The herald., 1895-07-18
WEATHER AND CROPS
Weekly Report Of the United States Weather
Bureau

Weekly Report of the United States Weather
Bureau
San Luis Obispo and Ventura-Weathe
generally favorable; apricot drying in full
blast: the crop is Of extra quality hui
short; barley and wheat heavy yield
Los Angeles-Temperature unseasonably
cool and foggy. which has been detrimen.
tai to fruit drying. Crops are generally
looking fine.
San Bernardino-Flnest crop of sugar
beets ever grown; the percentage of sugar
is very high; warmer weather needed for
best results. Apricot crop being dried,
but weather not suitable for fruit drying.
Peach and prune crops promise we'll.
Neutrality-suspicious. dried; very favor
able weather. Grain yield excellent.
Peaches about ready to dry. all other
on the market. Prune and almond crops
large.
Orange-Very favorable weather. Prunes
very large crop. Largest barley crop
ever harvested. Apricots less tnan half
u crop, but superior quality. Walnuts
average crop. except hard shells.
morning fogs on coast. Apricots fine
crop. both as to yield and quality; all
Prunes promise we'll. Corn doing finely.
San Luis Obispo County
San Luis Obispo-The weather has been
favorable for all purposes. Highest tenn
peIature, 93 degrees; lowest, 81 degrees.
Ventura County
Bardsdale-Apricot drying is mainly
over; the fruit is extra large and fine !;
the yield is quite as heavy as expected.
Weather fine and favorable for growing
crops.
Los Angeles County
Los Angeles city-Weather cooler than
season calls for; temperature nearly three
degrees less than weekly average. Morn
ings were cloudy or foggy, days clear.
Highest temperature, SO degrees; lowest
Lancaster-Weather favorable for har-
yesting, which is progressing generally
favorably. Barley and wneat WELD more
than was anticipated.
Pasadena-Slight htly warmer. but M orn-
ing fogs continue, to the dertiment o.:
fruit drying. Apricots at the height of
one-half in quantity. it is Of excellent
quality. Pecahes heavy crop, early ones
ripe. Prunes big crop, necessitating
propping; all other fruits fair. Grapes
set fair; oranges vigorous and healthy.
Duarte-Temperature has been little
nights and mornings. The weather has
been unfavorable for fruit drying so far,
as the atmosphere has been damp and
fruits dried slowly. Early peaches ripe,
drying begins in a few days; crops look
ing we'll. Highest temperature SO de-
grees; lowest, 81 degrees.
San Bcrnardino County
Ontairo-Mornings were uniformly
foggy and the weather not suitable for
fruit drying. Apricots being dried gem
orally this season; the crop a minimum
one. Peaches and prnues promise well.
.Chino-Sugar beet harvest fairly begun
and the crop is the best ever grown here.
The yield averages twelve tons per acre
and about 16 per cent sugar is the result.
Good growing weather. but need more
sunshine and less fog to ripen the crop.
Riverside County
Riverside-The prune and almond crop
is said to be larger this year than tor
many years taok. The older trees are
loaded down and many young trees have
come into bearing this year.
pricots aim most harvested:
good drying weather: no detrimental fogs
in this interior valley. Peaches filling
fast; ready to pegin picking in two
weeks; large crop for young trees. Many
acres pumpkins for feed being planted
ON barley stubble. Nun bers of three year
old prun trees will bear SMALL crop.
Straw berries wasting for want of picke1s.
South Riverside-An average crop Of
hay has been secured; some threshing
done with a fair yield Of both barley and
wheat. Apricot crop good in both quality
and quantity, has been dried. Plums are
promising and will soon be shipped.
Early peaches gone; later vasieties doing
finely. Prunes, almonds and figs are