The record-union., 1899-02-01
ALL CROPS ARE DOING WELL.
BUT MUCH MORE RAIN WILL
BE REQUIRED.
The Warm Weather is Bringing
Ont the Fruit Blossoms
Too Early.


Continued high temperature, in some
sections s to 10 degrees above normal,
have prevailed during the week. and no
rain has fallen. These conditions are
favorable to all growing crops, but may
prove injurious to fruit, as the almond
and apricot buds are swelling, and al
mondss are beginning to bloom in some
sections. Special reports from nearly
all portions OF the State indicate that
an unusually large acreage of wheat
has been sown in the wheat growing
regions, and that it's condition is fully
as good as at amy previous year at this
date; however, more than normal
spring rains will be necessary for its
development, owing to the dry cond1-
ton of the soil beneath the surface.
Large crops of barley and beets have
been planted in Southern California,
and the present outlook for these pro-
ducts is good.
Siskiyou County-Winter sown grain
is looking well. Rainfall abundant.
Shasta CountyACrop prospects are
good and feed is becoming plentiful
Wheat, hooking WE'LL acreage about
average
Tehama County-Wheat and all other
grain are looking WELL
Butte County-Apricot and almond
buds are swelling, and will be in bloom
within a week, if warm weather con-
tinues. Grain looks we'll. Barley,
wheat and oats are above the average
at this date, and unusually large crops
may be expected.
Yuba County = Weather unusually
warm Almonds will bloom in a few
days if conditions remain as at pres
ent. Grain and feed making rapid
growth. Good crops will be raised if
late rains come in season.
Suffer County-Summer fallow wheat
growing rapidly and in fair condition.
Winter wheat and barley looking well.
Colusa County-Very little grain
sown thus far, and this is backward.
Barley and wheat just coming up.
Sacramento County-Grain growing
rapidly. Seeding still progressing. Tenn
perature above normal. Wheat crop is
looking we'll. Heavy crop expected.
Solano County-About 5000 acres Of
land in this county will be planted to
sugar beets this season. Weather warm
and dry. Wheat is loking as we'll as in
any previous year.
Ell Dorado County-Barley, wheat
and hay looking well. Fruit trees are
budding.
Nevada County-Oats and wheat are
doing well, and have been greatly ben
Gifted by warm weather.
Yolo County-Grain doing fairly well.
Seeding still in progress.
San Joaquin County-Wheat and bar
ley growing rapidly. Pasturage improv-
ing. Unusually warm weather. Acreage
of wheat above the average.
Amador County-Oats, barley and
wheat are unusually fine for this season
of the year. Acreage more than aver
age.
Calaveras County-Warmer weather.
Grass and grain growing rapidly. Plow-
ing and pruning progressing. Enough
rain for the present. Very large acre
age of wheat has been put in, and pros
poets are good.
Stanislaus Ceunty-Weather- clear
and warmer. Grain and feed growing
rapidly. Fruit buds swelling. A large
acreage of wheat will be put in.
MERGED County-Unusually warm
weather is causing grain and feed to
grow rapidly Seeding continues. Rain
needed soons
MADEIRA County-Grain and pastur-
age growing rapidly. Flowing and seed
ing well advanced. Dry and warm.
Fresno County = Good growing
weather during the week. More rain
would be very beneficial. Temperature
about the normal. Light frost at Cone
10. Prospect good for large yield of
wheat
Tulare County = Clear and warm.
Grain and fruit doing well. Rain need
ed soon. Wheat is the principal grain
sown, and is in good condition.
Kings County-Grain and feed grow
ing rapidly. Weather warmer, with
fogs Outlook continues good for large
crops.
Kern County Unusually warm
weather. Rain would be of very great
berefit. Seeding nearly completed.
Wheat doing nicely; large acreage.
Barley small acreage, but in growth
SURPRISING wheat.
Inyo County = Prospects favorable
for good crop of wheat. Water supply
is still below average
Mendocino County-Wheat is in bet
ter condition than ever before known at
this date; acreage large. Heat is en-
dansering fruit prospects
Sonoma County-Peach buds are be-
ginning to swell. Feed and grain grow
ing rapidly. Wheat is in good condi-
ton and will probably yield about an
average crop; acreage large.
Napa County-Highszt temperature
for the week, SO degrees, exceeding all
previous records for January. Fruit
buds are beginning to swell The. wheat
crop never looked better. and viii prob
ably be above the average.
Alameda County-Crops are grow
ing rapidly, but more rain will be
needed soon. The extremely warm
weather is causing almond buds to
swell, and late frosts are feared by or
chardists.
San Mateo County-Acreage plowed
IS above the average. Very warm
weather.
c.n+a CLARA County-Wheat is in