The record-union., 1896-08-05

confine their attacks principally to the
older yards and a general resetting Will
eradicate these incoming pests from the
country. The second crop of straWber-
RES is in market Harvest is progress
ing finely; the yield varies from to III
sacks to the acre. Hops are doing we'll,
but the yield will be below the average.
Oranges are dropping from the trees.
PLACER.
The weather continues favorable for
the orchardists. A great difference is
shown this year between orchards that
were sprayed last spring and those not
sprayed, the former producing more
fruit and free from worms While the
latter are most all affected.
The grain harvest is about over and
the yield is up to expectation.
SACRAMENTO.
Fruit growers are busy shipping and
drying peaches. The grain yield is a
good one, and the hay crop is an extra
ordinary good one.
YOLO.
The wind storm of Saturday was
rather disastrous to the pear crop and
to the growing corn. There was also a
sprinkle of rain, the first of the sum-
mer.
SOLANO.
The heavy winds have caused consid-
cradle fruit to be sent out that would
have been kept back.
NAPA
The days are warm and the nights
cool. The fruit crop is below the aver
age, but the grain has turned out well.
Grapes are doing well and will average
about half a crop. There was some eX-
periments in fax growing in this valley
last season, and they turned out so we'll
that a number of farmers engaged in
the business quite extensively this year.
About three hundred acres will be har-
vested.
SONOMA
The fruit in this valley is ripening
very rapidly, and though lacking in
i. quantity, is exceedingly fine in quality.
There are evidences of the scorching
days we had during the fore part of the
month to be seen on the fruit and corn
crops.
SANTA CLARA.
The weather has been good for all
summer crops which are now ripening
very fast. Prunes will be a smaller
crop than at first anticipated. Green
feed on the low lands is holding out re-
markably well, and orchardists say that
the moisture is generally very close to
the surface.
SAN BENITO.
The crop of Bartlett pears is very
large, but the fruit is quite small, and
the crop will be only about half what it
usually it.
SAN JOAQUIN.
Threshing has been stopped during a
few hours on several days during the
past week on account of the dampness
being so great that the grain would not
shell out
STANISLAUS.
The first part of the week was very
unfavorable for threshing grain on ac-
count of the extreme dampness of the
air during the early morning hours. The
thunder storm of the 23th did no dam
age; the rain was heavy for a July
storm, as there was "a of an inch meas
ured. The grain harvest is about two
thirds done, and wheat on all the heavy
| lands yielded from to II sacks to the
acre.
MARIPOSA.
| Before Saturday morning last, no one
| in this part of the county remembers
of it ever raining here in July. On that
day there was a very heavy thunder
| storm that lasted several hours, So
| heavy was it that water ran in streams
down the streets.
" CALAVERAS.
The recent hot spell has made things
rather dull by shortening the water
| supply and making mining less active
Vegetation is also suffering and a good
many gardens have been scorched.
FRESNO.
| Grapes are ripening rapidly and some
| have been on the market. The first
crop of grapes will be light.
TULARE.
There was quite a severe thunder
storm on the 24th with few showers
of rain, since which time the weather
has been cool. Citrus trees are begin
ming to grow vigorously and promise
a good yield in spite of the dropping foi
some weeks past
KERN.
| Some very fine grain is being har-
vested down between the lakes. The
straw is not particularly heavy but the
grain is turning out immensely.
SANTA BARBARA.
From the 10th to the 18th the wea-
ther has been most favorable for sum
mcr crops Nights are cool and foggy
with very little wind during the day
but since the 9th the days have beer
hot and no fog during the nights Beans
are looking well but the crop will not
| be as large as that Of last season.
VENTURA.
! The present prospects for corn are
very unpromising-
! LOS ANGELES.
| Beet harvesting commenced with fav-
orable weather. Fruit harvesting is al
a standstill.
SAN DIEGO.
Cooler weather with fogs night and
morning has prevailed during the
week which is greatly beneficial to corn
and beans and other garden truck. AL
falfa doing well. as is also the raisir
crop.
HUMBOLDT.
| The weather has been dry, with little
wind and the fogs that are usual at this
season of the year have been high and
comparatively dry. The army worn
/ has put in his appearance in several
J sections of the county.