The record-union., 1897-05-18

good one; highest and lowest t4mpera-
lures, 90 and IS degrees.
McMullen-Crops are looking we'll
considering there has been no rain;
some are good and some are poor; hay
crop is a good one; on Friday, the
18th. at ) p. m, a heavy windstorm
with thunder and lightning and no rain;
highest and lowest temperatures, 100
and 80 degrees.
Fresno-The continuous warm wealth
err has been injurious to the wheat
crop; all fruits are doing we'll; first
alfalfa crop secured; highest and low
est temperatures, % and Al degrees
TULARE
Dinuba-After adj the unfavorable
weather the wheat crop is doing sur
prisingly we'll and the yield promises
to be a shade above the average.
Tipton-Along the river and on irri-
gated lands wheat is looking splendid
and some other pieces will yield quite
Well
Lime Kiln-Weather sultry with no
rain; too late for rain to do any good;
hay is being stacked; irrigation is well
under way; highest and lowest temper
atures, 9S and AZ degrees.
KERN.
Observation-Disclosures warm and ben
effcial to all crops; grapes are full of
bloom and an extra large crop is an
ticipated; fruit where not already dam
aged by frost will be good, peaches
especially being a large crop; there was
light rain and thunder on the 18th and
18th.
SANTA BARBARA.
Ballard-Cool weather and fogs have
frightened things up wonderfully; late
grain that appeared hopeless is now
filing out; grain crop has decidedly i'm
proved with the damp, moist and cool
weather; wheat is gradually maturing
a light rain passed over the valley from
the hills on the 18th, ranging from 00l
to 0.05 inches; beans planted and up;
apricots and peaches are doing we'll.
but prunes will be light crop: highest
and lowest temperatures, rs and 80 de-
grees, with 001 inches of rain.
Los Alamos-Weather most favorable
for most all kinds of growing crops, as
it was cool and cloudy; continuance
of this weather for the next ten days
and average summer weather the bal
ance of the season will insure splendid
harvest.
VENTURA.
Santa Paula-There has been much
high fog during the days and dense fog
at night, which is benehcial to the grain
and bean crop; highest and lowest tenn
peratures, IA and 46 degrees.
Saticoy - Weather cloudy and fog
gy with a slight hail and rainstorm on
the 18th; weather backward for haying,
as hay cures very slowly; bean plant
ing is progressing rapidly and the plant
ing season will be over in about anoth-
er week.
LOS ANGELES.
Downey- Budded oranges are setting
heavily. but the seedlings will be light
the walnut crop will be a very light
one: soft shells will not be over half
a crop: hard shells less than one-third
of crop; the very heavy crop the past
season accounts for the light crop in
prospect for both of these staple prod
uctS.
Pomona-Oranges are setting Well;
olives suffering badly from ravages of
the caterpillar; prunes are snll drop
ping and the crop will be an almost
total failure with the exception of a
few orchards: there will be plenty of
apricots, peaches and plums; pears are
dropping; the cool weather is unfavor-
able TO young beets; highest and lowest
temperatures, "a and "a degrees.
Chino-Beet planting is about fin
ished. with $500 acres at Chino, and
: the crop is in excellent condition so far