The herald., 1897-12-26
Los ANGELES ERAiD SUNDAY MORNING DECEMBER 7t 1897

per cent. Mr.. Allen shows some remark
ably fine samples of lemons from al
orchard where the thermometer fell t.
IL degrees. from which he argues tina
low temperature Is not always fatal
From the difficulty, however. in separ
ating the injured fruit from that unin
jured he judged that injury to ten pei
| cent or even five per cent Of the croI
caused a general loss in much larger
proportion. He said:
I'VE are certainly in favor of any
practical measures for guarding against
the shipment of frozen fruit and will
join in any such of a practical nature
which may be Instituted. We would
suggest that as the greatest damage has
been done in Riverside. If the shippers
there will come under agreement to stor
shipping for the present and to ship NJ
frozen fruit you can readily get all the
rest of the shippers in Southern Califor-
mia into the agreement. We think that
all shipments should be stopped for two
weeks to determine definitely the
amount and whereabouts of frozen and
frosted fruit"
The Producers Fruit company: 1--WE
are strongly in favor Of stopping all
shipments long enough to accurately
guage the full extent Of frost damage,
and will gladly cooperate in any prac-
tical measures towards preventing the
shipment Of frozen fruit"
Major George Easton of Easton, Ed
ridge & Co. said: Il don't know any
thing about the damage done In River
side, Redlands and thereabouts. but in
Chino. Pomona, Sunny Slope and the
San Gabriel valley a third Of the crop
is too high an estimate of the damaged
portion. We cannot tell yet, of course,
but my impression is that in these sec
tions 10 per cent is about the proportion
damaged"
The Bradley Fertilizer company. which
is building factory here and is much in
terested in orange culturA sent w. Il.
Lancaster around the kite-shape track
for full reports of damage done during
the late cold spell. He reported yester-
day that on higher lands he found no
damage; on the lowlands the young
growth showed damage, but neither fruit
nor trees were injured. Damage at On
tario was . per cent or less. No damage
was noted between Sunny Slope and
Baldwin's ranch. w. ]. Pollard. manager
of the same concern, said that in the
San Gabriel valley the damage done Is
much less than was at first supposed
and will hardly amount to 10 per cent of
the crop. Mr.. Scott Chapman, another
resident of the San Gabriel valley. COIN
cides in this estimate. A report received
from Santa Ana yesterday says thor
ough inspection reveals little damage
done there.
Horticultural Commissioner E. Rust
telephoned from South Pasadena last
night that, in spite of ice an inch thick
at Devils Gate, thorough inspection
could detect little damage to oranges yet
except to the new growth, in and around
Pasadena and Alhambra. Some other
plants and nursery stock, however, suf-
fered severely.
Secretary Curtis, of the San Bernar-
dino horticultural commission. was in
the city yesterday. He said that he had
just returned from a trip through and
around Riverside, Redlands, Highlands
and adjacent vicinities. He reports
that the orange and lemon crop
throughout all that section, wherever
he went, was very badly damaged.