Los Angeles herald., 1891-04-27
CONDITION OF CROPS.
THE SIGNAL SERVICE BULLETIN
FOR THE PAST WEEK.
dition of Grain and Fruit from Various
Parts of Southern California.

The following reports are furnished by
signal service observers, showing the
conditions OF crops throughout Southern
California, for the week ending April
oath:
Los Angeles, CAL, observer: The
weather during the week was generally
cool and cloudy with heavy precipita-
ton OF dew, except on the I'D inst,
when clear, warm weather pre-
vailed. The temperature departures
averaged daily deficiency OF 2 deg.
Pomona College, Claremont: OBJ
servations begun on Sunday, no rain to
speak of during the time since Wednes-
day and Thursday very hot days. Maxi
mum temperature, So and 81 deg.
Chino, Mr.. John Wasson The rain
on the 18th was beneficial to all crops,
except bottom barley crops, which lodg-.
ed some. The past seven days have
given less than the average amount of
sunshine, but the last three days have
been nearly clear, and everything is
growing very rapidly. James G.
Oxnard, vice-president of the Oxnard
Beet Sugar company, inspected the
sugar beet crop on the Chino ranch on
Wednesday, and stated to different
parties that he never saw better out
look for large crop, and never saw bet
ter work done in the beet fields.
Riverside, Mr.. w. Il. Keith: The
rainfall during the week was above and
temperature about the average, and
were beneficial to crops. The past
seven days have given about the aver
age amount of sunshine. The barley
crop is assured by the recent rains, and
other crops are looking we'll.
Anaheim, Mr.. Nebelung: The heavy
rain on April 18th has been very bene-
fetal to early sown barley crop, al
though at some localities the crop has
been partly lodged. The rainfall of
April 18th seems to have been especially
heavy at Anaheim and near vicinity,
amounting to 1.85 inches for the storm
of the 10th and 18th. Peaches promise
WE'LL apricots less SO; seeding oranges
do not show many blossoms so lar; bud
ded oranges are in full blossom and
promise an abundant crop.
Santa Ana, Mr.. HI. A. Peabody The
rainfall during the week was above the
average, and was beneficial to crops of
all kinds, except early sown grain,
which was slightly injured. Weather
warm-just what is needed now for all
crops. Oranges maturing and ripening
little too fast; cool weather of last
week was favorable to orange growing.
Tustin, Mr.. f. d. Buss: The rainfall
during the week was above the average
and sunshine less; vegetation generally
benefited. Weather cool and partly
cloudy previous to 22d; warm and clear
since; has been very favorable for grain,
especially the late sown. Orange ship
ments well advanced; deciduous fruits
late in starting, but indications for
crop remain excellent.
Julian, Mr.. w. A. Sickler: Rain to
the amount of 1.69 inches fell during
the last three days of last week, which
was accompanied with about three
inches of snow, but the thermometer
did not 60 below thirty degrees. The
tenderest plants and blossoms were not
injured, and as all the fruit in this local
ity is of the deciduous varieties our pros
poets for full crop remain unimpaired.
San Diego Observer: Reports a nor
NAL temperature and 10 inch deficiency
of precipitation.
National City, Mr.. Arthur II. Wood:
Season has been unfavorable to barley
and grains generally, but the light rains
reported last week improved the pros
pect for fair yield OF the early sown
barley.
Campo, Mr.. S. E. Gaskill: The rain