The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1895-08-07
GRAPES A GOOD Crop, HOPS POOR.
The Peach Yield Is Also Fair, But
Other Fruit Light.
What the Last Weeks Reports Show
The Whent Harvest Very
Disappointing.


Disappointing.
The weekly crop reports received by
Director Barwick OF the State " Gather
Service are not very encouraging, sus-
tanning as they do previous reports OF
light yield of grain and most kinds OF
fruit:
TEHAMA.
Rad Bluff-The weather conditions
were about normal during the week.
The grain harvest is about over and Is
very disappointing. the crop being snort
and the quality poor. The local cahhery
is working at its fullest capacity canning
peaches.
BUTTE.
Palermo-The Early Crawford peaches
are nearly all gone: the crop was light,
but quality good weather fine for the
growth of the orange trees and the pros
poets are fine for good crop of oranges.
Highest and lowest temperatures, luz
and 49o.
Honcut-Weather fine; some farmers
are yet threshing. while others are still
baling hay, both being good crops here;
peaches are being cut and driec and the
crop Is q good one.
Pentz-Highest and lowest tempera-
lures, So and 90.
CoLUsA.
Grand Island-Harvesting completed
Ia this section, and the crop Is not an
average one, and the farmers are very
much disappointed in the yield. High
est and lowest temperatures, 80 and o.
WILLIAMSBURG farmers are discouraged
this year on account OF the wheat yield:
1t would have been better had not those
strong north winds blown SO hard IN the
early days of June.
O'Bannons-T drying season Is in
full blast, and the work Will De shorter
than Tor several years past, which means
q shorter crop.
YUBA.
Wheetland-Day by day the hops along
the river are taking on form and color.
Some few early varieties are now ripe.
but these vines are scattering. They Will
not be picked until the whole crop VIII
be ready, which will be between the Goth
and 18th of this month. Although the
Bear River crop will be a shade light this
season. the hops are in clusters and COM
paratively free of leaves. This condition
will make them easy to pick.
Marysville-The weather has been usual
for the season. The grain harvest is over
and results very poor. as previously re-
ported. Peaches are ripening slowly, and
crop very considerably less than usual.
A large canning pack is being put up
here, both canneries being run to their
fullest capacity. There will be a large
crop Of hay. y great deal ofpoor grain is
being cut for feed.
SACRAMENTO.
Sacramento-W Gather excellent foI
ripening fault. Bartlett pears about al
picked and peaches are coming in freely.
will ha nd
are looking for good prcas. Threshing
and hay baiing in full blast. Hops are a
poor crop. Highest and lowest tempera.
ture, 99o and 81.
Tancred-Pea drying begun and the
crop is light one.
notwithstanding about finished
and the output was about four sacks &c
the acre. At the beginning Of the season
the prospects were better than they mac
been for ten years, and the crop now har-
vested is the smallest that has been har-
vested in ten years.
SoLANo.
Maine Prairie-Grain- hauling Is about
over Tor the season. The banks are well
lined with grain, but the amount is MOI
as large by half as it would have been
had the season been favorable.
Rio Vista-Now that threshing is about
completed, it is possible to judge of the
crop as compared with other years, and
on the whole, il seems to be below the
average. The yield on the plains was un-
usually light, but in the hills reports o
ten and eleven sacks to the acre are fire.
Quent
Napa-The high winds of the past few
days have thinned the pears from Oft the
trees IN this vicinity that were already
thin enough.
alistoga-Threshing in this valley i:
well under way, and it is learned tina
the yield will be about the average.
sONoMA.
Stony Point-Corn and potatoes arr
slightly injured by the grssshoppers, bu
IS black birds and chickens are engaged
in warfare against the pest the vegetation
which now stands may mature.
Fulton-The farmers are well pleased
with their hay and grain crops, while to-
hops and grapes look exceedingly well
The gTasshopper pest, which caused
much discomfort to the vineyardists II
this district, has somewhat subsidized
Occidental-The huckleberry season
has opened, and many people are en-
gagged in the work OF picking berries 10
the market.
ALAMEDA.
San Neutrality-suspicious. are nearly al
picked; TIE last three days nave Deel
good ones for drying fruit: tomatoes ar
doing well; harvesting corn is now il
order.
SANTA CLARA.
Cupertano-Apricot drying is nearl,
over and much smaller amount of frui
was harvested than was expected earl,
IN the season, on account OF the fruit fall
ing from the trees so badly when half
grown. One orchard that was expectel
to yield sixty tons only produced 81,
tons. Early Crawford peaches are ripen
ing fast, and work on them has alread,
begun. The prunes are also fast takini
on their royal colors; the old trees giving
the best promise of good crops, the youni
trees showing but little fruit.
Santa Clara-The apricot crop will b
pretty well cleaned up this week, mex
comes the peaches. The harvest OF seed
on the great seed farms will soon be il
full blast. The yield in some fields is re
ported TO be excellent. Highest an,
lowest temperatures, So and Az.
Campbell-The canneries and dryer
are running full blast here and in this vi
cinity. Pears have begun to come in
The earlier peaches are ripening yer
rapidly, and prunes will come TO tn
dryer next week. Days very hot al
nights cool and pleasant.
SAN JOAQUIN.
Lodi-Warm with light westerly winds
good for all crops. The shipment ,
melons goes on lively. The cutting {
peaches begun. The break in the Wood
bridge dam is working quite hardshi
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