The record-union., 1897-06-01
REPORTS FROM THE CROPS.
Cool Winds Have Benefited Wheat and
Barley,
But Crops Will be LIght-Poor Hay
Haryest-Fruit Generally
Fair.


is issued by the United States Weather
Bureau, California Section, James "A
Barwick, Section Director:
The weekly average temperature end-
ing Monday. May 31st. was as follows
for the places named; Fresno - oe-
grees, Los Angeles GA, Red Bluff ~,
Sacramento 6S, San Francisco DO anu
San Luis Obispo 60. As compared
with the normal temperature there
Were slight excesses of heat in the great
valleys ranging from to 3 degrees
while there was a slight heat dehclency
along the coast ranging from 10 .
degrees.
No precipitation was reported AS
compared with the normal, there We're
deficiencies ranging from 0.Oi to o.oo
inches.
The cool. moist winds throughout the
interior has greatly benefited wheat
and barley by causing it to MI out
with plurnper and more solid kernels.
The morning fogs and cool breezes
along the &C st have helped grass,
grain. beans and summer pasturage.
Irrigation in richards has commenced
where requi a and where it could be
done
Haying being done in all portions
of the St e. being nearly completed in
some sections and in full blast in 9TH
ers, while a goodly portion has been
secured either by stacking or baling.
The crop as a whole is a poor one, the
straw being short and the cocks a
long ways apart.
The wheat and barley crops as well
as oats viii not be so good as pros
poets indicated a month or so ago, but
better than was anticipated a few
weeks ago, having been greatly ben
Gifted by cool weather and moist winds
of the past two weeks. Cool weather
has also improved the fruit crop, espe-
cially cherries, by retarding their rapid
ripening, giving them more time TO
grow in size and improve in quality.
Fruit viii be a short crop-that is,
the different varieties will be as
general thing less than last year, al
though some kinds, such as peaches
and apricots. will be a larger crop than
last year, while plums and prunes VIII
be less than last years crop.
Hops will be good where properly
cultivated. Beet thinning is progressing
satisfactorily, while the honey crop OF
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tionally good one.
The grape crop appears to be the only
one so far reported which gives prom
ise of being the largest in years, pro
viding no unforeseen climatic changes
occur.
Highest temperature, 102 degrees at
Elk Creek. Glenn County; lowest, 30
at Yreka, Siskiyou County.
TEHAMA
Corning-Fruit in about the same con-
dition as the previous week: the cool
weather is materially benefiting grain,
which viii fill better than expected
two weeks ago if the weather still con-
tinues favorable; highest and lowest
temperatures, % and 53 degrees.
Vina-Fruits showing up better than
the previous week; orchards are being
irrigated where possible.
GLENN.
Elk Creek-No rain. but weather
more favorable for grain and fruit;
highest temperatures, 102 degrees.
COLUSA
Grand Island-Grain filing out better
than expected; highest and lowest tenn
peratures. 90 and sc degrees.
Colusa-Barley crop will be large
one; haying in full blast; the prune
and peach crop will be a good one.
SUFFER-.
Live Oak-Haying has begun; the
cool south wind has revived the wheat
and it looks as if the early grain would
yield a pretty good crop.
Yuba City-Thompson seedless and
Muscatel varieties of grapes give every
indication of making a big yield, and
other raisin and table grapes are also
doing well.
Southwest Sutter-The water in the
river and tules is going down and sum-
mer crops are being put in; the pros
pect is the best that has been noted
for many years.
YUBA.
arysville-Continued cool weather
is having good effect on wheat and
barley and also fruit; haying nearly
over and crop a light one; many fields
of late sown grain which had been con-
sdered not worth cutting will now
make some grain, say four or five
sacks to the acre.
Observation-Disclosures cool, which is
very favorable to wheat and barley,
which are filing and ripening Well al
though the crop will still be a light
one; haying is about over and crop is
a poor one of good quality; cherries
are turning out better than expected; :;
pears promise a fair crop of excellent
quality and size; highest and lowest
temperat ures, 81 and 30 degrees. hops
are doing we'll.
PLACER
Sheridan-Haying is going on, and in
some places only half a crop viii be
harvested, in others it is a little bet
ter and the same can be said in ref
erence to wheat and barley; some fields
the wheat is plump and fine but heads
are short: in some other fields it is