Los Angeles herald., 1891-08-23
THE CROPS.
THE WEATHER BUREAUS REPORT
ON THEIR CONDITION..
A Good Showing for the Week Ending
Friday Night-Light Showers Preva-
Ient-Fruit Looking Well.

The weather bureau furnishes the fol-
lowing report OF the condition of the
crops throughout Southern California ::
Hueneme, S. l.. Mack: The bean
crop is very good on good soil, but is
slightly burnt on alkali lands. Corn is
looking well.
Lancaster, James P. Ward: The
weather was slightly cloudy during the
week, with showers in the eastern part
of the valley (Antelope Valley on the
10th. No perceptible injury occurred to
the crops, owing to the rainfall drying
quickly. Muscat and Zinfandel grapes
are being marketed.
Verdugo, j. G. Sherer: Warm weather
is ripening fruit rapidly. Late Craw-
ford and Susquehana peaches are COM
ing in. Bartlett pears are ripening. but
of inferior quality, owing 20 the work OF
the Goblin moth. Apples are practical
failure from the same cause.
Los Angeles, George E. Franklin I:
The temperature during the past week
ranged above the normals, showing a
daily excess of l to 6 degrees, the daily
average being an excess of degrees.
The highest temperature was So; low
est, 81 degrees. Clear, sunshiny weather
prevailed, except during portion of the
day in the early part OF the week.
Pomona, John Wasson: A light
shower of rain fell on the 10th, an ex-
ceptional occurrence; which laid the
dust, but did no harm. Alfalfa hay in
the low lands is being cut, the third or
fourth time averaging one and a half
tons to the acre. Delivery Of beets at
che Chino ranch has begun, and the
sugar factory is now in practical opera
4ion, having begun today, August 10Th.
Redlands, Sclpio. Craig: Local show
-ers prevailed the first part of the week,
the latter clear and pleasant. Peaches
and apricot OF choice quality are in
market, and are being dried extensively.
Young orchards are looking especially
fine. No disease of orange-seed-bed
stock, as reported, is in this section.
Santa Ana, H. A. Peabody Fruit OF
every character. except citrus, ripening,
and the markets abundantly supplied
with the best Threshing OF grain still
in progress, and yield large. Corn crop
maturing, and yield unsurpassed by
former years. Weather warm, but heat
not otexcessive.
Tustin, E. Fl. Buss: Weather con-
tinues quite warm; clear, except little
f&og one or two mornings. Corn ripen-
ing rapidly; promises good yield. APP
ricots are being held for fair price
the yield is less than last year, but the
quality is better.
Winchester, San Diego county, J. M.
Case: Frequent thunder storms oc-
Cured in the mountain ranges from the
18th to the 18th, but little rain fell in
the valleys, except on the 10Th, which
slightly injured grain in stack and hay,
but very much sunshine was beneficial
to the dampened grain and hay.
San Diego, M. L. Hearne: No pre-
,eipitation occurred during the week,
which was the normal condition. The
temperature ranged degrees daily in
excess of the normal.
National City, Arthur H. Wood
Warm and pleasant weather pushing
all fruits. Peaches and grapes are prime.
Special investigation of raisin prospects
shows that we shall have big crop.
Highest temperature Sc degrees, lowest
SO degrees.
Campo, S. E. .Gaskell: delayed report
for week ending August 16th). From
the llth to the present date we have
had rain every day. On the 18th we
had waterspout and ten inches of rain
fell in one hour. 1t cleaned everything
before it. Crops of all kinds were
washed away, and ruin and desolation
prevailed. At Campo the water carried
off five wagons and smashed them up.
1t also washed away the blacksmith
shop and woodwork shop. The fencing
is all gone in the path OF the storm.
GEORGE E. FRANKLIN,
Observer in charge