Usual Planting and Harvesting Dates
                2001                   Usual Harvesting
              Harvested                     Dates
               Acreage     Usual
               (1,000     Planting         Most            Principal
 Crop          Acres)      Dates   Begins  Active    Ends  Counties
 FIELD
 CROPS
 Corn,            46 .0  Apr       Sep 25  Oct       Nov   Curry,
 Grain                   15-May            1-Oct     20    Roosevelt,
                         20                30              San Juan,
                                                           Union
 Cotton,          70 .2  Apr       Oct 10  Oct       Dec   Chaves, Curry,
 All                     10-May            25-Nov    20    Doa Ana, Eddy,
                         20                30              Lea, Luna,
                                                           Quay,
                                                           Roosevelt
 Hay,            270 .0            May 1             Oct   Chaves, Doa
 Alfalfa                                             20    Ana, Eddy,
                                                           Quay, San Juan,
                                                           Socorro,
                                                           Roosevelt
 Peanuts          22 .2  May       Oct 1   Oct       Nov   Curry, Lea,
 for Nuts                10-Jun 1          10-Oct    10    Roosevelt
                                           30
 Sorghum,        140 .0  May       Oct 15  Oct       Dec   Curry, Quay,
 Grain                   10-Jul 1          20-Nov    15    Roosevelt
                                           15
 Wheat,          240 .0  Aug       Jun 15  Jun       Jul   Curry, Quay,
 Winter                  25-Oct            20-Jul    15    Roosevelt
                         15                10
 VEGETABLES
 Chile            17 .7
 Peppers
 Green              ---  Mar 1-Apr July    Aug       Oct
                         1         20      1-Sep     15    Chaves, Doa
                                           30              Ana, Eddy,
 Red                ---  Mar 1-Apr Oct 1   Oct       Dec   Hidalgo, Luna,
                         1                 15-Nov    15    Sierra
                                           30
 Onions            7 .7
 Grano              ---  Oct 1-Oct May 25  Jun       Jul   Doa Ana, Luna,
                         15                1-Jul 1   25    Sierra
 Sweet              ---  Jan       Jul 1   Jul       Oct   Doa Ana, Luna,
 Spanish                 20-May            15-Aug    1     Sierra
                         15                15
 Potatoes          6 .4
 Summer            2 .2  Mar 5-Apr Jul 15  August    Sep   Curry,
                         1                           15    Roosevelt
 Fall              4 .2  Apr       Sep 1   Sep       Oct   San Juan
                         20-May            20-Oct    20
                         10                1

 FRUITS
 Apples             ---
 North              ---            Sep 1   Sep       Oct   Rio Arriba,
                                           15-Oct    30    Sandoval,
                                           15              San Juan,
 South              ---            Aug 15  Sep       Oct   Chaves, Doa
                                           1-Oct     30    Ana, Lincoln,
                                           15              Otero,
                                                           Torrance
 NUTS
 Pecans             ---            Nov 1   Nov       Jan   Doa Ana,
                                           15-Dec    1     Chaves, Eddy,
                                           15              Otero, Luna



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