Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-08-03
TERRITORIAL CROP BULLETIN

The week ending August was yer
fair week generally. Occasional scatter
ing showers furnished the necessary mois
ture in most localities and the tempere
ture was about right for good growth O
crops. Corn made splendid growth an
roasting ears are abundant in the south
ern half. Wheat has mostly been har
vested except some late fields. The yiel
of wheat is very satisfactory and tn
quality is in most localities excellent.
The sugar beet crop is doing very vel
and promises big yield. The fruit croI
as a whole will be very large one. Earl.
apples are ripeniDg and the market il
well supplied with peaches and apri
cots. A few of the earlier varieties o.
grapes are ripening, but the bulk of the
crop will not be ready for shipment unit
the last of this month. Gardens have
done very we'll during the past week ant
vegetables are abundant.
The stock ranges have done we'll ant
are in splendid condition in most local.
ties, but in some places more rain il
needed. Stock of all kinds are fat and
beef cattle are in good demand at re.
munerative prices.
The following extracts from few oi
the reports received at this Office will be
found of interest:
Albert-H. M. Hanson-Warm weather
with no rain here, but local showers on
the Gath and 2Gth. Haying is in prog
ress this week and yield abundant. Every
thing ia In good shape and stock doing
we'll.
Allison Grant Oounty)-W. M. Tay-
lor-General rains all over most of the
county. When not raining is cool and
cloudy. Crops are growing rapidly
Grass is getting fine in places on the
range. Watermelons commencing to
ripen and some corn in the roasting ears.
Water plentiful in the Mimbres river.
Angus Ranch-(Near Fort Stanton)- J.
John 8. Taylor-Weather cool and pleas
ant Some nights have been most too
cool for corn. Grasshoppers beginning
to work on oats to some extent, having
destroyed nearly ell garden truck.
Bluewater-J. s. VanDoren-Rain has
circled our valley all week, copious show
ers falling in the mountains but none
here. Hay making about half done and
the cutting of cereals for threshing just
commencing; corn growing we'll. The
highest temperature was 96 degrees.
Eddy. o. Fullen-Weather warm and
fine; good cooling breezes every day;
clouds every afternoon but no rain; beets
being irrigated an6 fine; this will be the
best all around season the lower valley
has ever had. Egyptian corn is develop
ing magnificently; young orchards max
ing good growth; farmers are we'll pleased
with prospects for all crops.
Eddy-E. M. Skeats-No rain has fallen
here during the week, hut heavy rains
fell in the mountains around us; crops all
doing well and ranges in good condition.
Maximum temperature for the week was
SO degrees.
Fort Union-M. @. Needham-The past
week has been warm and dry and rain
badly needed. Range is beginning to
show effects of continued hoat. Secon
crop of alfalfa compares we'll with the
first. The highest temperature reached
during the week was S8 degrees.
Gallinas Spring.. E. Whitmore-All
kinds of crops and range in fine condi-
tion, though rain would not do any harm.
The highest temperature reached during
the week was 95 degrees.
Las Cruoes-New Mexico Agricultural
College-The temperature during the
week has been uniform and favorable to
crop growth. Two showers have oc-
Cured which we're light though beneficial
and crops have not yet suffered through
lack of water. Tomatoes ripening. The
highest temperature during the week was
81 degrees.
Ojo Oaliente-A. Joseph-The weather
this week has been warm and dry, most
excellent for the harvest of wheat and
alfalfa. The ranges need rain badly, but
growing crops look remarkably we'll
through this section. The highest tenn
perature reached during the week was 80
degrees.
Santa Fe-U. s. Weather Bureau-Oo-
casional showers with normal TEN perature
have kept everything about right during
the past week. Early apples just begin
ming to ripen. Peaches and apricots ripe
and good crop. Corn made excellent
growth during the week. Stock ranges
in good condition and stock of all kinds
are fat.
Springer-Dr. L. Hines-Past week was
warm and dry with somewhat warmer
nights. Grass on prairie beginning to
turn brown for want of rain, although
grsmma grass has almost matured and
will make excellent winter feed. All
kinds of irrigated crops doing we'll and
wheat and oats beginning to turn.
NOTE TO REPORTERS.
Please make your reports as full and
complete as possible. State the condition
of the various products of your localities
and fully. Be sure to mail
them so that they will reach Santa Fe by
Monday night at the latest.