The record-union., 1896-04-22


the week, so of an inch; month, 2.14
inches, and for the season, 2569 inches.
Peachland-The frosts have ruined
the grapes and killed potatoes on the
lowlands; the grapes on the uplands
may have escaped; the hailstorm of
the 10Th did no damage to speak of.
Highest and lowest temperatures, 66
and "a degrees, with .01 Of an inch Of
rain.
Forrestville-Crop conditions are more
favorable than for the week previous
grain has turned yellow in some places
from the excessive rains, and the Hes
sian fly has appeared and caused slight
damage to cereal crops. Frosts nipped
tomato plants, tender twigs on walnut
trees and grapevines: the blackberry
crop is supposed to have escaped with
very little damage from the frosts OF
this week. Highest and lowest tenn
peratures. 6S and 81 degrees.
Cloverdale--This section is having an
unusually cold spring, and is the most
disastrous in many years; there has
been damaging frost every night the
past week, that of the 18th being the
most damaging of all; the first crop OF
grapes will be about all destroyed, but
the second crop is expected to be much
better one than usual, which will be
about six weeks later than the first.
Figs and almonds are failure, except
in favored localities. Potatoes, beans
and melons have received setback 1t
is a peculiar circumstance and worthy
of note that orange and lemon trees
have suffered very little during the past
a
with healthy blossoms; in some places
on the morning of the 18th the mercury
fell to 80 or 81 degrees below the freez-
ing point.
Healdsburg-A heavy frost on the
night of the 18th did considerable dam
age to the grape and fruit crop, and to-
day, the 10Th, it is quite cold, and dur
ing the afternoon there was heavy
fall of hail The fruit crop in this DIS
trict will be a very light one. The cherry
crop is almost a failure.
Bloomfield-Crops are not doing so
we'll, as the heavy frosts during the
week, with heavy winds during the day
time, has stopped the growth of almost
everything that is in a green state
ALAMEDA.
San Leandro-The frosts have killed
potatoes, tomatoes, beans and peas IN
exposed places; the weather has been
cold so there has been no advancement
SANTA CLARA.
Eyergreen-There has been continued
light frosts which do not seem to have
done any serious damage in this i'm
mediate vicinity; grain and hay con-
tinue to look well. Rainfall &c Of an
inch
Campbell-The frosts of the week have
affected the orchards to some extent
although on the whole the prospects are
very favorable; thinning Of apricots
have been begun by those in the higher
attitudes outside the frost belt; mod
crate crop is thus far reported.
Santa Clara-The continued cold wea-
ther is beneficial to hay and the grain
crop; corn and potatoes have been in
jured to some extent in spots by the
continued frosts of the week; some fruit
has been badly damaged by the cold
weather and frosts of the week; the
prune crop will no doubt be small one.
Highest and lowest temperatures, 66
and 80 degrees. The prospects are for
big crop of hay and grain, the stand
is not only good but the growth is
strong and vigorous.
San Jose-The weather has been too
cold for growing crops; the frosts may
have thinned such fruits as were not in
jured by the frosts Of April 1st; prunes
are dropping badly; grain is looking
well, but is backward. Lowest tempera-
ture, 20 degrees on the 18th.
SAN BENITO.
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fruit was greatly exaggerated and now
the prospects are looking quite bright.
Hollister-The heavy frosts during the
week have greatly injured the fruit and
all garden crops; Of the fruit apricots
and prunes have suffered the most, but
all kinds have been more or less in
jured to some extent. Highest and low
est temperatures, 68 and % degrees,
with 90 Of an inch Of rain.
SAN JOAQUIN.
Lodi-Weather cold with killing frosts
and the vineyards have suffered quite
severely; early potatoes, corn, melons
and tender vegetables badly damaged !;
fruit and nuts do not as yet show much
injury; the cold weather of the week
has checked the growth of alfalfa,
grass and grain, and has been generally
unfavorable to most all growing crops.
Highest and lowest temperatures, 73
and degrees.
Stockton-The grain crop is generally
in good condition for the season of the
year, and crops are not suffering for
rain except on the west side of the San
Joaquin River where they must have
rain within ten days or two weeks to be
of much benefit to the crops; frost has
done some damage to barley in certain
localities; fruits, berries and vegeta bles
have suffered considerable from the eff
fects of the frosts; extent Of the damage
cannot be estimated and some places
have suffered more than others. The
value of the United States Forecast is
appreciated by many of the ranchers,
vineyardists and fruit growers in this
vicinity as is attested by Frank A
West, Henry Armbrust and Young
Brothers, who received word of the COM
ing frost and Immediately prepared to
smudge their orchards and vineyards
They have found several times this sea-
son that the forecasts were accurate
and have acted accordingly by making
smouldering fires of tar and straw that
have kept Jack Frost from doing dam
age. The frost of this morning 1Sth)
will be the latest known here since the
American occupation, the previous
being April 4, 1873.
STANISLAUS
Crows Landing-The rain which fell
the first part of the month, amounting
to 60 of an inch, has been nearly dried
up before doing the grain much good,
as north winds have prevailed nearly
every day since rain fell, consequently
the early and late sown grain is not
looking very well. Either a good rain