The record-union., 1899-04-12
HEAVIER THAN FOR YEARS.
PROSPECTS OF DECIDUoUs
FRUIT CROPS.
Even Apricots Will Yield Tolerably
Wel1-All Grain Crops Are
F1ourishing.

The crop reports for the week eholiiS
Monday night are of the brightest anu
most encouraging character. The tenn
perature has been considerably ABOVE
normal in nearly all parts OF the state
causing a rapid development OF gram
and fruit. No rain has fallen except
light showers in Humboldt County. IN
portions of Southern California grain
and pasturage are beginning to sho"
lack of moisture, but elsewhere coIiai-
tions are unusually favorable.
Apricots will yield larger crop than
has been estimated and other dec1duous
fruits and grain promise heaVler
yield than has been known for seVerai
years. ~
Orange trees are in bloom and citrus
fruit prospects are good StrawberrIeS
are coming into market plentifully IN
some sections.
Butte County-Orange trees are IN
bloom at Thermalito; prospects for Or
anges and deciduous fruits never bet
ter; feed and grain looking we'll; tenn
perature above normal.
Yuba County-Grain in excellent con-
dition and promises large yield;
prunes, pears and almonds in fine con-
dition; hops doing well.
Colusa County-Good prospect for
large crops.
Yolo County-Warm weather is ad-
vancing all crops; apricots and almonds
in better condition than expected
Sacramento County-Highest temper
ature 81 degrees, ON the Sth; grain
growing rapidly; grape vines budding;
Strawberries in market.
Solano County-All grain in fine con-
dition; deciduous fruits, except april
cots, doing we'll; it is anticipated that
the yield of grain and fruit will be
larger than for several years.
Placer County-Prospects were never
better for hay, grain and fruit; barley
heading out.
San Joaquin County-Grain COM
mencing to head; almonds and pears
growing rapidly; no frost; prospects for
large crops of all kinds.
Stanislaus County-Wheat beginning
to head; prospect good for early and
abundant harvest.
Merced County-Temperatu above
normal: grain, feed and fruit doing
we'll; blowing in progress.
MADEIRA County-Au grain growing
rapidly; pasturage good; too dry COR
plowing.
Fresno County-Grain, feed and fruit
prospects very good; ranchmen in
creasing acreage in alfalfa; irrigating
water plentiful; temperature above nor
NAL
Tulare County-Clear and warm
grain growing rapidly; fruit prospects
better than expected and yield will be
plentiful, except apricots.
Kings County-Fruit prospects good,
except apricots; crops growing rapidly
and promise an immense yield; pastur-
age will need rain soon; apricots not so
badly damaged as reported
Kern County = Favorable weather;
crop prospects about the same as last
week; temperature high; haying will
commence I'M about two weeks.
Inyo County-Plowing and seeding in
progress: alfalfa lands being irrigated
temperature above normal.
Lake County-Light showers and
warm weather have been very beneficial
to crops of ali kinds: hay and grain
promise an immense crop; almonds ard
apricots damaged in some places by
March frosts.
Sonoma County-Grain growing rap
idly; farmers blowing and cultivating
prospect good for very large peach crop.
Napa County-F'ine growing weather:
no frost; hay, grain and fruit looking
we'll and viii yield large crops
Alameda County-An crops growing
rapidly; heavy dews beneficial.
San Mateo County-Grain and pastur-
age making fine growth; fruit advanc-
ing rapidly
Santa Clara County-Apricots will be
light crop, though up to average in
few orchards; weather favora BILE to
all crops
Santa Cruz County-Weather warm
and favorable to all crops; large yield
to fruit probable
San Benito County-Grain and feed
doing well, but would be benefited by
rain; fruit prospects good.
Monterey County-Warm and cloudy
with foggy mornings; grain and fruit
needing rain.
San Luis Obispo County-An crops
doing we'll; orange trees in bloom at Ar
royo Grande; no injury from frost; feed
plentiful; highest temperature 81 de-
grees; unusually large acreage of grain
IN this and adjoining counties.
santa Barbara. County-Grain and
grass have grown rapidly during past
week greatly benefited by warm
weather.
Ventura County-Grain is looking
we'll; fruit in first class condition, es-
pecially apricots: beet planting in prog
ress; feed growing rapidly.
Los Angeles County-Temperatu
above normal and favorable to all
crops; deciduouS fruits advancing ran
idly and heavy crop is probable; grain
and hay in good condition; beets arc
coming up; citrus fruit trees being irri-
gated.
San Bernardino County = Weather
warm and favorable to grain and fruit;
oranges moving freely.
Orange County = Crops progressing
favorably and fruit is setting well; late
sown barley viii need more rain to ma
ture it; rainfall for season 5.66: large
acreage of beets already planted
San Diego County-Fruit of all kind.