Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-10-02
WEATHER AND CROPS.
Director Jersey Issues His Last Week.
ly Bulletin for 1895-Plentiful
Haryests in New Mexico.
U. 8. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE,

U. 3. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE,
Weather Bureau, :
Santa Fee, N. NJ, Oct. !, 1895.
The past week has been somewhat cool
with considerable partly cloudy weather,
Some showers occurred in the southern
and southwestern parts of territory, the
heaviest reported being at Alma in west
ern Socorro county where the total rain
fall for the week was LOG inches. Las
Cruces was next in amount with .65 of an
inch. Most stations report no rain dur
ing the week.
Harvesting progressed rapidly and is
nearly completed in most localities.
The frosts that occurred on the 22nd
and 23d did but little damage as they
were light in most places and where heavy
the crops were so far advanced as to be
safe from injury.
Nearly all crops have been secured in
good condition and the result of the sea-
sons labor in agricultural lines have been
very satisfactory.
This bulletin will be the last issue for
this season and in closing we wish to
heartily thank our voluntary observers
and reporters, on whose efforts the sue
cess of this work has depended.
Their labors have been appreciated by
the press, which has very generally print
cd these bulletins in full or in part, and
by the interested public who have re-
ceved the valuable information.
Next April the work will be resumed
and We hope to have the valuable aid of
all our old and tried reporters as we'll as
many more new ones.
The weekly reports can now be dlscon-
tinued but voluntary observers are re-
quested to send in their regular monthly
reports as usual.
The following extracts from reports
received at this Office will be found Of in
terest:
Albuquerque. = M. Clusters. - Heavy
wind from east during afternoon of 26th
and heavy southeast wind on the 28th.
Warm days and cool nights, with gener-
| ally clear weather.
Alma.-Wm. French.-Heavy rain dur
ing the night of 26th. The week gener-
ally fine, with showers. Nice April
weather but little off for September.
Bernalillo. - Brother Gabriel. = First
frost on the morning of 22nd, not much
damage done. Quite windy on the 23th
lasting from p. In. to a. m. Days
warm but nights quite cold.
Engle.-E. j. Westervelt.-Very cold
on morning of 23rd. Light showers on
23rd and Gath. Heavy fog in the morn
ing of 25th. Light shower again on the
28th.
Gallinas Springs.-J. E. Whitmore.-
The frost on the 22nd was sufficient to
only burn very tender plants and that
only in different parts of the same field.
t4ila.-Chas. H. Lyons.-Much cooler
this week and lots of cloudy weather but
not much precipitation. Crops are
nearly all safe from frost. Cattle never
looked better.
Las Cruces.-New Mexico Agricultural
College.-The weather has been some
what cool and cloudy; have had few
hard winds but no damage to vegetation.
Harvesting we'll advanced, some corn has
been harvested; wine making has COM
menced. There is very little water in the
acequias.
Las Vegas.-Dr. F. H. Atkins.-The
weather has favored completion of har-
vesting. Some oats and corn are still
untouched by the knife. This years
crops are unusually large. Alfalfa alone
was little damaged by protracted mid
summer rains and dampness. Fine
crops of corn and other grains were
raised without irrigation. On the morn.
ing of 22nd light ice formed but no
plants were frosted near here except on
the lowest lands.
Los Alamos.-Wm. Frank.-Cold nights
and bright days as rule. Harvesting
about over. Beans matured we'll and the
yield is good. Threshing still in pro-
gress and results good, grain sound and
plump and free from defects. As this will
be the last issue of weekly bulletins,
must say that am almost sorry to part
company with my known and unknown
co-reporters. By careful review of all
the differentreports from the different
sections, person can get very clear
idea of the climatic conditions Of the sea-
son, progress of CRYING crops and great
deal of very interesting information.
hope that We may all be spared to
renew our voluntary reports next year.
Lower Penasco.-H. Won Bosse.-The
light frost that occurred on the morning
of the 23d did but little damage; leaves
of corn and sugar cane were frost bitten
in places along the valley. Sugar cane is
being harvested and some corn being
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