The herald., 1897-10-27

with rain amounting to half an lnch sat
urday night: all crops are about harvested
| the rain here was not enough TO start lor-
age.
West Saticoy-The week was good Tor
bean threshing the crop Is fair ana all
which is the last of the season. is about
half gathered. A quarter OF am men Oh
rain Tell Saturday night.
El ltio-A few more days will finish bean
threshing: sugar beets still CO. corn musk
| ing is well along, with quantity ana quaity
of crop A No. /; some lima beans are 1ouhd
to be moldy from the rain.
LOS ANGELES COUNTY
| Los Angeles City-The week was cool,
with quite heavy rain SATURDAY hisn,,
| followed on Sunday by clear weather, with
fresh to brisk northwest wind. The late
rains are fine for general farming. Ram
fall for the storm, 52 of an inchf Tor the
season, PA inches. Highest temperature,
"A degrees; lowest AZ.
West Pamdale--First part OF the week
fair latter part cloudy, with light rain
Saturday night. Highest temperature 10
degrees: lowest. 50.
Duarte-Oranges are beginning to color,
and are in fine condition. Thirty-seven
hundredths of an inch of rain fell on the
night of the 23d. making total of 2.79
inches for the season. A strong north wind
followed the ram.
Azusa-The rain of the 2Sd and oath, fol-
lowed by growing weather has set citrus
trees to put on new growth and admonishes
growers to keep water sprouts down.
Highest temperature, 81 degrees. lowest,
i3 Rainfall for storm, IA of an inch; Tor
the season. $50 inches.
Pomona-The rainfall for the season to
the last storm was 2.69 inches; Saturday
nights rain was .0i, making 2.73 for the
Iota iS NaarlN
all the fruit was cured. so little damage
was done Weather cool and clear.
Downey-Walnut and second crop of wine
grapes will be harvested the coming week.
No damage resulted from the last two
soaking rains. Orange groves and alfalfa
will be benefited by the rain. Land in fine
condition for plowng. Third crop of to-
bacco coming on finely, two or three
weeks without frost will insure ripening.
Orange prospects continue favorable. A
short spell of clear, dry weather will en-
able another cutting of alfalfa.
Long Beach-Mornings have been foggy:
rain unfavorable for sugar beetS as it pre-
vented ripening. Fruit crop gathered ex-
cept apples. Highest temperature I6 de-
grees: lowest 81 degrees.
Artesia-Weather unfavorable for max
ing alfalfa hay grape picking nearly done.
few large vineyards yet remain to finish.
Sugar beet topping and pulling is again on
few mornings We're foggy; crops mostly
gathered. Highest temperature 50 degrees
| lowest, 42 degrees.
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
| North Ontario-Forty-one-o hun
dredths of an inch of rain fell Saturday
| night the sun coming out early Sunday
morning dried off the raisins so that there
! is not much damage. Highest temperature
~ degrees; lowest "A degrees.
| Etiwanda-Most of the week was unfa-
vorable for raisin making, as the weather
was cool with considerable clouds Only a
small percentage of the crop is cured and
in trays. Highest temperature 81 degrees
| lowest, so degrees.
| Colton-No damage from rain; oranges
showing change in color and crop averag-
| ing fine in quality; first picking of lemons
has been made: mornings have been
slightly foggy clearing as the sun rose
| The cannery has closed for the season.
Highest temperature 50 degrees; lowest, 4t
degrees.
RIVERSIDE COUNTY
Corona-rhe rainfall Saturday night
amounted to SO of an inch, making l Sc fol
the season.
ORANGE COUNTY
Santa Ana-IIeavy morning fogs pre-.
vailed during the week. days clear. Rair
fell Saturday night Highest temperature
50 degrees; lowest, So degrees.
Fulerton-Fair, dry weather early in the
week, followed by extra heavy fogs and
clouds with light rain amounting to S3 OF
an inch Saturday night. Walnut gathering
is being pushed; it is now about ten days
ahead. No damage from rain. Highest
temperature rs degrees; lowest, 54 degrees
Orange-The weather has been cool and
rather foggy. with showers of rain Satur.
day night followed by clear. windy weather
No damage from rain. Work progresses
on walnuts, raisins and peanuts with lit