The record-union., 1897-06-23

GALA v ERAS.
San Andreas-Haying about finished |
and crop only fair one; fruit and vine
crops looking we'll and doing well. !
STANISLAUS.
Turlock-Rye is turning out from a
| half to two and a half sacks to the
acre, wheat (summer fallow) from
seven to fourteen sacks to the acre,
winter sown has not been harvested
yet; barley will probably turn out from
two to six sacks TO the acre; rain Will
| do no harm unless it is greater than
what has now fallen, which is .09 of an
| inch; highest and lowest temperatures
80 degrees and 40 degrees.
! MERGED.
! Merced-Grain and fruit doing well,
harvest has begun and crops are light.
FRESNO.
| McMullen-Crops are fair, some
wheat is yielding eight sacks per acre
and some as low as two sacks per acre;
fruit crop not as good as was expected;
grapes are dropping and so are
| peaches; vine hoppers are quite bad;
wheat harvest has begun before barley
harvest, which is unusual; highest and !
! lowest temperatures 102 degrees and 81
degrees
Auberry-Weather rather cool with a
| good shower of rain; prospects of
peaches fair; no other fruit worth men
| tioning here; highest and lowest tenn
peratures 80 degrees and 5S degrees.
Easton-Weather cool and pleasant;
apricot cutting begun; in many vine
yards the first crop will be light one;
muscats through the bloom the black
berry crop will be an immense one.
TULARE.
! Hanford-Apricot cutting is going Oh
IN earnest; in some orchards there will
be a good crop, While in some others
there Will be very little; the same can
be said of early peaches; the crop all
round can be said to be about as good
as last year; the first carload of dried
apricots We're shipped from this point
on the 18th; the crop is ripening rapid
ly and will be a better one than was
anticipated
Tulare-Ripening of early fruit has
not been as rapid as was expected; it
was thought the plums would be ready
TO pack some days ago, but they will
probably not be ready for a week yet,
they are of good quality however.
Monson-Wheat is better than ex-
peeted; around here it will harvest
! from Tour to twelve sacks.
Lime Kiln-Apricots and early
peaches are ripe and of good quality
and a full crop will be secured; wealth
er mas been cool and pleasant during
the entire week; highest and lowest
temperatures 103 degrees and 40 de-
grees.
SANTA BARBARA
Carpenter1a-Bean stand is a good
one; hay an average crop, while fruit
VIII be below the average yields.
VENTURA.
Saticoy-The high coast winds if they
| continue will be bad for the bean crop:
apricots of the early variety are ripen-
ing; the Late varieties are looking fine
and promise to yield we'll
LOS ANGELES.
! Burbank-Weather for the past week
! has been favorable to all growing
crops; drying has commenced and
promises to be a large crop.
ORANGE.
! Tustin-Weather warm and pleasant;
| highest temperature, S3 degrees: bar
| ley heading is we'll advanced and pro-
crossing rapidly; considerable num-
| ber of combined harvesters are being
used in this valley for the first time
and are generally giving satisfaction;
a considerable crop of lemons is about
ready for shipment; but few orange or
! chards have much fruit still on the
I trees
| McPherson-The prospects of a good
| crop of olives are good.
| Orange-The weather during the past
| two weeks has been very favorable for
the maturing of deciduous fruits; april
cots are ripening nicely; of these and
| peaches there will be a good crop;
prunes are nearly a failure.
| SAN BERNARDINO.
| Allesandro - The early apricots are
ripe in the orchards in this valley.
| Redlands-Rich, red. ripe watermel-
ons are now in the market, being some
| ten days earlier than usual; heavy
| frosts are reported at Little Bear VAL
| ley on Wednesday night; vegetables
and fruits We're seriously damaged; and
| this in Southern California, almost in
| sight of Redlands.
| Chino-The week has been uniformly
clear and pleasant and sugar beets are
growing finely; highest and lowest tenn
peratures, SO and 60 degrees.
RIVERSIDE
San Jacinto-The grain crop of this
valley is a good one as there are now
| eight harvesters at work ON the crops
| of this section.
SAN DIEGO.
Valley Center-Apricots are getting
| ripe; corn is growing vigorously; bee
men are busy extracting honey.
| San Marcos-Oat and barley harvest
is rapidly nearly completion and wheat
| harvest has begun.
Escondido-The grain crop is nearly
all harvested and hay pressing and
grain threshing has commenced; ap
ricots are ripe and blackberries are
very plentiful; highest and lowest tenn
peratures, 81 and 4S degrees.
FL Cajon-Pleasant weather has pre-
vailed during the week; hay baling is
progressing; grain harvesting is nearly
| over and the crops are fairly good.
San Diego-Fruit is plentiful; peaches
premise a heavy crop; berries of all
kinds are yielding unusually well; gar
| den vegetables are growing nicely, but
need warmer weather; hay baling is in
progress in this vicinity: highest and
| lowest temperatures 60 and o4 de-
grees, with a trace of rain.
HUMBOLDT
Eureka-The rains of the week will
help garden truck and grain and grass
on the lowlands; on the higher ranges.
| where the grass has been cured by the
| long drought. it is doubtful whether
the rains VIII be of any benefit: some
of the more tender fruits were some
| what injured by the rains, but gener-
! ally fruit was benefited: stock not look