Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-04-08
CONDITION OF CROPS.
Fr0sts Have Injured Fruit in some
I.Ocalities-Small Grains Look
ing Well--Ranges in Fair
Condition.
U. s. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE,
Weather Bureau,

U. s. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, !
Weather Bureau,
Santa Fe, N. NJ, April Z, 1896.
The week ending Monday, April 6, was
considerably below the normal in temper
ture and no rainfall was reported from
any station.
Severe frosts occurred on the 3lst and
1st, doing agreat deal of damage to april
cots and peaches in some localities.
How extensive this damage will be can
not be determined for several days.
In the central and lower Rio Grande
valley the injury is reported to be quite
severe, but usually this Is over estimated
at frst examination.
Small grains are doing we'll and in the
southern and southeastern parts winter
wheat and rye are Six inches high.
Farm work is progressing very well
all interests. In the Pecos valley a large
acreage of sugar beets is beng planted in
anticipation of the building of a large
sugar factory in that locality this spring.
Experiments in this line are being tried
near Santa Fe this season also.
Range stock Of all kinds came through
the winter in good condition and is now
looking very well for the time of year.
The old feed is still good on the ranges in
most localities, but rain is needed to start
the spring grass.
The following extracts from a few of
the reports received at this Office will be
found Of interest.
Albuquerque. = M. Clusters. = Killing
L. 80 1ck
peaches and plums killed.
Observation-Disclosures Gabriel.-On the
3lst high wind and very cold; peaches
and apricots badly frozen, also apples,
pears and prunes to some extent. Mini
mum tenn perature of II on the 31st. Al
falfa suffered greatly but is now coming
out all right again. Garden work going
on rapidly now. Trees nearly all green.
Eddy.--A. A. Drigge.--R Range grass ia
coming up we'll and cattle looking good.
| Fail sown wheat and rye six. inches high
and looking we'll. Spring oats and bar
ley all in. Large acreage being put into
sugar beets and corn. Alfalfa nearly a
foot high and looking fine.
Lower Penasco.-H. Van Bosse. Farm.
ers are getting land in shape for planting
There Ia more moisture in the soil than
usual at this time of year. Peach, cherry
and plum trees in full bloom and doing
we'll so far. Grass is getting green and
stock looks tolerably we'll.
Silver City.--D. @. Hobart.--On the
Gila and Mimbres rivers early crops are
now planted. The fruit crop generally
throughout Grant county believed to be
destroyed by the frost, during past week
| Gallinas Springs.-J =. Whitmore.- :
The LIST and I'd were cold for crops, but as
far as know the cold weather has not
Injured fruit nnless it be apricote, at least
that ia the case with my orchard Of 1000
trees. All small grain looking we'll
Range cattle In very good condition, but
We need rain badly orelambing season
which commences about the Goth Of this
month.
Las vegae.-Dr. +. H.. H..Atkins.-Farm
work has Just begun. Weather favorable
for plowing.
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