Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-06-11
CONDITION OF CROPS.
Official Reports From Territorial
Points to United States Weather
Bureau-CrOps Doing Well.
u. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE,
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u. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE,
Weather Bureau,
Santa Fe, N. NJ, June IL, 1895.
The past week has been very favorable
to the advancement of all kinds of vege-
tation. The temperature has averaged a
trifle above the normal, which was needed
after the cool weather and abundant rain
fall of preceding week.
! Occasional light showers were reported
from some localities, but the ground was
generally in good condition from the
rainfall of preceding weeks. All kinds
of farm crops have made good advance
ment. Fruit has grown we'll and is now
in very promising condition.
The feed on the stock ranges is i'm
proving rapidly and in many localities ia
already excellent. There ia an abundance
of water in all the streams and good
amount of snow in the high mountains to
keep up the supply as it mets.
The following extracts from few of
the reports received at this Office will be
found of interest:
Conditions greatly improved with the
rain of last week and the warm weather
Of this week. Alfalfa crop is reported ex-
cellent and is being cut. Grass on the
mesas is growing finely and affords feed
for stock in abundance.
Gallinas Springs.-J. L. Whitmore.-
Grass has made very good growth, also
vegetables. Still planting corn and beans;
ground in fine condition.
Las Cruces.-New Mexico Agricultural
College.-The weather has been uniformly
warm and quite humid; some high winds at
night. Fruit is making good progress.
Grains are ripening fast. Corn is very
promising.
Las Vegas.-Dr. +. II. Atkins.-The
conditions have remained entirely favor
able. Plenty of water in the bitches for
irrigating; crops of all kinds are advanc-
ing satisfactorily.
Los Alamos.- William Frank.--Crops
OF all kinds doing well; first crop of al
falfa will be cut 10y the 10th or 18th inst.
A light rain fell during the forepart of
the week.
Los Lnnas. - Richard Pohl. - The
weather upon the whole has been favor
able for the advancement OF vegetation
during the past week. The first crop of
alfalfa has been harvested. There is
still! an abundant supply of water for ir-
rigation.
Lower Penasco.-Hennig Won Bosse.--
Southeast winds in the forepart of the
week dried out the soil considerably;
ranges, crops and livestock though, are
in good condition.
0cate.--E. M. Cosner.--The week has
been favorable for all crops and grass.
Could suggest nothing that would i'm
prove the present condition.
Puerto de Luna.P. R. Page.-Crops
are doing very well and range is in good
condition. Sheep and cattle are i'm
proving. Clear weather and no rain.
Rincon.-C. H. Raitt.--A good week for
growing crops. Wheat, with favorable
weather for harvest, will be the heaviest
crop ever raised here. A large acreag
OF corn has been planted.
Ranches of Taos.-Alex. Gusdorf.-Cool
nights first of week, causing slow growth
of corn and beans. Wheat and oats doing
finely also all kinds of fruit.
Roswell. l.-Scott Truxton.-Wee has
been fine growing weather. Alfalfa all
stacked and mostly irrigated for second
cutting. From personal inspection of
orchards, believe the apple yield this
year will far exceed that of any previous
year. Other fruit better than was ex-
pected. Range in fine condition and
cattle fat. Good crop of strawberries
coming on.