The record-union., 1897-05-18
NO CHANGE IN THE CROPS.
Their Condition is About the Same as
Last Week.
Cool Weather Benefits the Grain
Varying Reports as to the
Fruit Crops.

the State Agricultural Society, in CO.
operation with the climate and crop
service, Weather Bureau, James A.
Barwick, Section Director:
The average temperature for the
week ending Monday, May 18th, was as
follows for the places named: Eureka
81 degrees, Los Angeles 81, Red Bluff
a, Sacramento Sc, San Francisco 5S,
San Luis Obispo 60, Fresno "A and San
Diego g.
AS compared with the normal, there
was an excess of heat at Fresno, Red
Bluff and Sacramento, and small
heat deficiency at Los Angeles, While
normal temperature conditions prevail
ed at Eureka, San Francisco and San
Diego
The bulk of the rain which fell Sun
day night appears to have been in a
streak reaching from San Francisco to
the mountains, on q line passing
through Sacramento, as they We're the
only two points reporting rainfall
sufficient to measure.
AS compared with the weekly normal
precipitation there was an excess of
.03 of an inch at Los Angeles, 90 at
Sacramento and 40 at San Francisco,
ranging from .07 of an inch at San
Diego TO .6S at Eureka
The crop reporters all say that the
cool weather and moist winds have
greatly benefited wheat, barley and
oats, but still the crop will be much
shorter than anticipated earlier in the
season.
The fruit crop is in about the same
1,
Prunes are still dropping, and will be
a short crop. Peaches are poor in some
orchards and good in others, which can
also be said of aDricots and cherries.
The hay crop will be lighter and the
quality a variable one
Hops are well advanced and are at
least ten days earlier than at this time
last year. Thinning of sugar beets is
being rushed, and bean planting will
soon be completed.
Highest temperature, 100 degrees, at
McMulIen, Fresno County. Lowest, 30
degrees, at Yreka, Siskiyou County,
and CedarvilIe, Modoc County.
SHASTA.
Shasta-Apples and figs are dropping
some, while grapes are looking well;
strawberries are plentiful and of good
size; hay and grain are drying badly;
first crop of alfalfa is about all har-
vested; rainfall .01 of an inch.
Anderson-We We're shown a few
branches from the trees of one of our
oTchardists that were loaded with
prunes, peaches and apples indicating
an average crop; the same is reported
from all orchards in this vicinity.
TEHAAA
Red Bluff-Cooler weather with moist
southerly winds has prevailed during
the latter half of the week and was
more favorable to the growing crops;
haying is in full blast: rain would do
no good from now on; it is believed
that pretty fair crops win be harvested
after all.
Corning-Grain of all kinds has been
damaged by the continued northerly
winds; apricOts and early peaches are
about one-third of a crop; haying is in
full blast and crop will be a light one;
highest and lowest temperatures 90 de-
grees and "a degrees.
BUTTE.
Durham-The present conditions are
a little more favorable for crops and
should the cool south winds continue
a few days longer some grain viii ma
ture in this county even though there
is no more rain; but it is generally con-
ceded that the average yield viii be
less than for any year since the drought
season of 1861 highest and lowest
temperatures 81 degrees and % de-
grees.
GLENN.
Elk Creek-The north winds have
done some damage to fruit and consid-
cradle to grain.
COLUSA
Grand Island-The dry weather for
the last two or three weeks has been
very disastrous to the grain crops and
in fact TO all crops; highest and lowest
Temperatures 81 degrees and % de-
grees.
SUFFER-.
Yuba City-No particular damage has
been reported from the north winds:
apricOts viii be ripe by the last Of
the month and early peaches will soon
follow; the general outlook is for about
an average crop. as some kinds of
fruit viii be light and others heavy:
Considerable thinning Will have to be
done in the peach orchards; the prune
crop viii be q large one: the cool
weather has helped the grain crop. al
though it viii be a short one in this
section.
YUBA.
Wheatland-Hops throughout this
district are in flourishing condition
and are in many places ten days or
two weeks earlier than usual; locally
the prospects for a good crop were new
er better, although the heavy north
winds have somewhat injured the most
forward yards; the cool southerly
winds which have prevailed is reviving
the grain from the disastrous effect of
the recent norther and the outlook is
now much more promising; still crops
viii be light; pears and prunes are re-
ported as dropping badly; highest and
lowest temperatures 9S degrees and II
degrees.
PLACER
Newcastle-The long dry spell with
drying northerly winds has checked
the growth of early berries and cher
ries: the late varieties of peaches will
be fair crop as viii also be Hales
early; the Crawfords are very light:
highest and lowest temperatures 90 de-
grees and 80 degrees.
Sheridan-Haying is going on, but
the yield is less than one-half of what
ii should be
Lincoln-CTOps have improved a lit
tie on account of the cool south winds
If cool weather continues there viii be a
Undcr eminent scientific q