The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-09-09
NOT MUCH DAMAGE RESULTED
EFFECT OF AN EARLY RAIN
ON FRUIT DRYING.
Weekly Crop Report--Raisin MAX.
ing in Progress--The Hop
Yield, Etc.


upon reports received by Chief Ham
mon from eight Weather Bureau Sta
tons, ffty-two Geographic reports re-
ceived through the courtesy of the
/ Southern Pacific Company, and many
reports received by mail from crop
correspondents scattered throughout
/ the State
The week has been generally cooler.
with widespread rains on the I'd and
Sd in the northern portion of the State.
Much fruit was exposed on drying
trays and some damage done in Ger
tain localities. Timely warning was
given to most of the communities af-
fected. and on the whole, the damage
/ was not considerable Throughout the
Sacramnto valley the average temper
allure was degrees below the nor
| NAL.
In the San Joaquin Valley the wealth
er has been reasonable and very favor
able for making raisins. The vintage
season in the Sonoma Valley will open
two weeks earlier than usual. In the
northern part of the State farmers are
preparing to sow winter grain Fruit
! has ripened rapidly Prunes and
| peaches are being cured Grapes in
most sections are doing we'll and wine
ries are crushing large quantities.
| The hop yield is good in amount and
in quantity. The sugar beet harvest
| has begun, with conflicting reports.
| Almond harvest we'll under way in
many orchards, with prospects for a
good crop. Pears are a fair crop and
| of excellent quality.
| Vegetables have been benefited by
the rain. Corn, beans, pumpkins and
| Lima beans are improving. There will
/ be a good crop of walnuts. The second
crop of figs are ripening in the south,
and the third and fourth crops of al
falfa in some places.
The average temperatures for the
week ending September 9th were: Eu-
reka 81 degrees, Fresno II, Los Angeles
| 6S. Red Bluff -, Sacramento 6S, San
| Francisco 81, San Diego So, San Luis
! Obispo 66. The departures from the
normal We're: Eureka 3 degrees, Fresno
/ Z, Los Angeles 4, Red Bluff 4, Sacra-
mento 4, San Francisco l, San Diego l.
San Luis Obispo 2
! The weekly rainfalls We're as follows:
Eureka 0.10 inch. Fresno r, Red Bluff
0.01. Sacramento 0.20, San Francisco
coz. The departures from normal con-
ditions We're: Eureka 0.03. Fresno It,
Ped Bluff 0.12, Sacramento 013, San
| Francisco Dol
SISKIYOU.
| Yreka-Cool and pleasant; farmers
preparing to sow winter grain.
MODOC.
| Cedarville-One field of wheat aver
aged fifty bushels to the acre; crops
good; fruit excellent
| TEHAMA.
| Corning-No damage to drying fruit
| pears fair crop, excellent quality.
| Red Bluf-Favorable weather: prunes
| drying; grapes medium crop, good
| quality; sweet potatoes small crop,
good quality.
YUBA
| Marysville-Wine grapes good quail
ity, light yield; favorable weather for
drying.
PLACER.
Colfax-Rain did no damage: grapes
ripening slowly.
Ell DORADO.
Placerville-Wine grapes reported
| slightly damaged
BUTTE
Chico-CooI with showers; no injury
to fruit on trays.
! Oroville-Light rain caught consider
able fruit on trays; no great damage;
packing figs; prunes better than an
ticipated; oranges and olives promise
we'll.
| GLENN.
Willows-Cool with light showers;
no damage.
SACRAMENTO.
Sacramento-Rain on Sd did no dam
age to hops or grapes as timely warn
ing was given vineyardists.
Galt-Cool: shipping grapes.
YOLO.
| Guinda-No damage from rain: To-
kay grapes lighter than expected.
Woodland-Showers did no damage
grape picking just begun; good crop
| in sight
SOLANO.
Dixon-Grapes good in quality: fair
yield; average almond crop.
Vacaville-Crops looking we'll; fair
crop of late peaches; good crop of
grapes.
STANISLAUS
| Modesto-Fruit drying nearly over
Newman-Grape picking over; sec
ond crop of hay now cutting.
MERGED.
Merced-Cool but favorable for dry
ing; late fruit doing we'll.
SAN JOAQUIN.
Lodi-Cool and good for all crops; 10
of an inch of rain on the I'd: no damage.
Stockton-Cool: Thursdays rain did
no damage; grape shipments heavy.
FRESNO.
| Auberry-Cool and pleasant
Firebaugh-Grain harvest over: light
crops; now packing fruit,
Fresno-Corn crop light; heads small
third and fourth crop of alfalfa very
light; grapes half crop; raisin curing
| progressing slowly: heavy shipments
of raisins soon.
KINGS.
Hanford-All crops good.
| Armona-Cooler. prune and grape
harvest in full blast; crops large and
/ fine.
SAN DIEGO.
Escondido Cool and pleasant; ;
peaches plentiful; grapes promise well.
San Diego-Weather all that could be
desired: apples coming in; yield enor-
nous.
| Otay-All citrus trees making fine
growth; prunes and second crop of
figs ripening.
Poway-Grape picking has begun.
TULARE.
Tulare-CooI: considerable blowing
for wheat; prune drying and raisin
picking.
/ Porfarvflle-Cyit1.1s fruits doing well