Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-09-04
CROPS IN NEW MEXICO.
Reports from All Parts of the Terri
tOry-Rather Too Much Rain in
Some Localities 4th
Alfalfa CrOp-RangeS
IIuXuriant.
U. s. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE,

U. s. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE,
Weather Bureau,
Santa Fe, N. NJ, Sept. 3, 1895. J
The past week has been moderately
cool and in most parts of the territory
occasional showers have occurred. While
these conditions have not been injurious,
dry, warm weather would have been much
more beneficial for maturing and ripen-
ing of crops.
Harvesting has progressed somewhat
slowly in most parts owing to frequent
rains. The third crop of alfalfa has gen.
orally been secured but quite part of it
has been more or less injured by rain.
There is prospect of good fourth crop
now.
About the only part of the territory
where the stock ranges were not in the
best possible condition was northwestern
Grant county and during the past week
heavy rains have fallen there, insuring
good feed in that vicinity as we'll as the
balance of the territory.
The fruit crop is in excellent condition,
the cool, damp weather Of past week be-
ing very favorable to late apples, which
are growing to wonderful size. Grapes
are ripening very slowly. Corn has grown
we'll and is very heavy IN fodder but needs
warm, dry weather to hasten it to matur-
ity before the autumn frosts appear.
The following extracts from few of
the reports received at this office will be
found of Interest,"
Alma.-Wm. French.-We have had lots
of rain all around this week and grass on
the ranges is good everywhere now, in
fact as good as it Will get. The rain has
been much heavier in the adjacent coun-
try than at this station, where the total
for the week was 1888 inches
ernalillo.-Brother Gabriel.--Grapes
beginning to get ripe and in some of our
neighboring towns are abundant. few
of our vineyards have been somewhat in
jured by hail during the past month.
Corn and vegetables are doing we'll gen
orally. Third crop of alfalfa now cut
and good prospect for fourth cutting.
Cattle in good condition and grazing fine
all over the country.
.Engle.-E. j. Westervelt.- pleas
ant weather. Two thunderstorms at night,
one on 29th and one on Both.
Espanola.-Jim Curry.-The week has
been favorable to all crops which are bet
ter than for years.
Fort Union.-C. G.. Everhart. - Con-
siderable alfalfa is being cut and some
was slightly damaged by rain after cut
ting. Cattle are fattenang; range better
than for eight or ten years.
Gallinas Springs. 4. Whitmore.--
The week has been fine for growing
crops. There have been local showers,
some very heavy ones to the east and
northeast. Everyone preparing to cut
and put up prairie gramma grass for hay.
1t is line all over the country as far as
we can hear.
Las Cruces.-New Mexico Agricultural
Jollege.-The weather has been uniform
ly warm and somewhat cloudy. Plants
not making rapid growth but giving
signs of maturity. Apples and grapes
abundant. Early corn beginning to
rlpen. No water in the acequia for a
week.
Las Vegas.-Dr. F. H. Alphabetically
cool and damp week interfering with
harvesting. Much alfalfa being cut now
will be of inferior quality as it is i'm
perfectly cured. The small grains are
harvesting safely, however, and tho final
result of all crops now seems to promise
we'll.
Ocate.-E. M. Cosner.-The numerous
showers of rain interfere seriously with
haying. Harvesting of wheat and oats
has begun and promises we'll. Potatoes
are exceptionally good.
Ranches of Taos.-A. Gusdorf.-The
rain on the 9th and 29th is somewhat de-
laying harvesting; wheat and oats are
yielding well; corn could do better-too
wet. Fruit, apples, pears and plums are
doing fine.
Raton.-P. H. Smith.-The past week
has been somewhat varied. A good
shower on the goth extending over large
area of country. All reports are that
crops are in fine condition. Some hail
fell on the 29th fifteen miles south of here
doing slight damage.