The record-union., 1896-04-29
SACRAMENTO COUNTY.

Heavy rains nave retarded the rip
ening of cherries and berries Grain
and grasses are looking exceedingly
well. Highest and lowest temperatures,
G2 degrees and 80 degrees, with 3.16
inches of rain.
Union House-The rains have been of
great benefit, but have retarded summer
blowing
Franklin-The rain has been benefic-
ial to the crops.
Elk GrOve-The heavy rains have
caused the creeks to overflow, thereby
damaging alfalfa on the low grounds.
There has been the hardest frost known
for many years, as the thermometer
went down to % degrees. Cherries are
ripening, and are also being shipped to
the various markets.
YOLO COUNTY.
Capay-The rains have helped greatly
the winter-sown grain; the rainfall
amounted to 532 inches for the week
Citrona-The frosts of the week have
abaut killed all the grapes in this vi
cinity, but those in the foothills escaped
with but little damage.
Davisville-The frcsts have seriously
injured young vegetables, but the fruit
crop is too far advanced to be injured.
Elmira-The frosts have done a great
Geal of damage to the orchards, vine
yards and gardens of this vicinity.
SOLANO COUNTY
Dayisville-The frosts of the 18th and
18th played havoc with the vineyards OF
this section. The first crop of grapes is
not all destroyed, but there is not
enough left to amount to anything
The tree fruit and the grain are o. K
the vegetables were all killed, and a
very large share of nursery stock was
badly damaged. Highest and loves
temperatures, 50 degrees and 80 de-
grees, with 3.6S inches of rain.
Enthusiastically speaking there has
been no damage to crops by the frost,
but there has been great benefit to
grain, grass and hay by the heavy rains.
Highest and lowest temperatures, 66 de-
grees and Al degrees, with Sc inches of
rain.
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY.
The almond trees in the sandy lands
will this year produce an enormous
crop; even the very young trees are
loaded down with fruit
NARA COUNIG.
Napa-The early part of the week was
frosty, but there has been but little
damage reported. The rains have been
very beneficial to grain, grass and hay.
Highest and lowest temperatures, 65
and 81 degrees, with 292 inches of
rain.
st. Helena-Frosts have killed or
very badly injured all the grape crop
in the valley. The rainfall for the week
was 4.3S inches, making 42.41 inches for
the season.
SONOMA COUNTY.
The heavy frosts have not damaged
our vineyards, because they are mostly
situated on the hillsides, and there
fore the cold wave drops down below
the hillside vineyards. Grainfields never
locked better
Forestvlle-The climatic conditions
have been very unfavorabe for crops of
all kinds. Highest and lowest temper
atures, 20 and 81 degrees, with 2.1O
inches of rain.
Peachland-The cold west winds have
kept back fruit and grain, and the
frosts have done considerable damage
to crops, but the rains. of the week have
such as were damaged by the frosts of
the previous weeks.
Healdsburg-Th peach crop will be
light one. Prune-growers say bugs are
doing a great deal of damage.
Sonoma-The frost of the Goth caught
this valley, with disastrous results to
the wine grapes. 1t was the most seri-
Gus frost of the season, the lowest tenn
perature falling to 80 degrees. which is
exactly the freezing point 1t has
played havoc with all the vineyards ex-
cept those lying on the hillsides Since
1886 there has not been so much rain
in April. The rainfall at this time is
? 2J6 inches, which was precipitated in
twenty-four hours, making 40 inches
for the month and 2S25 inches for the
season. Hay, grain and pastures never
looked better, but the fruit crop will be
a light one.
Santa Rosa-Grapes in all the low
lands were nipped. In some localities,
where cultivation advanced the growth,
nearly the entire first crop was killed
In other places, even on the hills, more
or less damage was done. So general
is the damage to grapes, especially in
Napa and this county, that very many
will depend on a second crop for any
money whatever. This largely applies
to prunes, peaches and cherries.
ALAMEDA COUNTY.
Irvington-The frosts of the week
have done some damage to grapes on
low ground; the heavy rains also in
jured grain by knocking it down where
it was heavy.
Livermore-Mr. Doty, one our most