The record-union., 1897-06-23
What CROP OBSERVERS SAY.
Some Damage TO Hay and Fruit by The
Rains.
Fruit Now Going East in Better Con-
dition Than Earlier in the
Season.

bv the California Section Weather Bu-
reau. James A. Barwick, Section Di-
rector:
The average temperature for the
week ending Monday, June list, was
For Eureka "a degrees, Fresno 90 de-
erees. Los Angeles GA degrees, Red
Bluff 81 degrees, Sacramento OF de-
grees, San Francisco 0S degrees, san
Luis Obispo 90 degrees and san Diego
62 degrees. As compared with the nor
NAL there were heat deficiencies or L
degree at Eureka, 10 degrees at Fresno,
s degrees at Los Angeles, l3 degrees at
Red Bluff, 6 degrees at Sacramento, Z
degrees at San Francisco and degrees
at San Diego.
The total precipitation for the week
was one inch at Eureka, 120 inches at
Red Bluff, 20 of an inch at San Fran
cisco. 04 of an inch at Sacramento,
sprinkles at Fresno and San Diego and
none at Los Angeles. AS compared
with the normal precipitation, there
was an excess at Eureka of .5S of an
inch. Red Bluff LOG inches, Sacrament
to .02 Of an inch and San Francisco .13
of an inch.
The unusually cool, cloudy weather,
wrought some damage to hay and some
early fruits in portions of Sonoma and
Tehama Counties. but elsewhere in the
State the precipitation was not great
enough to seriously damage crops.
Harvesting was retarded on account Of
the dampening of the straw.
Barley has been turning out fairly
well, ranging from poor to good. Wheat
f- hot oh ban in of
the wheat-growing counties of the
State.
Apricots are being dried, although
the crop is not fully ripe yet, except
in more favored localities. Hops are
burning too early in the Bear River
yards of Yuba County to make full
crop.
Fruit is being shipped East in bet
ter shape and condition than was the
case a few weeks ago.
Highest temperature, JOB degrees at
Lime Kiln, Tulare County; lowest tenn
perature. SO degrees at Yreka, Siski-
you County, and Bishop, Inyo County.
TEHAAIA.
Vina-The wind did much damage to
fruit trees in knocking off fruit and
breaking down trees; there were a
great many aprieots blown off; rain has
done no good and but little damage.
Corning-Harvesting has been delay
ed owing to the light showers of the
week; wheat that has been cut so far
is yielding about six sacks to the acre,
and barley six to ten sacks per acre;
apricots is the only early fruit ripe so
far, and while considera bly, better than
last year the crop is still a light one;
highest and lowest temperatures SO
degrees and go degrees; fruit-driers are
at work on apricots and are turning out
some fine-looking dried fruit.
BUTTE.
Gridley-Harvesting has commenced
on both wheat and barley, but the out
put is far from satisfactory; in some
sections an average crop is being har-
vested, but in the majority of places
this is not the case; the seasons rain
fall is %. 10 inches, as against 2.3S
inches to a corresponding date last sea-
son.
Honcut-Harvesting is progressing
and fruit is doing well: highest and
lowest temperatures 20 degrees and 90
degrees.
COLUSA.
Maxwell-Harvest is we'll under way
and the output is better than expected.
Grand Island-In this section the
yield Of grain varieties; grain is much
shrunken in this section; highest and
lowest temperatures 100 degrees and
80 degrees.
YUBA.
Wheatland-Prospec of a large hop
crop along Bear River are growing less
and commence to burr OUT in all prob
ability the Bear River crop will be 10
per cent. less than last season in yield
which means that the crop will be short
nearly 20 per cent; the prospects for
quality are good and the shortage in
yield win make picking easy and will
allow the crop to be placed in the kilns
in good order.
doing considerable damage to small
gardens and orchards on the plains
south of this place.
PLACER.
Lineoln-Several farmers have begun
cutting wheat, which is turning out
somewhat better than was at first an
ticipated, yet it viii be a short crop.
SACRAMENTO.
Galt-Buckwheat promises to be a
good crop this year; the prevailing cool
weather is Injurious to the watermelon
crop; the fruit crop is reported excellent
in the Langford Colony and adjacent
orchards; the harvesting of grain will
be in full operation in this section with
in a week
Folsom-The fruit crop promises to
be heavy one, and there is little doubt
that the output for all kinds of fruit
viii be mountaineering that of
any other year; then again, it must be
remembered that the number Of bear
ing trees is greater than ever before,
which taken into consideration, insures
bright prospect for the fruit growers
of this section.
Orangevale-The bulk of the early
peaches are all packed; blackberries are
large crop and of good quality; high
est and lowest temperatures 100 de-
grees and 90 degrees, with few show
ers of rain which have done neither
good nor harm.
Antelope-The cool weather is good
for winter-sown grain; most of the har-
vesters started up the first of the week