Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-05-04
CROP REPORTS.
Condition Of Crops in Various Sections
OF New Mexico as Gathered by the
weather Bureau Service.

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lent growing week. The temperatur
averaged about normal, and the rainfall
considerably above the normal. Their
was but little wind and the humidity wa
fairly high. As the rain was mostly il
showers some localities were not favored
with it, but a large part of the territor
| received sufficient rain to start the gras
on the stock ranges and to do a grea
deal of good in general to growing crop
and fruit. The outlook at present for
good year is very encouraging. Crops o
all kinds are in good condition.
The fruit crop for the whole territory
is very promising. The first cutting
of alfalfa will be commenced in the south
ern part during the coming week.
The lambing season is just on, and al
feed and water are plentiful and sheep ir
condition, good increase is confidently
expected.
The first planting of sugar beets in the
lower Pecos valley are showing a good
stand and large acreage is being plant
ed there.
Sugar beets are being planted for ex
perimental purposes in several different
localities.
Stock on the ranges are improving
rapidly in most localities.
The following extracts from few OF
the reports received at this Office Will be
found of interest:
Albuquerque-A. Montoya, jr.-Good
shower on the 26th; cloudy greater part OF
the week with very little wind. All crops
making good progress. Corn planting
going on. Prospects for an abundant
fruit crop very good. River getting
higher.
Alma-Wm. French-Some good show
ers around the mountains on the 26th and
9th, will help grass on the ranges very
much; stock is picking up; prospects for
a splendid fruit crop; alfalfa growing fast.
Bernalillo-Brother Gabriel-This week
has been quite an improvement on the
previous week in regard to progress in
fruit, alfalfa, ranges and vegetable gar
dens. Fruit far enough advanced to be-
gin spraying and this is not sufficiently
practiced by the generality of fruitgrow-
ers in this section. Itappears to be abso-
lutely necessary, especially on the grated
trees more than on the native trees. Lon
don purple is considered the best mix
ture that can be used. Two good sprays
given at the proper time will give satis-
factory results. Hail and rain on the 26th
and 9th. Total rainfall during the week
0 So of an inch.
Bluewater-Col. j. s. Van Doren-A
week of, showers, each day giving its
quota Warm growing weather. On the
26th and 9th were favored with heavy
thunder and lightning. Grain shows a
good growth; alfalfa bright and growing
rapidly. Planting of root crops COM
mencing. Total rainfall 0.65 of an inch
Eddy-L. o. Fullen-Rains during the
past week have had most beneficial ef-
feet upon all vegetation; beets planted
before the rains are growing nicely.
Farmers are continuing to plant and
large acreage of the sugar tuber will be
grown in the vicinity this season. AL
falfa fields are green and approaching
time for the first cutting. General crops
are in good condition. The state of the
weather is excellent.
Espanola-Ji Curry-A good growing
week; crops are all looking fine; fruit
prospects are good. The Rio Grande is
booming higher than for several years.
Farmington-J. G. Willett Peaches
are mostly in bloom. No frost to dam
age fruit. Fine prospect for all kinds of
fruit. River not as high owing 30 cool
nights. Alfalfa growing nicely. Show
ers of rain with thunder nearly every day.
Grass on range growing nicely and stock
doing we'll. Ground in good condition.
Not as much wind as usual.
Fort Stanton-John s. Taylor-An ex-
cellent week for growing crops. The
amount of rainfall, however, in most To-
calities was somewhat disappointing as
there was every promise of heavy rains
which would have started grass to grow
ing. The total rainfall for the week was
so of an inch.
Fort Unlon-M. @. Needham-A good
growing week. Had nice showers on the
25th, 10th and 3Oth. There was light
frost on the 28th but did no damage.
Crops of all kinds doing we'll. Partly
cloudy during the past week.
Gallinas Spring j. E. Whitmore-
Has showered in almost all directions.
Strong wind on the 9th. The range is
in need of rain, also alfalfa and garden
truck. The season for lambing has been
ROOQ t0US IhTs luoTC WILL W q NCiy toiEo
per cent of lambs if we get no cold rains.
Las Oruces-Chas. E. Mead-The past
week has been very clear and calm and
quite uniform in temperature. The
highest emperatnre was 81 on the 30th
and lowest 36 on the 25th. Crops are all
growing rapidly and most fruit trees are
heavy with fruit. There was shower
to O.23 of an inch on the 26th
which greatly refreshed vegetation.
Las Vegas-Dr. F. H. Atkins-Fairly
warm growing weather. Light rains at
the end Of week. Every fruit tree in full
bloom. Not enough rain for grass on
The main prairies. Crops wholly salts
factory 80 far.
Los Alamos-Wm. Frank-Since last
report the weather has been changeable.
Light rain on the 26th and 29th accom-
panied by thunder and lightning. The
lambing season has commenced. The
prospect is very hattering, as there is
plenty of water and grass. Corn is being
planted and growing crops look very
promising. Grab apple, peach, pear,
cherry and plum trees are beginning to