The record-union., 1897-04-14
CONDITION OF The CROPS.
Early Prospects Seem TO be Very Prom
iSing.
Farmers Will Soon be Cutting Hay
Rain Needed i'm San JOa-
quin Valley.

The State Weather Bureau, in con-
junction with the State Board of Agri-
culture, has begun issuing the weekly
crop bulletins for this year. This data
is collected and compiled by Director
BarWick Following is the first bulletin
of the season:
TEHAMA.
Red Bluff-Ideal growing weather has
prevailed during the week; crop pros
poets are excellent, but season is back
ward; the weeks weather has advanced
all crops considerably; the frosts of
March only injured almonds and april
cots, otherwise fruit promises well.
Corning-There has been no damage
to either the fruit or grain crops by
frosts or high drying northerly winds;
highest and lowest temperatures, 81
and II degrees.
BUTTE.
Biggs-Grain has come out in fine
shape since the last rain and the pres
ent warm weather.
Durham-The warm weather has inn
proved the appearance of the growing
wheat very much; the fruit crop out
look has also improved.
Palermo-The weather has been quite
warm, the highest being SS degrees;
this kind of weather has been very BEN
eficial to both fruit and grain; a. warm
rain now would do much good unless
it were followed by cold weather and
frost.
Honcut-Fore part of week cool, but
about middle of week hot north winds
prevailed; highest temperature, 80 de-
grees.
COLUSA
Grand Island-The farmers in this
section have sown mostly barley, al
though a great deal of wheat has been
sown, and all crops are looking well,
but a little rain would do good; high
est temperatures so and 46 degrees.
Maxwell-Severe frost just preceding
the commencement of the past week
has done great damage to fruit, almost
entirely destroying the peach and april
cot crops; strong north winds during
this week have done some damage to
growing grain; winter sown is specially
retarded and will require more rain to
develop crops; rainfall, .04 inches.
SUFFER-.
Marysville-The weather has been of
that very desirable variety known to
the husandman as fine growing" The
fruit growers are rapidly learning that
the light frosts did not do as much
damage as they had anticipated; a
few almonds and apricots suffered
slightly, but the prospects are good for
an average crop; highest and lowest
temperatures, s. and A degrees, with
.01 of an inch of rain, and 21.27 inches
for the season
Wheatland-Summer falloW grain
looks fairly well, but some fields look
poor and thin and many spots are
drowned out; late sown is backward
and needs sunshine and warmer wealth
er; all kinds of fruit looks promising,
as damage from frost is not as bad
as expected; apricots will make fully
thirds Of a crop; hops have winter
ed we'll and the roots look healthy and
strong; highest and lowest tempera-
lures, 80 and ~ degrees. with a trace
of rain
PLACER.
Loomis-Very little, if any, damage
done to fruit in this section by the
cold spell, except to early Strawberries,
which have been hurt in some places;
the present warm weather is bringing
everything along fast; Strawberries
will be in market in about two weeks;
grain and grass are doing well.
Roseville-Season two weeks late; al
monds, cherries, plums, apricots and
peaches promise a full crop; cherries,
plum and apples in full bloom; oats
and hay promise good crops; the north
winds made a crust on the ground; a
few showers therefore would be of adj
vantage just at the present time;
farmers busy summer fallowing.
I.incoln-Crops are doing well, espe-
cially summer fallow; the north winds
did no damage.
Newcastle-The cool weather in
March has held fruit buds back; the
warmer weather has been very bene-
fetal to all growing crops; highest and
lowest temperatures II degrees and Al
degrees with .0S of an inch of rain.
SACRAMENTO.
Fair Oaks-Warn, sunshiny weather
entire week, except Wednesday, when
cold north wind blew hard all day;
crops are growing finely.
Orangevale-Crops look we'll; the
north wind did no damage to fruit;
plowing is progressing, but the ground
is getting pretty dry; highest and low
est temperatures 81 and 40 degrees.
Union House-Early grain looking