The record-union., 1898-05-04
SOUTHERN CROPS BENEFITED
A LITTLE RAIN FELL THERE
LAST WEEK.
Fruit Crops Generally Doing Well,
Especially Cherries, Apples
and Grapes.

fornia section OF the climate and crop
j service of the United States Weather
Bureau for the week ended May >, 1898.
The following summary of the eli
matte and crop conditions is based upon
reports received from nine Weather
Bureau Stations, fifty-tWo telegraphic
reports received through the courtesy
! OF the Southern Pacific Company and
many reports scattered throughout the
State. TelegraDhic summaries are also
received from the observers at Los An
geles and Eureka. based upon reports
received from CORES DOndentS in their
districts:
Light showers fell during the last half
of the week over the country south of
the Tehachapi, and along the coast
| northward to San Luis Obispo With
the exception of light showers Monday
and Tuesday in the extreme northwest
ern portion, the northern half of the
State has had no rain, although the
skies have been cloudy and at times
threatening, The rain in the southern
portion of the State is the first for five
weeks; except at San Diego.
The temperature has been nearly nor
NAL throughout the State except in the
nOrthern portion Of the Sacramento Val
! ley where it has been warmer The
rain has greatly benefited crops in the
south; improving pasturage. Some hay
Will be made
| Many head of cattle have been moved
! from the south coast counties. Fruit
trees are doing we'll and there are pros
poets for heavy crop of cherries and
apples. Vegetables are backward and
small fruit only fair Grapes are doing
/ finely. In the Santa Clara Valley orch
ardists are busy irrigating
! The average conditions for the week
ended Mag I'd were:
! Temperature-Eu 4S degrees, Red
Bluff 6S, Sacramento 81, San Francisco
/ 81, Fresno Go. Independence SO. San
Luis ObisDo 90. Los Angeles 81, San
Diego 3S.
SACRAMENTO VALLEY
! Shasta County-Heavy north winds;
very dry; moving stock to mountain
districts for feed.
| Glenn County-Favorab weather for
! growing grain. Begin haying latter part
of week; prospects of hay enough for
! home cOnsum0tiOn.
| Butte COunty-Olive trees nearly in
| bloom; will be heavy: favorable for cit
rus trees. Feather River not rising from
melting snow.
| YOlo County-Pears dropping;
peaches being thinned. Despite the
drCuth fruit and trees making usual
growth; prospects still favorable for fair
crop.
Sacramento County-Cool and show
cry; barley on river lands will give good
yield; hop vines show want of moisture.
SOlano County-Cutting hay; very
short crop; cool south winds beneficial
to grain; except almonds and apricots,
fruit looking we'll and growing nicely.
First carload of cherries shipped on
10Th nine days earlier than last year;
heavy crop expected
| FL Dorado County-All crops looking
! better.
SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY.
San Joaquin County-Light rain; wea-
ther cool and favorable for grain
StanisIaus County-Dry and north
winds; croos inside canal limits look
well.
| Merced County-North winds begin
ming of week; some grain heading out
and looks well. Prospect of harvesting
some grain; farmers more hopeful
Fresno County-Hay coming on; al
falfa making a good crop; grain nearly
a complete failure; vineyards looking
we'll; irrigating bitches full. Trace of
rain Saturday night.
Kings County-Cool and cloudy; no
grain; prunes falling: some pears prom
se We'll; vineyards looking we'll
Tulare County-High southeasterly
winds and sand-storms; showers Sat
urday night. bitches running full; fair
prospect for grapes.
Kern County-Trace of rain Sunday;
favorable weather for growing grain,
nearly all of which will mature or at
least make hay or feed; now cutting
| light crop of alfalfa. Crop of fruit will
be light, except grapes.
COAST AND BAY SECTIONS.
| Lake County-Three degrees warmer
on the 9th than on any April day since
! 1885 In spite of absence of rain, crops
are better than expected; yield will not
be up to average; pasture except around
the lakes, very poor; grapes thrifty with
much fruit: apples heavy and good;
prunes good: haying soon.
Sonoma County-Hay and grain pro-
crossing finely: feed in the hills as good
as usual; peach crop light but doing
! ing rapidly; apple crop small but doing
we'll; berries late and small; range stock
/ looking better than usual.
! Napa County-Fair crop of grain and
hay; fruit yield about quarters
| of . cro0.
! Alameda County-Vegetables not
doing so we'll as expected; fruit doing
well hay and grain not enough for
| home consumption; some vineyardists
pruning vines.
| San Mateo County-Hay crop better in
| the foothills than in the valley; fruit
! doing we'll.
| Santa Clara County-Continued dry
weather; sinking wells and pumping
water day and night; no hope of hay or
grain on land not irrigated: cherry crop
will be large, notwithstanding earlier
discouraging reports. Beets growing
nicely.
| Santa Cruz County-Crops and feed
fair, considering dry weather; rain
would do Great good.
Monterey County-Cool and cloudy
no prospect of crop except on foot
hills.
San Benito County-No grain and lit
tie hay: feed dried up; too late for rain
to do good
San Luis Obispo County-Peaches and
apples doing we'll; twenty thousand
head of stock shipped out of county for
lack Of feed: rain viii help fruit con-
siderably.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
Santa Barbara County-Dry weather
has injured all crops; only a light crop
of hay now looked for; beans and sum