The herald., 1897-09-01
.eted. Highest temperature 1o2: lowest -

keted. Highest temperature 102; lowest ~
degrees.
Azusa.-Highest temperature 81 degrees:
lowest 4S degrees.
Pomona.-Morning temperature about 60
degrees at a. M; IS to 80 at noon and for
two hours thereafter. The previous hot
week the temperature ranged from 70 at
a. m to 1O4 at midday. There could be no
better weather for harvesting and drying
fruits, mostly peaches now.
Palms.-Weather first part OF week very
warm. temperature 80 degrees: latter part
cooler Corn and beans somewhat injured
by hot weather; grain crop good IN quality
and quantity; hay abundant but quality
not so good; peaches plenty; apple crop
very light.
| Whittier. r.-oranges and lemons looking
well; good crop of soft shell Walnuts; ngnt
crop of standard.
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
North Ontario-Weather conditions were
| fine for ripening fruit. Oranges continue to
| improve; as they increase in size fuller
crop than was expected shows up. Highest
temperature IS degrees; lowest 50 degrees.
RIVERSIDE COUNTY
Elsinore.-High winds on Dist and ed did
some damage to fruit by the severe shaking
it gave the trees Local showers accom-
panied by winds. varying in amount ac-
cording to locality. The entire community
had some rain. varying from 25-10o Of an
| inch to 1.25 inches; very little fruit was In
jured on trays. Highest temperature Ito
degrees: lowest SO degrees.
| Corona.-Oranges and lemons are maxi
| ing rapid growth: peaches are good size
and being dried in good condition. Thresh-
ing mostly done.
ORANGE COUNTY
Santa Ana.-Hot weather of the previous
| week did not blister or injure fruits or
walnuts Grain threshing continues. Corn,
pumpkins, root crops and alfalfa doing
well; celery and sugar beets excellent:
peach drying in full progress; prospects
good for oranges, lemons and olives. High.
est temperature SO degrees; lowest 20 de-
| grees.
| Orange.-Weather has been quite cloudy.
retarding fruit drying; Foster and Craw-
ford peaches about all gone; Globe ripening
rapidly, quality fine; loquats commencing
to blossom this is earlier than usual and
will probably result in having ripe fruit by
January and February.
| Tustin-Peaches abundant also grapes.
plums and pears; walnut crop promises 10
be of good quality and of large size; hard
shell crop will be light. soft shell not gen
orally so full as last year, but some young
orchards will show heavier crop.
Capistrano-Fogs have been beneficial
to walnut crop, which is ripening earlier
than usual Highest temperature IS de-
grees; lowest 70 degrees.
SAN DIEGO COUNTY
San Diego.-Temperature during week
higher than usual; highest 50 degrees, low
est 65 degrees; weather favorable for all
crops. Grain nearly all harvested. Grape
cutting for market carried on extensively;
raisin grape cutting begins on the 10th.
Eel aion-Santee.-Very warm weather in
early part of the week, but no damage
resulted to crops; fruit crop in fine condi-
| ton and is large raisin grapes maturing
| a,,.J ipo will bepip in abOlIf
, DAYS Highest temperature 81 degrees; low
: est 50 degrees.
!, Valley Center-Past eight days unpre-
cedented for continuous hot weather, for
while there has been warmer weather, the
heat was not so continuous: thunder and
heat lightning prevailed all around, but no
rain fell. Fruit drying is progressing IA
: yorably. Temperature ranges from 80 to
104 degrees in the shade.
Otay-The weather has been warmer
than for twenty years past, but no great
. damage was done to crops. Hay and bar
) ley crops exceedingly fine throughout head
of bay region; peach crop good potatoes
: poor: oanges and lemons looking fine; corn
crop fair.
La Canada.-First part of week warm.
latter cool with morning fogs; fruit hang
ing on outside of trees was somewhat dam
aged by intense heat of previous week.
Highest temperature 92 degrees; lowest IS
degrees.
THE COUNTRY'S CROPS
WASHINGTON, Aug S1.-The weather
bureau in its report of crop conditions for
the week ended at a. M, August 30th,
says:
Early corn is maturing in Iowa. Missouri,
Kansas, Nebraska and South Dakota, but
it has made slow progress in Illinois, Wis
consin, Indiana and Michigan. In Ken
lucky, Tennessee and Arkansas the cron
promises to be short owing to drouth.
Spring wheat harvest is nearly cojk
pleted in Minnesota and North Dakota and
threshing is general. In Washington and
Oregon the weather has been especially
favorable for threshing the heavy wheat
crop which has been harvested n thess
states.