pears; wheat and
other grain partly shelled out by the
north winds.
Carson Creek-The grasshoppers, after
6 lapse OF four years. are again showing
up in threatening numbers. An early
departure on the part of the hopper is
grass, feed and trees must suffer very
much from their depredations.
YOLO
Citrona-Harvesting is we'll under way,
but some fields OF grain are half whipped /
out by the north winds, while other fields /
are not hurt very much, except that the |
grain Will be somewhat shrunken.
Dunnigan-Grain is turning out fairly /
well; the crop, however, will be short OF /
that which was harvested last year. The !
damage was all done by the north wind |
" oodland-1he north wind has done I
immense damage TO grain and fruit. In /
many cases what were promising fields I
OF wheat and barley will not be cut, /
while the pear crop in many orchards is /
entirely destroyed. The tule lands have,
In measure, escaped, on account Of the +
straw being shorter and the wind having
less effect; but in the higher and more /
fertile fields tbs destruction is unpTece- /
denied, the ripe grain being shattered +
out, while the more backward fields viii I
be pinched.
Winteys-It is estimated that fully one
half the pear crop was blown from the |
trees
Guinda-The wind blew almost contin-
uously for Twelve days, and has done a |
great deal OF damage TO orchards, many I
trees being blown down.
SOLANO.
Naoaville-Apricot-dr has COM /
menced.
NAPA.
Napa-The grape crop will be short I
this season, especially the Gray Reisling, /
owing 10 the long spell of cool weather.
SONo2IA.
Forestville-W Gather favorable to all I
crops; copious fogs in the morning have
been very beneficial to grain and fruit:
hops and grapes looking well; grain is
heading out nicely; highest and lowest