The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-06-16
FRUIT CROPS DOING WE'LL.
But Wheat and Barley Are Light In Most
Localities.
Grapes Are Turning Out Better Than
for Many Years-f1aying
About Over.

The following weekly crop report is
issued by the California section Of the
Weather Bureau, James a. BarWlck,
Section Director:
The average temperature for the
week ending Monday June 14th, was
as follows for the places named: Eu-
reka So degrees, Fresno Is, Los An
geles 6S, Red Bluff so, Sacramento II,
San Francisco 90, San Luis Obispo 66,
and San Diego "a.
AS compared with the normal tenn
perature there was an excess OF heat
reported at Fresno of D degrees, Red
Bluff and Sacramento degrees, and
San Francisco 3 degrees, while heat de-
ficiencies of l degree were reported
from Eureka and Los Angeles and Z
degrees at San Diego.
The only precipitation reported was
10 of an inch at Eureka. AS compared
with the normal precipitation, there
We're deficiencies shown ranging from
.02 of an inch to 80 of an inch.
Reports from the various crop CORE
spondents show the fruit crop to be
burning out better than was expected.
Harvesting has commenced on both
wheat and barley crops, and the output
is far from being satisfactory in most
sections, as the hot wave of the 9th,
9th and 7th tended to shrivel and
shrink the kernels in the heads. All
summer crops appear to be doing well.
The grape outlook over the entire
State is reported to be the best in many
years.
Haying is about completed, where
re har nd xryhn for.
hay, but alfalfa hay will be continued
to be cut for some weeks to come yet.
AS it is a green crop and is grown
mostly on low, moist ground, the yield
as a good one at each cutting.
Highest temperature, 10S degrees at
Corning, Tehama County; lowest tenn
perature, IS degrees at Yreka, Siskiyou
County.
There were light showers in the Sac
ramento Valley on Monday, the 18th,
in the afternoon and evening.
TEHAMA COUNTY.
Anderson-It is the general opinion
that the grasshoppers which have ap-
peared in large numbers in some sec
tions of our valley are doing little or
no damage.
Corning-Wheat and barley mostly
ripe and barley about all harvested and
yielding six to ten sacks per acre; no
wheat cut yet but it is pretty badly
pinched in places; apricots are ripening
and few have been seen in market,
and while the crop is light the quality
is good; Highest and lowest tempera-
lures 10S and So degrees.
Vina-Apricots are ready to cut and
early peaches are ripe; tame blackber-
ries are coming in; orchards that have
been irrigated are looking very we'll;
hay is short, while wheat and barley
are not very full; pretty fair prospects
here this year and better than antici-
pated; highest temperature 104 degrees.
Elk Creek-Fruit is pretty good in
this section and weather cool.
COLUSA.
Colusa-The shrinkage in grain is
considerable from the excessive heat
of a week ago.
Grand Island-Barley harvesting has
commenced and the yield in some cases
is better than expected both in barley
and wheat; highest and lowest temper
atures 102 and IS degrees.
YUBA.
observation-disclosures is practically
over and crop very light, but quality
good; harvesting has commenced and
samples of wheat exhibited were fairly
good; the grains are small and same
are slightly shrunk; cherry picking is
over and apricots are ripe; hops are
looking strong and healthy; grasshop-
pers are doing considerable damage on
the edge of the foothills north of this
place; highest and lowest temperatures
a06 and 90 degrees.
PLACER.
? Observation-Disclosures favorable for
fruits; cherries have yielded much bet
ter than expected; peaches are about
half a crop; highest and lowest tenn
peratures 81 degrees and 80 degrees.
AMADOR.
Oleta-Wheat and barley is a light
crop as is also the hay crop.
SACRAMENTO.
Orangevale-Weathe favorable for
ripening fruit and berries; blackberries
are getting ripe; early peaches are ripe;
the remainder of the apricot crop will
be dried; highest and lowest tempera-
lures 107 and 60 degrees.
Antelope-The hot wave shrunk the
wheat and barley to some extent; high