The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-25
OUTLOOK
ON THE RANCHES
Grain and Fruit Doing
Nicely.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SAN JOSE, May A.-There was a slight
rain here last night, but the total pre-
cipitation amounted TO but trace. Hay
ing is in full progress. The crop is good,
but not so heavy as had been expected
after the March rains. Late sown crops
will be light. The cool weather has helped
grain. Cherries are ripening rapidly and
being shipped. In a few localities the
crop is good. Taking the valley over the
crop is unusually light. Peaches are
heavy, but some orchards have dropped
the leaves. owing to the "curled leaf"
Apricots are light. Prunes will not be
an average crop. Prices are good, and
all in all the season promises to be
profitable one.
LOS ANGELES, May 24.-The weather
in Southern California during the last few
weeks has been favorable to crops,
though the lack OF sufficient rainfall dur
ing the season is being felt. The nights
have been cool and foggy and plants and
trees have taken considerable moisture
from the atmosphere. The weather has
been more uniformly cool during May
than for any May for several years.
Oranges, lemons and deciduous fruits
promise well. A fair hay and grain crop
has been harvested. Irrigating water is
scarce, but many artesian wells are be-
ing driven to supply the lack.
frost of Monday night did more damage
than was at first thought, especially in
the lowlands, where ice formed Frost at
this date in this locality has not been
known in years. In some places north of
here the grain crops have been almost
entirely ruined by the frost. and the grain
has been cut for hay. The most sanguine
estimates of the yield in this vicinity
place the product at only half crop, ex-
in of
where the yield will be greater
STOCKTON, May A.-The cool, cloudy
weather of the past week or ten days
has been of the greatest benefit to grow
ing grain, which was beginning to suffer
for the want of moisture. The cloudy
weather came just in the nick of time to
insure an immense grain harvest. Some
injury has been done to grapes and
other fruit and almonds by frost, but on
the whole San Joaquin County will make
a splendid showing, especially as regards
grain, and it is believed 1t will be the
banner grain producer.
SACRAMENTO, May 24.-The weather
here was rather cool to-day, four
fallen last night. During the afternoon
there were showers. The cool weather
is not favorable to the rapid ripening of
fruit, but rain, it is claimed, will not do
this locality will be enormous. Similar
good reports come from all over the Sac
ramento Valley.
RED BLUFF. May 24-Considerable
rain fell in this section to-day. The down
fall is believed to have been general here
abouts. Very little hay is down. and con-
sequently there will be no damage, but
instead considerable benefit to fruit and
SUISGN. May 24-Light rain prevailed
at intervals throughout Solano County
to-day not in sufficient quantity, how
ever to do much damage. Haying opera
tons are now in full blast and heavy
rains would prove destructive.
PACIFIC GROVE, May 24-This section
was visited by a shower early this morn
ing. The rain was local, extending only
over this immediate vicinity Threaten
ing clouds and high winds continued dur
San DIEGO, May 24.-The weather is
dry and moderately warm and the nights
cool and partly cloudy; Fruits F. hts are doing
SANTA CRUZ, May 24.-It commenced
raining at 2 O. clock this morning and since
then there have been occasional showers.
They are needed at this time.
SANTA ROSA, May 24.-More heavy
showers Of rain to-day and rain is falling
tonight. 1t is of immense benefit to the
NAPA. May M.-one-half inch of rain
fell last night and to-day. Occasional
showers are still falling,
WOODLAND, May A-Showers pre-
vailed generally throughout the county
this morning, although there are few
localities in which the rainfall was SO
light as to be scarcely perceptible. The
precipitation was heaviest in the foot
hills between Capay and Winters. If the
weather should clear up now the damage
to the hay crop would not be very seri--
Gus and would probably. be compensated
for by the benefit to winter-sown grain,
which in many cases is badly in need of
moisture. If the showers continue much
longer the damage to hay will be a seri-
Gus matter, as great deal of it is still
In the shock or winrow. Fortunately
there was no wind during the showers.
time a great deal of the rank, summer
fallowed wheat would have been knocked