The herald., 1898-02-25
PLUvItlS is PARTIAL
IN ASSIGNMENT OF AQUEOUS
FAvoRS
NORTHERN CITRUS BELTERs
Are Rejoicing in Moderately Heavy
Rainstorm, Which May Possibly
Cross the Divide
Associated Press Special Wire


SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 2-The cloudy
weather of the past two days culminated
last night in downpour of rain shortly
before midnight, the heaviest Tor some
time past, and there has been steady rail-
for the past ten hours, which extends all
over the northern part of the state ana
as far south as Fresno.
Speaking of the crop conditions this
morning, W. H. Mills of the Central Pacific
said: "The deposit of snow on the mount
aims is satisfactory, guaranteeing soou
stage of the rivers during the next year
The rain insures crops from Merced north-
ward to the state line. The summer falow
has been kept in good condition. Inc
winter-sown grain is barely up. Inc SET
is very light but this rain will do much
10 bring it out 1t will require but little
more rain this season to guarantee good
crops on all fallowed land north
of Stockton.
I'm some portions OF the state, notably
the coast valley, south Of Monterey, the
wheat came up and died on the ground
II is too late to reseed the ground.
at has not rained any in the last twenty
four hours in the Salinas valley. The crops
in Sonoma and Mendocino never looked
better at this season of the year than
now"
Sacramento--The ground in this part OF
the state got a good soaking today Ram
commenced falling at o'clock this morn
ing and contued quite steadily up 10
o'clock this evening. The fall was l'lo
inches. While rain was not needed here
AT this time. it was welcome to the farmers,
for the ground will hold it all. II will give
the growing grain fresh BOOM Grass is
growing well and pasturage Is good. rms
rain will enable farmers to complete thelr
summer fallowing. Up to date the rainfall
here has been SIS inches, not much over
half of what it was last year, put none
of it has gone to waste. Every drop went
into the ground.
Stockton-This section was visited this
afternoon by the most welcome rain 1t
has known in years. After missing the
two last showers which reached san fran
cisco and the coast, Stockton and san
JOAQUIN county were exceedingly anxious
for the downpour. Reports say that the
rain was general over the entire county,
and extended for some distance up the val
lev. The fall here was 1886 of an inch,
making 4.s3 inches for the season, against
O. 10 inches last season. The indications are
for other showers before morning
Martinez-Rain began falling at II o clock
last night and continued all day. The fall
of the storm is 136 inches. making the
total for the season. sol inches. Last sea-
son to date the fall was 20.62 inches. AT
Brentwood 10 of an inch fell. There will
be good crops this year. The rain has
been a wonderful help to fruit trees. The
hills are green and stock is not suffering.
Watsonville-Rain fell steadily from a
m. until p. m During the afternoon there
were occasional showers and there are in
dications of a storm tonight. The pre-
cipitation today amounted to nearly one
inch
IL, fa1l toll Il
there were occasional showers OF hail. A
strong wind is blowing.
Templeton-It has rained all day and the
wind is in the southwest. Feed is short
but there will be good crops if showers con-
tinue The rainfall today amounts to 81
of an inch.
Napa-Ran began falling at II O'Clock
| last night and has continued ever since
1t was greatly needed and will do much
good.
Walnut Creek-Nearly two inches of rain
fell today The crops in this valley never
looked better.
Fresno-All indications have been favora-
BILE for a good rain during the past twenty
four hours. but only 05 of an inch has
fallen. The grain crop is badly in need
of another heavy downpour. and if it does
not come soon all is off for the present
year except in the sub-irrigated districts.
Most of the grain is so late in starting
that plenty of rain is necessary to make
d crop
San Dego-The total rainfall in San
Diego to date is 317 inches, as against 9.0S
inches last year at this time. Only O6 of
an inch of rain has fallen this month,
and although it is cloudy here. there is no
wind and prospects are not favorable for
more than showers tonight. The grain
crop in valleys twenty miles from the
coast is about half the average crop.
Reservoirs are all very low in this sec
ton, and unless rains come will not last
| the season out.
| San Jose.-It is still raining and the val
| ley is rejoicing in the best soaking it has
| had since the winter opened. The rain be.
gan to fall at $3.50 this morning and ceased
temporarily at nigthfall, to begin agar
| shortly after midnight. Total for the
storm, .95 of an inch; for the season, 49t
| inches. There is but one feeling among
| the orchardists and farmers, and that is
| that all fear of failure has been disspated
| With Il few more showers, which are like.
| ly to come in March. the growing crops
will receive all the stimulus they need
| The success of the fruit crop is already
| assured. though in some sections there may
| be lack of water for irrigation. But ii
these same districts there have been gooo
yields without the extra wetting.
4 Milton.-A heavy southeast wind pre-