The record-union., 1896-04-29

prominent and intelligent vineyard
| lists, says: Il believe that late pruning
| is a necessity in this valley, in order to
| escape late spring frosts. l pfuned
some of my vines in January, others in
| February, and the remainder in March.
| Those pruned in January came out
early, and were injured by the frost in
the latter part of March; those pruned
| in February were not out so much, and
| were not so badly injured as the for
| mer; those pruned in March escaped
| the frost of the 10th"
SANTA CLARA COUNTY.
Gilroy-The frosts of the week have
| done serious damage to vines and all
| fruits, even in places where smudge
| fires were used for protection.
Campbell-The effects of the recent
| frosts in our orchards are more serious
than at first thought; both apricot and
prunes have suffered severely. The
| cherry crop will be a short one, on ac-
count of the persistent dropping of the
fruit; even the larger fruit is dropping
San Jose-The first of the week
brought severe frost, which has in
jured the fruit crop greatly.
Santa Clara-The frosts have injured
grapes very much, but the rains have
done great amount of good.
SAN BENITO.
| Hollister-The abundant rains dur
| ing the week have made a great change
| in the crop prospects; farmers now feel
confident of raising a good crop of grain
and hay, but the fruit crop will be a
very light one. Highest and lowest tenn
peratures, 6S and 26 degrees, with l. 43
| inches of rain.
| Los Pinos-The severity of our recent
| frcsts had )the effect of killing about
one-half of our apricot crop and dam
aging, to a degree, various other fruits
| and green crops.
San Juan-It is reported that prunes
apricots and peaches are about all
killed by the late frosts.
| SAN JOAQUIN.
| Lodi-The weather has been cool
| cloudy and damp, with considerable
rain during the week, amounting to l &c
| inches, which has been favorable to
grain and grasses. The killing frost OF
| the 10th about finished the grapes; as
yet the fruit does not show any bad eff
| feet. Highest and lowest tempera
lures, 66 and "a degrees.
| Stockton-The rains have been very
beneficial to the growing grain, which
is now in splendid condition The dam
age to vineyards and orchards will no
| doubt be very great from the frosts of
the week.
STANISLAUS.
| Crows Landing-The rainfall of the
week amounted to 1.10 inches, and was
| just what the grain needed, and if very
| Il win do fnlJ
then vast amount of good will be
| done. The early-sown grain will no
doubt make a very good crop, but more
rain will be needed for the winter
| sown.
| Turlock-The week has been favora-
BILE to all crops. The rains have been of
the very greatest benefit the total
rainfall for the week was 1.57 inches
The frost of the week cut down the
early vegetables, such as potatoes.
beans and the first crop of grapes.
Westley-The crop prospects are
much lighter than last week, but the
warm rains of the week have done q
great amount of good
MERGED
Volta-Light showers have been the
| chief feature of the week; while they
have not been very beneficial. they have
| not been detrimental, because the cool
and cloudy weather ACCOMPANYING
| them was of great benefit to grain
grass and hay.
| Livingston-The rains of the week
| have been of the very greatest good.
and all growing crops are in a very
prosperous condition
FRESNO
| Huron-Very little, if any. grain will
| be cut this year in the Huron country.
there will be some hay, but not a great
deal.
Ponton-Apricots are still droppinr
but all other kinds of fruit appear to he
| in good condition. The vineyards were
severely damaged by the frosts. and
| very few of them in this vicinity will
amount to anything, as far as the first
| crop is concerned. The rains of the
! week have produced very beneficial
effect on all growing crops Highest
and lowest temperatures. CT and SO de-
| grees, with 197 inches of rain.
Reedley-The rains of this week have
| been of the very greatest benefit to this
county, and have improved the grain
prospects very much. Highest and low
est temperatures, 72 and 4S degrees.
| with T5 of an inch of rain.
Auberry-Crops We're damaged by the
heavy frosts, but benefited by the rains
| of the week.
MADEIRA
| Madera-The very heavy frosts have
killed all the apricots and severely in
jured the peach crop. All fruit in the
mountains and foothills has been killed,
or very badly damaged