The California culturist . enabling us to calculate upon amost abundant grain and hay crop—providing the rains do not prove too cold or too frequent. Atthe present time (first May) we hear of the prosperous condition of every species of agriculture inall quarters of the state; and the orchards in the Sacramento valley are giving promise of fruitful-ness that perhaps will never be surpassed. As the rainy season is not yet over, it is probable thatthe present excess of rain will be still further increased. Last year there fell inches in May,and the average amount of rain for the month of M
The California culturist . enabling us to calculate upon amost abundant grain and hay crop—providing the rains do not prove too cold or too frequent. Atthe present time (first May) we hear of the prosperous condition of every species of agriculture inall quarters of the state; and the orchards in the Sacramento valley are giving promise of fruitful-ness that perhaps will never be surpassed. As the rainy season is not yet over, it is probable thatthe present excess of rain will be still further increased. Last year there fell inches in May,and the average amount of rain for the month of May is inches. There is but one singleyear (1857) of our recorded series, in which no measurable quantity fell during that month ; so thatwe may reasonably expect that the total of the season will sum up considerably above twentyinches. It will be observed that the temperature has been below the average; white frost was seenin the city as late as the tenth instant, but has not materially injured the fruit thus
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