The herald., 1894-05-10
CONDITION OF THE CROPS.

The Weekly Reports From Southern
California Points.
The weather bureau furnishes the fol-
lowing weather crop bulletin for the
week ending Monday, May z, 1884,
The week was cooler than the seasonal
average, yet the departures from the
normal conditions were not so marked
Ra in the pa st, and this in connection
With mig ht logs, which continued well
into the forenoon, aud clear days made
better growing weather than has pre-
vailed for considerable time past.
Hayirg ID progressing generally with
the crop light and far below the average
yield, due to the lack OF rain, which at
Los Angeles is now IL inches less than
the average fall, with q proportional de-
ficiency in the remaining districts.
Deciduous fruits made good growth,
except prunes, which report states
are thought to be affected by the cool,
foggy nighta.
The general crop oonditiona remained
about the same as reported in previous
bulletins.
VENTURA COUNTY.
ardsdale-Weathe continues cool;
mornings foggy. No change in general
crop prospects. Flooding for corn and
bean planting about done. Early hay
being cut.
LOS ANGELES COUNTY.
Colegrove- Bright days, high fogs at
night and early morning have made good
growing weather. Haying in full blast;
crop very fair and of excellent quality.
Watermelons, muskmelona, pumpkins,
corn and beets growing finely, and will
make good crops. Summer squash and
tomatoes are being sent out; dsciduous
fruits doing finely.
South Los Angeles - The mornings
were mostly cloudy until 9 or 10 o'clock,
the days clear and fairly warm; weather
dry.
Verdugo--Frequen heavy fogs helped
out the hay crop; barley now being cut
for hay is short but of good quality.
Straw berries abundant; oranges aoout
gone.
Covina--Hay cutting has commenced
in esrneat, early sown barley will make
fair yield. The weather has been
pleasant. with fogs every merning,
Csaremont-Foggy nights and warmer
DAYS made II good week for all crops.
Peaches and apricots have grown rapid
ly and are now being thinned out. Bar
ley turns out better than was expected.
1t is not high, but has headed out fairly
well, ON account of foggy nights. Last
weeks cool weather did no damage, ex-
cept in few low places in the valley.
SAN BERNARDNo COUNTY.
Catario--CooI nights and foggy morn
ings have prevailed, and it is thought
this has affected prunes unisvorably, as
the fruit is not setting we'll. There is
an easier feeling in hay. as it is turning
out better than expected.
RIVERSIDE COUNTY.
Reports TO the Riverside Press show
that the crop prospects in the vicinity
Of Winchester, San Jacinto aRd Hemet
Gre good for some grain and great deal
of hay. Fruit has been damaged soms-
what. but there will be a fair yield yet.
Honey will be short, except in irrigated
sections. In the vicinity of Elsinore
and Wildomar the yield OF grain and
hay will be short, while there is promise
OF large crop of fruit At South Riv-
erside and vicinity and in the south
western portion of the county there will
be little if any grain and but light
crop Of hay. The fruit prospect could
not be improved upon.
ORANGE COUNTY.
Anaheim-Cool, foggy nights helped
the beet crop q little, though the crop
will not be half one on account of the
lack OF rain. Barley hay is being cut;
quality fair but yield light. The outlook
for deciduous fruits is for heavy crops.
SAN DIEGO COUNTY.
Escondido-Hay is being cut and is
turning out pretty good crop; in
creased acreage makes up for the light
crop.
Bsrnardo-Oool, foggy nights helped
small grain, and the yield will be better
tnan thought at first. A sharp frost on
April 18th did no damage, but was un-
Usually late in the season.
EcKstrom does the wall paper business OF
the city He has a large stock, good TASTE and