The record-union., 1895-05-07

grain. Some hay has been damaged, but
! not much as there had not been mucn
| cut. Highest and lowest temperatures,
| 10 and 400. with .46 of an inch OF rain.
Marin County-The rain has been OF
great benefit to the ranchers OF THIS
Fcounty by Hvening up OF all KINDS OF
crops.
Santa Cruz County-Feed and pastur-
age excellent and fruit doing we'll.
| Monterey County-All crops are doing
| finely, as they were very greatly pene-
flied by the rain of the past week.
San Benito County-The rains have
greatly benefited grain and late hay.
Very little, if any hay is damaged. as
there was none of any account cut. Re-
ports from orchardists indicate that the
section around Hollister escaped from the
late frosts. The trees are all in splendid
condition and the crop OF apricots will be
fully up to the average Highest and
| lowest temperatures at Hollister, 6o' and
40, with 1.54 inches Of rain.
San Luis Obispo County-The cool
weather and showers has not been
enough to recover the late-sown grain
and the crops affected by the Hessian fly.
! Early-sown grain is doing very well;
pastures not overstocked are in good
condition, and dairy COWS are doing
finely. At Templeton the grain crop cas-:
of the river will dOub btless be above the
| y
to the west is .for double crop. Peach
thinning going on.
FoOTHILL AND MOUNTAIN COUNTIES.
Modoc County - The damp, warm
weather is fine for crops, and the fruit
trees are just now in full bloom.
| Lassen County-The warm showers
will make grass and vegetables grow.
Siskiyou County-The fine growing
weather has very materially improved
the appearance and condition OF grain
and alfalfa; fruit trees are in full bloom.
| Ager, and 40o at Yreka and Ager.
Shasta Connty-The showers have in
sured good crops of hay and grain with
out any more rain for the season. Fruit
and vegetables doing nicely; stock is
| now being taken further up in the mount
| aims for the summer ranges.
| Lake County-The rains have done
much good and crops are looking very
| fine.
Plumas County-Fruits are now bloom
ing.
Nevada County-At Chicago Park on ac-
| count of rain and cloudy weather orchard
work is at standstill. Fruit is looking
very we'll. kelseys ana almonds small
crop. Hungarian and French prunes,
peaches early and late and Bartlett pears
| are an excellent crop where ranches were
crop looking well. Rainfall, 1854 inches.
| Placer County-The late rains will in
sure green feed around Roseville for a
month longer and also insures good
crop of late grain. At Newcastle the hay
crop is a good one. Straw berries have
been damaged by the excessive rains.
Some orchards are badly affected by the
curl leaf Cherries, plums, aprieots and
pears a large crop, peaches fair one.
| a round Rocklin having will bapin az
soon as the weather becomes settled.
| Highest and lowest temperatures at New
castle, 6S0 and 40. with .l3 inches of rain.
At Rocklin, 72o and $50, with .48 Of an
inch of rain.
Amador County-The warm rains have
gladdened the hearts of the farmers.
Mariposa County-The abundant rain
of the week is blessing not alone to the
farmers in the mountains but to those in
the lower valleys as well, since it insures
plenty of water for irrigation during the
dry months.