Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-05-13
WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN.
Season Continues Backward = Rain
Much Needed on Stock Ranges
Water Enough for IrFt-
cation.
u. S. DEPARTMENT OF AaRIcULTURE,

u. S. DEPARTMENT OF AaRIcuLTURE, y
Weather Bureau,
Santa Fe, N. M, May -, 1896.
The week ending May IL was far from
being favorable for growth of crops.
High, dry win,ls and cold nights kept
everything back. No rainfall was re-
ported during the week. Light frosts oc-
Cured very generally on the 9Th and
9th but not severe enough to cause very
great damage. The stock ranges are
badly in need of rain and stock, though
in fair condition yet from the old foed,
are falling off and will suffer in some To-
ealities soon If rain does not come.
The lamhing season is now on and the
reports indicate u fair Increase in the
flocks. Water is getting scarce on the
ranges but is very plentiful for irrga-
tion in the rivers and plenty of snow in
the mountains yet.
The season is very backward all over
the territory and warmer weather with
rains are the desired conditions.
The following extracts from few of
the reports received at this Office will be
found of interest:
Old Albuquerque. Montoya.-High
winds from the south all the week.
| Cloudy ON the 7th but no rain. Frost on
tho 9th. Grapes and vegetables more or
less injured. Corn planting nearly over.
Reports from sheep discouraging.
Aztec.-Prof. H. H. Griffin.-The past
week has been more favorable for growth
than any of the four preceding ones, but
warm nights and rain are needed for the
| best Advancement. Therivers have been
high.
| Bernnllillo. - Brother Gabriel.-High
winds from the southwest on the 8th, fol-
lowed by cold nights causing damage to
grape vines in some localities. Frequent
irrigation is absolutely necessary in order
to obtain any result in growth OF vines.
Alfalfa and wheat generally fair. Ranges
continue poor. Corn in some localities
| Just planted and in others just coming
up.
| Gift. J. Clark.--No rain, range
most every day. Stock looking we'll.
Water in the Glla river holds out well.
Farmers busy planting. Alfalfa is two
weeks later than former years.
Espanola.-P. Fl. Leese. = The week
past has been very unfavorable to crops.
Severe frosis on 9th and 10th; all corn
that was up badly injured. High winds
and cold nights keep everything at
stand-still. Range is very dry. No rain
has fallen. Water in creeks in plenty.
Alfalfa, wheas and all vegetables At least
three weeks behlnd. Cherries and peaches
entirely gone; apples not more than half
crop.
Gallinas Springs.-J. E. Whitmore.--
What the cold did not kill Of fruit the
winds have finished up. do not think !
that from, 500 apple trees will get two
bushels of fruit. May have few plums. |
The winds have withered up the leaves
the same as frost and turned them black |
all around the edges. Vegetables are do |!
ing very poorly.
Las Cruces. - Fabian Garcia. - The |
weather has been generally warmer ex-
cept two nights, when it froze, but not !
severe enough to injure plant growth.
No precipitation during the week. Indi- |
cations point towards good crops except |
fruit. Alfalfa is beginning to bloom;
preparations are being made to begin
moving first crop. Water plenty in the
acequia.
Las Vegas.-Dr. f. H. Atkins.--Hgh |
wind on the Sth after considerable dry |
wind and no rainfall, which is of course
unfortunate. Meantime trees leaf out
WE'LL alfalfa grows and corn is planting.
No com piaint coming in. Distant light
ming to the eastward on evenings of 7th
and 9th.
Los Alamos.-Wm. Frank.-Fruit trees
look very fine and all heavy with bios
SONS apparently not hurt by the late
severe wind storms. Lambing in full
blast ewes reported in good condi-
tion and good crop of lambs is almost
an assured fact, although water is really
getting very scarce.
Ocate.-E. M. Cosner.-The weather
for the past week has been dry, windy
and cold at night, retarding the growth
of crops. Rain is needed badly for grass,
although stock are in good condition on
the ranges from old feed. The lambing
season has begun in this section. !"
Puerto de Luna.-P. r. Page.-Very
dry and we need rain badly. Reports
from lambing are fair. Crops are doing
we'll up to the present time, but need rain.
Rincon.-C. H. Raitt.-Plenty of wind
and no rain is getting to be an old bnt
very true story in this section, and this
week falls but little behind former ones.
Cold nights continue. No frost was ap-
parent on the mornings of 9Th and 9th,
but the effect was shown in places by
blackened vegetation.
Springer.-Dr. L. Hines.-High winds
every day. Cold nights. Vegetation very |
slow. Fruit being damaged by winds. |
Farmers very late planting crops. Some
signs of rain.
Santa Fe.--U. S. Weather Bureau
Cold nights and high dry winds have held |
all crop growth in check. Gardens have |
made scarcely any advancement during |
the week The outlook for fruit is little |
more favorable than it was two weeks |
ago.
NOTE TO REPORTERS.
Please mail reports so as to reach San
ia Fe not later than Monday night. Sew
eral reports are missing this week that |
probably will reach here later. No re-
ports from the Pecos valley were received.
H. B. HERsEY,
Section Director, Santa Fe, N. M.
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