The herald., 1893-10-05
raE CROPS.
The weather Bureau's Report OF Their
Condition

The weather Bureau's Report of Their
Weather Observer Franklin furnishes
the following report OF the condition OF
the crops in the regions mentioned for
the week ending the I'd inst:
The week until Sunday was cool, with
damp, cloudy nights, and sprinkling
rains in several localities on Friday and
Saturday. The remaining days we're
warm and clear. with moderate
.'norther" on Sunday, which greatly
facilitated raisin curing and prune dry
ing. A light frost, the first of the sea-
son. occurred at Lancaster. located $500
feet above sea level in the mountains,
October 1st. Prune drying continues,
and many orchardists are taking care OF
their own crops. The walnut harvest
hns begun. and the crop is an average
one. The quality and size Of the nuts
are excellent. The sugar-beet harvest
in Orange county is nearing the end,
and the result this season is 30 encour-
aging tnat a much larger acreage will
be planted next year. Corn harvest is
in full operation. The yield will be
above the average. Grain threshing is
about over. A large portion Of the bar
ley grown in the vicinity of Santa Ana
was suitable for export brewing pur-
pose5.
VENTURA COUNTY.
Ventura-The bean crop in the county
this year is the best for five years.
Bardsdale-East wind and extensive
brush fires the last two days of the week
made it very warm; potatoes are not yet
int Ioxv ~ nn NJ IN N no n
ture by fires. The sun WAS obscured by
smoke. A.4
LOS ANGELES COUNTY.
Lancaster-The week was windy and
cold; frost occurred on Sunday cutting
tender vegetables. Last year frost was
10 days late.
X Pasadena-Dried prunes are Of very
good quality; walnuts ready to gather
navel oranges look fine, seedlings will
be a light crop; grapes are being extern
sively dried. The end OF the week was
warmer, with light ''nortAer" on Oc.
tober 1st.
.Pomona-The fret part, of toe week
was cloudy, with q few drops OF rain on
September 2Sth; the latter part was
clear. Prune drying is at its height; no
damage resulted from the cloudy
weather; about 1000 tons have been
gathered and as much more remain on
the trees. Late peaches are still coming
in, The grape crop is large; the sui
tanas are being dried, most of the others
being sent to Los Angeles. The Septem-
Der temperature was below the average.
SAN BERNARDINo COUNTY.
Chino -Cloudy and foggy weather for
several days prevented beets from ripen.
ing as fast as they should. About 29.-
900 have been harvested at Chino. The
yield is generally satisfactory.
RIVERSIDE COUNTY.
Riverside picking is progress
ing rapidly and drying was greatly facil-
itated by "norther" on Sunday.
Should fair weather continue for fort.
night the crop will be pretty well cured.
ORANGE COUNTY.
Anaheim = Except the fret desert
wind Of the season, on October Let, the
weather conditions of the past week
were favorable for harvesting corn and
sugar beets. The nights are getting
quite cool, the DAYS are warm and
pleasant.
H SAN DIEGO COUNTY.
Escondido-The crop of raisin grapes
this season is abundant and of excellent
quality. Escondido is coming to the
front as a raisin producing section.
Ell Cajon- Raisin grapes are nearly all
picked; the quality is better than for
several years past but the quantity is
less than last year on account OF the
very dry season.
San Diego city-The weather was very
poor for curing raisins; cool, cloudy
nights and occasional heavy dews re-
tarded drying. Sunday was the fret
good day of the season.