The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-04-20

made the summer fallowed grain grow
rapidly,
YUBA
Wheatland-The warm weather has
been beneficial to growing grain, but
is baking the surface and retardlng
blowing for summer fallow; good rain
would do much good; almonds, pears,
prunes and cherries promise a full crop
and apricots a half a crop; highest
and lowest temperatures, SO and 40 de-
greeS.
PLACER.
Observation-Disclosures clear and warm
with heavy dews at night; fruit ana
grain have made good growth and look
we'll; figs and grapes leafing out and
promise a good crop.
Lincoln-Crops are doing well ana
the prospects are for a full crop OF
almonds and some early peaches; Bart
lett pear trees are in full bloom; ram
is needed for grain and to soften the
ground for summer blowing.
SACRAMENTO.
Arno-The wheat crop has made
much progress during the week; sum-
mer following is being pushed before
the ground gets so hard that ploWlns
would be almost impossible; rain Is
badly needed for that purpose now;
pastures are good now and have been
all through the winter; the north winds
and cool nights have kept back the
planting and growing of vegetables
ale-The weather has been
dry and fine; the north wind has done
no damage to fruit or grain, but the
ground is getting very dry and needs
rain to put it in a better condition 1ol
blowing: highest and lowest temper
atures, So and 80 degrees.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. continues dry anC
warm, and while the grain is not sui
fering for rain a good shower would
be beneficial at the present time; there
will not be a very large acreage IN
barley this season on account of it be-
ing too wet in January; highest and
lowest temperatures, 80 and 90 de-
grees.
YOLO.
Capay-Under the more favorable
weather of the week the fruit growers
have about abandoned their apprehen-
sion of further damage from frost.
Dunnigan-The north wind has re-
suited in no damage, unless it be tc
late sown wheat and barley, which is
not yet up; the damage, if any, will be
only temporary if a shower follows the
wind, which invariably is the case il
this county.
Woodland-Rain is badly needed by
the fruit men for finishing cultivation
| fruit prospects very good at the pres
ent time; vine hoppers doing some
| damage on the young grape shoots
French prunes are dropping to somt
extent but as the indications are fol
an immense crop it will rather benefit
the trees.
Winters-The weather has been bene-
fetal to all crops, and there has beer
no damage to fruit from frost or wind
highest and lowest temperatures st
and 90 degrees.
SOLANO.
Dixon-Some of bhe early frosts
coupled with the north wind of last
week, did some damage in the almond
orchards by thinning out; with rea-
sonable assurance of no further dam
age from frost, the prospects for al
monds and other fruit is very good.
Briggs Vineyard - Since last report
have learned that the almond crop has
been badly damaged in places neal
here; apricots have also been some
what damaged; a nice rain would
greatly help some portions of the grain
crop but the summer fallow grain is
too rank; highest and lowest temper
atures, 81 and 80 degrees.
LAKE.
Upper Lake-The weather has beer
unusually clear, calm and hot; rain is
needed badly. as the ground is too hard
to be plowed or titled; grain and hay
is heading out too fast; vines are
growing rapidly; the last frosts GER
| tainly cleaned out the apricots and Sc
verely thinned the almonds and it is
too early to say anything about
| peaches; farming on bottom lands is
| progressing favorably and rapidly
| highest and lowest temperatures SO de-
grees and 43 degrees.
| NAPA
Napa-The fore part of the week was
| clear and warm and the last par
cloudy; all fruits are doing WELL grape:
are coming out nicely; hay and grain il
looking well; the ground is dry anC
hard and needs rain for proper cultiva
ton; highest and lowest temperature!
81 degrees and A degrees.
| MonticellO-The grain in the valley il
well advanced, but a rain is needed t
| freshen it and soften the ground which
| the north winds crusted to some extent
| hill pasturage is drying up from tn
! same cause; fruit prospects fine ex
~. tn>ot