The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-08-24
WEATHER AND CROPS
Conditions Prevailing Throughout
Southern California


the growth of trees, though some sections
| report that trees are holding up we'll in
spite of the. drought. The hot weather
vines in some places. Atf Is proSabIle that hat
walnuts also were injured TO some extent,
but It Is too early 10 ascertain the actual
facts, Deciduous fruits are ripening ear
In some localities, while In others 1t Is be-
low the average, both In quantity and quail
ity.. The weather was favorable for peach
drying, which Is well advanced. The sugar
| beet harvest Is In full progress in Orange
county. The bean crop Will be light In
Ventura county. Occasional morning fogs
mountain fires prevailed at the close Of the
week In the watershed of the Sierra Madre
range, north of Pasadena.
Extracts from correspondents reports BY
counties:
San Luis obispo County
San Luis Obispo Ci.y-The weather was
favorable for fruit drying and picking; no
Musick-Hot weather prevailed the entire
week. doing considerable damage to grapes
Ventura County
Bardsdale-The latter part of the week
was very warm and dry; there were no
| fogs. Fruit trees are In good condition, con-
siderng the drought. Beans will be light
crop.
Los Angeles County
al cloudy or foggy morning the past week,
otherwise clear, hot weather prevailed with
lower percentage Of humidity The mean
tesmepraIure was four degrees in excess Of
vailed at the close of the week In the Sierra
Madre range. Lack Of water Is causing
much suffering, to truck gardens.
hot; fruit. ripened rapidly, but the greater
portion Of it Is small and is not as Juicy as
IN former years.
Nnr1,, DAa
fruits generally are ripening earlier than
usual; the quantity as we'll as the qaulity
Is below the average Corn is an entire fall
is short. The weather was Favorable for
its height .s Ae pe'e" s'A'0A ~" a.
ficiai to crops; corn Is being cut for fodder;
orange and lemon trees are holding up we'll
Downey-Dec.duous fruit growers. are
busy harvesting fruit for the canneries.
Artesia-The past week was warm and
dry; some late corn suffered from the hot
weather. The sugar beet harvest is in full
progress; grapes are ripening fast:
ing the past week was very high. Some or
Ichards show the lack of water, but no one
believes that any of the trees. will be lost
on account of the shortage of water this
season. The weather has been excellent
for drying fruit.
San Bernardino County
Redlands-There was heavy thunder
storm in the mountains northeast of the
city Friday afternoon, accompanied by
heavy rain.
Riverside County
Moreno-Orchards are not making much
growth, but considering. the shortage of
water, orchardists must be satisfied if the
trees hold their own this year.
ArmadaIThe weather has moderated;
much u 'se complaint az and es suffering; many
camped out at night on their verandas.
Beaumont-The summit of Mount San
Gorgonia Is reported to be dry and dusty;
the ravines, where in ordinary years there
Is plenty.
Orange County
Capistrano-There was no extremely hot
weather In this locality the past weekl the
temperature did not reach 80 degrees.
Orange-The very warm weather of the
past two weeks, may have caused some
damage TO walnuts. but It is too early to as
considerably reduced for few days, eeit it
Is increasing. Loquats are commencing to
bud and will soon be in bloom. Peach dry
ing continues.
San Diego County
San Diego City-Peaches and melons of
yielding better both as to quality and guam
come into the market. While the demand
for LEMONS is not so great as It was last
w
shipments are being made daily to the east.
Olive picking continues.
Fallbrook-There was a thunder storm In
this vicinity last Wednesday.
PoWay-Peaches are ripening fast and
many are drying their entire crop.
observation-disclosures weather, with some
fog, prevailed the past week. Peach drying
is we'll advanced. Early grapes and apples
" santeemEi cajon-rhe weather was very
warm and the effect of the heat is very
in many cases, owing to the lack Of irrigat-
ing water, have been badly injured and the
orange crop, In consequence, will be light.
Peach drying is well advanced; the early
varieties have nearly all been dried the
crop is not as heavy as last seasons, but
the quality of the fruit is good. There
were some indications Of rain in the noun
tains.
GEORGE e. FRANKLIN,
Local Forecast Official, Weather Bureau.
The State at Large
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 2s.-The climat-
lie and crop conditions existing in California
for the week ending August q have been
summarized by the weather bureau as fol-
lows:
the interior. No rain has fallen except in
San Bernardino and Riverside counties and
being done to orchards by the continued
drought. Beans and small fruits are In
jured, but walnuts are not materially dam
aged. In the coast section crops are nearly
up to the average. Sugar beets will proba-
bly, prove a fair crop in coast sections. Hop
picking will begin about the first of Seq. en-
Der. The picking Of grapes for raisins will