The record-union., 1897-04-28
NORTH WINDS NOT 50 BAD
Exaggerated Reports Of Injury to the
Wheat Crop.
Rain Would be Beneficial, However,
Except Where Haying is in
Progress.

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by the State Agricultural Society in CO.
operation with the Climate and Crop
Service Weather Bureau, j. A Barwick,
Section Director, for the week ending
yesterday:
The average temperature for the
week was For Eureka 81 degrees,
Fresno, Los Angeles and Sacramento
o. degrees, Red Bluff GA degrees, San
Francisco and San Diego 60 degrees,
and San Luis Obispo IS degrees.
AS compared with the normal temper
atures, there were heat deficiencies
shown at Eureka and Fresno, and nor
NAL conditions at San Diego, while an
excess of heat was reported from Red
Bluff, Los Angeles, Sacramento and
San Francisco.
The precipitation at the above sta
tons, as compared with the normal,
show deficiencies at all points ranging
from .21 of an inch to 40 of an inch
From reports of crop correspondents
it is shown that the north winds have
not done such a great amount of dam
age to grain as is generally thought.
while with the present brisk, cooling
and moist winds from the ocean that
damage can soon be overcome.
rain is Dduly H6tuSu III all PORTIONS
of the State except where haying is be-
ing extensively carried on. This rain
is needed to soften the ground to en-
able farmers to plow their orchards
and vineyards and to continue summer
following.
Orange trees are reported unusually
full of blossoms.
The highest and lowest temperatures
i
County, and 26 degrees at Cedarville,
MOdoc County.
TEHAMA.
Red Bluff-The north wind was very
detrimental to all vegetation and was
quite injurious to spring grain such as
wheat, oats and barley; hay crop, es-
pecially volunteer. promises to be
scant; fruit is about holding its own.
Corning-NO damage so far to crops
but more rain is needed to insure a
good grain crop; highest and lowest
temperatures SO degrees and 40 de-
grees with .7S of an inch of rain.
BUTTE.
Biggs-One half an inch of rain fell
here Monday which was about half
enough; it is feared that the north wind
has done much damage; farmers say
the hay crop will be very short unless
more rain comes soon; fruit is growing
rapidly
Durham-Crops have improved very
much since the showers of the 10Th
and 10th which was much needed by
both early and late sown wheat; the
north wind has taken up the surface
moisture very rapidly and more rain
Will soon be needed; highest and low
est temperatures rs degrees and Al de-
grees with .6S of an inch of rain.
Honcut-The north wind has made
the ground too hard for blowing
GLENN.
Elk Creek-The north wind has made
crops look rather badly, but with a
good rain soon they will come out all
right; alfalfa is coming on fine; grain
is beginning to dry, but fruit is all right
so far; highest temperature 20 degrees
with one inch of rain.
COLUSA
Grand Island-This section still in
want of rain, but the crops are not suf-
fering, the heavy dews being a great
help to the crops; highest and lowest
temperatures. a and A degrees, with
a trace of rain.
Maxwell-The small amount Of rain
on Monday has been more than offset
by the high north winds that have pre-
vailed; the grain crop is at a stand
still and the prospects for a good WELD