The herald., 1894-08-23
THE CROPS.
The Weather Bureaus Report Of Their
Condition.


Condition.
Tho weather bureau furnishes the fol-
lowing weather crop bulletin for the
week ending Monday, August Goth:
In the coast districts the weather con-
tinued cool until near the close of the
week when an apprecisble increase in
the daily temperature occurred and
nearly normal conditions prevailed; in
the interior generally warm, clear
weather prevailed which materially aid
ed fruit ripening and facilitated fruit
drying. Morning fogs were frequent
along the coast which were beneficial to
corn and beans and where fair crops of
these products will be made. Light
sprinkling rains fell on Monday in some
OF the interior valleys while in the
mountains the preci pitstion was heavie
and tended to aid the supply OF irrigs
ton water.
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY.
Lompoc-The weather has been favor
able for ripening fruits-cool, with oc-
casional damp fogs. The mustard crop
is being harvested; grain is threshed
and sacked ready for delivery.
VENTURA COUNTY.
Bardsdale-Fogs continue unusually
heavy and benefit the beans near the
coast, whore a good half crop of beans
and corn will be produced. Stock feed
1s holding out much better than expect
ed earlier.
Los ANGELES COUNTY.
Verdugo--The weather OF the past
few days ripensd fruit rapidly, all but
the latest varieties Of peaches being now
ripe. Fruit is generally very good but
the crop is not large.
Pasadena-Gradually warming up, al
though heavy night fogs still continue.
Peaches are coming on slowly; plums
are now ripe and are light crop; pears
ors good crop; grapes promise well.
Light rain fell in the valley on the Goth.
Highest temperature, 90 degrees; low
est, 81 degrees.
Duarte-The temperators has been
below the normal, with foggy nights.
Dryers begin on peaches and prunss
next week. Highest temperature, 81
degrees; lowest, So degrees.
Pomona--Peaches, pears, nectarines
and tomatoes are being dried and
canned. The pear and peach harvest is
ON in earnest, and the fruit is brighter
aud better than ever before, because of
the general practice of fumigating and
spraying trees last year. The weather
has been good for handling fruit except
on Monday, which was cloudy and
muggy. with last sprinkle OF rain.
SAN BERNARDINo COUNTY.
Ontario-The week was favorable for
fruit drying. The evaporator and can
merry are running on full time, and q
good deal of fruit is being dried by pri-
vate parties. Prunes have stopped
dropping and are developing finely. The
lemon crop promises to be light. High.
est temperature, 81 degrees; lowest, 3d.
Chino-Splendid beet weather has
prevailed, and the crop is yielding we'll,
with an average of II per cent sugar.
Seven thousand tons have been har.
vested so far.
RIVERSIDE COUNTY.
Riverside-Four rone.hundredths OF an
inch of rain fell in the shower on Mon.
day.
ORANGE COUNTY.
Santa Ana-The walnut crop OF Or
ange county will be much larger this
year than last, and will be up to the
average in quality.
Capistrsno-Early morning fogs were
good for walnuts. corn and beans OF late
planting. Highest temperature, 88 de-
grees; lowest, 62 degrees.
SAN DIEGO COUNTY.
San Pssqusl-The large crop OF april
cots raised in this valley this year IL
now dried.
Escondido-Hay baling has been
finished and the crop amounts to about
100 tons.
Bsrnsrdo-Early grapes are being
marketed. Peach drying is In full oper.
alton and the clear, warm weather ia
favorable for it. Highest temperature
80 degrees, lowest 80 degrees.
San Diego city-The rainfall depart
ure showed deficiency of two-hun.
dredths OF an inch for the week, and the
temperature averaged five degrees daily
lesa than the normal. while the sun
shine has been slightly above. only one
cloudy day has occurred during the
month 90 far. Fruit is plentiful and
cheap except melons; the peach crop ID
the fineat in years; aprioots are about
all gone. The outlook for raisin grapes
ia poor except in q few places.