The record-union., 1896-07-28
doing we'll, but the crop is small. Corr
is looking well.


Is looking well.
SONOMA.
The weather has been cold and foggy,
which has been favorable to corn ana
potatoes, but grape growers look on
such weather as dangerous ana ire
quently examine their vines for mdldeW-
The crop of early peaches is a very
light one, and the quality is only Iair.
The foggy weather and light showers
have been beneficial to the growth OF
corn and potatoes.
ALAMEDA.
The cloudy weather has been favoraple
to the apricots that remain unplcked.
Plums are being gathered and shipped
East. Potatoes are turning out We'll.
SANTA CLARA.
The excessive heat has given way to
cooler weather, with fogs. There never
has been better weather for fruit dry
ing than the present season, but the
crop is small. The apricot crop Is hea-
vfer than first thought it would be- In
some parts of the valley the prunes are
dropping to a large extent.
SAN BENITO.
So far as threshing has advanced the
crop Of wheat and barley is good one,
and the hay crop is an unusually large
one. There will be a large crop of
Bartlett pears. The flax crop is a good
one.
SAN JOAQUIN.
The heavy dews have delayed harvest
ing during the early morning hours,
otherwise the weather is favorable to
the harvesting of the grain crop, hay
baling and for shipping fruit. Wheat
is spotted and turning out all the way
from four to fourteen sacks to the acre.
Corn, melons and pumpkins are all
doing we'll. Third crop of alfalfa is
being cut.
STANISLAUS.
The thunder storm with a shower OF
rain has cooled the atmosphere and laid
the dust, but no damage has been done
to the crops. The rainfall here was
35 of an inch, while two miles from
town there was 1.50 inches, which will
be liable to injure dry feed and straw.
FRESNO.
Harvesting will be completed this
week. On Thursday night there was
40 of an inch of rain, and the weather
has been cooler, the thermometer rang
ing from 20 to 100 degrees, while the
week ending July 18th, the temperature
ranged from 80 to 120 degrees. The
grain which was harvested on the west
side has been of good quality and we'll
filled.
KERN
A heavy shower of rain fell on the
morning of the 22d, about enough to lay
the dust, but not to injure any crops
Considerable rain fell in the mountains
east of this place, which has caused
the Kern River to rise about eighteen
inches which was badly needed, as the
supply Of water for irrigation was run
ming quite short. Grain will be fair
crop, while the peach crop will be a
good one.
TULARE.
The weather has been very hot, the
thermometer ranging from ITO to III
degrees. Harvesting and threshing are
about completed, and crops are ranging
from two to three sacks per acre Of good
grain The dried fruit was slightly dam
aged by the few light showers which fell
on the 22d.
SANTA BARBARA.
Rain began falling on the 21st, and
continued until the morning Of the 22d,
with light drizzle all day, which did
no damage of any account A little
hay has been injured, but otherwise no
damage has been done.
VENTURA.
The past week has been very un-
favorable for the bean crop, and the
chances are that the crop will be a
light one.
LOS ANGELES.
Owing to the cloudy weather and fog
gy nights crops are looking fine. April
cots and early peaches are about all
gone. Apples and pears are looking
well. Corn is looking well.
SAN BERNARDINO.
Next week the beet harvest Of 1896
will begin and it is estimated that the
entire crop will aggregate $4,000 tons.
The Anaheim crop will be a very light
one Analyses show the beets to con-
tain a very satisfactory percentage Of
sugar where they are ripe, but they ap-
pear to be very slow in ripening. Tests
show Is per cent. Of sugar.
SAN DIEGO.
The temperature has been about an
average of S5 degrees, with cloudy and
threatening rain. Crops are doing well,
and raisin grapes are beginning to
ripen. The peach crop is a short one.
HUMBOLDT.
Haying is being prosecuted vigorously
under favorable conditions The fruit
crop is light, but of good quality. Rain
Is needed for gardens.
SANTA CRUZ.
The bean crop will make about the
poOrest crOp of any this season. The
greater part of the apricot crop is being
dried.
MONTEREY.
The hot weather has fastened the
ripening of the sugar-beets in this val
ley and will slightly lessen the tonnage,
but the crop is a big one and will go
to the factory earlier than usual
Jolon-The temperature has been
rather hot in this section for the past
eighteen days. The grain crop is turn
ing out we'll and is more than was ex-
pected.
PLUMAS.
The hay crop is a good one and grain
Is looking well. The thermometer has
been up to % degrees in the shade dur
ing the past few days and the old set
tiers say that they never saw anything