The herald., 1893-06-01
rHR CROPS.
The weather Bureaus Report OF their
Condition.

The Weather Bureau's Report OF their
Condition.
The weather bureau furnishes the
following report Of the condition OF the
crops in Southern California for the
week ending May 29th:
The weather during the past week was
characterized by cloudy or foggy morn
ings in the coasts districts which ex-
tend considerable distance inland, the
remainder of the day was clear and sun
shiny. The temperature on the frat
day or two of the week ranged appre-
cisbly above the averages, but the re-
manning days showed decided def
cheney.
No rain fell and none is needed at this
period on account of hay making and
harvesting, the necessary moisture for
orchards being supplied BY irrigation.
Haying is nearly completed with gem
orally good CROP heading has com
menced and by next week will be in full
operation.
VENTURA COUNTY.
Ventura : The prune crop in the
county will probably amount TO 100 tons
OF dried fruit. There will doubtless be-
fair crop of beans, but the acreage
planted is less than that Of last year.
Husneme--The weather was favorable
for beans and corn. Heading has begun.
Bardsdals-Hsy is about all mown,
the crop is light but quality is excellent.
Corn is growing well the general out
look is encouraging.
LOS ANGELES COUNTY.
Lancaster-Farmers with few ex-
ceptions will make good grain crops.
About 600 carloads of wheat and barley
are expected to be shipped from the val
ley. The week was cool.
The Palms--Bsrley and wheat are
looking we'll; heading began this week.
Small fruits are doing exceptionally we'll
this year; raspberries and blackberries
of fine quality have been in market
some time. The week was favorable for
harvesting.
Duarte--The past week was favorable
for the growth of all crops. Peaches will
be good crop. Prunes are heavily
loaded.
SAN BERNARDINo COUNTY.
Rialto-Barley is nearly all cut and
yielded we'll. Citrus trees, especially
lemon, are being put out in large guam
titles.
RedlRnds-The first shipment OF fresh
apricots this season was made on Mon
day.
RIVERSIDE COUNTY.
Riyerside-Grain and hay on unirri-
gated lands are all cut and in most cases
the yield has been good. Oranges are
setting we'll for new crop; the present
crop is about three-fourths picked. With
promise OF better prices for the re.
mainder.
Beaumont-Haying is in full blast;
the crop is light but of excellentquality.
ORANGE COUNTY.
Fullerton-The barley and hay crops
in this vicinity are the largest this year
that has ever been known.
Ansheim-Clesr, warm days and
foggy nights prevailed. Haying is about
finished and heading now begins. Pots-
toes are being shipped at lively rate.
The sugar beet fields present fine APP
pearance. Oranges nearly all moved.
Santa Ana-The first gooseberries of
the season are in the market. A large
acreage is planted to sugar beets and
the crop bids fair to be satisfactory.
Tustin-Bsrley is being harvested in
work on the San joaquin ranch alone.
Walnuts will yield irregularly but the
crop will not be an average one, some
growers report very lightsetting, espec-
ially for hard shells.
SAN DIEGO COUNTY.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and peaches
are go thick on the trees OF Supervisor
Loveland that he has force OF hands
thinning them. An abundance OF hay
is being made.
San Diego city-Harvesting is pro-
crossing fa7orably and fair crops are re-
ported. The outlook for fruit Is good
though somewhat late. owing to cool
nights and cloudy weather. No rain has
fallen and none is needed at present.
The Genuine and the Sham.
Every good thing has its host OF imitators,