Los Angeles herald., 1892-04-04
THE CROPS.
The Weekly Report of the Weather
Bureau,

bureau furnishes the following report of
the condition of the crops for the week
ending Friday:
Los Angeles city, George E. Franklin
Cool, generally fair weather prevailed,
with an average daily deficiency of de-
grees in temperature. The highest tenn
perature was 75 degrees, lowest Sc de-
grees; light frost formed in the bottom
lands the latter part OF the week. Rain.
fall at the weather Office 1.16 inches for
The Germain Fruit company recorded
the season. The Southern Pacific COM
pany 1.24 inches for the week; 8.S3 for
the season.
Duarte, w. w. Bliss-The rain the
past week has greatly benefited the
we'll. Rain for the week 1.S4 inches
for the season 11.5O inches. Highest
temperature IS degrees; lowest 50 de-
places were slightly injured by frost on
the 9th and 30th.
Anaheim, NJ. Nebelung-The rainfall
on March 3Oth, amounting to one inch
was very much needed and the indica-
tlOuS db Ihio WiItAhe, hPiii lst1 POiht
to more rain.
Santa Ana, H. A. Peabody-The rain
fall for the week, S.S inches, improved
the prospects one hundred fold. The
outlook for deciduous fruit was never
better.
Tustin, E. D. Buss-The fine rain of
the 2Sth, .S6 inches, has vastly improved
the condition of the grain fields, and
hav,aEtoA olp,nct int nf fhtC
section. Although the seasonal rain
fall to date has been but 25 inches the
admirable distribution assures favorable
results.
Winchester, j. M. Case-The rainfall
inch, was beneficial to grain and trees.
Deciduous trees are blooming quite we'll.
The prospects are good for crops Of all
kinds.
Vineyard, San Diego county, w. A.
Sickler-1 95 inches Of rain fell during
the week. The rains during the winter
were SO we'll distributed that the grain
crops were not suffering before these
rains came, but they came at the right
time to insure good crop.
Santa Barbara, Ellwood Cooper-The
rainfall of Tuesday evening and night,
amounting to l.50 inches, was wonder
fully beneficial. The high winds of the
previous four days had dried out the
ground, and without the rain barley
and wheat would have been not over
half a crop.
Hueneme, S. P. Mack-The rainfall
of Tuesday evening and Wednesday
morning, amounting to .33 inches in
this vicinity and SS inches little fur
ther back in the valley, was very bene-
fetal to the barley crop. and few more
| showers will give us good summer crops
| such as beans and corn.
Bardsdale, j. R. McKee-Light frost
formed on March 2Sth and Goth, doing
some injury to very early potatoes anc
some garden plants. On March 29tt
and 3Qth 1.50 inches of rain fell, all O
which entered the soil and will prove O.
very great benefit.
Lancaster, James P. Ward-Rain fell
on the 29th and 30th, amounting to one
to two inches, according to locality
Grain was never in better condition al
this season of the year, and promises 6
very heavy yield.
Rodeo de las Aguas ranch, H. H. Den
ker-One and five ne-hundredthsinche'
of rain fell on the Goth and 30th, whicl
was very beneficial to crops, and viii
insure a good grain yield. No fros
formed during the week.
Coiegrove, Cahuenga valley, Seward
Cole-Hay, which is the principal crol
of this valley, promises to be OF average
yield and of good quality. Some early
sown fields are nearly waist high an(
heading out. The rain Tuesday night
1.52 inches, was of great benefit to th'
growers. Corn planted upon properl,
prepared land, and with ordinary cult
vation hereafter, will mature gooC
crop without more rain. Peas are plen
tiful along the foothills, and tomatoes
are slowly ripening.
Covina, George w. Taylor-A heavy
white frost formed on the morning o
March 2Sth, but did no injury except il
low places to tender vegetables. Heavy
rain fell on the night of the Goth. W hict
will greatly benefit newly-set nursery
stock and make the hay crop O. cef
tainty. The temperature has beer
below the average.
Pomona, John Wasson-The rainfall
for the week was 1.31 inches, and was
beneficial to all crops, except perhaps
to the heavy barley and wheat in moist
lands. Generally, all crops, including
prospects for fruit, very good. Light
frost formed three mornings, doing nc
damage to even potato vines.
Ontario, E. z. Clarke-The rainfall oi
the past week, LOB inches, brings the
total for the season up to $40 inches. A
good grain crop is assured. On Sunday,
Wednesday and Thursday nights the
temperature fell to 81 degrees and q
thin fl I'm of ice formed on Sunday night.
1t is believed the fruit blossoms were
not injured.
Chino, Edwin Rhodes-The rain of
Wednesday practically assures the beet
crop, of which abont $500 acres are now
| planted. What threatened to be a
light hay crop will now be above the
average. The planting still continues.
Redlands, Scipio Craig-The rainfall
for the week has been so inches, and it
is still showering. A number of cars of
oranges have been shipped during the
week. Crops of all kinds are growing
finely. The temperature was below the
average, but did no harm.
San Diego. M. L. Hearne-Half an
inch of rain has fallen at this place
during the past week, and about three
quarters of an inch back from the
coast, and has done a vast amount of
good. Grain and grass are looking fine
and growing we'll. Plenty of sunshine
has pushed crops forward fast. The
nights have been rather cool and dew
fall reported heavy. Highest tempera-
ture. 70 degrees; lowest, AZ degrees.
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