The herald., 1894-08-16
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THE CROPS.


The weather Bureaus Report Of Their
Condition.
The weather bureau furnishes the fol-
lowing weather crop bulletin for the
week ending Monday, August 18th:
Generally cooler weather than is usual at
this period Of the year prevailed In all the dis
tr1cts, with frequent morning fogs along the
coast, which penetrated we'll inland. In the
interior the weather was fair. The departures
from the seasonal averages showed decided
defciency, being the greatest in the coast dis
tricts, where THIS feature, in connection with
the morning fogs, was OF material benefit to
GUS Fruit drying and rapid ripening Of fruits
were retarded by the cool weather and damp
mornings, which also delays maturing of sugar
obtain high percentage OF sugar. The result
Of grain thfeshing shows a light yield. The
honey crop will also be light.
SAN LUIS oBIsPo COUNTY.
The weather for the past week has been
pleasant. The mornings were foggy, but days
fine. Fruit drying is the order OF the day.
Apricots are good, full crop, but the fruit Is
smaller than usual. The blackberry crop is
good. Thresh1ng is about over, with light
yield.
VENTURA COUNTY.
acknowledgement fogs were Of benefit to
growing beans and corn; generally near the
ocean there will be a small yield Of each crop;
here, and elsewhere under irrigation, the
crops are quite good and such as are growing
IS exceptionally good this year. Citrus trees
are loaded with fruit. There will be no honey
made; bees Will be saved by feeding.
LOS ANGELES COUNTY.
Pasadens-very cool weather and foggy
mornings were bad for fruit drying, Peaches
are prodigious crop. All fruits are doing
we'll. Streams are not diminishing now.
Pomona-Weathef cool, with several foggy
mornings and temperature down to 20 de-.
east, The total apricat crop this year, in this
| locality was about 1850 tons of fresh fruit;
the fruit was below the average in size, but
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! be about 500 or zoo tons. Prunes will be ripe
| and harvested in 10 days or two weeks; the
| crop is not large, but the fruit is fine. Pears
are cleaner and smoother than ever before.
| The orange crop does not promise very well.
BAN BERNARDINo COUNTY.
Ontario-Fogs prevailed nearly every morn
| ing, and the nights were quite cool. Fruit is
maturing slowly; the cannery began work on
Friday on peaches, but as yet , have only
| crop is heavy and where properly thinned the
| fruit is Of good size.
Chino-Foggy mornings prevailed, and as a
| result peets are not ripening as rapidly as
| when the weather is clear and warm. Beets
continue to give high percentage of sugar,
| averaging between 10 and 16 per cent; the
yield is fair, though not quite as heavy as last
| year.
Cucamonga-The peach crop is heavy and
| the fruit is Of fine Size making 1t particularly
| desirable for canning. The prune crop is look
ing. well. the fruit is dropping some but not as
| badly as elsewhere.
RIVERSIDE COUNTY.
| Riverside-Muscat grapes are quite ripe on
| the east side. Bee men have brought their
hives into the valley to get feed now unsup-
piled in the eafons, but the result is likely to
| ruin the raisn crop
| South Riverside-The apricot crop was fine
| and the surplus was dried. Peaches prom
| isitg and early varieties are Tipening Drying
| will soon commence. Fig trees are loaded with
| second crop. The weather was cool which re-
| tanned the moisture in the air.
Beaumont-1he weather was pleasantly cool
| this week.
| ORANGE COUNTY.
| Fullerton-Fruit drying is over at Fullerton
and vicinity, and the weather could not have
| been better for il. The walnut crop will be
much larger than last season. amounting to
| about 20 carloads.
Anaheim-Clear nights and warm, sunny
| days are now wanted to develop sugar in beets
| which are now being delivered for shipment
| foggy nights have somewhat retarded their
| maturing.
SAN DIEGO COUNTY
| Escondido-The weather has been fine for
| fr,1ft drry;po