Los Angeles herald., 1891-12-20

Oranges Ripsning-C of Other
Crops.
The following is the United States
weather bureaus crop report for the
past week:
Hueneme, S. L. Mack-Plowing and
corn Smelling are still in progress. The
rains etill hold off. Wednesday looked
threatening. but by the evening the
weather cleared off.
Lancaster, Antelope valley, James P.
Clarke-The weather is warmer. We
had a sprinkle of rain on the 10th.
The wind storm of last week was not
severe in this valley, not as much as a
shanty having been blown down.
Rodeo de las Aguas Ranch, Cahuenga
valley, Henry II. Denker-The rains of
fortnight ago were very beneficial to
the vegetable crops in the frostless belt.
which are looking we'll. The north
wind last week did no damage except
drying up the ground. This valley is
we'll protected by the Cahnenga noun
tains from the heavy north winds that
sometimes prevail. Flowing is pro-
crossing
West Vernon, S. McKinley-The high
wind of last week did not strike here.
Vegetables are doing nicely; the cab
bage is frming up we'll; green peas,
beets and lettuce are growing finely.
Warm days and cold nights prevail.
United States weather bureau, Los
Angeles city, George L. Franklin
Warmer clear weather prevailed during
the past week. with the exception OF
one day (16th). which was cloudy. The
temperature ranged on four days from
l to degrees in excess of the normals,
and on the remaining days 2 to de-
grees below, the mean being 2 degrees
in excess. The highest temperature
was rs degrees, lowest Al degrees. The
rainfall continues deficient. The local
markets are fairly we'll supplied with
fruits and early vegetables at reasonable
prices, except green peas and straw
berries, which are somewhat high on
account of the limited supply at present.
Oranges are coming in quite freely.
Verdugo, j. G. Sherer-Oranges are
ripening nearly a month ahead of last
year; about one-third of the crop was
injured by the wind-storm. Several
light frosts occurred during the week.
Pomona, John Wasson-During the
past two weeks the weather has been
variable. The temperature, from 20 de-
grees down to 25 degrees in some places.
From midnight of the Sd to noon of the
4th, half an inch OF rain fell, followed by
clear weather and frosts until the day
and night of the 10th, when a north
wind came down over the mountains
with greater force than at any time in
seventeen years, according to old set
tiers. No houses were injured and in
town the damage was confined to few
signs and awnings. The orange trees
are not damaged much, and the young
trees without fruit hardly any. Not one
tree in 500, taking the valley through, is
destroyed, and a small percentage is in
jured much, but the loss of oranges by
blowing off and whipping is variously
estimated at from 20 to 80 per cent, and
some think even more, as the trees were
heavily loaded with choice fruit, much
of which is pricked and injured, just
how much cannot now be ascertained.
Redlands, Scipio Craig-The wind
storm did but little damage to the or
,nge crop in this vicinity. Some culls
ell, and fruit on the trees was thorned.
The weather is very pleasant. The first
carload of oranges was shipped to San
Francisco Wednesday.
Riverside, w. E. Keith-The temper /
lture to date in December has been 2 |
legrees below the normal of the past
line years. A few branches in orange
heavily loaded were broken
~ the wind otherwise no harm was
lone.
Winchester (San Jacinto Valley, J.
Il. Case-Farmers are doing large |
OF dry plowing, as the weather
emains dry and cleer. We have had |
10 high winds. Light frost formed |
learly every night.
Anaheim, M. Nebelung-The average
ondition OF the weather the past week
las been bright and sunny, except one
Loudly day. A few light frosts occurred,
oing no damage whatever. The pros
ects for the cooperative beet sugar
actory are Frightening as the people
egin to realize the great advantage of
uch plant in their midst.
Santa Ana, H. A. Peabody-The
lanting OF the barley crop is being
ushed forward wherever possible to
low. New potatoes are in the market,
ut the vines have suffered from the
ecent frosts. The orange crop was not
urt in this county by the recent wind.
Tustin, E. D. Buss-This section suf-
cred no damage from the wind storm of
he night of the 10th no fruit was blown
IF, nor were the trees injured. Farmers
re being delayed in plowing by the long
ontinued dry weather. Indications for
ain are better than heretofore.
United States weather bureau, San
lego city, M. L. Hearne-A brisk
ortheast wind prevailed the first OF the
eek, but no injury was done to citrus
uits. The weather has been very dry
nd cool, with the exception of the 18th
nd 10th. A heavy dew was precipi-
tied this morning (the 1Sth), the first
n some time. The ground is very dry
nd hard, as SO much east and north