The record-union., 1895-06-19
ALAMEDA.

crop. Grain is beginning to turn yellow.
All garden truck looks well.
Decoto-Favorable weather for all
kinds of cereals and fruits.
Saratoga-The cherry crop is drawing
TO an end. In another week the crop will
be gone. Early peaches are beginning to
color: they promise well. Apricots are
| dropping some, but to what extent dam
age Will result cannot yet be told.
SAN JOAQUIN.
Lodi-W Gather cool, with drying north
erly winds that retards the growth OF all
summer crops. Barley harvest begun;
the berry is of good quality, but the yield
is light. Apricots are ripening; the crop
Is very short. The drying winds have
pinohed the wheat to some extent.
Highest and lowest temperatures, 930 and
| AZ
Ripon-Grain is injured by rust. Wheat
| is not out yet. Rye turned out better
! than expected.
Linden-A cut-worm has been damag-
ing the prune trees, but nothing else has
suffered. Our crops are not extra good.
The barley is fairly good, but the wheat
not up to the average.
tarmington-Crops fairly good, and
there IS no evidence of grain pests
IN this locality.
Lockeford-Grain is looking fairly well;
no rayages from the worms reported ex-
| cept on one farm.
Tracy-The west side will harvest the
largest crop ever raised in this section;
ranchers are threshing now and the crop
IS eVsn larger than was expected.
san Joaquin Bridge-Grain is fair, ex-
cept on bottom lands, where sipage has
spoiled it.
Clements-Grain crop looks well, and
no complaint has been made about any
pests in this vicinity.
Woodbridge-Grain here is in pretty
good condition, and a fair crop will be
harvested; around Lodi the cut worm has
been doing great damage 10 the water
melon crop, and the grain crop is not
very promising.
New Eope-Early sowu grain is in
prime condition, but late sown grain
does not look so we'll: the farmers have
not been bothered with any kind of wheat
pests.
STANIsLAUS.
Everything looks we'll and crops will
DC good; no trouble with the army worm
this week will finish up the work of hay
ing, except baling and marketing Act
I've preparations are being made tor har-
Yesting.
Modesto-All crops are good, and there
are no indications of damage by grain
pests.
IurIock-Week very windy; grain still
Keeps green owing to the cool weather;
Wheat harvesting begun; rye being cut,
Dut IL Is down SO bad that it is hard to
secure ali OF it. Highest and lowest tenn
peratures, 100 and 4lP.
MERGED.
Livingston-The high winds have done
considerable damage to the rye crop by
blowing it out; grain not turning out as
well as expected.
Los berries are ripening
and the prospects are for big crop.
FRESNO.
Fresno-Temperature favorable to all
crops; highest and lowest tenn peratures,
100' and 54'.
TULARE.
armersville-Haying over except al
falta; prune crop good.
GoShen-Harvesting going forward
rapidly; there are some spots of sand on
which the frost blighted the wheat, and
good wheat is all around these spots.
while in other places the rust has badly
damaged the crop. still the crop will be
large one.
Lime AlIn-Harvesting we'll under
way and grain is excellent. excepting
where rust has affected it; highest and
lowest temperatures, l0I0 and 49,.
lsaIla-Cut worms working under the
roots nave done considerable damage 10
alfalfa In Kings County, but the danger
is now over. AT night they come out
and feed on the tender roots of alfalfa
shoots.
Bakersield-It is estimated that the
first crop of hay for this county is
fully 10000 tons. The second crop Of al
1aIia is nearly ready to cut. Grain har-
vest Is we'll under way, with "a large
crop Of superior quality. Highest and
lowest temperatures, 1922 and So.
SANTA BARBARA
Ballard-Grain harvest under way. and
some rust in spots are reported. Mustard
and other crops slightly damaged by
high winds in the Santa Ynez River bot
toms. Weather cool and favorable to
maturing crops.
Santa Maris-Crops not as good as ex-
pected. Rust has very much affected
wheat, oats, ETC., though barley is good.
Aprioots half crop, pears and prunes
light. Wenther favorable to beans and all
summer crops.
VENTURA.
Saticoy-Latter pars of week foggy.
which is beneficial to beans and corn.
Prospects are good for full crop of both.
Pears. prunes and apples will be fair
crop; apricots about one-third of an aver
age crop.
F'remontville - Weather favorable to
crops, there being more or less of fog
each night during the week. Beans have
done well. Haying is over. Barley
heading is we'll advanced. Young trees
are doing we'll since the cut-worms have
disappeared. The most of our fruit trees
IN this valley are only two years old, but
Will be 1alr supply of fruit. Honey
prospects have improved q little during
the week, but the yield will still be
light one. Highest and lowest tempera-
tues, 1oo and $50.
Santa Paula-The week has been very
pleasant, with slight fogs every morning.
Beans are promising TO be lighter than
was at first anticipated. Highest and
lowest temperatures, 70o and 49,
Nentura-Continued favorable weather
ior growing crops. Apricots growing
nne4y and will be OF the best quality.
Los ANGELES.
Los Angeles Clear days and fopov
mornings prevailed, with drizzling rain
on the l4th. The cool, damp mornings
were beneficial to grasses and root croDs
but tended to retard the maturing Of
fruits. Highest and lowest temperatures
II ana 5l1 with .Ol OF an inch of rain.
SAN BERNARDINo.
Redlands-The grain throughout the
valley IS proving very satisfactory, though /
much damage has been done by snut To /
the fields skirting Mount Russell. due |
probably. to the light morning 1ogs |
which prevailed during the past month.
Barley hay is yielding well. The pros |
poets for heavy fruit crop in all parts of |
the valley are excellent. The army |
worm, which destroyed considerable /
alfalfa ana berries last month, has disap- |
peared, and berries are yielding well |
All the conditions have been favorable to /
the development Of apricots, plums
prunes and peaches, and orchards are
rywhere loaded with fruit. The raisin /
crop is also promising well.
RIVERSIDE.
Arlington Hights = Citrus trees are