Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-08-26
WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN.
Another Warm and Dry Week Fol-
= lowed by Failing Temperature and
Light showers Crops ana
Ranges in Fair Condition..

U. s. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE,
Weather Bureau, !
Santa Fe, N. NJ, August 25, 1896,
The week ending August "a was very
warm and generally dry up to the 22d
when light rains occurred and the temper
ture took decided fall.
In many localities the crops and stock
ranges were suffering for rain, but in
others the conditions we're favorable.
Southwestern Socorro and western
Grant counties were favored with good
rainfall and the stock ranges are reported
to be in good condition.
The Mogollon district in southwestern
Socorro county was visited with floods,
doing a great deal of damage and causing
loss of some lives.
Mora and Colfax counties are reported
to be very dry and the stock ranges In
poor condition in most localities there,
Thus far there has been no general
lack of water for irrigation and crops are
generally in good condition throughout
the territory.
The following extracts from few OF
bto ICCoiSou nv WIS oASo '-,-
found of interest:
Albuquerque. A. Montoya, jr.-on the
whole dry and warm weather has pre-
vailed during the week, except one light
shower on Friday afternoon. Third crop
of alfalfa being cut. Grapes and melons
in the market. Ranges are in very good
condition and stock gaining flesh rapidly,
River is dry and if rains do not come
soon all crops will suffer. Some kinds OF
vegetables are drying up now.
Alma-Wm. French-This month has
been great improvement on July and
grass is very fair all over and good in
places. There has been very heavy rain
in places. The town of Mogollon was
badly damaged by flood on the 18th and
some lives lost. All crops are good,
corn especially so.
Aztec-Prof. H. H. Grifin-Very hot
and quite oppressive with only trace OF
rain. Vegetables of all sorts are going
to market in quantity.
Bernalillo-- Brother Gabfiel--Weasf,er
continued dry during the pact week with
the exception of fine shower on Satur-
day. Crops in general fair enough. Corn
and grapes beginning to ripen. Alfalfa
growing rapidly and promises good
third crop. Vegetable gardens pretty
fair in most localities where irrigation is
convenient. River continues low and
bitches are supplied with difficulty.
Ranges pretty fair and cattle in general
in fairly good condition. Days quite
warm and nights cool.
Bluewater-Col. J.S. Van Doren-A hot,
dry week, fully four-ffths of the day hot
sunshine. Clouds would come up for an
hour every afternoon with precipitation
at a distance. Pasturage good, many
cattle being driven in for the grazing
Yield of hay and grain light. Root crops,
corn, sorghum and Egyptian corn and po'
tatoes extra good. No sickness in the
valley.
Ciruela-A. NJ. Hollenbeck-Still hot
and dry, no rain to speak of IN the last
three weeks. Everything needs rain badly
especially fer stock. The outlook for hay
except IN some meadows very poor.
Farmington-J. G. Willett-Hot and
dry, no grass on ranges, but crops are
tine, never better. Plenty of water fol
: irrigation. Finest corn l ever saw In
New Mexico. Third crop of alfalfa com
ing on rapidly and will soon be cut ane
will be an extra tine crop.
Gallinas Springs-J. E. Whitmore-
The past week was about the same tenn
: perature and no rain to amount to any
thing. The crops in this vicinity are
nearly gone up as most of them are
item poraIes" and when they have hat
rain it only kept them alive.
, Las Cruces-Fabian Garcia-Weathe
has been clear and warm and with the ex
ception of a light shower on the 22nd, mt
: rain. As we have had no rain and nj
Q water in the bitches crops and trees ar
/. beginning to need rain again. Fourtl
Q crop of alfalfa will be very light unles
we have more rain soon. Grapes ant
: melons are abundant. r.
: Las Vegas-Dl. F. H. Atkins-Six day
!. hot and dry, then cool all-day rain OF
Q Saturday; still the rain is hardly sufficien
!, for the prairie grass which is much be
hind the past three years. stand. For tn
' main all crops are behind hand and In
e ferior.
j. Los Alamos-Wm. Frank-The pas
3 week has been dry and hot and water
. much needed; very little water in tn
Sapello river and none in the ditchet
5. The second crop of alfalfa has been 90
J. and is good in quantity and qualit!
l. Corn doing WE'LL j.,
"a Lower Penasco Won Bosse-- Weatt
d or hot and dry, rain badly needed, DR.
i. winds, cool nights. Second crop of a
falfa has been harvested yielding an avel
age crop. Grass drying up, but cattle !
It good condition though.
. Ocate-E. NJ. Cosner-The weather {
late has been very unfavorable in all r
= spects. Grass on prairies drying up an
:, water scarce everywhere. Discouragin
!: outlook for stock this winter. Immediat
y rains could do but little good at this lat
date. Wheat and oats being harvested
= light crops. Elements like the preser
campaign, hot aud windy.
!. Rincon-O. 81. Raitt-This week in tt
= carly part was very warm and dry, bl
: the rain Of Friday was relief and will d
= much good. Other and heavier shower
= In the vicinity.
Santa Fe--U. 8. Weather Bureau-vel
hot and dry until the 22d, when q ligl
=. rain fell and was followed by cool wealth,
). with more or less rain every day. Orol
= aud stock ranges in good condition.
% NOTE TO REPoRTrRs.
- Please keep up reports regularly mt
re October. Grape raising sections plea
.. report folly next week relative to tn
e crop.
Section Director, Santa Fe, N.