The herald., 1898-11-30

SAN LUIS OBIsPo COUNTY
San Luis Ob.spo C!ty-There is nothing
to report in the way Of farm work; the
weather conditions were, il anything, un-
favorable.
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY
Carpenteria-The wind storm of the oath
and 18th did not reach our valley. The
town Of Summerland six miles from here,
felt the wind, as several oil derricks were
damaged.
VENTURA COUNTY
West Saticoy-The weather was. clear,
with cool nights and cas-. 70 nortJ winds
ternoons. There Were no i'll effects frons
the wind storm on Friday. No farm work
Is being done.
ardsdale-There was high east wind
Thursday and Friday. The weather has
been cold, with light frost and ice in low
lands, but no material damage resulted.
LOS ANGELES COUNTY
Azusa-A wind storm prevailed from the
10Th. being most severe during The night
of the 10Th, There was no damage to
buildings and the storm was not as severe
as those of 1891 and 1892. The damage to
;recs is confined to broken limbs in places;
the damage to fruit varies from one 20 ten
per cent the greatest damage being along
The, foot hills. Well pruned trees suffered
little.
Whittier-High winds prevailed Thurs
day night and all day Friday. Very tie,
If any, damage resulted to fruit of any kind
for.
Compton-Tho<xind storm on Thursday
evening and Friday morning did no damage
worthy of note. A shower of rain fed
Thursday afternoon almost heavy enough
TO lay the dust: Crops are In good condi-
ton. A heavy frost occurred Friday night
Downey-There was no damage from the
wind storm of the oath and 25th, as we are
protected from the winds that effect The
dairy and alfalfa farmers. mr % Farmers s ex- ss-
pect to make one more alfalfa cutting.
which will be from seven to nine cuttings
this season.
Long Beach-The weather has been dry
and quite cold, though no frost has occurred
as yet. There was no damage from the
Wind storm of the Path and 25th;, In fact
gran has been planted; farmers are watt
ing for rain.
Pomona--The wind of the 24th and night
In this vicinity did not damage the oranges
over one per cent; there was no wind after
daylight on the 25th. Heavily loaded trees
were to some extent broken. but not one
IN hundred Injured. Many orchards heav-
tree or fruit In the feast Orchards ex-
posed to the mouths of the canyons suf-
fered considerably, but none as severely as
al first reported.
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
Redlands-The weathe continues cool and
dry, with frosts III exposed places. Snow
fell In the mountains on the 24th The
ground Is very dry and farm work Is at a
standGtlll. Information received from var1-
olls 5ectfons In this vicinity shows that
the damage to trees and the loss of fruit
from the wind storm is very light. A few
orchards In exposed places suffe red to some
extent, but on the whole the loss in too
small to compute.
North Ontario-The first 'norther'' of the
winter commenced about s .. m. on the
2i;h. and continued most of the night It
was due north wind, and It's grea test force
was experienced near the foot hills where
some damage was done by blowing off or
'anges. Not over two per cent of the or
aiiges were blown from the trees; some tree
limbs were broken. Rain is badly needed.
ORANGE COUNTY
.Orange-A severe north wind commenced
about sunset of the 24th, and continued vii h
i diminishing force all the next day ana oc-
lcasionally during the following night Dam
age to trees ard the orange crop IS incon-
siderable, probably it will not amount to
more than five per cent. and that only In
the most exposed orchards. The wind was
chiefly remarkable for the immense guam
tity of dust 1t carried.
minster-The windy weather of the
past two weeks eliminated in a heavy
northeast wind on Friday which did con-
siderable damage to. trees of all kinds.
Stock is looking badly, as the wind dried
out the feed. Celery is looking we'll; no
frost to injure vegetation yet
Capistrano-The Gather continues cool
here, and no damage was done.
Fullerton-A very heavy north wind be-
gan on The evening of the 24th; about morn
ing 1t shifted to east and blew hard all day.
We know of no damage being done; very
few oranges were blown off. We have had
no frost 20 injure anything.
Tustin-The wind storm of the oath and
25th was quite heavy, but no material dam
age was done. In exposed places some or
anges were blown off, but not enough to
affect the general output.
SAN DIEGO COUNTY
San Diego City-The rain on the evening
OF the 24th amounting to IL of an inch, was
purely local. The high wind of the 25th did
no damage to trees, fruit or buildings; it
was the heavies. wind since last winter
Santee-El Cajon-Light rain fell in this
vicinity Thursday night. There was but
little wind Thursday, and no damage what
ever. The latter part of the week was cool
and dry. Some oranges are being shipped
for the holiday trade, though they are not
ripe.
Escondido-Clear, cool weather prevailed,
with less frost than the previous week. A
light shower of rain fell Thursday evening.
Ra!sin shipping is quite brisk
GEORGE E. FRANKLIN,
Local Forecast Official, Weather Bureau.