The San Francisco call., 1905-08-23

elrector q the ciilnate and crop service OF the
weather Bureau IS follows:
GENERAL SUMMARY
Nearly norma! wesJAer conditions prevailed
euring tie Week wiki frequent fogs in the
beast cistriets and clear and warm weather in
Ire ia.erior- A thunde--siorrc occurred in Sac
clcd by light raia
Grain thrashing and hay baling are progress
ING IN some sections and completed IN others
Hne grain crop IS almost failure IN
places and fair IN others, while in few places
y Is reported quite heavy. The barley crop
averages better than wheat IN nearly all sec
G2us, AID oats are very light. Hay is OF ex-
eeileRt quality and the yield is the best for
several years. Hops are advancing satisfac-
forily and IN many places give promise OF more
thsn an average crop. A large crop of sugar
beets is being harvested and the beets have q
pigh percentage OF sugar. Beans, corn, pota-
toes and garden vegetables doing wen.
Dry feed is etill plentiful in most sections and
fstue are IN good condition Irrigation water
districts.
Although grapes IN some sections were con-
uoerably injured by extreme heat during July
and August. the prospect is still good for an
Excellent yield OF most varieties. Raisin grapes
are rapidly maturing ana picking has COM
menced IN some vineyards Muscatels, Sui
tanas and other varieties OF table grapes
plentiful in the markets and shipments are be-
lng made 10 Eastern markets Deciduoue fruit
harvest is progressing and canning and drying
continue. Wslnuts and almonds making
condition in eu sections and the prospect is
Wood for record breaking crop.
weather prevailed most of the week. A thun-
oer-storTn with light rain occurred in Sacra-
BUS fruit harvest is progressing rapidly and the
crop is being marketed canned and dried.
6hipments OF new dried fruit have commenced.
Peaches are mostly Of poor quality and the
yield is fair Prunes are ripening and picking
Is IN progress. Pears are nearly all gathered:
the fruit is OF good quality and the yield fair.
Grape picking and shipping are progressing;
there viii be good crop. though some reports
Ftate that considerable damage has been done
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De a fair crop Citrus fruits are well advanced
ana IN good condition. Hops. and beans
are making satisfactory growth. The grain and
hay crops are nearly all disposed OF. Dry feed
COAST AND BAY sECTIoNs.-with the ex-
ceptlon OF morning fogs In the coast districts
the weather was clear during the week and the
temperature nearly normal. The foge were
henencial TO beans but retarded fruit orylug.
Good progress was made in securing the fruit
and grape crops and large shipments were
made 10 markets Prunes are Of good size
Dur IN some sections the yield viii be lighter
Tran expected. Fair crops of peaches. pears
and plums are being gathered. Grapes in some
places were considerably injured by heat in
July. but the outlook at present is good for
nearly an average crop and in places the yield
viii be heavy. Almonds and walnuts give
promise Of large crops. Apples and pears have
not been seriously damaged by codling moth
Cut worms are injuring beets and peas IN
Eunboldt County Hops are making GOOD
growth. The grain crop is nearly all harvested
and hay bsling is completed
SAN JOAQUIN NALLEY.-The weather
during the past week was Gear and warm, and
favorable for rspening ana drying fruit. De-
ciduoue fruits are ripening fast and good prog
cess is being made in canning and drying the
crop Peaches and table grapes are being
shipped freely 70 Eastern markets. watermel-
pms 10 local markets and potatoes TO Texas ana
Southern points. Almond harvest has com
uenced; the crop IS larger than for several
years and the quality is good. Raisfn grapes
maturing rapidly and show large per-
centage OF sugar; picking has commenced IN
some localities and viii be general In about
two weeks. Wine grapes coloring and the
wineries VIII soon begin operations A good
fflrth crop Of alfalfa is being cut IN some
Rsoes- Irrfgating water is plentiful and stock
are healthy and in good condition.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.-cooi and foggy
weather continued IN the coast districts and
clear. warm weather In the interior. Grapes
are ripsning and give Indications OF a large
yield Walnuts are filling well. but the crop
will be lighter than last seasons. Nectarines
are yielding well. Apricots are below average.
Other deciduous fruits are IN fair condition and
maturing slowly. Citrus fruits continue in ex-
cellent condition and prospects are good for
very large Yield. Grain thrashing is not yet
completed: the crop is above average IN many
places. but the quality is not as good as ex-
pected. The hay crop Is large and the quality
excellent. Sugar beet harvest is progressing.
Beans ere in good condition.
EUREKA SUMMARY--Foggy mornings. but
past week generally favorable Worms doing
much damage 20 vegetables in the Arcata bot
tom. Pearhes are poor. Apples about an av-
erage yield: quality Of early varieties fair.
Harvesting oats rapidly.
LOS ANGELES SUMMARF.-Beans doing
well under favorable weather conditions.
Thrashing continues; FIELD good Some ship
frents made Mountain pasture excellent
Meadow hay being cut. Some thunderetorms
tn the mountains