The record-union., 1897-06-30

ing rapidly; fruit yields good.
notwithstanding in full blast; crop
shortest since 1892.
SOLANO.
vacaville-Crops in good condition;
fruit picking and cutting going on ex-
tensfvely; fruit drying delayed by
cloudy weather; damage slight; apfi-
cots most affected; prospects good for
heavy yield in all classes of fruits
Dixon-Cool weather, favorable for
late sown grain and fruit; haying fin
ished; below the average; grapes doing
well.
CALAVERAS.
Mhton-Harvesting backward; fruit
ripening nicely.
STANISLAUS.
Newman-Wheat and barley ripening
fast; harvest one-third under cover;
will be one-half crop grain; grapes
promise well.
Modesto-Yield of grain larger than
expected; will equal last year; good
crop apricots, prunes, peaches; grapes
doing well.
KINGS.
Hanford = Cool; apricots, peaches,
plums, nectarines good crop; prunes
larger crop than previous years; rails
ms promise best in several years; grain
harvest progressing; good crop on irri-
gated lands
TULARE
Lime Kiln-Weather all that could be
desired; hay being baled: harvesting
Well under way; apricots nearly har-
vested and dried; early peaches now
ripe; citrus trees looking we'll.
Tulare-Wheat harvest in full blast;
average yield five sacks or seventy
pounds to acre; prospects good for
heavy peach and prune crop.
Porterville-Averag grain and decid-
nous fruit crops; citrus orchards in
good condition, but fruit dropping;
prospects good.
KERN.
Bakersfield = Weather cooler than
usual; Tragedy and Simoni plums ripe;
grain harvesting progressing; results
better than expected.
SAN JOAQUIN.
Lodi-Barley being harvested; yield
below the average; quality good;
wheat has good plump berry, but the
fields are spotted; apricots and peaches
fair; highest and lowest temperature
79-51.
New Hope-Grain about the average
in yield and quality; in some places
20 to % sacks per acre; barley an av-
erage crop; abundant yield of fruit.
Stockton-Weather cool and helped
materially to fill out wheat; fruit fine
and coming in freely; large crop of
grapes.
LAKE.
Upper Lake-W Weather has benefited
late grain, but some damage has been
done to hay; severe hot weather will
cause wheat to rust; fruit not dam
aged
Monticello-Hay harvest over, grain
harvest begins next week; late grain
benefited by weather; fruits doing
well; apricots and Tragedy prunes rip
ening rapidly.
Napa-Hay all harvested and fair
quality; grain coming on well, yield
below average; cherries gathered, yield
good and fruit good; peaches and april
cots doing nicely, crop fair; grapes do
ing Well and promise a large crop;
sugar beets, corn and potatoes doing
we'll
N~SNAA7SOoeA LNclldS OetlHdS6u nay crop,
valley grapes will have to be resul-
phured.
SONOMA.
Sonoma-Cool, cloudy weather, rain
faH Dol inch, damaged ripe cherries
ana hay in bale or stack; loss not
great; ground in good shape for cul-
tlVation; apricots making a marvellous
growth; grape crop will be large.
Healdsburg-Grain in good condition;
rain did more good than harm.
Santa Rosa-COol, showery weather
has done great damage to hay: black
berry crop now being harvested: is
very heavy, and the berries of fine
quality: weather now favorable for
fruit and hops.
ALAMEDA.
Niles-Cherries picked; peaches and
apricots dropping badly; quality of
fruit excellent; weather at end of week
favorable for fruit.
san Leandro-Cherries picked; har-
vesting grain has commenced; the crop
or straw viii be short: corn will not
amount to much; tomatoes are looking
well.
LlVermore-Long period cool weather
caused wheat and barley to fill well:
barley threshing now going on: hay
baling in progress; grain crop above
the average; hay crop lighter than
usual; prospects of unusually heavy
grain and olive crops.
SANTA CLARA.
Gilroy-Haying over, crop light; grain
harvesting commenced; average crop
barley and oats; fruits all look well;
peaches and pears light crop.
San Jose-Weather favorable: haying
over; cherries gone; apricot, pear and
grape crops promise we'll; fair peach
crop; prune crop about two-thirds.
Campbell-Early Crawford and Fos-
ter peaches have dropped and continue
to drop badly, hence crop will be light;
S2o a ton is offered for clingstones suit
able for cannery; apricots small
Los Gatos-F'ruit prospects excellent:
cherries all gathered: apricots, plums
and pears and prunes doing we'll; grapes
look well-best for some years.
SAN MATEO.
Menlo-Harvesting not interrupted;
yield fair; fruit slow in ripening.
SAN BENITo.
Hollister-Cut hay only 60 per cent
OF last year; fair yield of barley; wheat
appears to be filing we'll and crop will
be better than expected
SANTA BARBARA.
Santa Barbara-Hay half usual crop
balance cut for grain; increase 15 per
cent; lemon-picking going on, good
fruit, good crop; good average crop of
walnuts.
Santa Maria-Grain harvesting in
progress; plump grain, good yield; com
man harley and Cshavaliar. ra neirey ten