Santa Fe daily New Mexican., 1897-05-18
new MEXICO CROP REPORTS
The Outlook for Crops from Different
Sections of the Territory as Gath
cred by the Local Weather
Bureau.
The Fruit Crop Reported As Especial
ly Promising Throughout All Ssc-
tions Of the Territory.

The week ending May II was very fa-
vorable to New Mexico. Local showers
visited some sections and nothing suf-
fered for water. A little damage by hail
was reported, but not serious. The stock
ranges have improved rapidly and stock
are getting fat. The lambing season is
nearly over and the result is excellent
probably ayetsg Ag an increase of 100
per cent. The first crop of alfalfa is be-
ing cut In the southern part and will soon
be ready in the northern portion. The fruit
crop is especially promising all over the
territory. Sugar beets have been planted
for experimental purposes in numerous
localities, and this enterprise, 80 successful
last year in the lower Pacos valley, bids
fair to become one of the leading indus
tries of the territory.
There is an abundance of water for ir
rigation and large reserve of snow in
| the mountains yet.
The following extracts from few of
the reports received at this office will be
found of interest:
Albuquerque-M. Clusters Average
sunshine for the week rs per cent. Out
look for fruit crop Except apricots) ex-
celIent. Some alfalfa ready for first crop
in week. Weather favorable for all
vegetation. Range impr owing rapidly.
Old Albuquerque-A. Montoya, jr.-No
rain this week. Warm days and cool
nights. All crops in excellent condition.
Corn planting nearly done. First crop
of alfalfa nearly ready for cutting.
Bernalillo - Brother Gabriel = Fruit,
vegetables, alfalfa and corn have made
great progress this week. Vineyards are
doing very we'll. Young vines succeeding
admirably. Alfalfa is in bloom and will
be ready for cutting by the end of this
month. Vegetables are quite free from
insects which is guarantee of healthy
crop. Everything is far more advanced
shan at this time in previous years. Four
fine showers during the week. Tempera-
ture, maximum 83, minimum so, sunshine
100 per cent.
Bluewater-J.S. Van Doren-Following
the precipitation of last week we have
had warm, growing week with no high
winds. Some are yet planting corn but
generally the planting is done and we
are now asking, "what shall the harvest
be?"
Espanola- Curry-A good grow
ing week. Frequent showers are starting
the grass on the ranges. The Rio Grande
and other streams about here are rum
ming bank full.
| Farmington-J. G. Willett-Warm and
clear. Alfalfa growing rapidly. Corn
mostly planted. Gardens doing well.
Fruit shedding bloom. Every tree in
the county loaded with fruit. Rivers are
high. Everything favorable for pros.
porous year.
Fort Union-M. @. Needham Light
hail on the 9th, 10th and l1th, NO dam
age. Thunder and lightning during the
week. Grass growing finely. Crops of
all kinds at their best. Soil in fine con-
dition. Plenty of water. Young cattle
on the range fat enough for market.
Good prospect for farmers and stockmen.
Gallinas Spring-Jas. E. Whitmore-
Slight hail and strong wind on the 9th,
no damage. Heard this evening from a
passer-by of hail about Is miles west of
here. Thunder shower here. Week has
been fine for growing crops.
Las Cruoes-C. E. Mead-The week has
been very calm and clear and tempera-
ture quite uniform. The highest tenn
pereture was 80 degrees on the 18th and
the lowest 80 degrees on the 11th. No
rain this week. Crops all look we'll.
Sugar beets have their second whorl of
leaves and thinning is now going on.
Considerable alfalfa has been cut and
shipped during the week. Early peaches,
plums, apricots, ETC., look well and
abound in large quantities.
Las Vegas ID. d. Harkness = Local
showers every day. Very little hail, no
damage to drops in this belt. Every
thing doing we'll. Pastures in good con.
dition. No frost to injure fruit but no
very warm weather.
Los Alamos-Wm. Frank-Oorn plant
ing resumed on the 9Th and is about done.
Splendid growing weather since last re-
port. Heavy thunder showers on the
ilth accompanied by slight hail. No
damage. Alfalfa, and in fact everything,
looks very promising. Reports from
lambing camps are very favorable. Some
lambs dropped during the night perish
from cold. The estimated per cent is
safely 80 in this vicinity.
Olio-Cyril James Collyer-This week
has been less favorable to crops than last
owing to the cold nights. Gardens have
made rather slow growth. The week, as
the whole spring, has been remarkably
free from wind. There is an abundance
of water and more than usual amount of
snow in the mountains to melt. Splendid
prospect for all growing crops and, bar
ring accidents, a huge fruit crop.
Puerto de Luna--P. r. Page--Every-
thing doing we'll. Showers have helped
the grass and vegetables. There will be
an abundant fruit crop unless damaged
by hail storms. The lamb crop will aver
age IS per cent and we are all happy.
Roswell-W. M. Reed-Another hail
storm came on the evening of the 10th.
The stones were large, but being no wind
no great damage was done. The nights
have been little too cool to make u good
growing weather. Alfalfa that was dam
aged BY the hail Of last week is now being
out. Sugar beets doing we'll.
Santa Fe-U. 8. Weather Bureau-A
rood week for the advancement of crops.
Fruit of all varieties is in splendid con-
dition and the Indications are that an un-
usually large crop will be realized.
Shattuok's Ranch-Eddy County-John
8. Shattuok--G Grass growing nicely. Cat
tie as we'll as other stock in fine fix.
Peach and cherry cut down to about one
third of crop by frosts. Apples and
pears have good outlook. Grass is
better.
Springer--Dr. L. Hines-Total rainfall
for week over an inch with light hail on
the 18th. Proportion of cloudy days
above the normal. while temperature has
been little below the normal, but no
frost. all kinds of growing crops doing
we'll. Farmers nearly all done planting.