Los Angeles herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1890-1893, 1891-10-04
The CROPS.
Weather Bureau Report for
the Week.
A Fine Harvest of Wheat and
Barley.
Everything Reported in Most Sat
isfactory Condition.
A Rosy Report From Cahuenga-santa
Barbara Beans Doing Finsiy'
Heavy Grape Crop
other Notes.

George E. Franklin, United States
weather bureau observer IN TINS city'
furnishes the following crop report Tor
the week ending Friday evening;
Rodeo de Los Aguas Ranch, ID. ii.
Denker: Wheat and barley threshing
still progressing, and will continue for
six weeks yet, yield and quality best
ever known. Corn and bean crops now
being gathered with satisfactory result.
The late peach crop is now rlpening IN
the Cahuenga frostless belt, where
small fruits are picked nearly every
month in tue year. White muscat and
zinfandel grapes have done splendidly
this season. Pleasant days and cool
nights last week.
Verduso, j. G. Sherer: One or two
windy days during past week, DONG no
damage. Weather favorable for fruit
drying. Late peaches ripening slowly,
and two to three weeks later than last
year.
Los Angeles, George E. Franklin: A
norther prevailed at the end OF the
week, with desiccating desert winds and
sandstones in the valleys. The percent
aye of moisture was exceedingly low, a
relative humidity of 10 per cent. being
observed Friday afternoon. The highest
velocity OF wind recorded at the weather
Office was twenty miles per hour from
northwest.
Santa Barbara, Ellwood Cooper: The
weather has been perfect for harvesting
for hnr ORC NGac
and other fruits. The greater portion
of the bean crop will be sacked and
housed in a few days more.
Saticoy, Crane Bros: The bean
harvest is in full operation. Weather
clear and warm, and continuance fol
thirty days is desired for harvesting
beans.
Hueneme, S. L. Mack: Bean thresh-
ing we'll under way, and yield better
than anticipated; barley yield also
better than expected.
Lancaster, James p. Ward: Young
apple trees show fine firm fruit, and
will be largely planted this winter. The
almond is a success in this valley, and
1000 acres are expected to be planted to
this nut. Light frost the 30th.
Redlands, Scipio Craig: Excellent
weather for curing green grapes; prunes
in market; trace of rain on 30th.
Riverside, w. E. Keith: Raisin crop
heaviest known in this vicinity and
nearly picked; weather been favorable
till 30th, when it became cool, Friday
morning being the coolest of the season
with minimum temperature at 39 de
grees. e
Winchester, J. M. Chase: Farmers
are preparing to SOW large acreage in
wheat and barley; many trees will be
set the coming season.
Anaheim, M. Nebelung: Weather has
been favorable for fruit drying; a
sprinkle of rain fell Wednesday, doing
no damage; nights quite cool and
slightly foggy.
Santa Ana, H. A. Peabody: Most Of
corn matured and being gathered, with
average yield; oranges promise an
abundant yield; fruit abundant, with
fair demand.
San Diego, M. F. Hearne-Raisin cur
ing progressing finely weather been ex-
ceptionally favorable, except 10Th and
30th, both cloudy. One carload been
shipped. Grapes getting scarce, also
melons. Fine Bartlett pears coming in
now from the Julian district. Fall crop
of apples good, and splendid quality now
being marketed. No blowing being done,
ground too dry. Fruit-drying about over,
except grapes.
National City, Arthur II. Wood-Three
cloudy days last week, which were not
good for raisin-making. San Diego coun-
ty is the best proportionatey irrigated
section in the state, with its eight formed
districts and three in embryo; this
shows how alive our people are to the
farming interests.
Julian, w. A. Sinckler-Apples and
pears are now being marketed. Late
Crawford and Solway peaches are ripe.
Campo, S. E. askill-Crops mostly
gathered. Very cool fall weather.