Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-08-07
PROMISES OF PLENTY.
Crop Reports from All Parts of New
Mexico Continue Favorable
Growth of Fruits, Cereals and
Grasses Stimulated by
Splendid Rains--Cattle
Rolling Fat.
U. s. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE,

The temperature for the week has aver
aged slightly cooler than normal while
the precipitation was about normal and
quite evenly distributed.
The maximum temperature reported
during the week was SO degrees in the ex-
treme southern portion and the minimum
4S degrees in the northern Sc ction.
In some sections hay and alfalfa were
damaged by excessive rainfall, while in
others the weather has been exceptionally
fine for curing and harvesting the crops.
Large quantities of fruit, such as pears,
apples, plums, apricots, berries, etc., are
being placed on sale and shipped out.
Wheat, oats and barley were slightly
damaged in some sections, but in general
all cereals have made steady advance
ment.
The ranges and range cattle continue
the week has been all that could be de-
sired.
The following extracts taken from re-
ports received at this office are of inter
est:
Albuquerque.-M. Custers.-The maxi
mum temperature for the week was 81
degrees and the minimum 60 degrees. A
couple of showers during the week were
beneficial to all crops.
Alma.-Wm. French.-Splendid rains
during all the week, and the grass on the
ranges we'll started. Some heavy thunder
storms occurred near here, causing floods
in the creeks, but here the rainfall was
nice and steady. Some hay was spoiled
and the whole second cutting of alfalfa
was somewhat damaged, but the rains are
an incalculable blessing to these parts.
Aztec.-Prof. H. H. Griftin.--A jor-
ity of the days have been partly cloudy,
and threatening rain, although but little
has fallen. Second cutting of alfalfa has
commenced. Large quantities of early
apples are being shipped to market.
Bsrnalillo.-Brother Gabriel.-On the
30th we had heavy thunder and lightning,
followed by two hours of rain. Fruit,
grains, alfalfa and grass are doing ex-
ceedingly well-far better than past
years. The maximum temperature dur
ing July in this section was IS degrees
and minimum 53 degrees.
Ciruela.-A. M. MISUNDERSTANDING
week of cloudy weather and quite little
rain. The water supply upon the ranges
is now abundant, and the lakes have not
had as much water in them for years.
Oats will be ready to cut in few days.
Plums and early apples are ripening.
Stock is doing Gne.
Engle.-E. j. Westeryelt.- week
has been co oil and pleasant, light showers
fell, doing good to all vegetation. The
highest temperature was 95 degrees and
the minimum 81 degrees.
Gila.-Chas. H. Lyons.-Nice showers
on the 30th and 31st which were badly
needed and will do much good. Up to
this time the rainy season has missed
this part entirely, but there has been
plenty of rain to the east and south of
us. Cattle are looking quite bad, but
crops are doing nicely.
Las Cruces.-New Mexico Agriculture;
College. the greater part of the
week the weather has been clear, warm
and humid. Plants have made a good
growth and some are maturing rapidly.
Grapes are beginning to appear upon the
markets.
Las Vegas.-Dr. F. H. Atkins.-All
crops have continued growth satisfactor-
lily, with no detrimental circumstances
whatever. II has been moist week, we
having had 1.12 inches of rainfall.
Los Alamos.-Wm. Frank.-Crops of
all kinds are doing we'll and if not dam
aged by hail before harvesting, the yield
will be the largest in ten years. The
second crop of alfalfa is being cut; the
first crop suffered greatly from too much
rain.
Lower Penasco.-Hennig Won Bosse.-
Plenty of rain, in fact, too much. The
soil is too wet to be worked. Alfalfa is
in bloom and corn doing fine. Apples
and peaches are ripe in this vicinity.
Ranges could not be better and stock is
fat. Oats and barley were damaged.
Corn is tasseling and silking.
Ocate.-E. NJ. Cosner. = Everything
progressing favorably excepting corn,
which is considerably damaged by ex-
cessive rains and cool, cloudy weather.
Haying on the high prairies will soon be-
gin, where bountiful supply exists.
Raton.-P. II. Smith.-The weather for
the past week has boen exceptionally fine
for curing the hay crop, which ia in pro-
gress generally. Reports of farmers from
many parts of northern Colfax county
agree In speaking of the excellent crops
and the beauty of the landscape. As to
products or weather there il no omplaint.
Ranches of Taos.-A. Gusdorf.- Wealth
er continues wet; wheat growing very
rank and is lodging some, but the grains
having mostly well formed, there is but
little danger of rust; few fields have some
rust. Fruit, corn and oats are doing fine.
In many of the fields wheat and oats are
q ioh la A.,
proportion, in fact all bottom lands are
producing in this shape, and send you
few sample heads, which are about an
average.
Rincon.-C. H. Raitt.-On account of
the continued wet weather mucn of the
grain is in bad condition and not yet
threshed; otherwise the crops are in good
shape, and the ranges still continue in
splendid condition for stock.
| Roswell.-Scott Truxton.-The past
week has been one of general rains, in
deed the entire month has been remark
able in that respect, 4.45 inches being the
total rainfall. All streams, reservoirs and
dams are full to the top. Vegetation
rank and running up at rapid rate. No
damage, however, has been done. Range
in excellent condition and cattle and
sheep fine. All fruits are being rapidly
marketed.
Santa Fe.--U. 8. Weather Bureau.-In
the markets, apples, pears, apricots,
plums, raspberries and black berries are
plentiful, and the few peaches obtainable
are remarkable for their fine flavor. This
years yield of apples will exceed all
previous years. An abundant supply of
the prolific wild red raspberry is obtain.
able at price less than heretofore. Corn,
wheat and oats are advancing rapidly
and the yield will he above the average.
Waksnns Dn Il psinn-Hanx,n =.