Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1895-07-10

lower part of the county was injured
by the fly III the spring and is not GO
ing to turn out as an average more
than half crop. The wheat ON up,
land is good deal better. Apples are
full average and grapes will not be
heavy crop The berries have not
set as well as was anticipated. The
punches seem to be fewer in number
than usual. Some seasons there are
three or four ON cane and now as
many have not more than one or two,
although the white varieties, especially
the Muscatels, look we'll. The grape
crop will not be large one.
Reports from Alameda county show:
San Leandro-Cherry picking is
nearly over. Haying is complete and
baling has commenced Potato dig
ging is in full blast and fields that
were not injured by early frosts are
turning out we'll. Tomato fields look
well, but there will not be one-half the
average this season as there was last
year. String beans are doing we'll.
1rvington-The weather has been
favorable for crops, which have mostly
matured and harvesting is rapidly pro-
crossing. Barley promises we'll. but
wheat has been injured considerably
by the Hessian fly. The hay crop is
generally good and abundant IN guam
tity.
Deooto-Weather the first part of
week hot and later part cool. Cherries
are turning out less than half crop.
Apricots falling. Prunes small
crop. Harvesting commencing and
acreage of grain small. Large hay
crop now being cut.
Mountain View - Fruit prospects
fair. Apricots few bat large and look
ing well. Grapes blasted by west
winds, but vines are healthy and
promise good second crop. Haying
going on and the crop a good one.
Santa Clara-Cherry packing ter
minated for the season. The ship
ments East were much lighter than for
several years. owing to the small
cherry crop. There will not be much
of run on apricots, owing to the
shortness of the crop and the demands
of the Gamers. The prune crop is
showing up we'll and the yield will be
much more than last year. Highest
and lowest temperatures. 80 and 80.
Montague-A fine rain would be
beneficial, for it would make the crops
larger and better.
Acknowledgment crop will be
an immense one in this vicinity and
the pears and prunes will be fair
crop.
Shasta-Hot and dry for the past
week and consequently whitening
influence Oh all crops. Hardly an aver
age crop of apples will be gathered.
Haying is about over.
Middletown - Heading began this
week in this vicinity and the crop will
not be as heavy as usual.
Quincy-The strawberry crop in this
county is unusually light. Too much
frost late in the season.
Sheridan-The grasshoppers are get
ting rather numerous around here and
some anxiety is being felt in reference
thereto, but SO far they have not been
thick enough to do any damage and
the present outlook is that there is
more scare than grasshoppers.
Rocklin-Fruit ripening fast. Hay
mostly all baled. Good crop and good
quality. Highest and lowest temper
atures, 106 and 67.
| Newcastle-The warm weather of
the later part of the week was very
favorable to orchardists, Fastening as
it does the maturing of the fruit crop,
the quality being improved by the
heat. Grasshoppers have not as yet
made their appearance in this vicinity.
Highest and lowest temperatures. 99
and 56.
The advices from Southern Califor.
mia, coast and mountain counties are
generally favorable for a good yield of
fruits and crops.