Santa Fe daily New Mexican., 1896-07-15
w WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN.
Another Week Of Excellent Growing
w Gather vi Oderately Cool with
Scattered showers Crops
and Ranges w Wonderfully
Improved.
u. S, DEPARTMENT OF AaRICULTuRE,

Santa Fe, N. M, July Ii, 1880. }
The week ending July 12 proved to be
another excellent growing period. Mod
erately cool, partly cloudy weather pre-
vailed, with occasionally light showers;
these showers were scattered and very un-
evenly distributed, so that some locali-
| ties were not favored with any rainfall.
| Growing crops of all kinds made rapid
advancement and are now in good condi-
| tion.
The stock ranges have improved Won
derfully and good feed is now assured.
Early wheat has been very generally
cut and a light crop is generally re-
ported. Corn is in splendid condition
generally and the outlook for good crop
is very favorable.
In the lower Pecos valley the sugar
beet industry is in fine condition. A
good stand of beets is reported through
out the valley and with the abundant
rainfall they are making vigorous
growth.
The sugar factory is nearly completed
and thirty car loads of machinery are nl-
ready on the ground.
The following extracts from few Of
the reports received at this office will be
found OF interest:
Aztec--Prof. II. II. Griffin.-Partly
cloudy and threatening, with some local
showers. The days have been hot and
sultry with warm nights. Good weather
for corn and on the whole the best grow
ing weather of the season. River never
known to be as low but still plenty of
water for all demands.
Bernalillo - Brother Gabriel - Crops
are as good rs could be expected in gem
eral. Second crop of alfalfa excellent
and being cut. Grape vines fine, wheat
being cut and gardens doing we'll. No
rain this week.
Bluewater ]. s. Van Doren-The
week has been varied. Dry hot winds
with sun obscured four ffths of the time
with occasional showers. Indications of
good rains in the mountains but not
reaching the valley to any great extent
Crops needing water badly. Wheat and
oats heading out short in height, outside
stock doing we'll when not overstocked.
Eddy-W. H. Hollabird-The plenteous
rains of the past two weeks germinated
fully 80 per cent of the sugar beet seed
sown during the preceding four weeks and
we have good stand from Eddy to Ros-
we'll. Thorough saturation of the ground
is developing rapid root growth and the
outlook for a first-class crop of sugar
beets is very hattering.
Espanola- l.. A. Phillips-Days partly
cloudy with considerable rain in the
mountains and little in the valley.
Some water for irrigation but not enough
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looking we'll.
Farmington-J. G. Willett-Warm and
cloudy, shower Sunday night. Every
thing growing fine, corn tasseling, alfalfa
never better. Plenty of water for irriga-
tion. Very little fruit but what there is
looking nice.
Fort Wingate--Maj. J. P. Kimball =
After rainless period of more than two
months fine shower fell July and
light showers have fallen daily since. The
total rainfall during the week has been
40 of an inch and the parched cattle
ranges begin to show little green.
Gallinas Springs-J. E. Whitmore--
Week fine for growing crops. Grass
coming fine where have had rains but
rain has not covesed all the country.
Las Cruces - Fabian Garcia The
weather, on the whole, has been clear and
quite warm. The only shower this week
fell on the 9th. The corn crop is looking
we'll and if the rains continue good
crop is expected. The weather has been
very favorable for farm work and the
harvesting of wheat and cultivation of
crops are again in operation.
Los Alamos-Wm. Frank-Frequent
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grass very fine on range. Shearing in
progress and wool looking nice.
Lower Penasco-H. Won Bosse- The
week has been one of finegrowlng weather.
There we're several light showers. Crops
are doing well. Grass is splendid, being
from two to six inches high.
Ocate-E. M. Cosner-Plenty of water
and grass on the ranges for stock and
prospects much brighter than two weeks
ago. Partly cloudy every day this week
Puerto de Luna--P. R. Page-We have
had two showers this week and the crops
and range are now in good condition
Will soon cut the second crop of alfalfa
Cattle and sheep are doing we'll and great
. many are shearlng sheep.
Rincon-C. II. Raitt-The cattle men
are happy this week, but the farmer has
been in state of anxious suspense all the
week, for another downpour of rain would
do him injury. Water running in the
river again.
Valley Ranch--H. M. Strong-Light
showers nearly every day. All crops
growing nicely, second crop of alfalff
growing very fast. Grass on the range
looking green for the first time this yea1
!. and with another week or so of rain thu
stock men will feel easy.
H. B. HERsEY,
Section Director, Santa Fe, N. M