The San Francisco call., 1904-04-19
COPIOUS RAINS
INSURE CROPS
April Showers Come at OPP
perfume Time and Boun-
teOus Harvest Is Certain
FARMERS ARE JUBILANT
Reports From Various Agri-
cultural CenterS Show
That DOwnpOur Is General

OAKDALE, April 1S.-Rain began
here shortly after noon to-day and by
o'clock it had increased to a steady
downpouh, the gauge registering fifty
hundredths of an inch. The prospects
are good for an all-night storm. The
rain is general throughout this sec
tion of the valley and from various
warehouse points come reports of equal
precipitation. The farmers agree that
the rain has arrived at exactly the
right time. and the largest crop in
years will be harvested in this section.
Haying will begin in fortnight.
SAN LUIS OBISPO, April 1S.-A
heavy rain set in at 2 o'clock this aft
ernoon which at o'clock had amount
ed to fifty-six hundredths of an inch.
The heaviest part of the storm was
after that time and the total to
O'Clock probably amounted to one inch.
This makes total of 1895 inches for
the season. Seventy -hundredths was
reported at Los Alamos, fifty miles
south of here, at O'Clock This rain
is most opportune and will make the
crops without further moisture The
prospect is for a record breaking sea-
son in San Luis Obispo County and
Northern Santa Barbara County. The
wind is still south, the weather cloudy
and prospects good for more rain.
SAN JOSE, April 1S.-Rain began
falling here at II o'clock to-day and
continued until after o'clock In that
time over half an inch fell. This gives
San Jose a total for the season of over
twelve inches. Up to to-day there
was 11.53 inches of rain for the sea-
son, against 1871 inches to the same
date last year. The rain will do lots
of good. 1t will add many tons to the
hay crop and bring the grain along
finely. The orchards and vegetables
will be greatly benefited. 1t is cloudy
this evening and more rain is likely.
BAKERSFIELD, April 1S.-A light
shower fell here this afternoon.
MERGED, April 18.-The dry wealth
er of several weeks past was bro
ken by copious. showers that fell
this afternoon. More rain is expected
tonight Growing crops are in splen-
did condition and indications point to
a banner grain yield.
STOCKTON, April 1S.-Rain com
menced falling here at 2 o'clock this
afternoon and has continued steadily
since. The storm will be of great bene-
fit and will practically insure the grain
crop, as well as materially benefit the
feed. The present indications are that
the storm will continue through the
night.
HOLLISTER, April 1S.--One- half an
inch of rain fell this afternoon. Crops
never looked better
HANFORD, April 1S.-Rain COM
menced at o'clock and indications are
good for an all-night shower. Feed
has become dry, but the rain is en-
couraging. The wheat looks fine and
the prospects are for big crop
SAN DIEGO. April ia light rain
began falling at 3 o'clock this after
noon, after day of overloaded sky
and south wind. The indications are
for more rain, which would be most
welcome to country interests at the
present time.
TULARE, April 1S-Two hours of
rainfall early this evening resulted in
a precipitation of about thirty one
hundredths of an inch and the pros
poets are for a heavy storm tonight
This rain comes at a very opportune
time, as the feed was commencing to
suffer.
SANTA BARBARA, April 49,
Heavy rain began falling at about 2
o'clock this afternoon and shows in
dications of continuing throughout the
night. Up to IL o'clock the rainfall.
measured II of an inch. Crops will be
greatly benefited.
LOS ANGELES, April 1S.-A steady
rainfall began here shortly after 6
o'clock this evening and continued at
late hour tonight Precipitation to