The record-union., 1895-07-09
PEACHES WILL MAKE A FAIR CROP.
Other Fruits Short in Yield, but Of
Good Quality.
Harvesting Now in Full Blast. and the
Yield of Grain is Light
Weekly Report.

Director Barwick of the California
Weekly Weather and Crop Service sum-
maries as follows for the past week.
The average temperature for the week
ending Monday, July 8, 1898, was: + OF u
reka 56o. Independence IA, Los Angeles
68o. Red Bluff 740, Sacramento ~, oan
Francisco TO-, San LUIS Opispo w "n0
San Diego 640.
AS compared with the normal Temporal
ture there is heat deficiency at all
points named except Eureka, Wnlcn re-
ports an excess of heat of l.. The dehclen-
ces at other stations are as IolioWs'
Fresno 4o, Los Angeles 3, Red pun !,
Sacramento q, and San Diego . Wnile
San Francisco reports normal coHui'ions
to have prevailed.
There were ia few sprlnkles during the
Fourth of July in the Sacramento Naiiey
and III portions of the coast counties, pu1
no damage was done. as the amount pre-
cipitated was too small. ,
Harvesting is in full blast, but the
yield is not good.
Grasshoppers are damaging crops, ETC.,
along the foothills of the Livermore ' al
ley and in the foothill regions OF upper
Sonoma County.
The army worm has made his appear
ence in portions of Eel Dorado and upa
Counties, but does not as yet appear 10
be doing any great amount OF damage.
Fruit is beginning TO come In quite
freely and the canneries and dryers are
getting i'll proper shape to handle IL as
fast as it may arrive. II is generally re-
ported that peaches will be pretty goou
crop, both in quantity and quality. but
most other fruits will be rather short III
yield, although the quality is reported as
being unusually good and the frult OF
larger size. Beans are doing only fairly
well as yet, while hops are slowly ad-
vancing towards maturity.
TEHAMA.
Red Bluff-Hervesting of grain and
fruit drying somewhat retarded by the
showers which fell during the fore part OF
the week, but the north wind now blow
ing will enable the farmers and fruit
growers to resume work. Peaches are
plentiful; aprlcOts are scarce: black berries
are also plentiful, while prunes are a
medium crop.
Pentz-It has been unusually cloudy.
with rain on the 4th which did no
damage except to dry feed. Highest and
lowest temperatures, So and So.
PalermO-Fruit being shipped East.
The rain on the 18th did no harm to
anything; there was 30 of an inch. The
highest and lowest temperatures were 9o0
and 42o.
COLUSA.
Grand Island-Rain on the 4th did
no harm to the crops in this vicinity.
Highest and lowest temperatures, 50 and
90.
YUBA.
Marysville- rain on the 4th appears
not TO have done any damage. Wheat is
turning ont poorly; many farmers will
not have over one-half what they eX-
pected. The peach crop will be light
one; two-thirds OF crop was at first ex-
pected but now only about One-half OF
crop will be gathered; the curl leaf is
what has done the damage. Barley yield
short, although the acreage is large.
Wheatland-Army worms made their
appearance at places along the Bear River
this week; no damage of any note was
done. They are now diminishing in
numbers.
SACRAMENTO.
Union House-The rain delayed har-
vesting, and the grain is not turning out
more than half what was expected.
Oraugevale-The weather has been ex-
ceptionally cool, which has kept the
fruit from ripening fast. Crop will not
be above the average. Highest and low
est temperatures, $50 and 90.
Trask-W Gather favorable for all kinds
of fruit. and heavy shipments will soon
begin. The army worm has appeared
and is doing considerable damage to
tomatoes, beans and alfalfa
soLANo.
Briggs Vineyard - The southw west
winds have been OF great good to the
fruit crop. If the hot north wind had
continued, it would most likely have
ruined the grape crop. The only good
the rain did was to cool the air. The
north wind began again on the 9th.
Highest and lowest temperatures, 90 and
So with .02 Of an inch of rain on the 4th
Rio Vista-The harvesting season is
well advanced.
Batavia-The grain crop is very light
in this vicinity, and there will not be
more than half as much grain stored here
rs usual.
Maine Prairie-Grain is coming into
the warehouses in goodly quantity, but
the yield is SO light that the quantity
stored will be much less than usual.
Tremont-It is generally conceded
now that the severe frosts of the past
spring had considerable TO do with the
shortage of the grain crop. IL has al
ways been considered that frost had no
effect on growing grain, bat from the
experience OF this and previous years the
conclusion has been arrived at that if
frost strikes the grain late in the season
or when the first joint Is formed that il is
bound to be moro or less damaged.
CONTRA COSTA.
Byron-The grain in this vicinity is not
turning out as well as expected, there
appearing to be too much straw.
ALAMEDA.
Liyermore-Grasshoppe are literally
eating everything in sight at various
points in and near the foothills around
the valley. Near the old coal mine, after
destroying all other vegetation, they
have been eating the leaves of the gum
and pepper trees. stripping them entirely
bare.
Decoto-W Weather cool and cloudy, with
a light shower on the 4th. Grain is
about all cut. a large acreage of Cheval-
lier barley being harvested; threshing
has begun. Sugar beets are looking we'll
Cherry-picking is over. Apricots and
early peaches are ripening.
san Misunderstanding apricots will
begin next week, and the crop will be a
short one. Harvesting barley is in full
blast and will all be cut in a few davs.
Early cucumbers are ready for picking.
The .0S of an inch of rain on the 18th was
beneficial to all garden truck. Potatoes
are being gathered and are turning out
well.
Irvington-Apricots and prunes will
probably yield from third to a half a
crop. Strong northwest winds have pre-
vailed during the week.
SANTA CLARA.
Weather cool and foggy at San Jose.
Apricots have had a pretty severe drop.
which reduces the already light crop.
Prunes are increasing in size very fast.
Salways are not much more than one
fourth OF crop. Grain ls now being
headed and is pretty fair crop.
Campbell-Some fruit has already been
brought TO the dryer, and there is a
promise of splendid fruit this season,
Aprioots are very fine and smooth, while
prunes are already as large as they fre-
Quently are at maturity.
SAN JOAOITTN