The record-union., 1897-05-26

Prune crop same as last year, WHICH
is about half normal crop; apricot
yield about normal; plums not quite
| normal; peaches greater than last year;
almonds not quite.
SAN JOAQUIN.
The grain outlook in this county has
been improved by the weather; days
warm and nights cool; barley is filling
out we'll and wheat in bloom has a
good color; the prune, apricot, peach,
plum, almond and walnut crop are all
doing well and will yield as much or
more than last year; olives full of
bloom.
STANISLAUS
Apricots generally a failure; peaches
a good crop; almonds an average; pears
light grapes give good indications of
big crop; continued cool weather has
frightened the grain outlook some
what; more grain will be harvested
than was looked for two weeks ago.
MERGED.
Prospects for a good almond crop
were never better; peach and other
fruits will produce a fair crop, at least
as much as last season.
FRESNO.
Wheat and barley fair crop; wealth
er favorable for grain; fruit prospects
good for pretty fair crop.
TULARE
The apricot, peach and prune will
yield full crop; wheat ripening slow
ly and filling we'll
KERN.
Apricots cut short by frosts; peaches
and almonds will be a usual crop
grain crop is short and harvesting has
commenced
SANTA BARBARA.
Grain crop improved under more fa-
vorable weather; fruit around Santa
Maria is failure as far as prunes are
concerned; pears will be light; apricots
better than last year; peaches fair; in
the vicinity of Carpenteria fruit pros
poets not as good as last year.
VENTURA.
The fruit crop for this county will
not be as good as it was last year; ap-
ricots fairly good in interior but poor
near the ocean; walnuts and peaches
light; foggy weather unfavorable for
haying.
LOS ANGELES.
French prunes lighter than last year;
japanese plums greater than last year,
but other plums a lighter crop; peach,
apricot and almond crop heavier; pear
crop less than last year; olives,
oranges and walnuts promise a better
crop than last year.
SAN BERNARDINO.
Fruit crop in this county will be a
fair one; hay crop a large one; barley
harvesting begun.
RIVERSIDE.
Peach and apricot crop better than
last year; the peach much heavier; wal
nuts about the same as last year: plum
prune and almond crop is a small one;
young fruit on orange trees making a
good growth.
ORANGE
Apricots will be full average crop;
prunes light; peaches fair; hard shell
Walnuts quite light and soft shell less
than average; yield much less than last
year unless made up by new orchards
coming in for the first time this season;
prunes around Orange will be better
than last year.
SAN DIEGO.
Haying nearly ended; oats are filling
out finely and wheat and barley will
make better crops than was anticipat-
ed; prune crop less than last year;
plums a poor crop; peaches, apricots
and grapes have a better prospect than
for several years; walnut and almonds
fair crop; about as good as last year.
HUMBOLDT.
Crops looking fairly WELL
MENDOCINO.
Late sown grain failure; wheat,
barley and oats not more than half a
crop; prunes, peaches, plums and al
monds a third of a crop
SANTA CRUZ.
Prune crop on coast side of mountains
fairly good; apricots, peaches, pears
and apples falling badly; in some
places peaches, will be light; apricots
and apples promise a full crop; alto
gether the fruit prospects in the vicin-
ity of Boulder Creek is much better
than 1t was last year
SAN LUIS OBISPO.
Pastures doing we'll; all kinds of
fruit looking fine; grape prospects fine
for large crop.
SISKIYOU.
Grass and grain suffering for rain:
wheat and barley will be a short crop.
MODOC.
Fruit prospects excellent.
INYO
Conditions favorable for crops: fruit
yield will be first class.