Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-06-17
WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN.
Very Hot and Dry Week.
Water Running Low for lrriga-
tiOn Purposes stock Ranges
Suffering.

u. s. DEPARTMENT OF AaRIoULTuRE,
Weather Bureau,
Santa Fe, N. NJ, June l6, 1896.
The week ending June Is was very dry
and hot.
The drouth is now severe and serious
results are feared if rain does not come
soon.
Crops that are we'll irrigated have made
good growth but the evaporation is 80
rapid that frequent irrigation is neces-
sary to keep up the growth.
The stock ranges grow worse from day
to day and water is getting very scarce
for stock.
In many localities water is very low for
irrigation; the Rio Grande is dry as far
north as Rincon and very low above that.
The outlook at present is rather dis
conraging in most places.
The following extracts from few Of
the reports received at this Office will be
found of interest:
Alma-Wm. French-Dry hot week.
First crop of alfalfa being cut, fair crop.
Water drying up everywhere. No sign of
rain yet except few clouds yesterday.
Aztec-Prof. H. H. Misunderstanding
ly hot and very much in need of rain.
Corn, alfalfa, and some kinds of vege-
tables have made rapid growth. Straw
berries now in the market.
Observation-Disclosures Gabriel-Weather
continues dry. Heavy wind storm on the
11th 7:10 to 9:15 p. m. River commencing
to get low. Corn and wheat still in fair
condition. Vegetable gardens seem to
do we'll. Alfalfa in many places cut.
Vineyards doing we'll, now IN bloom. Ir-
rigation bitches still in good condition
notwithstanding the lowering of the river.
Ranges continue III puur condition and
are in no way encouraging.
Cliff. j. Clark-It is very warm and
dry. Stock suffering for want of grass.
Irrigated crops growing we'll and supply
of water in the Gila river holding out we'll.
If rains do not come early in July there
will be great loss in stock here. There
are but few sheep in this locality.
Espanola-L. A. Phillips-Very clear,
dry and hot and crops of all kinds in
need of rain as there is but little water
in the bitches. Alfalfa will be light and
the prospects are not favorable for other
crops. No fruit.
Farmington-- G. Willett-
warm and dry with west winds. No
grass. Plenty of water for irrigation.
Alfalfa growing very we'll and will make
good crop, but late. No fruit to
amount to anything. Corn growing. All
kinds of crops require lots of irrigation.
Gallinas Springs. E. Whitmore-
Dry winds, very hot. Crops backward
and but very little water for irrigation
in the river. Ranges drying up every
day; if rain does not come soon do not
know what will become of stock.
Lower Gila valley-J. E. Casper-The
past week has been favorable for irri-
gated crops. Alfalfa has been cut and
first crop good. Barley and wheat head
ing out. Corn is being worked out.
Beans looking we'll. Water is all turned
out of river into the bitches now. Unless
rain comes soon cattle will suffer for
there is no grass.
| Las Cruces - Fabian Garcia - The
weather has been very warm and on the
whole clear and generally calm. Crops
are suffering very much from the drouth.
From all indications the wheat crop will
be very poor if any at ell. No water in
the acequia. In the southern portion of
the valley the wheat is being cut for hay.
Las Vegas-Dr. F. H. Atkins-Still hot
and dry and some wind to add to the con-
fusion. Irrigation has about ceased here
abouts for want of water. Corn just up.
No alfalfa cut; other crops developing
very poorly. Sheep shearing is delayed
for want of water and grass, and in every
way disaster is imminent unless rain
comes soon.
Ocate e. NJ. Cosner-Crops totally
destroyed by the severest drouth known
for many years. No new grass on the
ranges, water scarce and stock suffering
kincon-O. H. Raitt-A week of droutf
and heat. The water in the river has quit
running. Wheat has begun to ripen
Crops will be fair. Barley in places
ready to cut. The crop will be good.
Santa Fe--U. 8. Weather Bureau-Very
warm and dry. Crops that are we'll irri
gated are growing we'll. Cherries are
ripening and light crop will be the
result. Rain needed badly.
H. B. HERsEY,
Section Director, Santa Fe, N. M