Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-04-20
CONDITION OF CROPS.
Favorable Reports-Good Rains-0utlook
Satisfactory.
Anil 10 1903 I

lAprll IL, loSo.l
The week ending April Is was very
favorable to New Mexico.
Several light rains furnished the nee
essay moisture and the temperature
was about normal. The rains were gen
orally slow and all the water was alb.
sorbed, doing the greatest possible
good.
Crops of all kinds advanced rapidly,
In the northern part small grains are
coming up and more are being planted
and in the south preparations are being
made to put in the corn crop.
Feed on the ranges improved rapidly
and stock of all kinds are in excellent
condition.
The outlook for the landing season,
which is just approaching, is very salts
factory in view of the rains that have
just fallen.
The water III the streams and ace
quias is still ample for irrigation and the
snow in the mountains has melted slow
ly, so there is a fair supply left. Every.
thing taken into consideration the out
look at present is very satisfactory.
The following extracts from a few of
the reports received at this Office will be
found of interest:
Albuquerque-M. .Custers-Early april
cots were killed by the frosts in March
and first of April. Peaches not materi-
ally injured. Wheat about four or five
inches high and very thrifty. Oats
same. Alfalfa about six inches high
and promising heavy yield. All kinds
of garden truck doing well. Range
needs rain. Friday night and Saturday
LIS of an inch of rain fell.
Allison, Grant County)-W. M. Tay-
lor--Warm and cloudy. Good thunder
shower toward the middle of week with
somewhat cooler weather and easterly
wind. Trees getting green. Farmers
blowing for corn planting. Alfalfa six
inches high. Apples getting in bloom.
Week closed with fair warmer weather.
Aztec-T. j. West, M. DRIVERS
well filed with water, still rising. Not
as much snow in mountains az usual,
most of 1t having fallen in latter part of
winter and spring. Ground dry, small
grain being irrigated.
BernalillO- Brother Gabriel - This
week came In very %favorably with it's
fine showers on the 10th and 18th, maxi
ing an improvement in general. Fruit
trees are now in full bloom, with excep-
ton of ounce trees. Grape vines are
beginning to sprout fast, although not
yet pruned. Alfalfa and wheat doing
well. Irrigation bitches sufficiently
supplied. River supply somewhat better
than last week. Farmers beginning to
prepare land for sowing corn. Ranges
fairly improved and cattle looking well.
Bluewater-J. S. Van Doren = The
warm days of last week resulted in a half
inch of rain the first of the week, doing
great good to the new grass. Small grains
generally sown and the first irrigation
commenced. Alfalfa coming on well.
Outside range grasses just starting. Old
grasses still good feed and cattle and
sheep doing we'll. Range mutton fat.
Cliff. j. Clark-Nice rain here to-
day, 18th, 10 frost the past week. The
grass on the ranges is growing nicely.
stock of all kinds look we'll. Fruit crop
never looked more promising. Plenty
Of water in the ella for all purposes.
The timber is in full leaf. There Is
more moisture in the ground than there
has been for several years at this season
the year.
Farmington-J. G. Willets-wcather
warm; alfalfa starting nicely. Some
showers, but did not wet deep. The
ground is dry, having no snow during
the winter. Stock wintered nicely. A
great part Of the last years crop of al
falfa on hand and no market. Light
snow in the mountains promises a short
age of water for some streams. Our
prospect for fruit was never better.
Apricots and plums are trying to bloom.
No sand storms this spring.
Fort Union-M. G. Needham-The
week has been a favorable one. The
rain on the 10th and 18th put the soil in
fine condition. Wheat has now got q
good start, alfalfa also. Plenty of water
In the bitches and streams for irriga-
ton. Stock came the winter in fine
condition. Farmers busy planting.
Gallinas Springs-Jas. e. Whitmore-
The drought was broken at 1880 on
the 10th, with thunder showers and
slow rain all night, amounting to rs of
an inch. Monday about noon another
shower of .21 of an inch fell, all entered
the earth and did not run of till the
last shower. Apricots all killed in
March-other kinds of fruit all right.
Gila-Chas. H. Lyons-Range first
class, and stock fat. Plenty of water in
the river for irrigation and the amount
of snow in the mountains in this vicin-
ity is fully up to the average SO there
will be no lack of water for irrigation
this summer. Peaches will make about
one third Of a crop II nothing more hap
pens to them. Too early to say what
fruits will do.
Hillsboro-Frank l. Given-Thunder-
commencing early in the morning
Of the 18th followed by q gentle rain
was completely absorbed by the
soil. Crops are growing finely.
Las Cruces-C. e. Mesd-Up to date
crops look exceedingly we'll. Alfalfa
average about six inches in height,
wheat probably Ave or six. The rain
IN the 18th and 10th did vegetation :