The herald., 1894-10-19
THE CROPS.
The weather Bursau's Repors of Ihsir
Condition.


The weather bureau furnishes the fol-
lowing weather crop bulletin OF South
ern California for the week ending Mon
day. October 10. 1894:
The first part of the week was cooler
than the average. while during the late
ter part the temperature ranged in ex.
ceis The weather WAS generally fair,
with morning logs in the coast dis
tricts, which, following the late rains,
were beneficial to pasture and the early
sown grain, which is coming up nicely.
Irrigation of orchards is about ended for
the season, and whore plenty OF water
was available trees made fine growth.
Special reports received from CORE.
spondents in reference to the weather
and crop conditions of the past season
are embodied in this bulletin in order to
show the result OF the season, which
was very dry oEe, upon farm and or
chard work.
SAN LUIS oBIsro COUNTY.
Early aown grain is coming up and
looks we'll; farmers continue sowing.
Frequent fogs following the recent rain
we're beneficial to grass, and pasture
looks well. Garden truck 10 being mar
keted. Highest temperature 80 degrees,
lowest 81.
VENTURA COUNTY.
Bardsdale-Ths nights were cool and
foggy. Beans are all threshed and are
an average yield; corn is being husked
and will yield low average crop; late
potatoes did we'll.
LOS ANGELES COUNTY.
Duarte-Walnuts are being gathered !;
citrus fruits are growing nicely. The
temperature was slightly in excess of
the average; the highest was 81 degrees,
lowest 80.
RIVERSIDE COUNTY.
Moreno-Orange trees are receiving
the last irrigation of the season and are
making an excellent growth. Deciduous
orchards have completed their season. e
growth and are hardening up the new
shoots; fruit buds are finely set.
Warmer days and nights have helped
corn for fodder to an unexpected growt tn.
ORANGE COUNTY.
Santa Ana-Ths sugar beet crop 10
nearly harvested; it will end by the Isl
of November. The average percentage
of sugar was Is, which was better than
was expected some time since, as foggy
mornings preveated quick ripening and
reduced the percentage.
Capistrano weather was gensr.
ally cloudy. The first carload of walnuts
OF this eeason'a crop Was sent OFF on the
18th.
The following are the reports of the
effects Of the weather on crops and farm
work during the season junt closed, and
which show q more favorable result
than was expected from the long, dry
year:
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY.
Lompoc-The past year was almost q
dry one: plowing commenced In Janua~
ry, and no rain fell after the middle OF
February. Feed was short and pasture
hard to procure. The mustard crop was
almost as large as lsst year, but the bean
and grain crops were very short. The
fruit yield was larger than last year. A
rain fell on the 11th of this month, and
more rain graaa will come up in fine
shape. Farmera came out quite well
notwithstanding the dry year.
VENTURA COUNTY.
Bardsdale Farm work began early in
March with but little moisture In the
soil. Ground for cultivated crops was
generally tirst flooded and required more
water after planting than usual by 90
per cent, becaase there was no connec-
ton with sub-moisture. Beans were
generally irrigated this season and
made fair crop. Corn and potatoes
did well, but required more water than
ueual. Orchards were generally irrigat-
cd once or twice and yielded well.
Prunea especially were encouraging, as
the orchards are ell young and come.
what OF an experiment. Citrus fruits
st ,od the season we'll and promise a fair
fruitage. But five inches OF rain fell
during the season, so it was thorough.
ly dry one, and the effect was to cut
grain down to nominal yield, except
whore irrigated. The very warm weather
did not como early enough to materi.
ally iDjure any crop.
Los ANGELES COUNTY.
Pasadena-The past season was the
driaat since the sixtieH. Apricots were
an enormous crop. but all other and
later fruits were small and poor from
lack OF moisture, and very hot spell
on the 25th and 9th OF August, which
Mas the only particular feature OF a very
cool aummer. The coming seasons rain
began September 29th, with .73 inch
of precipitation, indicating prosperous
season.
Pomona - General farm work here
consiats OF fruit-growing. growing OF
alfalfa and sugar beets; also some corn.
little wheat and considerable barley
(mostly for hay), 90 that there is no sci
time for farm work to begin. Flowing
for grain usually bsgins soon after crops
are harvested, and continues oil through
tho winter, and even into the spring
months when early rains fail to wet the
rain last winter, and grain crops were
almost a failure, though much hay WAS
made. Some orchards suffered from
drouth, but generally they are in good
condition becauee mostly irrigated. The
frosts OF last winter injured citrus fruits.
but nothing elee; the few hot days of
the past summer did no harm, the sum-
naer WAS generally favorable to fruits,
both in ripening and drying.
SAN BERNARDINo COUNTY.
Ontario The past season has been the
driest ever known since thu colony was
started. Grain, however. did fairly
well, being more than half crop. De.
cduous fruits were all heavy crop and
the quality was very fine. Orange trees
have been affected somewhat by short-