The San Francisco call., 1899-03-18
I'M LONGER FEAR
A CROP FAILURE
Farmers Are Assured OF
Heavy Yields.
Joy IN MONTEREY COUNTY
DROUGHT DISTRICTS GIVEN A
THOROUGH SOAKING.
large Acreage Withdrawn From Beet
Culture Because OF Dry
Weather Will Now Be
Seeded.
10Y IN MONTEREY COUNTY
DROUGHT DISTRICTS GIVEN "A
THOROUGH SOAKING.
speolal Dispatch to The Call.

c61INAS March 1.-THE rain storm
continued last night with increased
lence down the valley and the precIpItta
+ion in the southern end Oh tHe -
was far greater than around SaLlid0'
the districts where only recently tne
far,,,ers were In a state of destitution al
-oos+ bordering on starvation the ralnIall
hos heen copious and good crops are as
sured The dry year scare mas SUI
sided and business in this city is alreaoy
imnroying In the extreme souIheth 90
of +be county on the plains as wen as llA
the foothills, farmers are rejoicing at the
nrosnect of a good year after so many
bad ones In some places IN monterey
County there have been no cIopS IL
seven wears, but this year Will prove a
record breaker as far as nay is concelheu'
while rnuch grain will be raised Inc ram
has been so heavy in the toothlIis III, tnaC aa.e
the creeks are rising rapidly. Ihe san
Lorenzo which has been dry for IoHs
time is now a swift mountain current
The Arroyo Seco, it is claimed, VIII supply
enough water for irrigating purposes IN
III June. The Salinas River IS rising rap
idIv MANY farmers between this city ana
King City and around Blanco, VINO nave
been relieved by the Spreckels company
from their obligations to ralse susaI s
beets will, on account Oh the recell' uo"
Dol1r put in large beet crops
The Spreckels Sugar Company put on
an extra force of forty men tooday dC
King JltV In OrQST TO lIT1SdLC OOOO
acres of land on which to. plant beetsi t
The irrigation forces are at work hlSnt
and day and an immense acreage Is pc
ing irrigated both here and at hlhg Cl!y'
Priest Valley received the greatest rain
fall in this county for the last storm,
eettine 40 inches Snow is reported lower
en''itbe en thee Santa Lucia, range than it has
been for sixteen years. At Bradley,
small town in the extreme south the
the Southern Pacific track was washed
away. The train from the south was De
layed fifty minutes on account OF II. Inc
precipitation at the different farmlnS
places in this valley is follows: Sail
mas 1.36, Gonzales LAP, Bradley 200 King
! City 154, Soledad 1.6O San Lucas 15O'
CAYUCOS, March 1.-THE rainfall for
! the storm was. 2:O9 inches and for the
| last season. 1t insures good crops or
| hay and grain. The indications are ia
vorable for more rain soon. The noun
tains are covered by snow.
! LOS ANGELES, March 1.-THE county
| Supervisors are receiving reports from
the county in regard to the effect OF the
| lowlands according to the reports, have
! been barely saved and in the highlands
are beyond saving. Deciduous fruits nave
/ little chance of gain from the ram DuI
the citrus fruit crops with cultivation and
ample irrigation will show a good yield
vailed all crops will yield well. The
! storm which has hovered over Southern
| California for two days has passed to the
u.
! NAV now be looked for, according to the
! Weather Bureau. Rain fell at San Diego
! this morning, but nowhere else in the
| southern part of the State. Up to 12
! O'Clock the present storm yielded 1OS
/ inches of rain, making the total fall for
| the season 3.99.
! ORANGE, March 1.-THE rain which
! has fallen here has assured good hay
| crop In the grain section the rain has
been godsend. The outlook K Tor qecif- fsS,i4a
uous fruits is very good and citrus fruits
| hay never been in better condition.
! SANTA BARBARA, March 1.-THE
rainfall during last nights storm was SO.
! This makes 1.91 for the storm and l0UO
t for the season. 1t is still threatening.
/ REDLANDS, March 1.-THE drought is
! broken with a rainfall of .65 of an inch
! area is sown. About fifteen inches Of
! snow fell at Bear Valley.
! PASADENA March f7.-To-days pre-
! cipitation was so of an inch making a
! total for to-day and yesterday of 1-57
| inches, with good prospects for more to-
night. This insures a good crop of hay,
! with a fair yield of grain on the lower
| lands even If no more rain should fall.
| VENTURA March 17.-Nearly a half
| inch of rain fell early this morning, MAX
| ing nearly an inch and a quarter for the
/ last twenty-four hours. There are good
! indications for another rain tonight. The
! outlook for abundant crops is excellent.
! rainfall in this vicinity up to a. m. to-
/ day was 3.94 inches and for the season
/ 1913. against $40 up to same date last
year. All dancer of another dry year is
/ gone. Grain is up from four to eight
inches and looking fine. With April show
ers a very large crop will be harvested
! THIS season