Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-07-17
WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN
The Fields, Orchards and Ranges of
New Mexico Never Promised Bet
ter-Very General Rains
Some Damage by
Floods.
U. s. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE,
Weather Rureau

NeutHeT DuTeduy Z
Santa Fe, N. NJ, July 16, 1895. J
The past week has been very favorable
for tile growth of crops in general. AL
most daily showers have occurred in
some instances very heavy. The south
ern portion of the territory received
abundant rainfall which was needed for
the stock ranges. The San Juan valley
was favored with but little rain and in
the southwestern part of the territory the
rainfall WAS light, but nearly all other
points were favored with an abundance.
In some places considerable damage was
done by washing out railroad track and
irrigation bitches and flooding crops but
this damage is not to be compared with
the benefit the territory will receive from
the copious rains.
The heaviest rainfall reported for the
week was 3.77 inches at Ocate. The lower
Rio Grande valley and Ii wer Pecos valley
received an average of from 2 to 3 inches.
All crops are in splendid condition and
the stock ranges are covered with excel
lent feed and the outlook very favorable.
The following extracts from few of the
reports received at this Office will be
found of interest.
Albuquerque Custers.- Hailstorm
at 3 p. M, on the 18th, lasting few
minutes, producing oil of an inch of
water. Total rainfall for week 0.88 of an
inch.
Alma.-Wm. French.-Some thunder
showers and cloudy weather during the
week have caused the stock ranges to
show some Improvement. Other crops
are doing well. Rainfall 037 or an inch.
Aztec.-Prof. Fl. H. Griffin.-Clear and
hot have been the prevailing conditions
for the week. No detrimental weather or
storms of any kind. Total rainfall only
0O9 of an inch.
Bernalillo.-Bro. Gabrlel.--A showery
week. Crops are looking fine at present.
Total rainfall 098 of an inch.
Ciruela.-A. NJ. Hollenbeck.-N
steady showers most of week except Tues
day, which was very heavy rain. Good
crops are now assured. Plenty of good
grass for stock and fine outlook for
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Total rainfall 2.79 inches.
Eddy.-Geo. w. Lane.--The week has
been marked by high temperatures and
frequent showers yielding 100 inches OF
precipitation. All crops are in splendid
condition. The rain has retarded hay
making. All canals, reservoirs and
bitches full OF water.
Engle.-E. j. Westervelt.--Heavy rain
afternoon of 18th washing out the rail
road track in many places. All water
holes are we'll supplied and this with the
start the grass has taken on the range
makes the outlook for cattle the best fol
years. Rainfall for week 2.S8 inches.
Gallina Springs.-J. E. Whitmore.-
Crops here in fine condition. Grass ali
over this part of the country fine and as
far as I can learn within a radius of forty
miles. Some hail in this locality but
none here. Total rainfall for week 325
inches.
Las Cruces.-New Mexico Agricultural
College.-The weather has been very ir.
regular; the first two daysit was clear and
hot and since the 9th it has been raining
every day. Plants have made rank growth
corn beginning to tassel and every in6i
cation points to good crop. The
second crop of alfalfa is being injured
by too much rain. Total rainfall 2:ft
inches.
Las Vegas.-Dr. t. H. Atkins.-Fine
growing weather; plenty moisture; crops
all hourishing. Total rainfall los inches
I Los Alamos.-Wm. Frank.-A rainy
week; crops are doing splendid. On the
10th, at p. M, the lightning struck my
store SCATTERING crockery and glassware
into millions of fragments, luckily hurt
ing no one.
Los Lunas.--R. Pohl. - Wheat and
barley are being harvested and the yielt
of both is excellent in quality and
quantity. Second crop of alfalfa is be
ing cut. Some damage has been done BY
water overlooking fields and destroying
bitches. Grass on stock ranges in first
class condition. Total rainfall 40 inches
Monero. ID. W. Caldwell.-Crops have
made good progress during the past
week. The hay crop will be the best VIZ
have had for number of years. Tota
rainfall, 094 OF an inch.
Ocate.-E. M. Cosner.--The week has
been generally cool and cloudy and rainy
VIVA Uobdl VI osSs lhOuco
yet the highest temperature recorded here
for several years was SO on the 9TH
Nearly all the bridges on streams swept
away and slight damage done to crops by
washing.
Ranches of Taos.-Alex. Gusdorf.-
Crops are looking as fine as could be ex
pected. Wheat is commencing to heat
and promises big crop. Rainfall, 0.6i
of IN inch.
Rincon.-C. H. Raitt.-A week of clouds
and rainfall. Wheat damaged some, to
what extent not known as yet, but prob
ably more than counterbalanced by the
benefit to corn and the range. River has
been very high, damaging railroad prop
erty, but is lower now.
Roswell Scott Trnxton. - Unusually
fine weather for growing crops, but al
most daily rains rocky for haying. Fruit
plentiful. Range and stock in fine con.
dition. Grass never better. Rainfall
0.73 of an inch.