Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-04-15
WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN.

Recent Heavy Snowfail Conferred
Great BENEFIT on Ranges and
! Ranches-ApricOts and Peach
| es Injured In some Parts.
| The week ending April ID was ushered
in with warm weather, the first four days
averaging little above the normal in
temperature, but the last three days were
decidedly below the normal, making the
week average below the normal. Freez
ing weather occurred generally in the
northern half of the territory on Satur.
day and Sun day, damaging peaches and
apricots to some extent; just how Sc.
verely these fruits are jured cannot be
determined for several days.
Saturday night and Sunday very heavy
snowstorms occurred in the northern por-
tion of the territory in many localities.
Ration reports eighteen inches, Las We
gas about foot and at Santa Fe there
were eleven inches, while Cerrillos, only
about twenty-five miles distant, reports
only an inch.
Springer, Gallup and Albuquerque re-
|
sun on Monday the snow rapidly melted
and by night had mostly disappeared.
This snowfall will be Of great valae to
the localities thus favored and will make
good feed on the stock ranges in few
days. More rain or snow ia needed gen.
orally ever the territory.
| Farm work has progressed fairly we'll
during the past week but crops that had
been planted made rather slow progress
on account of the cool weather. The fol-
lowing extracts from few of the reports
received at this Office will be found of in.
terest.
Albuquerque. - M. Custers.- Some
peaches and plums survived the frosts.
Rain is badly needed on the ranges.
Alma VIM. French.-Fine days and
cool nights. Peach and apricots badly
injured by frosts. The postoffice address
for this (W. g. ranch is now box 81, Sill
yer City, the postoffice at Alma being
closed. These reports, however, deal
with the section Of country around Alma
whict, is eighty r.les from silver City.
BernaliIlo.-Brotaer Gabriel.--On the
18th minimum temperature ~ with cold
wind and snow in the Sandia mountain.
Fruit crop in danger. Alfalfa growing
WE'LL Ranges not very encouraging.
Vineyards nearly all cleaned, some pruned
and irrigated.
Bluewater.-J. S. Van Doren.-Farm
work progressing we'll. Grain crops Of
the valley almost all in. Cattle doing
we'll on outside pastarage.
Clayton.-G. W. Guyer.-Fruit crop in
jured by late frosts. Farm work begin
ming to move forward. Range stock 10
good condition but rain needed to start
new grass. Sheep in excellent condition
and but little loss.
Espanola.-P. Fl. Leese. - Heavy frost
morning of 18th. Cherries, pears and
plums damaged to some extent, too early
to tell yet how much. The snow will
prove Of great benefit to all kinds Of
crops and grass.
Gallinas Springs.J. Il. Whitmore.--
The apricots badly frozen and fear a
total failure and possibly peaches also.
Other fruits all right 80 far. Alfalfa
looking fine also wheat, but we need
rains badly. Water holes drying up very
fast.
Hillsboro.-R. A. Nickle, ,--On the 9TH
smart thunder showers in the immediate
vicinity but none at the station. Ranch
ers complain that frest has nearly de-
stroyed the peach and apricot crop.
Las Cruces. s.-New Mexico Agricultural
Oollege.--The fruit is in good condition
as yet, more being left on the trees than
was expected as result OF the frosts.
Cereals such as oats, barley and wheat
are making rapid growth. Wheat on the
college farm twelve to fifteen inches high
anl rye is in the head. Preparing land
for corn has commenced.
Las Vegas F. Fl. Administering
and seeding has gone on favorably, al
though 1t has been rather dry. Heavy
snow Sunday will be of great value.
Los Lunas. R. Pohl. = Every thing
rather backward this spring on account
of cold weather. Fruit badly injured by
frost. Water abundant 80 far tor irri-
| cation.
Lower Penasco.--H. Won 3osse.-Peach
and plum crop badly injured BY frost.
Some corn is being planted
PUERTO de Luna.-P. Il. Page.-.Great
many plnms and apricots killed by frost,
but unable to learn az yet the amount of
damage. It is dry and we need rain badly.
Rincon.-C. H. Raitt.--The week has
not been favorable one for crops. High
winds have prevailed and cool nights
with very little rainfall. Cattle are look
ing fair.
San Marcial.--J. II. Joncs.--Wheat crop
fine. Apricots badly injured BY froste,
apples, peaches and pears to some extent
also. tlnfavorable weather for fruit.
! Shattuck's Ranch.-J. s. Shattuck.--
Peaches badly injured by frosts. Corn
| planted and farmers we'll up with work.
Cherry and pear trees In bloom. Grass
promising and cattle in fair condition.
Silver City.--D. G. Hobart--Rains
much needed both for crops and ranges.
| In some parts of county fruit escaped
damage from frosts and in some districts
| fruit is backward and,is not hurt. Live
stock 10 good condition, having wintared
4 we'll In Grant county.
/ Valley Ranch.--H. NJ. Strong. Wheat
all mp; fruit trees just budding. Range
stuck in fairly good shape. Snow 10
mountains melting fast, river beginning
to rise some.
4 NOTE TO REPORTERS.
Please make your weekly reports as full
a. convenient and be sure to mail go that
they will reach this oflce BY Monday
evening. More reporters are desired and
cards will be sent anyone willing to send
reports on application TO the section al.
rector At Santa Fe. H. B. AnHsHY.