Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-08-17
received at this office may be found of

| received at this office may be found O.
interest:
Albert-H. M. Hanson-Fine week, witt
showers every day except one, the tota
for the week being 70 inches. The rair
was badly needed and will improve the
range considerably. Haymaking under
way and prospects are good for big
crop. Third crop of alfalfa soon ready
to be cut. Oats cut for hay. Showers
were we'll distributed over the county.
Angus Ranch-(near Fort Stanton)- j.
John s. Taylor-Weather very favorable
for grass, cattle and crops generally, ex-
oept corn, which needs warmer weather.
Aztec-Prof. Il. Il. Grlffin--Weather
very warm during past week. All crops
not harvested have advanced, especially,
corn. Rain often threatened but only a
few local showers. Plenty of water for
irrigation. Highest temperature during
the week 80 degrees.
Old Albuquerque-A. Montoya, jr.-
Warm and dry during the week. Rain
badly needed as there is little water for
irrigation. All crops doing we'll. Wheat
harvest is over with fairly good yield.
Third crop of alfalfa nearly ready to cut.
Grapes just beginning to ripen. The
fruit crop is the largest ever raised in
this part of the Rio Grande valley. 1t is
reported that IN the mountains the out
look for crops is very good owing to fre-
quent rains.
Bernalillo Bro. Gabriel-Third crop
of alfalfa fair. Fruit very good. Wheat
all cut but yield not 80 good in some
localities as anticipated. Slight rain on
the 9Th. Highest temperature 95 de-
grees.
Bluewater-J. 8. VanDoren-A good
rain Thursday starting water IN arroyos
and filling the ponds for stock. Second
cutting of alfalfa yielded we'll. Hay bal
ing and cutting as rspidly as weather per-
mits. Sugar beets and corn showing
good growth. Highest temperature was
"a degrees.
Eddy-Prof. E. M. Skeats-Week has
been fine for growing crops. Sugar beets
have began to pick up after the hot
weather. Corn throughout the valley is
exceptionally fine. Sweet potatoes and
tomatoes thrifty. Range in upper valley
in excellent shape but in lower it is too
dry. Maximum temperature 100 degrees.
Ft. Union-M. @. Needham-The past
week has been most favorable for crops
generally. Good growing showers al
most daily. The bean crop in this val
ley is almost total failure, caused by in
scot lice but all other crops are an as
sured success. Range in fine condition
and cattle looking we'll. Over an inch
and half of rain during the week.
No11 Wbikp, Dra-rh ho
past week has been very rainy all around
US but we were little benefited here. Corn
and other crops doing fairly we'll as we
have heavy dews every night. The high
est temperature during the week was 81
degrees.
Las Oruoes-C. E. Mead-The week has
been unusually cloudy with rain every
day except two. There we're two showers
on the 10th and l4th which did great
deal of good to growing crops but dam
aged hay yet in the field considerably.
Wheat was also damaged. The market
full of fruit and vegetables. Highest
temperature during the week was rs de-
grees.
Las vegas-F. 0. Kihlberg Farmers
all busy threshing wheat and yield is
good. All corn under ditch ripening and
seemingly more free from worms than
usual, but corn on high lands is suffering
for want of rain. Alfalfa yield in the
valley is good but yield will not be 30
large as the first. No gramma grass for
hay this fall.
Los Alamos-Wm. Frank-Good show
ers in the mountains on the Och and 10th.
Heavy shower here on the 1lth. Wheat
and oats being cut and stacked ready for
the thresher and both promise good
yield.
Mangus, Grant County-T. j. Clark
Lots of rain, and grass and stock in fine
condition. Corn and alfalfa never looked
better. First crop of peaches all gone;
second crop ripening. Plenty of water in
the Gila river. There have been some
floods, but no damage.
Ojo Caliente-A. Joseph-The weather
this week has been very favorable for
growing crops and stock ranges, but
somewhat unfavorable for the harvest of
wheat and oats. A cloudburst occurred
few miles west of here Wednesday and did
considerable damage to buildings along
the course of the food. Highest tenn
perature reached during the week was 80
degrees.
Silver City-Wm. French-Nice rains
through the week and grass on ranges
growing splendidly. Some hay spoiled;
all other crops looking we'll. The highest
was 80 degrees.
Santa Fe-U. s. Weather Bureau-Lit-
tie rain during the week with tenn mperature
about normal. Growing crops made
good progress during the week. Apples,
peaches, pears and plums of good quality
on the market.