Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-06-05
WEATHER OF THE WEEK
Condition of Territorial Crops
Abundant Rain-SnOw in Some
Places-NO Serious Damage
Done by FrOsts.
u. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE,

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The past week has been very cool with
much cloudy weather and more than the
usual amount of wind. The central part
of the territory was visited by a good
| fall of rain and in some localities by
snow ON the 29th and Both. The cold
cloudy weather has retarded the growth
of crops but not permanently injured
them. A few days of warm weather would
bring them rapidly forward.
The temperature fell quite low in some
localities on the Both but no serious
damage resulted from it. A few beans
and other tender vegetables we're frosted
little in some sections but this damage
was not of any great extent. On the
morning of the Both the rain turned to
snow in the vicinity of Santa Fe and
caused some damage to shade and fruit
trees in that locality by breaking of
branches from the weight of the wet
snow.
Some loss in sheep and lambs is re-
ported due to the storm.
The following extracts from few of
the reports received at this Office will be
found of interest:
Albuquerque.-Prof. M. R. Gaines
Fine rain on the 29th and Both. Snow on
the Sandals apparently as much as at
any time last winter. Rainfall 1922
inches.
Alma.-William French. - Showed in
the mountains on the goth with cold
rains in the valleys. Light frost in un-
sheltered places on the 30th but no dam
age of any consequence. Rainfall, .O4 of
an inch.
Bernalillo.-.B Brother Gabriel.-Heavy
southwest wind on the 2Sth doing some
damage to fruit. Fine rain on 29th and
3Oth. Rainfall, 1O4 inches.
Eagle.-G. A. Foley.-Good soaking
rain on the Goth, followed by high winds
from south. Range looking well.
Espanola.-Jim Curry. = High winds
during the week but no unusual damage.
Crops are looking we'll. Rainfall O.83 of
an inch.
Gla.-Chas. H. Lyons.-All irrigated
crops making satisfactory progress. Cat
tie looking fairly we'll. Calf crop very
light.
Las Cruces.-New Mexico Agricultural
College.-The weather has been cool and
cloudy and a good deal of high wind;
conditions not favorable to plant growth.
Small grains beginning to ripen. First
crop of alfalfa nearly all harvested.
Cherries beginning to ripen. Rainfall
only .O2 of an inch.
Las Vegas.-Dr. F. H. Atkins.-All
crop and cattle circumstances have re-
manned entirely favorable within the
range of this report during the past
week. Rainfall .09 of an inch.
| Las Lunas.-R. Pohl.--Rain has de-
layed the cutting of alfalfa and in some
instances has spoiled some that was cut
just before the rain. Heavy loss in sheep
reported from the eastern part of the
county where snowstorm ragged on the
18th and Both. Rainfall 1856 inches.
Ocate.-E. M. Cosner.-Crops and grass
have progressed slowly during the past
week owing to the cool cloudy weather.
Have had some high winds, but nothing
INJURED by it. Rainfall, .33 of an inch.
Puerto de Luna.-P. r. Page.-The
winds and cool weather have retarded the
growth of grass and feed on ranges is not
as good as was expected from the amount
of rain that fell last week. Trace of rain
on the 30th.
Ranches of Taos.-Alex. Gusdorf.-
After last weeks rain we had some nice
days. Crops growing finely. Heavy
winds on the 2Sth and 29th, which thinned
the fruit crop and in my opinion will i'm
prove the outlook, as trees are yet loaded
with fully as much as they can bear.
Evening of 29th it began to rain, turning
to snow next morning and temperature
fell pretty low; had a very light frost, but
no damage to amount to anything.
Nipped few beans. One inch of rain
fall.
Roswell. SCOTT Truxton.-The past
week, although showing rapid advance
ment of all kinds of crops, has been char
acterized by high winds and fuctuating
Temperature. Fruit being thinned to
prevent the trees from being broken
from the weight. Grass on ranges i'm
proving. Rainfall, .04 of an inch.