The record-union., 1897-05-26
How THE CROPS ARE DOING.
Generally Looking Better Than They
We're Week Ago.
Reports Received From Many Coun-
ties by tbe State Crop
Service.

Yesterday there was published in the
Record Union" a brief synopsis OF
summary of the crop reports received
by Director Barwick of the State
Weather and Crop Service. Below will
be found the complete report:
TEHAMA
Prunes, apricots, peaches, and plums
better than last year; almonds not SC
good; around Vina the fruit crop is not
SO good as it was last year; wheat and
barley crop in this county will be short
BUTTE.
Wheat and barley crop short and also
hay; prunes viii be more than last
year; peaches about the same; almonds
and apricots will be a small crop but
will be more than last year; weather
warm; highest temperature 1O2 de-
grees.
COLUSA.
Wheat and barley will be a short
crop; prunes, apricots, peaches and
plums will be larger crop than last
year as a general thing, although some
portions of the county reports peaches
and apricots shorter than last year;
hay short.
YUBA
Wheat and barley will be a short
crop as we'll as hay; prunes will not be
up to last year; in fact the fruit crop
generally in this county will be about
twothirds of a full crop; almonds
about half a crop and plums a fair
crop, except in the vicinity of Wheat
land where pears, prunes, apricots and
almonds will be a much better crop
than last year
PLACER.
There will be a fair yield of peaches
and plums, as we'll as prunes; the grape
crop viii be a large one; the grain
crop VIII be a fair one and hay about
the same
SACRAMENTO
Generally speaking for the whole
county there will be a larger fruit crop
than last year; some portions of the
county will give good yields and others
smaller; the crop is better than last
year, except pears which will not be so
good; Tragedy prunes, Hales early
peaches and almonds will be greater
than last year; plums, apricots and late
peaches are less than last year; wheat
and barley will be a pretty fair crop:
fruit trees that have been planted have
SOcN z.
YOLO
Prunes, apricots, peaches, plums and
almonds viii be greater crop than last
year; almonds will be spotted. that is.
the yield will be good in some orchards
and poor in others; the grape crop bids
fair to be a much larger crop than last
year; wheat, barley and hay will be a
short crop.
SOLANO
As compared with last years crop.
the Drunes will fall short fully one
third; uncertain but think the crop
will be almost as great as last year:
peaches will be a full crop and plums
half crop; almonds a poor crop;
wheat, barley and hay will be a poor
crop; generally speaking the yield will
be mixed that is good in some orchards
and poor in others.
SHASTA.
Peaches will be a small crop: appIes
and cherries are looking well; hay will
be light crop and quality a variable
one.
LAKE.
The apricot crop will be about the
same as last year; prunes slightly less
almonds not more than half; the total
acreage in orchards in the county is
small and no fruit shipped excepting
prunes and apples; hay, wheat and bar
ley crop will be a short crop.
NAPA
In the lower end of the county as
compared with last year the fruit crop
viii be variable; apricots will be the
same as last year; peaches less; plums
same; almonds and walnuts above hay
is light crop in the upper end and
central portions of the county the fruit
crop is an abundant one excepting ap-
ricots; prunes, peaches, pears and al
monds are heavily set and the crop
Will be greatly in excess of last year;
prunes in some orchards are good and
in others poor: grapes looking we'll and
the crop will be large one.
SONOMA
The prune, apricot, peach, plum, al
mond and walnut crops as compared
with last year are much better; the
grape crop will be big one from pres
ent prospects; in the middle and upper
end of this county the fruit crop is a
variable one; the apple crop will be
greater than last year; the prune will
be more but still it is light crop.
ALAMEDA.
Cherry crop about the same as last
year; apricot as good as the average:
pears are still dropping; peaches, al
monds and walnuts will be about the
same as last year.
SANTA CLARA.
In vicinity Of Mountain View the fruit
crop as compared with that of last year
shows prunes to be about the same;
apricots more; peaches less; plums
about the same; almonds more, and
walnuts about the same; there will be
good crop of Bartlett pears. In vi
cinity Of San Jose, the apricots are very
much better than last year; peaches
better. as is also plums: almonds about
the same as last year; walnuts and
cherries better; prunes appear to be a
little less in some orchards and little
more In others; the fruit crop as a
whole VIII be a better one than last
year; at Evergreen the prune crop viii
be better than expected, and other fruit
crops will be larger than last year. In