The record-union., 1897-07-28
HOW CROPS ARE LOOKING.
GRAPES SCoRCHED IN SOME
SECTIONS.
Fruit Generally Turning Out Well
Hops Expected to Produce
Heavily.

The following summary Of the cli-
mate and crop conditions is based up
on reports received from eight Wealth
er Bureau Stations, fifty-two tele-
graphic reports received through the
courtesy of the Southern Pacific Com
pany, and many reports received by
mail from crop correspondents scat
tered throughout the State:
The week has ben marked by cooler,
and in many places. cloudy weather
On the whole the weather has been IA
vorable for fruit, allowing grapes to
fill out nicely and ripening peaches,
pears and plums without forcing them.
The high, dry northerly winds on the
18th did some damage in the Sacra-
mento Valley and in the northern sec
ton Of the State. Muscatel grapes
are reported in one of the northern
counties as badly damaged and the
prospect for raisins poor.
On the other hand grapes are round
ing out nicely in many localities and
the damage by hot weather is thought
to be slight The norther of the 18th
blew some vines from the strings in
the hop yards along the American
River
Large quantities Of Bartlett pears
are being shipped from Sacramento.
Peaches and plums are quite generally
reported as ripening nicely Prunes
are dropping badly in some localities
and the crop will probably be a short
one. In the southern counties sum-
mer lemons are ready for picking, and
raffe
Of the poorer grade oranges have
dropped but good fruit is doing Well
Sugar beets are being harvested and
show good sugar tests. Prospects are
good for a heavy olive crop. Water
melons are ready for shipment. April
cots are about a.. gone. In some places
driers are still busy. The wheat har-
vest is nearing completion, the yield
varying. Barley is reported in one
county as yielding eighteen to twenty
sacks per acre.
The average temperatures for the
week ending July 26th We're: Eureka
"a degrees, Fresno so degrees, Los An
geles IS degrees, Red Bluff so degrees,
Sacramento 20 degrees, San Francisco
J6 degrees, San Diego 66 degrees, San
Luis Obispo "a degrees.
The departures from the normal
were: Eureka 2 degrees, Fresno 3 de-
grees, Los Angeles 5 degrees, Red Bluff
degrees, Sacramento 4 degrees, San
Francisco t degrees, San Diego 3 de-
grees. San Luis Obfspo 1 degree.
A trace of rain occurred at San Fran
cisco. No rain fell elsewhere during
the week, which is the normal condi-
ton.
SISKIYOU.
Yreka-Weather warm and dry; north
winds; farmers cutting grain; outlook
not encourag ging.
ontague-Weather warm; grain
harvesting; threshing not yet begun.
MODOC.
Cedarville-Grain ripening quite fast;
hay crop extra good.
TEHAMA.
Corning-Grain will all be cut and
threshed in two weeks; north wind has
blown off much fruit of all kinds;
grapes injured slightly.
Red BIuf-Weather favorable for
Tipening fruit and drying; wheat har-
vest ended; yield, sacks per acre.
SHASTA.
Anderson-Weather favorable for
fruit; shipping pears and drying
prunes.
COLUSA.
Grand Island-Haryesting over; yield
good; in some places IS to 20 sacks of
barley per acre
YUBA.
Marysville-Wheat better than ex-
pected; all fruits doing well; grapes
fully up to the average.
Woodland-Muscatel grapes dam
aged; poor raisin crop.
.... PLACER.
Newcastle-Fruit shipments light;
late Crawfords and Susquehanna
peaches are being marketed; also early
grapes.
Chico-Favorable for fruit; grain
fair.
Oroville-Moderately cool grapes
somewhat damaged by hot wind of the
preceding week; cannery peaches being
handled; prunes look we'll; also oranges
and olives.
Willows-Grain harvesting over;
average yield or sacks per acre.
SACRAMENTO.
Antelope-W -WatermelonS ripe.
Galt-Wheat harvesting. yield t sacks
per acre; grapes look well.
Sacramento-Weathe favora BILE for
growth of all summer crops; hops look
ing we'll; norther of 18th blew vines
from strings in hOpyards along Ameri
can River; shipping large quantities of
Bartlett pears.
GuInda-F'rench prunes, pears and
late peaches lighter than expected;
north wind caused fruit to drop; table
grapes nearly ripe.
Woodland-Favorable for fruit and
grain; table and wine grapes fine
SOLANO.
Dixon-Weather cool; apricots all
gathered; crop heavy; grapes doing
we'll: harvesting over; crop average be-
yond expectation.
Vacaville-Peach crop lighter than
anticipated; pear and grape crop yield
light.
CALAVERAS.
NIilton-Harvesting two-thfrds over;
half crop, good quality.
SAN JOAQUIN.
To5f-XVarY1. wheat harvest undp1.