The record-union., 1897-07-28


Merced-Grain harvesting rapidly;
peaches, plums and grapes doing well.
FRESNO.
Auberry-Weather cooler with no
damaging winds.
Fresno-Weather good for fruit;
grape crop will be light; melon crop
nearly harvested; canneries busy with
peaches; raisin crop less heavy than
expected; vine hoppers doing much
damage
F'irebaugh-Hot; peach cutting about
to begin; pear crop better than last
year; wheat nearly harvested; medi-
um crop.
KINGS.
Armona-Picking and drying peaches;
Prunes large and fine.
TULARE.
Lime Kiln-Peach drying we'll under
way; summer crop lemons ready for
picking; harvesting over; lemons and
oranges full crop.
Porterville-Favorabl grain har-
vesting we'll under way; citrus fruits
doing We'll
Tulare-Wheat harvest over; drying
in full blast.
KERN.
BakersfieId-Fruit, grain and hay
harvesting
Bishop-Fruit crop unusually large;
increased acreage of grain, alfalfa and
fruit.
HUMBOLDT.
Eureka-CIoudy mornings and even
ings have helped crops; haying pro-
crossing nicely; large fruits doing we'll;
norther on 18th and 18th dried out
ground and gardens suffered.
SONOMA
Santa ROsa-Weather favorable for
hops; Prunes have stopped dropping:
grapes doing well.
Sonoma-Foggy mornings; cool, IA
vorable weather; grapes rounding out
nicely; fruit doing well; early apples
small crop.
Upper Lake-Hot weather has ripen-
ed late grain very fast and threshers
are at work; corn doing well, but the
stand far from perfect; grapes look
we'll.
NAPA.
Calistoga-No further damage to
grapes; apricots we'll dried.
Observation-Disclosures cool and pleas
ant; wheat better than anticipated;
many fields yielding fourteen sacks to
the acre; shipping Tragedy and Egg
plums.
gradually; threshing grain; drying
fruit.
ALAMEDA.
Livermore-Grain and hay better
than expected; almond crop heavy;
prunes slightly damaged; hop crop
heaviest in years; grapes average crop.
Niles-Hot weather ripened apricots
fast; corn and potatoes two-thirds crop.
San Jose-Half of apricot crop on the
trays; prunes dropping badly, result Of
heat and lack of moisture; peaches
small in size; shipping pears, plums
and peaches.
SAN MATEO.
Men1o-Weather cooler; fruit pick
ing and drying; hay balers and thresh-
ers busy.
SANTA CLARA.
Campbell-Apricots drying; excellent
for drying.
Gilroy-Favorab for fruit; prunes
damaged about per cent. by hot wave
two weeks ago; prunes dropping.
SANTA CRUZ.
Santa Cruz-Foggy weather; good for
late fruits.
MONTEREY.
Kings City-Weather cool with
northwest winds; threshing over
Salinas-Foggy; grain turning out
better than expected; harvesting near
" over.
SAN LUIS OBISPO.
San Luis Obispo-Warm, but crops
in good condition; fruit drying in full
blast; some apples are overbearing;
stock doing well.
San Miguel-Unusually cool; heavy
threshing still on.
SANTA BARBARA.
Santa Barbara-Grain turning out
we'll; also apricots.
Surf-No change in crop prospects.
VENTURA.
Santa Paula-Highest temperature,
10 degrees; lowest, As degrees; heavy
crop dried apricots; corn and beans
look we'll.
Ventura-Apricot crop unusually
large; ripening fast; slight shower
morning of Goth.
Los ANGELES.
Bassett-Foggy mornings; wheat all
harvested; corn doing well.
Duarte-Apricot crop gone; peaches
ripening fast, crop light; prune crop
heavy; lemons advancing; grain har-
vested.
Los Angeles-Activity in harvesting
crops; sugar factories busy.
Palmdale-Warmer; grapes abund-
ant; almonds filing out we'll.
Pomona-Apricot drying over; sugar
beets being harvested. giving good
sugar tests; heavy olive crops.
San Fernando-Warm; fruit drying
nicely; oranges doing well; honey,
grain and hay being shipped.
ORANGE.
Santa Ana-The celery is growing
nicely: walnuts doing well; peaches
ripening; sugar beets harvesting.
SAN BERNARDINO.
Redlands-Driers busy; grain and
hay stored: peaches ripening fast
Observation-Disclosures cooler; apricots
all in; grain harvested; peaches ripen-
ing rapidly; large crop; inferior or
anges dropping, better fruit growing
rapidly.
San Diego-Escondido- water
melons plentiful; threshing and press
ing hay; wheat good, yield fair.
Otay-Seasonable weather; all crops
making rapid growth.
Poway-Lower temperature and in
creased night humidity.
San Diego-Weather normal; lem
ons and other citrus fruit exceptionally
fine; grape yield probably large.