Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-07-22
WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN.
Conditions During the Past Week
Were Very Favorable to Growing
Crops and Especially Beneficial
to Stock Ranges.
u. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE,

u. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE,
Weather Bureau,
Santa Fe, N. NJ, July 81, 1896.
The week ending July 20 was fine
growing week throughout the territory
generally.
Frequent showers and steady soaking
rains we're the order of the day with mod
erately cool, cloudy, or partly cloudy
weather.
These conditions we're very favorable
to all growing crops and especially bene-
fetal to the stock ranges.
Alfalfa made rank growth during
the week and corn could not have done
better.
Garden truck has advanced wonder
fully, but the growth of weeds has occu-
pied the attention of gardeners to quite
an extent.
Early peaches are beginning to ripen
in the northern part and in some locali-
ties good crop will be secured.
The stock ranges have made wonder
full Improvement during the week and
feed and water are generally abundant.
The following extracts from few of
the reports received at this office will be
found of interest:
Albuquerque-A. Montoya, ir.-It has
rained almost daily this week, 30 much so
that farm work is at standstlll. Some
damage done to wheat and to alfalfa that
was not baled. Rainfall 1.19 inches.
Observation-Disclosures Gabriel - Greater
&c al A,, la1a
great amount of rain. Crops in gem
eral doing we'll, wheat nearly all out.
Second crop of alfalfa very satisfactory
and cutting we'll advanced. Grape vines
fair, apples badly injured by worms.
Ranges considerably improved during
the past few weeks. Vegetable gardens
in pretty good condition generally.
Bluewatsr-Col. j. s. Van Doren-
Warm rains during the week with com
paratively little wind. Alfalfa stands
we'll for second cutting. Wheat nearly
ready for harvest when cut for hay. Corn
never better and pasture grasses show
impro vement.
Gallinas Spring.. E. Whitmore-Fine
fall for the week LII inches. Rained
more or less every day but one.
Las Cruces-Fabian Garcia-The first
part of the week was clear and uniform
ly warm; the last three days it was cloudy
a great deal of the time. On the 18th We
had heavy shower amounting to 1.OS
inches, which will undoubtedly do a great
deal of good TO the growing crops.
Las Vcgas-Dr. f. H. Atkins-Ths
week being cool and not too dry crops
have advanced fairly. Second crop of
alfalfa will be full.
Lower Penasco-H. Won Bosse-The
weather of past week has been very fav-
orable for advancement of crops. Corn
is tasseling and silking and few roast
ing ears are putting in an appearance.
Alfalfa is growing nicely. The ranges
are covered with nice coat of grass but
it is needing more rain. There must have
been considerable rainfall above here. to
Judge from different rises Of the Penasco.
Stock are looking we'll.
Ocate-E. M. Cosner-This has been
another week of good growing weather.
Cool, partly cloudy weather with freq uent
showers have prevailed and everything
is growing rapidly.
Rincon-C. H. Ruitt-This week has
been exceedingly favorable for late crops
and the range is very fine. The wheat,
though light, will be we'll taken care of
and very little lost. The rains in the
vicinity have been heavier than at this
point.
Santa Fe-U. 8. Weather Bureau-Rain-
fall above the normal and tenn perature
below. Frequent showers and steady
soaking rains. All growing crops have
made excellent advancement. Early
peaches are ripening and agood crop will
be marketed. Apples will BIZ light crop,
but much better than was expected.
Springer-Dr. Il. Hines-Several fine
showers. Range is looking green. Crops
looking we'll considering drought in early
part OF season. First crop of alfalfa har-
vested.
Valley Ranch-H. M. Strong-And still
it rains. All things are growing nicely.
If there was little more sunshine they
would do better. On the 18th We had two
inches of hail; the damage to growing
crops was slight, the only thing suffering
was the corn. Rainfall for the week, 2.58
inches.
H. B. HERszY,
Section Director, Santa Fe, N. M.