The herald., 1897-12-24


PEELED the chill of the night. Those
plains are generally planted now and
the larger orchard area kept damp by
irrigation does not throw off the night
chill as readily as in '94.
I'VE have other reports today to the
effect that much preparation is going
on at various points for rushing out
frozen fruit. This will demoralize the
market, and no fruit will be bought on
board cars here as soon as the eastern
ers get the frozen oranges. 1t is GER
tainly better for us to admit our dam
age and take immediate steps to prevent
the shipment of frozen fruit. This can
be done by the Fruit Growers and Ship
pers association, which controls three
fourths Of the product, holding a meet
ing next week and agreeing among
themselves not to ship any frozen fruit
or any but hand-sorted oranges, or any
kind at all for a week. That will give
time to detect the frozen fruit and keep
it out of the market.
please don't mention our name. The
orange shipper who wants his name
mentioned in damage estimates is gen.
orally figuring low, in order to curry
favor with the grower, who is generally
very sensitive and resentful of the full
truth in regard to damage done his crop,
and does not hesitate to antagonize the
shipper who utters it. This know from
a dozen years experience. A damage
estimate with a shippers name to it is
seldom nearer truth than tax return"
Among Santa Fe railway officials, by
whom very full reports have been re-
sni fIan ncti tad = II. Il
at from 1000 to 1900 carloads This is
very nearly the loss caused by the cold
snap of 1S94-1300 carloads.
The oranges frozen being generally
seedlings of the lower or poorer orange
lands, and the crop this year being larg-
er than ever before, it is questioned, If
these 1900 carloads of oranges had not
been destroyed by cold, whether ship
ping facilities could have been furnished
by the railways for their transportation
east, and the very optimistic view of the
loss taken by the railway men is that
under the circumstances, sthey never
will be missed.
East Highlands fruit Is reported un-
damaged. The lowland oranges of West
Highlands are said to be badly FROST
bitten.
The Earl Fruit company received re-
ports yesterday to the effect that the or
ange crop of Ravenna was not hurt
much; that of Azusa but slightly dam
aged, and also that at Azusa and Covtna
only the young growth was damaged by
the frost, the fruit remaining uninjured
Also that the fruit of the higher lands
at Glendale is unhurt. There has been
some damage at Tropico.
superintendent Harris of the county
hospital at San Jacinto says the ther-
mometer ranged as low as IL degrees
above zero at that place Monday night.
1t is reported from Ontario that from
Is to 20 per cent of the lemon crop is in
jured. The lemons of Redlands are said
to have escaped, and both lemons and
oranges are uninjured at San Diego and
National City.
Mr.. Scott of Wilson & Scott reported
many orchards badly frozen about High
lands, Redlands, San Bernardno and
Riverside. He thinks the damage there
has been very serious and the loss great.
One Of the inspectors of the horticul-
tural commission reported to Mr. C. G.
Kellogg that in the lowlands of Pomona
and Downey the crop has been injured
az iCoSl OliC-ildll. JULIET Reports SaLn-
cred by Secretary Kellogg of the horti-
cultural commission are as follows: c.
c. Reynolds reports no harm done at
San Fernando; Mr.. Harper reports no
harm to his orchard in Cahuenga valley.
Mr.. Strowbridge reports to the hor-
ticultural commission that the orange
crop at Whittier Is not materially in
jured, the young growth is nipped, but
the fruit has escaped damage.
Mr. Shepard, who bought number of
crops on the tree at Downey, feels very
much discouraged with the outlook
there. The damage is reported from
several sources to be from one-half to
two-thirds the entire CROP
The orange crop at the county farm
was reported safe yesterday morning,
but later in the day DR.. Burdick re-
ceived reports of considerable damage
done.
A reliable report received by the horti-
cultural commission from Glendora says
that the young growth is injured, but no
great damage to the fruit is yet appar-
ent.
Ernest Bramton, horticultural inspect
or, reports the eastern portion of Los
Angeles City severely damaged by the
freeze. The nursery Of Miss E. Lord in
the northwest part of the city showed
greater damage to various plants than
in any cold spell in five years. Gala
lilies and climbing vines were killed out
right.
Mrs. Cranston reports from Los Ala
mitos that frost was unusually severe in
that locality. Water pipes We're frozen
solid, and citrus trees suffered greatly.
Mr.. Bonebrake of Gardena reports
lemon crops and trees badly damaged by
frost.
e. NJ Keller of Pomona reports from
there the crops of citrus fruits injured
in great many places. Frost seemed to
strike in spots. The thermometer ranged
from 70 to 25 degrees.
]. J. Tweedy reports from Downey
that the lemon and orange crops are
badly injured, and the late oranges en-
tirely ruined, especially late Valencias.
At least two-thirds of the entire crop is
damaged. Many young trees are killed
outright.
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