The record-union., 1897-06-01

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| severely from frosts earlier in the sea-
son.
SOLANO
Dixon-Along Putah Creek the fruit
crop will be larger than was expected a
month ago; with the exception of april
cots the farmers will have a pretty fair
crop; barley is ripening rapidly and in
a couple of weeks more harvest will be
in full swing
| Briggs Vineyard-The cool winds
nave been very beneficial to wheat and
barley, helping it to fill out al the same
time retarding the ripening of early
| fruit; hay will be scarce and not of the
best quality; highest and lowest tenn
| peratures SS degrees and so degrees
LAKE
Upper Lake-Cooler weather benefic-
| fal to growing crops; haying in pro-
gress and yield will be a fair one. rang
| Ing from poor to good according TO
time of sowing and to quality of soil;
some early grain is nearly ready to cut
fruit doing well, and vines are three
| weeks earlier than last year: highest
and lowest temperatures 90 degrees and
| 4S degrees
Mlddletown-Weathe more favorab BILE
TO wheat and barley which is filling out
| much better than was expected al
! though the crop will be a short one.
frult crop varies; prunes will generally
be very short, but peaches and pears
will be fair crop
SONOMA.
| Sonoma-Cool cloudy weather favor
apie 10 trult; cherries are being mar
keted, the cool weather causing them
to make full growth before ripening.
haying in full progress; highest and
| lowest temperatures II degrees and 40
degrees; splendid prospects for grapes.
| Healdsburg-F'ruitl looking we'll: cher
ries being delivered to the canneries.
grape prospects good; hay ana grass
short; highest and lowest temperatures
| so degrees and 40 degrees.
| Santa Rosa-With the exception of
peaches this county seems to promise
| fairly we'll in all lines; the severe frosts
earlier in the season thinned out pr1nes
and pears in the valleys; crops on the
ridges and slopes, that are the natural
site for fruit, improve steadily: there
has been plenty of moisture for crops
that have been properly handled. espec-
tally in that portion reached by fogs
Alexander Valley-Sheep shearinp
season is now followed by hay harvest:
the grain crop is shorter than usual.
| but quality is better.
| CONTRA COSTA.
| Martinez-Summer fallowed wheat
and barley will be nearly UP to the
average.
ALAMEDA.
| Niles-Peaches, prunes and almonds
will be less than last year while april
cots and cherries will be more.
| Livermore-Grape promises to be one
of the biggest on record; cool weather
! greatly benefited wheat and barley: al
monds in the Arlington orchard will be
full crop and the nuts are unusually
large and trees heavily laden
| SANTA CLARA.
| Near San Jose-Cherry packing well
under way and crop is better than ex-
pected; all fruits doing well: prunes
proba bly, as last year; highest and low
est temperatures 81 degrees and ~ de-
grees.
: Campbell-Unirrigat cherries not
| as good quality as last year; highest
and lowest temperatures so degrees and
10 degrees.
SAN BENTTO.
| Hollister-Hay crop about an average
one and of good quality. Weather ia
vorable for wheat, but yield will be
! light on account of the usual absence of
spring rains. Highest and lowest tenn
peratures, IS and 40 degrees.