The San Francisco call., 1898-04-07
FALL OF RAIN
 RHYMES CROPS w elcOme Showers Fall Throughout Central
 California.
San Joaquin Valley Spared From a Total Grain
 Failure.
Beet Fields Around Suisun CreatIv Benefited by the Down.
 pour.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SUISUN, April 6.-The long-looked- for rain came last night and up to 10 o'clock this morning 40 of an inch had fallen at Suisun. Ordinarily this would not be considered of much consequence. put at this time it was sufficient to cause the fears of farmers to be allayed. with occasional showers from this time on fair crops of grain will be assured In most sections of Solano County. On some ranches, however, the rain came too late to be of any benefit. This is particularly the case along the southern portions of the Montezuma hills, where a failure of grain crops has heretofore been almost unknown. In the central portion of this farming district the prospects indicate that there will be a falr crop if occasional showers occur during the remainder of this month. The rainfall there last night was .34 of an inch.
 Ram came in the right time for sugar oeets, about 800 acres having been planted in this vicinity during the past two weeks. The showers of last Satur- uay caused the seed to sprout and the rains or the past twenty-four hours will give the beetS a good start.
 Fruit prospects in Suisun Valley are much better than was anticipated just after the recent severe frosts. While It IS true that great damage resulted to both the apricot and almond crops, 1t was not as bad as was at first reared. A careful inspection of the val ley shows that instead of apricots be- lnP total failure, there will be about a sixth of the crop on an average while in orchards in the elevated parts or the valley present indications point to fuli crops. While some damage re- suited to other varieties of fruit if ia thought the yield this year will be m to the average of former years. Tax ins 1t as whole. with the exception of those whose entire orchards are de- voted almost entirely to apricots and almonds (and these are decidedly few) the prospects for rer- unerative returns are exceedingly good at the present time.
 EVANSVILLE. April 6.-The un- easiness resulting from the long dry spell and the inroad upon crops by hot north winds was relieved last night when there was a precipitation of .24 of an inch. To-day nearly as much more fell in showers. Owners of pas- ture land. where Southern California stock has been placed, are jubilant.
 SANTA BARBARA, April 6.-Owine to the want or paSturage in this coun- ty, due to lack of rainfall. stockmen are sending their stock to other sec tions for pasturage. J. C. Wilson will send 200 horses to Inyo County. Su- pervisor de la Cuesta of Santa Ynez fn- tends transporting his stock to San Bernardino County, where he has se- cured 800 acres of irrigated pasture land.
 STOCKTON. April 6.-The rainfall here early this morning was .25 of an inch. making the total for the season sos inches. against 12.71 inches at this time last year. The shower was very beneficial to all sections of this county and in the northern end of the county the fall was much heavier. There the crops are in fine condition and viii yield well. San Joaquin County will have considerable grain from the east ern section. and along the Nokelumne River there will be large crObs. Some of the reclaimed lands also will pro- duce good crops.
 AUBURN. April 6.-Half an inch of rain fell last night, with occasional showers throughout the day. It proved a blessing to farmers, as grain was be- ginning to turn yellow from the north ern winds and the continued dryness. SANTA CRUZ, April 6.-There was a heavy shower of rain here last night.