Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-04-29
WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN.
Conditions More Favorable Than Last
Week-Fruit Not as Badly Dam-
aged as Feared-StOck Ranges
Need Rain.
u. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE,
Weather Bureau,
Santa Ee N M ADril 3d. 1896,

u. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE,
Weather Bureau,
Santa Fe, N. NJ, April %, 1896. }
The week ending April 81 averaged
quite little above the normal in tempe
ratu,e, but no rainfall was reported for
the week. Warm days and cold nights
have prevailed. The first two days and
the last day of the week we're very windy
but generally pleasant weather prevailed.
These conditions, while being decided
Improvement over the preceding week
we're not altogether favorable. Rain is
badly needed and warmer weather.
The effect of the severe frosts OF the
18th and 18th on the fruit can not be de-
termined with any certainty at present
but the outlook is more encouraging
than it was week ago.
The stock ranges, except in the north
eastern part are very dry and cattle are
getting thinner. The water from the
heavy snow of the 18th in the northeast
ern portion has given the grass good
start.
In the lower Pecos valley the nights
have not been as cool, being at lower
altitude, and the growth of vegetation has
been more satisfactory.
The following brief extracts from
few of the reports received at this office
will be found Of interest:
Alma.--Wm. French.-The frost on the
18th and 18th destroyed nearly all the
fruit crop. Alfalfa looking very well con-
sidering the cold nights, but growth
necessarily slow. Range very dry but
condition of stock fair as yet.
Bernalillo.-Brother NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
beginning to show improvement. Alfal-
ia quite promising. Ranges poor yet
Fruit trees beginning to look better al
though not much early fruit remaining
Grape vines doing very we'll in this sec
ton, still there is danger from the cold
nights. Wheat growing rapidly. Water
plenty in all the bitches.
Bluewater.- j. s. Van Doren.-
Wind two days first of the week followed
by pleasant weather. Grass getting good
start. Warm days and cold nights.
Eddy.--A. A. Driggs.-Crops growing
nicely, alfalfa will be ready to cut III
about two weeks. Range becoming dry
needs rain. Wheat and rye doing well
and will be ready for harvest about June l
Gallinas Springs.-J. Z. Whitmore.--
There has been too much wind for crops
and grass to advance the past week. Very
strong wind on the 22nd. Think thu
cherries and plums were injured so by
the frosts that there will not be more
than half crop. Apples injured some
n I, oh pntt n M
i Las Cruces.-Fabian Garcia.-The pas
week has been warm and somewha
cloudy but no unusual changes have oc
Cured. Plants and foliage injured b!
frost on the 18th and 18th are slowly re
covering. The general outlook for whea
and alfalfa is very good. The secont
growth on the grapes is beginning to ap
pear and from all Indications up to dat
the grape crop will be the best crop il
the fruit line and that will only be par
tial crop. Water plentiful for irrigation
Las yegas.-Dr. F. h. Atkins.-Crol
conditions all remain good, plenty O
water in bitches. Grass reported goo
on ranges. No adverse circumstances.
Los Alamos. = VIM. Frank. - Rattle
cool and windy but crops doing fairl
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good crop of grain, fruit and corn j
probable 80 far.
Los Lunas.-R. Pohl.-The past weel
has been favorable to plant growth
Wheat and alfalfa look we'll although
: both are backward in comparison will
other years. Farmers are planting corn
|. Grapes are beginning to sprout and
not hurt by frost may make a full crop.
Rincon.-C. n. Ra,tt.-While the weel
was an improvement on last week it wa
far from satisfactory. Rain is needed
very badly. Wheat is looking we'll, bu
cool weather is keeping gardens and tn
later crops back.
Springer.--Dr. L. Hines.-High wind
first part of week. Days warm and night
cool. Farmers planting oats and wheat
Plums, apricots, peaches, pears and ap
pies in bloom. Rain badly needed. Plent,
water for irrigation.
II. B. HERsEY,
Section Director