The record-union., 1897-06-09
CROPS RIPENING RAPIDLY.
The Dry North Winds Have Shrunken
the Cereals.
Fair Crops of Fruit Are Now Looked
For-Eiops Are Growing
Rapidly.


The following weekly crop bulletin Is
issued by the California Section United
States Weather Bureau, James A. Bar
wick, Section Director:
The average temperature Tor the
week ending Monday, June Ith, was:
Tor Eureka "a degrees, Fresno rs de-
grees. Los Angeles 66 degrees, Red
Bluff so degrees, Sacramento 10 de-
erees. San Francisco 81 degrees, San
Luis Obispo 66 degrees and San Diego
62 degrees.
As compared with the weekly normal
temperature there was an excess of
heat al Fresno of degrees. Red Bluff
and Sacramento degrees, and San
Francisco 3 degrees, while a deficiency
of heat occurred at Eureka and Los
Angeles of L degree, and San Diego Z
degrees.
There was but a sprinkle of rain re-
ported. and that occurred at Los An
eeles. AS compared with the weekly
normal precipitation, there were de-
ficiencies reported ranging from 600 to
0.07 inches in Southern California, and
from 0.07 to Ola and 90 inches in
The warm wave of the latter part
of the week has rapidly ripened fruit,
wheat and barley. The grain has been
''pinched' or shrunken by the dry and
hot northerly winds of the week.
The fruit crop is ripening quite rap
idly in the hotter belts of the various
fruit districts, and a fair crop is now
anticipated. Headers will soon be at
work in the barley and wheat fields.
Fogs in coast counties was good for
beans and corn. Hops are making a
rapid growth
The foothill dairymen are getting
ready to drive their stock to the higher
mountain ranges, where fresh and
green feed exists in great quantities.
Highest temperature, 104 degrees at
Fresno and Red Bluff; lowest tempera-
ture, 81 degrees at Cedarville, Modoc
County.
TEIAMA.
Corning-Grain is ripening very fast
and will be slightly shrunken in some
places owing to the continued north
winds; fruit will be a fair crop gener-
ally but some kinds will be light; wheat
Will make about five to six sacks per
acre and barley perhaps about the same
or a little better; highest and lowest
temperatures 80 degrees and 60 de-
grees; olives are showing well.
COLUSA.
Grand chamberlain is ripening very
fast in this section; harvesting will
soon commence; haying still going on;
alfalfa a good crop; highest and low
est temperatures 90 degrees and 81 de-
grees.
Colusa-Under the present heated
term wheat and barley is maturing too
fast and the kernel has shrunken con-
siderable in many places; barley fields
are ripening fast and in another week
headers will be at work in them.
Maxwell-Haying is about over and
farmers are in the midst of their bar
ley harvest.
SUFFER-.
Yuba City-The first ripe peaches
Were shipped from this place on the Sd
harvesting has begun and barley is
reported to be of a good quality; ow-
ing to the continued cool weather which
has prevailed there will be considera-
BILE late grain that will make a fair
yield; the early sown grain looks very
good and will turn off very well to the
perienced before it is harvested
PLACER.
Lincoln-Wheat is ripening fast and
the north winds of the last of the week
will pinch some of it; haying about
over, yet harvesting has commenced
and barley will be ready in a few days
for the sickle.
Newcastle-The weather has been
very favorable for the fruit crop; high
est and lowest temperatures 90 degrees
and 4S degrees.
Ell DORADO.
Kelsey-Ranchers busily engaged in
taking care of their hay crop which ow-
ing to the long continued dry weather
is generally a very light crop.
Lotus-Haying season about over and
the dairymen are preparing for higher
attitudes; prospects are good for an
abundant yield of grapes while peaches.
pears and plums will be a light crop.
SACRAMENTO.
Orangevale-The weather during the
fore part of the week was fine, with
refreshing southerly breezes, while dur
ing the latter part of the week there
has been dry and hot north winds, but
has done no serious damage to fruit
as it appears to be setting nicely and
maturing in good condition; early april
cots are being packed and cherries are
about all picked; highest and lowest
temperatures 90 degrees and 45 de-
grees.
Antelope-The grain looks better than
it did a while back and wheat is filling
out fairly well, but the heads will be
short; highest and lowest tempera-
lures % degrees and IS degrees.
Folsom-Cherries and all early fruit
is abundant in the market, and the
continued cool weather is very bene-
fetal to the fruit crop; the grape crop
viii be a good one.
Sacramento-Haying is about over
and baling is in progress: harvesting
of barley has commenced and wheat