The record-union., 1895-06-12
WHEAT is RIPENING VERY RAPIDLY.
Some Injury Reported From the North
Winds.
Barley is Now Being Harveated-soms
Fruit Blown From the Trees
Crops In General.

Following are the reports received by
]. A. Barwick, Director Of the State
Weather Service. for the week ending
Monday night last. These reports are
from all the grain and fruit-growing Sec
tions of the State:
SACRAMENTO VALLEY.
Tehama County-Red Biuf-Six days
continuous north winds mas Dngnteo
almost all vegetation, and the high winds
have whipped off considerable fruit De-
aides breaking down trees. Late sown
grain which was IN the doughty state Is
being badly pinched and shrlveled up
while the ripenipg grain is being
threshed out by the high winds. Inc
promising grain crop OF week ago mas
sustained quite a set back. Corning
The drying north winds have shrunk
the grain very much, while the high
winds have knocked off great deal of
fruit The highest temperatures have
ranged from 94' to 10OO.
Butte County-Oroville-Th olives are
setting earlier than ever before known IN
the Palermo district. Palermo-The
fruit is getting ripe, peaches and apricots
especially. In some localities the grass
hoppers are eating the tender grape
viues. The ground is very dry and lrrl-
CATION has begun. Highest and lowest
temperatures, 990 and 6l'. Honcut-
Fruits are up to their average, excepting
the apricots
Glenn -Willows-Ths county
has not been affected with such q severe
north wind in years as the present storm.
The wind has been exceedingly strong
for five days, and is doing much damage,
but as to the extent OF the damage IL Is
hard TO estimate, as our farmers all differ
in their opinions. one man says lis
green wheat is suffering very little, and
with favorable weather will come out all
right. but the wind has broken great
deal of the ripe grain down. A farmer
living south OF the Jacinto Grant says the
wind is doing great deal OF injury to the
winter sown grain; farmer on the Ia
cinto Grant says he is sure the wind has
benefited the wheat on the grant, as it
will prevent the wheat from being further
devastated from the rust. A farmer on
the east side of the river says the wind is
doing a wonderful amount of damage, as
most OF it is winter sown and will be
shrunken by the storm. Others say that
the damage will be very great, as much
of the grain is being shelled out, but all
state that the wind Is not doing as much
damage as il usually does on account OF
its being so cool. Along the river and on
the plains the wind has been very in
furious to the fruit crop by blowing it off
the trees.
Colusa County-Cortina- - The haying
season is almost over and harvesting will
soon be at hand. The prospects for good
crops have never been better Princeton
The north wind is a great draw back to
haying in this vicinity. Colusa-The
north wind for several days blowed q
gale and has damaged very much late
sown grain by shrinkage and beating the
heads of that which was ripe. Much
damage has also been done fruit by the
high winds. Haying over and the crop a
good one. Grand Island-The north
wind is ripening grain very fast; harvest
ing will begin next week; haying about
over. Highest and lowest temperatures,
81 and so.
Suffer Countrywide City-Harvesting
will begin next week. O'Bannion-Hay
is about all down except tule hay, which
will not be cut till late this year.
Yuba County-W heatland = For the
last few days the weather is known as
growing weather. In the hop-yards the
vines literally run up the strings. With
ten days more of such weather the hop
yards will require no more hand work,
as the vines will have reached the top
wire and will be well armed. Unripe
grain and hops slightly damaged by the
north wind and some fruit blown of.
Had the wind been a hot one serious
damage would have resulted. Grain is
ripening fast and promises an average
yield of excellent quality. Prune trees
are heavily laden, while pears will not be
half crop. Highest and lowest temper
atures, 10lo and so. Marysville-Hay
harvest is we'll advanced, and in some
localities it is over. The north wind has
been bad on late grain. and no doubt has
tended 10 shrink it somewhat. Most OF
the grain is past the stages where 1t can
be affected by the winds. The prospects
for fruit is good; the peach drop up to this
time is light and not SO much as was at
first feared. Some aprIcots have been
shipped East, and early peaches will be
pack ed for Eastern shipment next week.
Sacramento County-Arno-The con-
tinuous hot and dry northerly winds
have somewha injured the wheat and
barley. Both, even of the late sOwn,
have rapidly found their golden hue. The
wind on some days was too high for hay
hauling. Orangevale - Weather warm,
and wind north. Early fruit ripening
fast. Highest and lowest temperatures,
970 and 64'. Elk Orove-The north wind
has blown considerable fruit from the
trees, especially large fruit and small
oranges. Grain is shrinking up, especially
wheat, which is now in the doughty
state. Fair prospect for good grape
crop. Clay-tirst of the week tempera-
ture was l04o. Barley heading progress
ing, but had to stop on account of the
high winds. Union House-The severe
north winds have done great damage to
grain. Haying is about over and har-
vesting has commenced in some places.
Sacramento-The north wind has done
damage to all crops. The winter-sown
grain has suffered very much. Summer
ialiow or early sown has not been IN
jured, as it is too far advanced to be in
jured. Much fruit has been shaken of
the trees
Yolo County, inters-The damage by
the north wind is considerable. The
most damage so far has been TO almonds,
pears and peaches. Woodland-Reports
indicate that grain which is nearly ripe
Will suffer greatly from the heads being
broken of, and also from the wheat be-
ing threshed from the heads. Where the
grain is not ripe enough to be injured in
this way the wind will to some extent
shrink it and also bend ana twist the
stocks so that the wheat viii not hil out
SO we'll. In the fruit districts the apricot,
pear and almond will be appreciably
damaged. In some fields in the hills
where the crop is ready for harvest.
nearly all the grain has been threshed out.
Capay-The north wind is doing much
damage to the grain by breaking Oft the
heads. The fruit is also suffering by be-
ing blown Off the limbs. Dunnigan-
Much damage is being done by the north
wind. and continuance OF 1t VIII almost
totally destroy the grain, as the warm
wind is causing it to ripen too fast. Da-
vlsvlile-There has been so much north
wind OF late that farmers are becoming
alarmed IN apprehension of serious dam
age 10 grain crops. The prospects are
now much better than usual, but a few
days more of this north wind will lessen
the prospects. The crops of both apricots
and prunes IN the Briggs vineyard will
be fair.
Solano County - Collinsville = The
wheat ID this district is taller than the
mules that carry the haryesters and bids
fair To crfy- a n win Il