Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-09-23
WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN.
A Variety Of Weather Conditions Dur
Ing the Past Week-Generally
Beneficial to Crops.
U. 8. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE,
Weather Bureau,


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The week ending September 81 pre-.
sented a variety of weather conditions
the fret four days being quite warm, the
ensuing two days below the normal in
Temperature and the last day abou. nor.
NAL. Light showers were frequent and
on the 10th steady drizzling rain was
the general order.
Several stations report thunderstorms
op the 18th and some were accompanied
by more or less severe hail storms.
| The week taken as whole may be con.
sidered beneficial. Harvesting and corn
cutting we're somewhat interfered with by
the rain and some grain damaged, but the
extent of the injury is not serious.
| The week was especially favorable to
the stock ranges, continuing the growth
of feed and filling up the ponds and water
holes nicely in districts not favored with
living streams.
The outlook for stock is very encourag-
ing, cattle being in excellent condition
and feed ard water generally abundant.
The corn crop is being secured and the
yield is very satisfactory.
No damaging frosts have been reported
so far and as nearly all crops have been
secured, but little damage can result from
same when they occur.
Gardens have done very we'll and vege-
tables are abundant.
The fruit crop is being gathered now,
and though generally light is far from
being failure.
Small grains have yielded bettsr than
was expected in early part of the season.
The sugar beets in the lower Pecos
valley are doing very we'll and promise
excellent results.
The following extracts from a few of
the reports received at this Office will be
found of interests
Albuquerque-M. Custer-Light thun-
derstorm on the 18th in the afternoon
and heavy one at night. Drizzling
rain on the 10th nearly all day.
Aztec-Prof. H. H. Grifin-Part,y
cloudy threatening weather with oonsid-
erable rain. The season has been espe-
cially favorable for the growth and ripen-
| ing of grapes. They have ripened fully
two weeks earlier than usual and the crop
is fully up to the average.
| Bernaliilo - Brother Gabriel Fine
showers several times during the week,
benefiting greatly soil, crops and grazing.
Stock in general in excellent condition.
Vegetables in general satisfactory, consid-
ering the past condition of the weather.
In one OF the gardens was grown cauli-
flower that weighed eleven pounds and
measured fifteen inches in width. To-
matoes in general are good and of regu-
lar size. 1t is expected to get good
crop of alfalfa for fourth cutting. Corn
has given quite satisfactory results;
grapes are not so plentiful as expected,
but are large and juicy. River somewhat
higher of late and sufficiently supplies
irrigation.
Rluewater-Col. j. 8. Van Doren-
Another growing week; corn, Egyp-
tian corn, roots and vine crops ma
tured and being harvested. Warm days
up to 18th; nights cool but no frost.
A thunder shower accompanied with hail
and rain passed quarter of mile to the
west of our rain gauge, on Thursday 18th.
Your observer is of the opinion that an
inch of water fell within radius of two
miles within thirty minutes, causing
heavy flow OF water down the arroyo. A
rain storm accom- mpanied with hail on the
18th inst. from to 5. p. m. On the 18th
at 10 O'Clock cold ram with heavy
southeast winds set in. Range pasture
good.
Eddy-H. g. Holabird-The crop of
alfalfa hay is as fine this year as has ever
been known. The corn crop is also very
superior. With the fine rains of the past
week amounting to LAG inches the sur
rounding ranges show up very we'll. Much
cooler since the rain.
Gallinas Springs-J. E. Whitmore-
Two thunderstorms here this week. Corn
is ripening, also sugar cane. Range IL in
fine condition but more rain would be Of
benefit to fill up water holes. Bean crop
has been injured by hail in some points
and by drouth in others where they had
no irrigation.
Las Cruces-Fabian Garcia-With the
exec ption of two warm days the week has
been somewhat cool. On the 18th the
maximum did not register over 66 de.
grees. On the 18Th and 18th We had
pretty fair showers. Crops and vege.
tables in general are doing we'll. Early
corn has been gathered.
Las VeRas-Dr. F. H. Atkins-A cool
week except 18th and three days rain
at end--total 2.46 inches. On the 18th
furious hailstorm out of the northwest
after several days straight south wind.
Leaves freely knocked from trees and
celery and alfalfa mentioned as especial
~ damaged; hail as usual In narrow belt,
rain wider.
Los Alamos-Wm. Frank-Has been
rainy here more or less since the 16th; on
the 18th cold drizzling rain and col1
wind interfering with threshing and put
ting standstill to all harvesting. Some
wheat will be damaged that was being
threshed. This rain will help the third
crop of alfalfa II not followed by frosts.
Lower Penasco o-H. Won Bosse-Several
email rain showers; nights cool; fog and
drizzling rain ON the 14th. Corn ripe
and yield good. Third crop Of alfalfa 10
being badly damaged by grasshoppsrs.
| Ocate-E. NJ. Cosner-C Cloudy, rainy
weather has been detrimental to grain and
hay, of which considerable 10 ont and not
stacked. A fair crop of potatoes has
been raised this season and they are of
splendid quality.
Santa Fe-U. 8. Weather Bureau-The
past week has been fairly favorable.
Stock ranges are in the best possible con.
dition and water abundant. Corn is be-
ing harvested. Apples and peaches gath
cred with fair results.
NOTE TO RHPoaTxRs.
This issue of the weekly crop bulletin
10 the last Of the season, and weekly Drop
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