The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 4, 1903, Page 4

JALL, MONDAY, MAY 4 1903. CROPS IN NORTHERN AND CENTRAL SECTIONS OF THE STATE r in Shasta than I are slow and of two-thirds size. Pl but cold weather has hurt the places. The prospect is dubious llent in Yuba. Mendocino is behind, Butte ( sa’s conditions arc flattering, and Glenn 1is cold weather, but not to 1 I rain is general. itiona e Conditions Confronting the Farmers| and the Orchardists. the important "all has obtained a very fair esti- Southern Cali- in the timeli- region indicate ty and excel- far fared some- are the 1 prospects of The need of rain rich has been hardened A showers would penetrate this ich earl er development of 1 laints insuffi- Frost will be of f. of an crops. the ly of whe irowned out by the that which liv t in short wheat and barley sh g 7 the Tioth Sl HE LARGEST CROP IN SEVERAL YEARS May 3.—The of crops in Colusa C more A ds never of the year than they are now ) possible exception qf almonds, which slightly damaged by frost in M larger and the crop an they were this time d the same may be i In fact all varieties of deciduous in much better condition than st year at this time. been a greater acreage plant- year than before for a 11 of which on account cool weather is making but looks strong eral outlook for he better than for several years, something unforeseen should Count ner grain-growing prospec - r flattering at 1k wi nes are more a vy nd ap- will retain her record county of o d a| FRUIT AND GRAIN SLOW BUT CERTAIN IN FERTILE PLACER UBURN, May 3-~The fruit and grain crop in Placer County will be fully two weeks late this year. In fact, vegetation of all kinds is behind in its growth. Ordinarily the roses, for which the foothiils are noted, are at their & height in blossom at this time, whereas the present m they have fairly com- T SRTTIT P . lific vield menced to bloom. While the continued ]III4 I I(l 1[ ()( II ( 7 ot the Beimatt &4 | cold weather has not been conducive to | ¥ : cent above that of | the growth of crope, still no serious dam- | EDDING, * May 3.—The: late .rains, i ! has been reported. There will be a | together with frosts, in many of the peand ! average crop all around in Placer | fruit centers of Shasta County will - - ity se a lighter crop of fruit this s S ASSURED e grain crop will be late but the yiela [ C2Uc @ BRI 08 S0 T TN e wae will be all right—some 100,000 acres be, | than was ga Mngg'ss . OF A GOOD YIELD THE ORCHARDS | ing planted. The peach crop has been hurt but little and only in a few places; there will be @ two-thirds crop of cher- ries and plums, and the pear crep will be enormous. Aside from a few peach May 3.—The condition of | orehards and the Clyman and Kelsey va- his district i= such as to|riety of plums, the cold weather has 1 heavy yield. Owing to the | really been a benefit to fruit, as it will simply relieve the necessity of thinning. Shipments of strawberries have com- menced and those of cherries will begin about May 10. Cherrles were shipped last of Aprii month b cherries weather fruits are fully a levelopment. Ordinari he this market at rly out grown year's yield was a tremendous one. The amount of fruit set is, considering | NEWCASTLE, May 3.—From present all varieties, less than it was last year, | prospects the crop in the Newcastle foot- but the growers look for a better qual- | hills as a whole will compare favorably ity, and all thss they can possibly handie, ' with that of last year, when an aggregute a. season, | year the latter part As com- at present not a ripe berry is to be | pared with last year the fruit crop will | en, and cherries are but two-thirds | only be about two-thirde, but then last s fruits | the 1y t from this | "here will t shortage of some | varie which will probably be made up | in tonnage by the new orchards coming x situation at present is | al shortage amounting | ) is reported. In some I Annes and Black Ore- > full less than half a crop, | ve a full crop and | 1 a kalf crop. Pe s flicting; yield will probably be somewhat short of last year. | which shortage” will hardly be made up by increa duct of new orchard: Plums full IpS. In places Wicksons and Ogons ar Hungarian or Gross pr also promises well, but the shortage amount to one-half the to- tal crop Pears. t indications point to light shipme than 50 per cent of a fuil crop. v dropping is still in pro- gress. Grapes—The vines are covering and ap- | parently in good shape and the crop bide fair to be I Beginning to blossom; too to judge of probable eld. The coming on the cherry, plum, apri cot and pear while in bloom is the cause of the shortages. No damage has occur- red here from cold weather. FROST OF SHASTA HELPS TO REDUCE | a phenomenal one, however, as fruit and | cereal crops were unusually large. This | year the early fruit, such as apricots and | peaches, will be scarce. In the mountain | regions around Shingletown, whence | comes some of the very best fruits, there has bLeen frost to such an extent that two- thirds of the fruit crop is ruined. Along the foothills, however, and in the Ander- son and Happy Valley districts the. crops will be nearly as large as last year. | Pears and apples will be plentiful. Small | berries are looking bad. The farmers were feeling jubilant until within the past few days. A rain now would insure big cereal crops. Summer fallowing has been abandoned on account cf the short dry spell of the past ten day: Taking the_entire county as a whole, Na -~ however, the crop will compare quite fa- vorably with that of last What will be lacking in quantity will be made good to the producer by the high prices that are sure to prevail consequent upon a ser production The miners anticipate a good year. There has been plenty of snow in the mountains and the water supply for min- ing purposes will be sufficient to insure a profitable season. EBRES Eh S MENDOCINO CROPS JUIRE MOISTURE FOR FULL RETURNS 3.—Crop conditions as a I / hole are not so favorable in Mendo- cino County as at this time last year, owing to the backwardness of the spring. The winter averaged colder than v and projected itself far into the spri months, retarding growth in field and or- chard and on stock range. Spring frosts have damaged the fruit prospects consid- erably, and the crop of deciduous fruits will be smaller than last year. Grass on the stock ranges is not up to last year's growth, though it is good and with a few early showers will be sufficlent for the season. Grain in the valleys s fairly good, but not up to last season. Con- tinued rains retarded work in the hop fields, but the clear weather of the past few weeks has enabled hop growers to get their yards in condition and with warm weather from now on the hop crop will he good. Rain would be welcome all over the county. In comparing present conditions those prevalling at the same date last year, it must be remembered that last vear was, in general, exceptionally good. It is not expected that this year will comé up to last, except possibly in the yield of hops and wool, SCARCITY OF RAIN IWORRIES FARMERS IN TEHAMA FIELDS with . S ED BLUFF, May 3.—Farmers, es- R pecially, are suffering from lack of rain, and stockmen and fruit-grow- ers will also feel the effects of a lack of moisture unless a soaking rain comes shortly. With no more rain, the grain crop will be much shorter than last year, and hay will also be exceedingly short. Prunes promise to be a large crop, with half a crop of peaches and apricots. It is rare that Tehama County ever suf- fers from a lack of rain, as its position at the head of the Sacramento Valley al- Mountain Sides d;&hU”ailreys Glow UJz Young Fruits of the Early Year. | weather during the past winter was m | will not have a heavy crop tnis year, & most unvaryingly abundance of rain rainfall at this place the county is thus of that figure. Th as; The this region average ann inches. Thi r bout 5 inches short long continued cold severe upon cattle and sheep, and th condition as a result makes stockmen as well as farmers exceedingly anxious for an early rain Sl g e EARLY HARD RAIN AND DRYING WIND HURT IN SONOMA ANTA ROSA, May 5 dictions of Sonoma Comnty this year seem Lo be rather dubious. The hard rains during the winter made it very hard to plow and when it dricd so & to allow that work the north winds set in and dried the sround too much. Now the farmers al!l over the county are crying for more rain. ? The bay and grain crep will be very short on thiz account. Last vear this crop was quite heavy. The fruit se to be in a far condition ani will accordingly. It is thought that grape: PROGRESS FAUORABLY AND RAIN WILL FATTEN THE HflRUEJ'Z HE prospect of abundant crops has plac zl:: Fresno and | Kings counties to the fore in Central California. Fresmo | :"f;:' the most encoura season 1 her history, and Kings proclaims a ban sear. Apart from these counties, how- | so br Crops are late in ever, the forecasts are not Clara, and San Joaquin fears trou ather at Tulare is injuring grain, wheat. San Benito needs rain; Stanislaus has an averagecrop; Monterey is improving, and the conditions in Kern are satisfac- en if not inciting to jubilation. le if rain does not fa and there 1s only half of tory, th the Colbf o.f“ The crop pre- | Agriculturists See Rich Return in Maturing Harvests. RESNO, Ma for a | ting ditches fr e river and letting In pros o oo ng lines | water. On the “West § uplands the were never brighter, and the most | Situatic RASEUR. S T 2 = | fieids are pendent upon . profitable year In s his and the prospect of is considere: k A & diminished through a visit to wers is naturally causing parison with last i 1 o Tobik atifie ¥ arley crop in sigt @ tae o to need rain evem more Haymg has vield both as to qu 1. Fruit,of all ki first 'cherries ries are unu acreage and the The ap pears pl X y the old trees having be al d by the blight. Figs are promi well, though it is still too early to juc of the crop possit The growe however, ¢ coufident, t crop will acr 1ge n plant r at crop will be som INDICATE LIGHTER OUTPUT OF GRAIN n output of this year | an ERCED. in May 3 Merced County ntly n 1 iring t al of the land grain w pa last, when The be somewhat ! vested was March, crop har- in rains with »m probabl in taken nection it ion would be but the dryin usted the the fact “oated,” will rather light normal crop. s more 1 present indications a full crop will be harve and promis. »een prod the next week, follow by weather, would improve conditions great- | - SR an BaiL & mormal G Hay. wtit ba| KERN'S PROSPERITY :N“ylil\:l'vnmusxlx’.:.lh’:“n‘»~\- a good deal NOT ENDANGERED tus Wit aprerealiy T & Qo 3EI8 e BY ANY FAILURE all varieties. Almonds were somewhat | : | the protracted rains in Maich TSI G very important product in this / S R e aesan county, Is in fine condition ) for crops In Kern Count d promise well, and home-grow - is muc better than ries are mow in the market. It is too| time 1 arly to tell about grapes and sweet pota- | been | toes, but there is practically never a fail- | cam. | ure or shortage of those in this county. | in the s s e Wntee' e KINGS TO R The Ke Company and B S Miller ns which A NOTABLE YEAR | | IN CROP GROWING e s not be as large | ANFORD, May 3—From present be good neverthe- \dications this yvear will be the | €% s 1 = ing and banner one for fruit other| promise abw water for irrigatt { products in the history of Kings County. | The wool crop was about L00W.0M pounds There has never been a year\ when the | for the season. The cattle are doing ex- rains have come at such an opportune | cellently. though it is too early to tell much about | it. i PLENTEOUS GRAIN ILLOWS, May 3.—The rainfail IS THE PROMISED RESULT IN GLENN LVIH this county for the winter has been 1825 Inches, tbroughout the season so evenly as to dv the most possible good. The prospect for a large vield of grain was never better. The acreage is large and it is safe io state that with a favorable spring the yield will be at least 20 per cent better than that of last year. The farmers along the river are at present putting in a gooa deal of corn. The first crop of alfalfa is also being put under cover, and turning out over an average yield. The fruit crop as a whole is much bet- ter than at this time last year. The cherries, prunes, peaches, apricots, plums snd almonds promise a large yield. The orange groves were never more promising, there having been no frost to injure the trees. 1In the mountain districts the early peach and apricot crop will be short compared with that of last year. The prospect for a large yield of mountain apples i very flattering. distributed | time as during the present season, and | e the crops in all lines will be much larger r ITPPE than last year. Fear for frost is nuw)DR) UPPER SOIL past, and while the apricot crop will not | be as large as last year the peach crop| ~MAKES SAN BENITO will be much larger, the only trouble be- ANXIOUS FOR R ing that a great deal of thinning M:Il have to be done in the orchards. The vield of pears will be limited on account | OLLISTER, May 3.—At of the pear blight. The prune crop will | present the greatest trouble that will| grain crop will be experienced by the frult men will be advices it will equal, the matter of getting the crop harvested. | ceed, that of last year. this time the present be, but frowm f not Up to two wee! Every yvear there is a shortage of help ia | ago everything looked favorable for a the orchards, and matters will be wors % 1 ks immense. yield, but the absence of this season, as the cannery controlled by | t absen rai changed this condition and only an aver age crop of wheat and barley 1s expeeted The same can be said of the hay crop a the California Canners’ Association will | undoubtedly be run this season, and this will take several hundred bhands that | would otherwise seek employment in the | unless a good shower of rain comes within orchards. the next few days it will be rather ligh for this section of the State. There is an LIVELY DOWNPOUR | abundan isture below, but a crust v on the surface is retarding the growth It will average, however, about the same as last year. The old hay crop is fast being cleaned up and within the next few weeks it will all have been shipped to market. IS NOW DESIRED IN SAN JOAQUIN TOCKTON, May 3.—San Joaquin| Deciduous fruits are doing well and a faces the biggest general crop for | ®00d crop is expected. Apricots are bet- many years, but the harvest prom- | t€F than at this time last year, are with scale i | out and a large yleld will t ised by the present outlook is dependent | resul 3 | Prunes are not far enough advanced ‘o upon showers at an early date. At every g vanced | make an intelligent estimate, but promise point in the county the grain looks strong | to be of good size. Peaches are setting and heavy, but the winds have removed | well. All that is necessary for an abun so much moisture that the urgent need of | dant crop of all kinds this season in thi rain has already become apparent. On |county is a good rain within the nex: the islands the farmers are alrcady cut- | ten days. 2