The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-03-02
CROPS NOW DOIAG FINELY.
GREAT BENEFIT BY THE LATE
SHOWERS.
Charming Weather, With Fruit
Trees in Blossom and Ma
ture Smiling.


fornia section Of the Climate and Crop
Service of the United States Weather
Bureau for the week ended February
2Sth:
The following summary of the climate
and crop conditions is based upon re-
ports received from eight Weather Blu
reau stations, fifty-two Geographic re-
ports received through the courtesy of
the Southern Pacific Company, and
many reports scattered throughout the
State. Telegraphic summaries are also
received from the Observers al Los
Angeles and Eureka, based upon re-
ports received by them from CORES
pondents in their districts:
GENERAL SUMMARY.
Except in the extreme southern por-
ton Of the State, frequent showers have
occurred during the week In the ex-
IRENE northwest, the rainfall was more
than one inch in excess of the normal;
in the northern portion of the Sacra-
mento Valley about an inch and half
above the normal and in the rest of the
valley about three-quarters of an inch.
In the San Joaquin Valley the rain
fall was below the normal. South of
the Tehachapi the deficiency in rain
fall for the week exceeds half an inch.
The temperature has been about nor
NAL over the entire State
On the whole the week has been
good for growing crops. With album
dant spring rains, even those districts
which have had deficient rainfall may
produce fair crops; in all other dis
tricts owing to increased acreage, good
growing weather and timely rains, there
is every prospect of large yield.
Fruit trees are coming into bloom.
In some localities almonds and april
cots are in full blossom and other fruits
budding
The average conditions for the week
ended February %. 1898, were:
mperature-Eureka AZ degrees,
Red Bluff 30 degrees Sacramento 80 de-
grees, San Francisco % degrees, Fres-
no 80 degrees, San Luis Obispo 80 de-
grees, Los Angeles 81 degrees, San Di-
ego 56 degrees
Rainfan-Eureka, 900 inches: Red
Bluff, 2,41 inches; Sacramento, 150
inches: San Francisco, l inch: Fresno,
0.10 inches; San Luis Obispo, 1.1S
inches; Los Angeles. Ole inches.
SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY.
San Joaquin County-Rains did great
good to all crops.
Calaveras Commissioning practical
ly over; acreage larger than last year;
wheat and barley look we'll; prospects
better than last year.
MERGED Moderate rain; grain
looking well: prospects encouraging
wheat and rye growing nicely. but to
fx,-, t.. al
Stanislaus County-Grain and feed
growing nicely; farmers still seeding
with spring rains in abundance will
have fair crop; about half as much
wheat sown as last season.; some wheat
up on gravelly and sandy land
Kern County-Crops doing well; seed
ing discontinued; decreased acreage of
wheat
Fresno County-No rain at Fire
baugh: very little at Huron; light rains
at Fresno have improved crop condi-
tons
Kings County-Dry with north winds
unless rain comes soon grain crop will
be failure.
Tulare County-Warm and seasonal
Bile weather; crops need soaking rain;
still pruning citrus trees.
SACRAMENTO VALLEY.
Siskiyou Commissioning progressing
rapidly; early sown wheat has a good
start and is doing well.
Shasta County-Occasiona rains dur
ing week; warmer; farmers and fruit
men feel sure of good crops; early sown
grain looks WELL acreage same as last
year; almonds in heavy bloom; other
fruit trees well bedded.
Butte Commissioning over; almonds
peaches, apricots and plums in bloom;
shipping oranges.
Yuba Commissioning over except
late barley: there never was larger
acreage of grain growing in this sec
ton Gncluding Suffer County,: condi-
ton of crop excellent: orchards doing
well; buds heavy: almonds and apricots
in full blossom
Glenn County-Good rains and grain
growing nicely; farmers are confident
of good crop.
Solano County-Heavy rain very ben
eficial to growing grain; crop prospects
never better than at present.
Sacramento County-Heavy rains;
crops doing nicely; seeding finished
larger acreage than last year; wheat
looks we'll with prospects of large yield.
Yolo County-Heavy rains brighten
prospects for large fruit crop; almonds
and apricots now in bloom: grating
now on; wheat all sown; acreage same
as last year.
Colusa Commissioning over; larger
acreage sown this year than last;
wheat doing we'll and with necessary
spring rains will have an excellent
crop.
COAST AND BAY SECTIONS.
Sonoma County-Heavy rain: good
crops of grain and hay assured; OUT
look for fruit good: spraying
Napa County-Heavy rain: pruning
orchards; prospects good for heavy
yield of grain. hay and fruit; seeding
finished: acreage same as last year;
condition of what sown good almonds
in bloom.
Alameda County-Rain greatly bene-
flied growing crops; grain promises a
good crop; peas and potatoes doing
well; all fruits blossoming
Contra Costa Commissioning fin
ished; acreage about the same as last
year; present condition of wheat less
favorable than last year
Santa Cruz Commissioning over:
grain acreage much greater than last
year; wheat doing well with prospects
of a large crop.
San Benito County-Acreage seeded
to wheat and barley about the same as
last year; with an unusually wet spring
grain will make a. crop, but otherwise
no grain and little hay
Monterey County-Cool and cloudy
with light showers; more rain needed
for crops.
San Luis Obispo County-On eastern
side of range about two-thirds of the