THE MONTHLY BULLETIN. 629 



Wine. 



Wine grapes promise a fair crop, being reported from the various counties as fol- 

 lows: Alatneda — 70 per cent. Butte — 100 per cent. Fresno — 100 per cent. Kings — 90 

 per cent. Lake — 100 per cent. Los Angeles — 100 per cent. Madera — 85 per cent. 

 Napa — 80 per cent. Orange — 150 per cent. Riverside — 90 per cent. Sacramento — 50 

 per cent. Sunburn and dry, hot winds are responsible for this shortage. San Bernar- 

 dino — 95 per cent. Solano — 90 per cent. Regarding the crop in Sonoma, Mr. Gallaway 

 writes : "Some varieties of grapes also were quite badly burned in places, but in spite 

 of the excessive heat and grasshoppers, I am of the opinion that there will be more 

 grapes produced in Sonoma County this year than lasL" In Santa Clara the former 

 reports remain the same. In Yuba County and othir sections of the Sacramento 

 Valley the crop will average about 70 per cent, due to the hot winds. 



Hay (Grain). 



Only a few counties have reported relative to the conditions of this crop. The 

 counties along the coast and in the interior and southern parts of this State will have 

 from 50 to 70 per cent of a crop, while the foothill counties and' the mountainous 

 counties will have a good crop. 



Hops. 



The hop crop promises to be very good in spite of the hot weather. The following 

 producing counties have reported : Lake — full crop. Mendocino — full crop. Sacra- 

 mento — full crop. Sonoma — good crop. Mr. Gallaway writes that the growers seem 

 to have been benefited in a way by the hot weather, as the hop lice, which were 

 threatening their crop, have been almost eradicated. Yuba will produce but 60 per 

 cent of a crop. Other localities have not reported. 



Lemons. 



The situation relative to the lemon crop has not greatly changed throughout the 

 State. Butte County reports 15 per cent decrease under report of last month, while 

 Orange County reports an increase of 10 per cent. Los Angeles County will have 

 15 per cent of normal crop instead of 10 per cent, as previously reported. In other 

 sections the reports of last month still hold good'. 



Olives. 



According to all reports, the olive crop will be much larger than that of last year. 

 Butte County reports twice as much as last month. Fresno — 50 per cent more. Los 

 Angeles — 5 per cent more. Madera — 100 per cent more. Sacramento — 5 per cent 

 more. A few counties report a slight decrease under last month's estimates. Nearly 

 all of the other localities report a full crop. 



Oranges. 



The condition of the orange crop in the south remains practically the same as first 

 reported, with an increase of 40 per cent in Los Angeles County, and from 5 to 20 

 per cent in Orange County, which reports navels 100 per cent and valencias 75 per 

 cent. Santa Barbara County reports navels 100 per cent of last year's crop. Butte 

 County reports a decrease of 15 per cent, and Sacramento County a decrease of 5 per 

 cent under last month. Mr. G. Harold Powell predicts a 65 per cent to 80 per cent 

 crop of citrus fruits this year. 



Peaches. 



Reports concerning the peach crop are more favorable this month than last, there 

 being a considerable increase. Alameda reports 25 per cent increase, and Orange 

 a large increase, especially in drying varieties. The crop throughout the State ranges 

 from 25 to 100 per cent, the average being about 75 per cent. San Joaquin — Muirs 

 80 per cent, Lovells 75 per cent, Elbertas 50 per cent. 



Pears. 



The reports relative to pear crop show a slight increase over that of last month. In 

 the Sacramento Valley there has been a slight decrease d'ue to the dry season. The 

 range in the production compared with last year is from 25 to 100 per cent, the 

 average being about 75 per cent. Sa?i Joaquin — a good crop, but in many instances 

 undersized. Tehama — from 20 to 50 per cent of last year's crop. 



Plums and Prunes. 



There is a marked falling off in regard to the yield of these crops, a notable 

 decrease being reported in nearly every locality. The crop ranges from 25 to 75 per 

 cent, or an average of about 50 per cent. Hot winds Injured the crop in Sonoma and 

 Yolo counties, so that the former will be less than 10 to 15 per cent of last month's 

 report. The crop in Yolo will be from 15 to 25 per cent. Contra Costa — 50 per cent. 

 Tehama — 40 per cent. Santa Clara — Mr. Morris reports: "The prune orchards are 

 showing the effects of the hot dry weather. Some fruit can not ripen properly, and 

 some is dropping. The estimate must be lowered, but how much it is impossible for 

 me to say with the slightest degree of accuracy." 



Walnuts. 



There is a slight increase in the estimate regarding the walnut crop, the southern 

 counties reporting good yields. Orange County reports all varieties heavier loaded 

 than last year, with a reduction of 5 per cent by blight. Santa Barbara reports 198 

 per cent of last year's crop. Contra Costa reports a crop of 20 per cent more than 

 last year, which was but 60 per cent of normal. 



Cotton. 



Mr. Wilsie reports 25,000 acres of cotton in Imperial County looking good, with 

 excellent prospects. 



Cantaloupes. 



The season is just over for the marketing of 6,100 acres of cantaloupes, which has 

 been successful; the growers will realize about $150 per acre. The facts are not all 

 in to make exact accounting. — W. E. Wilsie. 



