The record-union., 1899-09-20
Agriculture
and
Horticulture

There is just now great interest II
Pacific Coast agriculture and horticuI-
ure, for which reason the following viii
be of interest:
STORING HAY.
San Diego Union: The prices of hay
in this city continue to- remain station
cary at from SIP to S14, according tc
the kind of hay. Many of the ranchers
in the back country have their hay
stored away for higher prices, but there
IS not much chance for an advance as
long as there is a large supply in the
north which can be shipped to this city
at profit for the prices now prevail,
ing. There We're 4.212 tons of hay re-
ceived on the San Francisco market
during the six days lust nassed ar
cording to Scott & Magner's report
The market has continued along in lust
about the same condition as when last
reported Consumers have begun to
fill up for their winter supply to a con-
siderable extent, and therefore move
ment of consignments have been fairly
satisfactory. Price are practically un
changed. There has not been much
far1cy quality of hay, of either wheat
or of oat, arriving. The majority OF
the arrivals continue to be of the me-
dunn grade. Strictly "gilt edge" wheat
hay can be placed up to SO per ton: No
/ wheat hay, No. wheat and oat hay
brings from So to $3.50; choice tame oat
hay, S7.50; choice wild oat hay, ST to
$3.50; "stable" grades of wheat. wheat
and oat, and also oat hay command
from S6 to 81 per ton. There has not
been much activity in compressed hay
The market is plentifully supplied, and
the feeling on such offerings is not
brisk. This character Of hay is quoted
as follows: Gilt edge" wheat hay
$3.50 to SO; wheat or wheat and oat,
$3.50 to $3.50; cat. Sc to $3.50 per ton.
Arrivals of alfalfa hay have continued
to be heavy. The market has remained
fairly steady, as consignments that
have arrived found sale at quotations.
THE PRUNE TRADE.
Rural Californian: Colorado people
are advised against planting prunes,
on the ground that there is already an
excessive area devoted to it. In Cali
fornia there are over $4,000 acres, in
Oregon 10000, in Washington 5000;
Idaho and Utah are planting prunes
literally, but no one there has made
them pay. The statement is made that
if all the available land area of the
Santa Clara Valley in this State were
planted to prunes, it could supply the
world.
THE WHEAT HARVEST
The Agricultural Departments Crop
Reporter" a publication issued for the
benefit and information Of the crop COR
respondents of the Division Of Statis-
tics, and as a convenient means OF
communication between them and the
Statistician, gives the following data
regarding the times at which the
wheat harvests of the world are gath
cred:
January - Australia, New Zealand,
Chile, Argentina
February and March-Upper Egypt,
India
April-Lower Egypt, India, Syria.
Cyprus, Persia, Asia Minor, Mexico,
Cuba.
May-Texas, Algeria, Central Asia,
China, Japan, Morocco
June California, Oregon, Missis-
sippi, Alabama, Georgia, North Caro-
lima, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vir-
ginia, Kentucky, Kansas, Arkansas,
Utah, Colorado, Missouri. Turkey,
Greece, Italy. Spain, Portugal. south OF
France.
July-New England, New York, In
diana, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan
Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, Southern
Minnesota, Nebraska, upper Canada,
Roumania, Bulgaria, Austria, Hun
gary, Southern Russia, Germany,
Switzerland, south of England.
August-Central and Northern Min
nesota, Dakotas, Manitoba, Lower Can
ada, Belgium, Holland, Great Britain,
Denmark, Poland, Central Russia.
September and October-Scotland,
Norway, Northern Russia.
November-Peru, South Africa.
December - Burmah, New Soutn
Wales.
HAY PRICES.
Riverside Press: Hay has declined oO
cents a ton in this city within the past
few days. This, it is thought, is due
to the shipments being received from
the Temecula country where there was