The record-union., 1897-08-25
AUGUSTUS CROP CONDITIONS.
MOST OF THEM ARE TURNING
OUT WELL.
Hops Being Gathered-No End to
the Pear Yield-Sugar Beets
Excellent

The following summary of the climate
and crop conditions is based upon re-
ports received from eight Weather Bu-
reau stations, fifty-two Geographic re-
ports received through the courtesy OF
the Southern Pacific Company, ana
many reports received by mail from
crop correspondents scattered through
out the State. Compiled by w. n.
Harmon, Section Director:
The weather for the past week has
been decidedly warm throughout Cal
ifornfa, except along the coast IN the
vicinity of San Francisco. Foggy and
cool weather has been reported on the
coast, while a few miles inland, dry and
warm weather prevailed. Throughout
the great valleys and in the southern
portion of the State. extending even
TO the coast itself, unusually warm
weather has prevailed.
The week has been remarkable in
addition to the high temperatures. by
the number and violence of thunder
storms On the 18th and 10Th, I'm par
ticular, thunder-storms We're reported
at many places. At HOLSTER, Stock
ton, Kings City and Livermore, more
or less damage was done by lightning.
Men, animals and trees were struck
High east winds, in some places blow
ing from the desert, have blown de-
ciduous fruit from the trees. In San
Diego the highest temperature, 80 de-
greeS, for the month, since the estab-
lishment of the Weather Bureau Sta
ton, twenty-six years ago, was re-
corded on the Doth. A heavy wind or
twenty-four miles accompanied the
maximum temperature of 50 degrees
on the 18th.
The electrical storm of August 18th,
was the worst for years. The Santa
Ana, or desert wind, was preceded for
five hours by a brilliant electrical dis
play in the mountains. Large prune
trees were uprooted. At Riverside, try
ing and unusual weather prevailed. At
San Bernardino it has been the hot
test weather in six years.
The showers in most places, were
too light to do injury to fruit. The
hot weather has ripened peaches too
rapidly, and if continued will do in
jury. Rain is needed in the northern
part of the State for the cattle.
Grain is nearly all threshed. In some
localities yield is below the average.
Corn is doing well. Potatoes will be g
fair crop The hot weather has rip
ened hops earlier than usual. Apples
are abundant in the northern valleys;
in San Diego County many were shak-
en- off by the high wind on the 10Th.
Grapes are doing we'll and promise a
large yield Raisin drying will begin
a week earlier than usual Prunes are
being picked and dried. Pears are
abundant Sugar beets are doing well,
the warm weather making a high per
cent of sugar.
The weekly rainfalls were Fresno,
trace: Red Bluff. trace; Sacramento,
trace. Thunder-s st orms occurred at
many places in the State in the early
part of the week.
SISKIYOU.
Yreka-Excessfvely warm; will in
jure apple crop if continued.
Montag ue-Very hot; fruit ripening
fast.
MODOC.
Cedarville-Haying over: harvesting
in full blast; very hot and dry.
SHASTA.
Anderson-Hot; shipping and drying
fruit.
TEHAMA.
Corning-Wheat coming in rapidly;
weather favorable for drying; grapes
doing well.
Red Bluff-Warm; prunes good crop.
COLUSA
Grand Misunderstanding and drying
pruns; temperature of 100 degrees on
the 10Th
YUBA.
Observation-Disclosures ripening fast;
prunes coming forward, comparatively
short crop; same true Of grape harvest
now on.
PLACER.
Observation-Disclosures shower on the
10Th; continued hot weather unfavora-
bic for fruit; peaches ripening too fast.
Colfax-Bartlett pears at their hight;
peaches and plums scarce; hot weather
hard on grapes.
Ell DORADO.
Plaeerville-No further damage to
fruits; shipping pears and peaches.
BUTTE.
Chico-Intensely hot; fruit drying
WELL
Oroville-Warm; grapes all ripe; good
crop oranges and olives.
GLENN.
Willows-Warm: all grain in ware
houses.
YOLO.
woodland-Heat damaged grapes
some; grain now in.
Guinda-Hot winds damaged almonds
and grapes.
SACRAMENTO.
Sacramento-Very hot; potatoes