The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-05-18
WEATHER AND CROPS
Conditions Prevailing Throughout
Southern California

Conditions Prevailing Throughout
Southern California
Following is the United States depart
| ment of agriculture climate and crop SER
vice weather bureau weekly bulletin Tor
Southern California:
Cool. cloudy weather prevailed for the
past week, and ended in a general rain,
which was heavy in the northern coast
sections and moderate in the interior val
| leys and southern districts. Quie heavy
| fall of snow occurred in the eastern noun
tain sections. The cool, cloudy weather
was favorable for seasonable farming OPP
eratlons, and the rain at the close OF the
feed and root crops, and added materially
to the supply of irrigating water. The
rain came too late to benefit grain, except
| in few localities, where better hay crop
is being gathered than was expected before
| the rain of several weeks ago. Generally
grain fields not too far gone are being used
for pasture. The rain greatly benefited
some time, which will result In saving the
limited supply of water in the reservoirs
| for late summer use.
Extracts from correspondents reports by
counties:
San Luis Obispo
Cattle have all been shipped out of the
county from lack of feed; have nothing to
report this week relative to crops.
Ventura County
West Saticoy-Generally foggy weather
during the week, ending in fine rain,
amounting to 81 of an inch, which Will
probably be of great value to feed and
| fruit trees.
Bardsdale-The past week was cool, with
showers of rain at the close, amounting
to an inch, which was enough to freshen
crops, but was of no general benefit.
Los Angeles County
Los Angeles City-Cool. cloudy weather
during the week favored crops. A fine
| ~ fv1p6 of I'M q
of the week, benefited feed. trees and root
crops, and added to the supply of irrigating
water.
La Canyada-The week was cool and
| partly cloudy. Rain amounting to Les
inches fell at the close Of the week. The
soil is In excellent condition and the pros
poets are good for fruit and vegetables.
Grain fields will be used for pasture, as the
rain was too late to benefit them.
| Verdugo-Rain on Saturday and Sunday,
amounting to LAO inches, will be Of great
benefit principally to alfalfa, corn and root
crops The rain will make it possible to
carry through the summer some orchards
which are not susceptible of irrigation,
and which otherwise would scarcely have
kept alive. The addition to the water sup
ply will be valuable.
Artesia-Good growing weather prevailed
during the week. Corn, beets alfalfa and
grapes are looking well. Rain fell at the
close of the week, amounting to .6S of an
| inch.
| AUTOMATICALLY all the grain is gone
| beyond recovery; fields not too far gone
will be used for pasture. Cattle are being
| sent to the mountains, as the feed here Is
exhausted. Trees are doing well, but there
| Is no fruit.
Azusa-Sunday's rain, amounting to LEI
inches, was very timely for cultivating or
chards, but unfavorable for hay that was
down. The water supply will be plenty,
| with good cultivation.
Redlands-The weather of the past two
| weeks has been very favorable for all kinds
Lac Vnt1Q rdc n n n iny
| for the summer. We had good rain on
Sunday, and there was a good fall of snow
| in the mountains, which will increase the
water supply for irrigation.
| North Ontario-Rain, amounting to 1.50
inches, fell on the 18th. The precipitation
was much heavier in the mountains and it
greatly increased the supply of irrigating
water Hay was somewhat damaged, but
everything else received great benefit.
Riverside County
| Elsinore-There was regular downpour
of rain on Sunday, amounting to 1.16 inches.
The rain was too late to be Of benefit to
grain, but will help vegetables and
growing trees.
Orange County
Tustin-The weather has been cool, pleas
ant and somewhat cloudy; rain amount
ing to "a of an inch fell on the 18th and
18th.
Cap.strano-Rain amounting to 80 of an
inch fell on the 18th.
Westminster-The weather continued
cool, with foggy nights. A heavy shoNer
of rain fell on Sunday, greatly benefiting
pasture and vegetables.
San Diego County
San Diego City-The absence of warm
weather was beneficial to crops; 1t made
the usual frequent irrigations unnecessary.
The effect of last weeks rain Is becoming
more apparent, as shown by the favorable
reports as to hay and grain from inland
ranches. The weather has been too cool
for the rapid maturing of small fruits,
which are nearly at a standstill.
| Santee-El Cajon-The weather was cool,
with foggy. mornings and occasionally
cloudy the latter part of the week, ending
with rain. The hay harvest is well adj
vanced and the yield is better than ex-
The wheat crop has improved greatly.
While the wheat fields are thin, the Yield
will be from a third to a half an average
The fTut eFHp Is very TyR prSRfsing
Local Forecast Official, Weather Bureau.
The State at Large
SAN FRANCISCO. May 1.-THE United
States department Of agriculture, Califor-
mia section, has issued the following sum-
mary of the weather and crop conditions
prevailing in this state for the week end
Ing May 16:
fhe heaviest rainfall. except one, since
January. and in some sections the heaviest
Of the season, occurred IN California at
the close of the week. Over an inch of rain
fell at number Of stations in the central
and southern coast portions. At Los An
geles the rainfall amounted to Las inches.
The rainfall in excess of the normal varied
from about three-quarters Of an inch to
one inch and over, except on the north
western coast, where the rainfall was be-
low the normal about one-tenth of an inch
The rain breaks the long drought. and
while too late to be Of much benefit to the
chief agricultural interests, rsinforces the
water supply, and will In many ways Be
Of the utmost advantage. The temperature
br generally cloudy. The cold, cloudy