The San Francisco call., 1897-10-22
GENERAL Rain
ON The COAST
Too Late to Materially
Injure the Grape
Crop.
Slight Damage Will Result to
a Few of the Late
Varieties.
Lodi Packin establishments VIII
Suspend, but the Season Is
Nearly Over.
Special Dispatch to The CALI.

SACRAMENTO, Oct. 21.-The rain will
DO little if any damage to the grape crop
of Sacramento County. The raisin crops
are in the main harvested, while the re-
cent immense shipments of table grapes
to the East have about cleaned up that
variety. Wine grapes are the only ones
out, and they are in no way affected.
CLOVERDALE, Oct 2L-The storm did
very small damage to grapes. Grape
crushing commences here one or two
weeks earlier than in most sections of the
State and is about finished. Only slight
damage will result to the few late varie-
ties not yet picked. The skies are per-
nal grape year. ALI the wineries have
much increased their cooperage, yet they
are filled almost to overhowing.
WOODLAND, Oct. 2l.-Steady rain COM
menced falling in this city about O. clock
this morning and did not cease until 3
O'Clock this afternoon, when the precipita-
ton amounted to a trifie over half an
inct. Reports from all points in the
county have been received, and they indi-
cate that the orchardists and vineyardisls
have not sustained serious losses. Ali of
the grape crop has been cared for, except
ing in the vicinity of Blacks and Davis
Vile. At these places a great portion of
the second crop of raisin grapes will be
ruined if the storm continues.
SANTA ROSA, Oct. 2l.-The effects of
the severe transform OF last night and this
morning upon the grape crop of this
section Will not be material. All bat
about 10 per cent of the yield has been
gathered, and as the unpicked remainder
consists almost entirely of the hardy Mis-
sion variety, grape men are not worry ing
much.
SONOMA, Oct. 2L-A storm prevailed
In this valley last night and this morning
the first heavy rain of the season, and
gave the farmers who had grapes on the
vines scare. The vintage season in So
noma Valley is nearing a close, and con-
sequently but about a third OF the entire
yle. q Is on the vines, but these will receive
but little damage, owing TO the fact that
they are lar advanced in ripeness and in
dications are for favorable weather. Those
that will suffer most WILL be Tokays.
NAPA, Oct. 2L-Though the rain has
been quite severe in this county it has not
had an in furious effect on the grapes, most
oil which In this section have been gath
cred. In the upper end of the county
pbout two-thirds have been gathered, the
Zinfandel perhaps suffering slightly. The
indications are that tomorrow will be
warm and clear so that the damage will
amount to little, if any.
LODI, Oct. 2l.-The rainstorm has
played havoc with the table-grap pc crop
and will cause the shutdown of all pack
ing establishments here; but as the sea-
son is nearing the close it Is thought no
large amount will be lost thereby. Wine
grapes are not so badly injured. All pack
ing grapes will now be picked and shipped
10 the wineries. They do not bring the
regular winegrape price, so the owners
will lose on such a deal.
SAN JOSE, Oct 2L-The present storm
has done but little damage to grapes. The
wine grapes are nearly all harvested. A
good many table grapes are still on the
vines, but the damage TO these will be
slight unless the storm should continue