The record-union., 1895-10-01
MONTHLY CROP BULLETIN SERVICE.
To SuppIant the Weekly Report Dur
ing the Winter.
Secretary Smith of the State Agricult.
ural Society and Observer Bar
wick VIII Manage 1t.

The State Agricultural Society. in CO.
operation with the United States Weather
Bureau, J. A. Barwiok, Director, issues
the following crop summary for the past
week:
The average temperature for the week
ending Monday, September 30th, was:
For Eureka $40, Fresno 760. Inde-
pendence 10, Los Angeles 720, Red Bluff
$50. Sacramento 750, San Francisco 640,
san Luis Obispo &C. and San Diego $50.
As compared with the normal tempera-
ture, an excess of heat is reported as fol-
lows for the places named: Eureka,
normal conditions prevail; Fresno, an
excess Of heat of A.; Los Angeles A.. Red
Bluff 90. Sacramento e, San Francisco g,
| and San Diego20.
No rainfall has been reported. which
shows deficiency, as compared with the
normal precipitation, of 30 of an inch at
Eureka, .07 or an inch at Fresno, Sacra-
mento, San Francisco and San Diego. .06
OF an inch at Los Angeles, and IA Of an
inch at Red Bluff.
The abnormslly warm, dry and cloud
less weather has been of the greatest
benefit possible for the raisin makers and
for those who are drying late fruit, such
as prunes, pears and peaches, and is also
excellent weather for harvesting the bean
! crop, which suffered very severely from
the extremely high winds OF the 2lst OF
September in Ventura County. The
winds, called "Santa Anas." came much
earlier than usual in Southern California.
Hop picking is about completed, and
the drying of late fruit will end in about
ten or twelve days, if the weather con-
tinues favorable.
CHANGE IN CROP REPORTS.
The twenty-fifth issue of the weekly
weather and crop bulletin for 1895 will be
the last for this season.
The thanks of the Secretary Of the State
Agricultural Society and the Director OF
the California Weather Service is hereby
rendered TO each and every one of the
numerous correspondents throughout
the State, for the reports rendered during
the twenty-five weeks, or issues, OF this
crop bulletin, which is growing greatly
in favor and popularity. and has been
called for on numerous occasions by peO-
pie from the East, as we'll as the residents
of our own State.
The weekly issue will begin again
about the middle of April, 1896. and it Is
hoped to have the hearty cooperation of
each correspondent dnring the season of
1896.
The Secretary of the State Agricultural
Society, Edwin +. Smith, who is always
looking out for the interests of this State
whenever it can be benefited through
and by the society of which he is Secre-
tary, has concluded to inaugurate, in CO.
operation with the United States Weather
Bureau, a monthly weather and crop
service. to be issued in the same manner
and style as was the weekly crop bulle-
tin. One has been issued weekly for
twenty-five weeks, and the oLher will be
issued monthly for six months, beginning
with October and ending with March.
The weekly will be issued beginning
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ing with the last week in Septem Der.
This will give continuous and frequent
reviews OF the conditions of the weather,
as affecting the planting, growing and
harvesting season for the entire twelve
months OF the year.
The Director of the California Weather
Service will, on or about the 18th Of each
month from October to March, send out
letters with postal-card Enclosures asking
the recipient of each communication to
forward q report on the weather as affect
ing crops OF all kinds for that particular
month, these reports to be mailed SO as TO
reach the Director at Sacramento on the
last day of the month for which they are
the records, or not later than the, 1st of
the succeeding month. For instance,
about October 18th these letters will be
mailed to the different observers and crop
correspondents in the State asking for q
report from them of the weather and crop
conditions during the month of October,
to be mailed so as to reach Sacramento
not later than the 1st day of Novem Der.
Not later than the 5th of November.
and earlier, if possible, monthly bulle-
tin will be issued showing the effects of
the weather on the crops, etc.; a copy OF
each will be mailed to each observer and
reporter in the State and also to numer-
Gus persons throughout the East. Thus,
for the first time since the establishment
of the Stale Weather Service, in 1891,
monthly official bulletin will be issued
and distributed throughout the United
States. A hearty cooperation Of both
the press and the people is asked in this
venture.