The record-union., 1897-05-18
reasonable fair crop of wheat and bar
ley on summer fallow.
A NTI,Nru,n
SACRAMENTO.

reasonable fair crop of wheat and bar
ley on summer fallow.
SACRAMENTO.
Antelope-Hay crop very light as
compared with last years yield; there
Will be only about half a crop; wheat
and barley looks badly on account of
too much north wind; highest and low
est temperatures 90 degrees and % de-
grees.
Orangevale-The north winds and hot
dry weather of the first of the week
has been very damaging to the fruit
crop and also wheat and barley and
hay; fruit that did not fall off seems to
be doing finely; pears will be light
crop; hay cutting and irrigation are
the most that is being done at present;
highest and lowest temperatures 90 de-
grees and - degrees.
Fair Oaks-Southerly winds with
cooler weather the last half of the
week with some cloudy weather. first
irrigation is now being done; there has
been no material damage done to the
young orchards by the long spell of
north winds, but grain and hay has
suffered considerably.
temperatures
westerly winds during the entire week
have been very serviceable to wheat
and barley: hay making is general in
this vicinity and the crop is proving a
very light one.
YOLO.
WOOdland-The general outlook for
winter sOWn grain is better than at first
expected; vines are in full bloom and
promise a big yield if favorable wealth
er continues; haying is in full blast
Winters-A number of fields of sum
mer falloWed grain look exceedingly
well, but the winter sown, especially
that which was sOWn late, has been
blighted by the north winds and will
scarcely return seed to the amount that
it took to plant it; the prune plum and
pear crop is especially promising.
SOLANO.
Briggs Vineyard-The continued
north winds have caused the pears and
prunes to drop badly; prunes will be
about two-thirds of crop; pears can
be rated as a failure; grape outlook is
splendid but will be badly injured if
north winds continue during the bloom
ing Of the grapes; haying has COM
menced, but the prospects are for a
short crop; highest and lowest temper
atures 81 degrees and 81 degrees
DiXOn-The north winds have
wrought some damage to the late sown
grain. but the moist trade winds now
prevailing will revive it in a measure;
this season has been one of the worst
the farmers and orchardists ever ex-
r1a1
owners were not able to work them at
first on account of the excessive moist
ure and later on account of the extreme
dryness.
Tremont-The unusually dry spring
has upset the plans of everyone; those
who intended to make a test of late
planting Of sugar beets have not been
able to do so on account of the ground
being so hard and devoid of moisture.
LAKE.
Upper Lake-The slight showers Of
the night of the 9TH, was followed by
two days of nOrtherly winds. which
counteracted any good that might have
been done by the shower; it is doubt
full if any seasonal rains now would do
any good; the peach crop will be al
most a total failure; wheat and barley
looks very poor and alfalfa is not as
heavy as it ought to be: vines are in a
fiOurishing condition where cultivated;
highest and lowest temperatures 90 de-
grees and 80 degrees with .04 Of an inch
of rain.
Napa-F'irst part of week warm and
dry; last part cool and cloudy but with
no rain; grapes are doing well, also
peaches and almonds; prunes and
pears have dropped pretty badly;
hay and grain will be a light
crop and the grass is drying up; high
est and lowest temperatures % degrees
and II degrees.
Calistoga-There has been no partic-
ular damage done to vines by the vine
hopper
Berryessa Valley-Grain except the
late sown is doing remarkably well: the
late sOWn has a good healthy color and
that is all that can be said for it.
SONOMA.
SOnOma-The continued dry weather
is having most unfavorable results the
excessive dryness has been intensified
by a strong norther with the mercury
up to 81 degrees on the 10th and 18th;
cherries, Bartlett pears, plums and
prunes are thinning themselves: the
fruit growers can now realize the prom
Use in early April of a bountiful har-
vest of fruit viii now be reduced more
than one half; highest and lowest tenn
peratures % degrees and - degrees;
haying going on and crop is a light
one.
Bloomfield-Fruit crop is doing we'll;
hay crop a poor one; farmers blowing
potatoes, but ground is very dry.
CONTRA COSTA.
Crop prospects hereabouts are not
very promising; apricOts will be a
heavy crop; Drunes and cherries will
yield less than one quarter of a crop
while Bartlett pears win be a short
crop. owing to the dropping of the
fruit now in progress; grapes from
present indications will yield heavily;
hay crop is a light one.
SANTA CLARA.
Evergreen-The grape crop will be a
large one: the apricot crop will be a
good one. but prunes and cherries will
be a short crop: grain is doing pretty
we'll. considering the hot, dry weather
it has had to suffer from; highest and
lowest temperatures - degrees and 90
degrees.
Campbell-Reports and observations
lead me to believe that both the peach
and Drune crop here is less than last
years, while aoricots will be more
cherries Will be hight especially the
black varieties: the June drop it is
feared win be heavy on account of the
lack Of moisture; highest and lowest
temperatures 81 degrees and 81 de-
a-TpaS