The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-06-21
Little Damage Done, Except in Some
Portions Of SOnOma County,
Where Large Quantities Of Hay and
Stock Ranges Were Ruined.
In Butte County the Precipitation
Will be Benefit Rather Than an
Iniury-The Only Danger in the
San Joaquin Valley Will be From
Rust.

YREKA, June 20.-The rain which
has fallen during the past few days
came too late to save the grain Only
about half a crop will be harvest ed.
Hay, which is not being cut is the
lightest crop in years. The fruit crop
is uninjured, and will be an unusually
large one.
REDDING, June 20-Heavy rains
have no doubt severely injured early
fruits such as apricots early peaches
and small fruits. Apricots and peaches
have split open badly. Later fruits will
not suffer so much.
RED BLUFF, June 20-Farmers are
commencing to harvest, and the rain is
doing great injury-to hay and all dry
feed. Fruit is as yet little injured, as
the rain, while being steady, is not
hard and is accompanied by very lit
tie wind. There was a steady rain last
night and to-day, the rainfall being
about one and seven hundredths inches.
MARYSVILLE, June 20. - The rain
has been hardly perceptible. The hay
on the ground in the Buttes in Suffer-
County, and the lower hills of Yuba
may suffer slightly from rust, but to
no appreciate extent, Interviews with
farmers on Saturday on the roads lead
ing along both the Yuba and Feather
Rivers all contain very encouraging re-
ports.
OROVILLE, June 20.-The rain will
help rather than injure late sown
grain, while other grain will be but
slightly injured. 1t will help all kinds
of fruit except cherries and early april
cots. The rain as a whole will be a
benefit rather than an injury.
HEALDSBURG, June 20.-The rain
has done a great deal of damage in
Russian River Valley, running a large
quantity of hay and the feed on stock
ranges. The damage TO the berry crop
is also heavy. The cherry crop is about
all gathered, so no loss is sustained
by Orchardists.
SANTA ROSA, June 2O-The rain con-
tinued to fall heavily all last night.
1t has been showery to-day, and il is
feared that great damage has been done
to hay, cherries and small fruits, but
a little warm sunshine will improve
the outlook
NAPA, June 20.-Light rains have
fallen in this vicinity yesterday and
to-day. Hay and cherries are damaged
considerably.
MARTINEZ, June 20.-Not enough
rain fell in Contra Costa to be noticed
last night.
STOCKTON, June 2O.-Late last
night rain fell here, and again this af-
ternoon and evening, but it was not
sufficiently heavy to affect crops seri-
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damaged but no great loss The grain
crop in this county is very heavy, and
especially on Roberts and Union
Islands. The only danger from last
nights rain will be from rust Fruit is
not seriously injured
MODESTO, June 2O-The rains so
far have had no damaging effects upon
grain or fruit crops Harvesting has
been discontinued on account of cereal
stock being too tough and pliable to
cut.
SAN JOSE, June 20-While there
have been most threatening clouds all
day, no rain has fallen here more than
the slightest trace, and no fall has been
reported from any point in this vicin-
ity. What little rain fell yesterday and
last night did not do the slightest
harm.
HAYWARDS, June 20-About
quarter of an inch of rain has fallen,
but so far no damage has been done
to fruit or grain. The blackberries
have been picked, and nearly all the
Royal Annes. The grain culture has
commenced, and hay-baling is about
under way. There will be about a half
crop this year. The late rain and cool
weather is doing a great deal of good
to the common barley. The quality of
grain will be good.