The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-05-04
CONDITION OF THE CROPS.
Rain is Sadly Needed in Many Lo-
CalitieS.
Fair Crops of Peaches, Cherries and
Pears-PruneS Reported
Dropping.

The following crop summary is issued
by the State Agricultural Society in
cooperation with the Climate and crop
Service Weather Bureau, j. A. BarWlck,
Section Director:
The average temperature for the
week ending Monday, May Sd, was for
Eureka 80 degrees, Fresno "a, Los An
geles 60. Red Bluff 66, Sacramento 62,
San Francisco 81, San Luis Obispo %,
and San Diego 80.
AS compared with the normal tenn
perature there were slight heat def
ciencies reported from Eureka, Fresno,
Los Angeles and San Francisco, While
normal conditions prevailed at Sacra-
mento and San Diego, Red Bluff being
the only place reporting an excess OIL
heat over normal.
There We're slight rainfalls reported
from Eureka, Los Angeles and San
Diego. and none at any other points.
AS compared with the normal pre-
cipitation there were deficiencies re-
ported over the State ranging from IA
of an inch to 81 of an inch. From al
portions of the State goes up the cry
of rain, more rain, as the ground Is
hard and spring sown wheat and hay
will be a short crop.
Prunes are reported dropping badly
at all points, and estimates of that crop
cannot to a certainty be given for sew
eral weeks hence. Apricots, peaches,
cherries and pears are reported to be
fair crops, although pears are reported
suffering from blight Black cherries
are not showing UP as we'll as the whlte
Strawberries are coming into market
rapidly.
owing to the cool weather, with dews
in the interior valleys and fogs along
the coast, the drying northerly winds
have not been so disastrous as II they
had been accompanied by the hot blasts
that so usually go with these winds.
The weeks weather has been fairly
good for wheat, barley, oats and fruits
and berries, although rain would
greatly benefit grain and allow ploW-
ing to proceed again.
Highest and lowest temperatures-9,
degrees at Lime Kiln, Tulare County
and % at Cedarville, Modoc County.
SHASTA.
Shasta-Dry northerly winds have
prevailed. causing vegetation to make
little advancement; grapes, peaches anC
apricots are looking well; good croI
of almonds is expected; cattle are now
being driven to the northern ranges
and are looking well; the deficiency II
rain as compared with last year is over
twelve inches; more rain is now badly
needed.
Anderson-Au rain indications have
passed away and the north wind is dry
ing up everything; should this unta-
vorable weather continue few days
LONGER all crops viii be severely In
1ured: even the fruit is feeling the
blighting effects Of the north wind; rain
and plenty of it is badly needed.
TEHAMA.
Red Bluff-Crop prospects are not
very bright, owing to the absence OF
rain and too much north wind blowing
however, fruit holds out we'll, with
the prospects of a large yield in prunes
pears and apples; the hay crop is al
most a failure, while spring wheat
shows up badly; the country, owing tc
drought, is turning brown, and greer
feed is getting very scarce.
Corning-Grain on adobe lands is do
ing nicely but late winter sown gralr
(wheaD on sandy soil needs rain badly
fruit is doing we'll: highest and lowest
temperatures, % and 46 degrees.
BUTTE.
Durham-Late grain needs rain; the
high north wind is doing much harm
to crops of all kinds, including fruit
highest and lowest temperatures, Il
and A. degrees.
PaIermo-Orange trees are covered
with new growth, more so than for
number of years; pears, prunes anc
beaches are dropping-cause unknown
ground is too dry for blowing orchard
etc; rain needed.
GLENN.
Elk Greek-North winds bad for al
crops; rain is badly needed.
COLUSA.
Maxwell-Grain, such as wheat ant
barley, have held their own on high an(
well drained soil, and the yield will b.
Il fair one.
Grand Island-The north wind ha
not helped the growing grain any, ant
rhe prospects for a good crop are grow
ing less for the want of rain; highes
and lowest temperatures, 30 and Al de
grees.
SUFFER-.
Tudor-Cherries are ripening ant
barley is heading out; the orchards ar
Gnakln9 a GOOD showing DIS W SiON u
and the fruit crop bids fair to be III
to the average.
YUBA.
Near Marysville-North winds un
favorable to crops; hay will be shor
and light: late grain suffering consid
erably: orchardists observe man!
peaches and apricots not growing AM
the probability is they will drop sooi
because being injured by frost; pear
appear TO be blighted and developing
scab and are falling heavily; on tn
whole the season is so far unfavorabl
to good crops Of either fruits. wheat
barley or oats.
Marysville-North winds unfavorabl
10 crops: grain and fruits on foot-hi
lands have suffered greatly and frui
on lowlands will not do as well as wa
expected: rain is badly needed; high
est and lowest temperatures Sc degree
and 40 degrees.
PLACER.
wcastle-Peaches dropping badly
pears are blighted and can hardly ex
pect more than half a crop of all kind
of fruit. the drying north winds @