The herald., 1896-04-21
REPORTS ARE CONFLICTING
But All Agree That the Damsge WIN
Be Great
Vineyards are Ruined and In Many Pisesa
the Pruit Crop Will Be
Total Failure
Associatcd Press Special wire.

suffered severely. The following tele-
grams indicate the extent Of the dam.
age
At Woodland the heavy frost of Sat.
urday night was followed by another
equally destructive on Sunday night.
In both instances they were preceded
by light showers and as a result losses
which will aggregate many thousands
CT dollars, have been inflicted upon thu
fruit growers and viticulturists OF Yolo
county There are a great many con-
fiicting rumors, but all agree that tho
damage has been very heavy. The
only difference Of opinion is as to the
extent of the loss.
A telephone message from L. J. De-
pue at the Yolo orchard says the al-
mond and apricot crops are probably
not seriously damaged, but the peach
and prune crops will be nearly a total
loss
Telephone communication extends no
further up Capay valley than to Capay-
The general opinion is that the damage
to both fruit and vegetables in Capay
valley has been very heavy.
Winters advices are that nearly ev-.
erything in the fruit and vegetable line
in the district of Winters has been kill
ed. West of town the damage is not SO
bad
The Pleasant Valley reports are aiso
very discouraging. The weather that
followed the showers was freezing cold
eLhu lhio Sau6CQ HiOl e QdIudSe tI1n Lue
frost.
At Knights Landing beans. potatoes
and grapes have suffered severely ex-
cept in a few field where they were
sheltered by the favorable location OF
groves. The frosts of Saturday and
sunday nights were the heaviest ever
known.
At San Jose the third killing frost Of
the season did large amount of dam
age to fruit last night. Apricots and
peaches were again damaged, but the
prune crop seems generally to escaped
damage.
The Healdsburg section was visited
by a most disastrous frost, and reports
coming to hand show that vineyards
on the low lands have been badly dan.-
aged: The hill vineyards escaped ma
terial injury.
The heaviest frost Of the season
struck Santa Rosa Sunday night Farm
ers say that very serious damage has
been done to peaches, pears. prunes and
grapes. In some places the fruit crop
Will be nearly a total failure. Fruit on
the uplands escaped serious injury. It
is not believed that fruit in the lowest
lands will hardly be worth gathering.
A Walnut Creek dispatch says that
almost every vineyard in that vicinity
has turned black from the heavy frost.
Cherries and apricots have suffered and
are falling off. The grain crop looks to
be heavier than for many years past.
Reports from various sections Of
Fresno county indicate that the princi-
pal damage by frost will be to the raisin
crop, which has been practically de-
stroyed so far as the grapes on the pres
ent growth is concerned. The propor-
tion of a crop which will develop on a
second growth cannot now be estimated.
but will be comparatively small. In
the higher foothills much of the fruit
mas been killed, but in the valley and
lower hills it is believed that an average
yield of fruit is left on the trees. No
damage to citrus trees or fruit Is re-
ported, the orchards being generally in
sheltered localities. Another rain is
anXiously looked for. Grain along the
east side of the valley is still looking
well.
SACRAMENTO, April 20.-The fol-
lowing synopsis of the weather crop
conditions during the week ending Mon
day. April 20, is issued by the State
Agricultural society, in cooperation
with the United States climate and
crop service, James A. Barwick, section
director
The average temperature for the
week ending April goth (Monday) was
as follows for the weather bureau sta
tions named: Eureka. As degrees; Fres-
no, so! Los Angeles. So: Red Bluff 49,
Sacramento, 81; San Francisco, 80; and
San Diego, 81.
AS compared with the normal tenn
peratures there were large heat den-
ciencieS shown at all points as follows5
Eureka, degrees; Fresno, 12; Los AM
geles. s; Red Bluff, IL; Sacramento. 81
San Francisco 4; and San Diego, de-
grees
The very large heat deficiency, ac-
companied by frosts in all portions OF
| the state, has been very detrimental to
all crops, by retarding the growth of
| grain and hay and by injuring vast
| amount of fruit throughout the state:I
| the damage in some places is total.
! while other localities only report the
| damage equal to proper thinning OF
| the various fruits There is a cer-
| tainty that the fruit crop has been very
| greatly lessened by the frosts of the last
week. The lowest temperature report
| cd was at Jolon, Montrey county.
| where it was reported to have fallen to
| 26 degrees.
Some of the raisin grapes We're total
ly destroyed by the severe frosts; many
| vineyards We're saved by the timely
| warnings sent out by Forecast Officer
| Harmon from San Francisco ami
! where the vineyardists resorted to
| smudging to save and protect their
| vineyards.
| The high. drying wind in the San
Joaquin valley and in Southern Cali
| fornia has sucked the moisture from
! the ground, thereby injuring the grain
| and hay prospects.
Taking the week altogether it's lack
| of heat and moisture over what is usll-
| ally received at this season of the year
| has made the climatic conditions on
| the growing crops very severe.
| If more favorable weather is expert
| enced the coming year it will bring.
along the crops of all kinds to an extent
| that will be surprise even to a native
| son of the golden west and will be a.
wonderment in the eyes of visitors
| from the east.
Successful Strike
| PITTSBURG, April 20.-The strike Of