The record-union., 1895-05-14
ALL KINDS OF CROPS BENEFITED.
The Weather the Past Week Helped
Them ALL
Cherries Suffered Most From the High
North Wind-Haying in Pro-
gress Everywhere.

Director Barwick of the California
Weather Service. in his weekly crop re-
port ending on the 18th, summarizes as
follows:
The average temperature for the week
ending May 18th was: For Fresno II,
Independence $50, Los Angeles 6o', Sac
ramento 70o, San Francisco 66. San Luis
Obispo 6S0, and San Diego 62o.
AS compared with the normal temper
ature there was an excess of heat as fol-
lows for the Weather Bureau stations
named: Fresno s., Los Angeles 3, Sac
ramento 6o, San Francisco 8. and San
Diego 10.
The total precipitation was nothing.
AS compared with the normal there
was deficiency of from .Ol OF an inch at
San Diego to II OF an inch at Eureka.
This excess of heat and deficiency OF
moisture with an excess OF sunshine ano
warmth has been extremely Denenclal TO
all crops.
Hayfng was more rapidly advanced on
account of the high northerly winds dry
ing out the ground, SO teams ana ma
chimes could enter the field.
1t has destroyed the cut-worm and also
the mildew on grapes and rust In grain
that had made its appearance on account
of too much moist. cloudy and cool
weather during the previous week.
Haying is being rushed from one end
of the State to the other, and the crop is
reported as good in Yield and excellent ID
quality.
The high winds damaged considerable
early fruit by whipping 1t of the trees.
thereby doing away with thinning by
hand. What remains will no doubt
mature finely.
Cherries seem to have been the most
damaged of any fruit.
The general outlook for fruit, grain,
hay, grapes and hops has been advanced
by The beneficial weather of the week.
Frosts are reported from Siskiyou
County which may slightly damage the
fruit crop, but that crop in the mountain
counties is consumed in the locality in
which it is raised, therefore an excess or
deficiency in that region cuts n hgure
in its effect on such crops In the valley
portions of the State.
The highest temperature was So in the
San Joaquin Valley, and about the same
in the Sacramento Valley, and from 81 to
to go in Southern California. The hot
wave of the week was therefore not q
local one.
SACRAMENTO VALLEY.
Tehama County-The Observer at Red
Bluff says that the severe north wind
knocked off considerable fruit, otherwise
the weather has been favorable for all
growing crops, especially to fruits. Hay
ing is now at its hight and yield appears
to be good both as to quantity and quail
ty. All fruits, excepting peaches and
almonds, will yield pretty fair crop.
Wheat, oats and barley are doing well.
with good crop assured.
At Vina the strong wind damaged
young trees by breaking off the tender
Iwlgs and knocked Oft about one-thlrd OF
the peach crop. All crops looking and
doing well.
Butte County-In some portions of the
county the north wind damaged late
grain by forcing it to ripen too rapidly,
much of which will be shattered out or
rather the crop will be short one. AS a
general thing the weather has been favor
able TO all crops. The orange groves are
setting well for good crops.
CoIusa County-Graln is heading out
well. The high north wind damaged
fruit some by whipping it from the trees
Haying has begun and large crop is
reported.
Sutter County - Summer-fallowlng is
about finished and considerable re-plow-
ing is being done. Wild black berries will
soon be ripe and the crop will De large
one. The north wind did considerable
damage to the fruit crop in general, but
the cherry suffered the greatest loss.
Yuba County-No damage reported to
grain by the winds, but all kinds of fruit
suffered severely, more particularly
pears and cherries. The hop yards are in
excellent condition and the blne is max
ing rapid growth.
Sacramento County-The nOrtherly
winds have been a great benefit to the
lowland farmers along the Sacramento
river, by drying the ground SO 1t can be
plowed. Some damage to fruit has Oc-
Cured, especially to the outside rows,
which were exposed to the full force OF
the high winds, the early shipping
cherries suffering the most. Some blight
is appearing on the young growth of the
pear trees. Vegetables are doing we'll
and peach thinning is about finished.
Haying has begun In all portions OF the
county.
Around Sacramento the damage from
the north wind was severe on fruit trees
by twisting off some of the limbs and
knocking off the fruit as we'll. The fruit
crop as whole will be light; the grain
prospects are very good. while the hay
crop will be most excellent one.
Yolo County-The high north winds
have probably blown Oft half the crop of
peaches, pears, prunes, plumS, almonds
and figs, in fact all tree fruit was badly
damaged; trees In some orchards look eQ
ecorched, the grain in numerous fields
was fiattened down, but rose again from
the warmth of the following days. What
fruit remains on the trees will no doubt
be of large size; the need OF thinning of
any overburdened orchards has been
eliminated entirely by the high winds.
Solano County-The severe north winds
has entailed quite a loss on the fruit
growers by blowing it off the trees; the
barley has also beea damaged by the
heads being broken of, while that which
was ripening was more or less shelled out
by the high winds. Around Vacaville
considerable damage has been done TO
the grape crop, especially the Tokay va
riety.
Contra Costa County-Apricots and a
few varieties of almonds are generally a
short crop, but most OF our orchards
are loaded as full as could be desired.
NAPA VALLEY.
The cherry crop is much lighter than
that Of last year. More corn has been
planted this season than for two or three
seasons past, as farmers find it more
profitable than other grain. Haying be-
gun, and crop will be good one. Grape
vines are doing well all over the valley.
SoNOMA VALLEY.
The fruit prospects are gloomy. There
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