Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-05-18
WEEKLY CROP REPORT.
Good Growing Week-Crops Making Salts.
factory Progression Sections Need
Moisture for the Rance,

Moisture for the Range.
A good growing week ending viii
Monday, May 16, and although thu
rainfall was light over the territory il
general there has been plenty of waite
for irrigation, and all crops have made
satisfactory progress. In northern ant
northeastern sections, however, no raiI
\ has fallen lately, and moisture is needed
for the ranges.
Many farmers have finished corr
planting, and in some localities the
plant Is four to eight inches high anG
thrifty. The rains of q week ago in the
Pecos valley districts were of great
benefit to the prospective sugar beets
bringing the soil in good condition fol
planting. Alfalfa is coming into bloom.
and in some sections preparations arc
being made for the first cutting. Wheat,
oats and barley are making good growth.
Gardens are in a very satisfactory con
dition. Peas are in bloom in the warm
er sections, and will soon be in market
generally. The warm weather has
been very beneficial to the growth of
%cabbages, onions, turnips, sweet pota-
toes. etc. Melons and garden vegetables
killed by the frost of last week have
been %replanted.
Fruits continue promising. Apples,
pears, cherries, etc, with continued fla.
vorable weather promise an extra fine
crop. Grapes continue promising, al
though in some northern localities the
vines have received a setback and some
damage from the cool nights and high
winds.
In some northern and eastern sections
ranges are getting short owing to the
absence OF rain, but reports in general
Indicate a fair condition of stock and
ranges, and the weather has been par
ticularly favorable for the Landing sea-
son.
The following extracts from reports
OF correspondents are of interest as Civ
ing conditions more in detail:
Albuquerque - M. Clusters - Beans,
melons and tender vegetables, killed by
frost of previous week have been re-
planted. All garden truck doing well
now. Wheat, oats, and alfalfa in fine
condition. The Rio Grande is low for
the season. Unless we have rains it is
feared the water supply will be low.
Rainfall O.10.
Bernalillo = Brother Gabriel Fruit
making rapid progress; apples of a good
size, and cherries beginning to ripen.
Vineyards doing well, and with pros
poets of a good crop. Vegetable gar
dens are in fine condition. peas are
in blossom, and cabbages, onions, turn
Ups, sweet potatoes and .beets are max
ing fine growth. Alfalfa quite large
and soon ready to bloom. Corn, oats
and wheat are from six to eight inches
high Ranges green and cattle continue
doing well. River not as high as the
previous week but just sufficient water
for convenient irrigation. Rainfall,
trace.
Blue Water. S. Van Doren-Cool
first of the week; frosty nights, tender
plants slightly touched. Warm and
growing weather the past few days. IT.
rigation going on with sufficient water
for all purposes. Outside ranges good;
10000 sheep from California I'M
loaded in our valley for a few weeks
grazing, prior to shipment east. Rain
fall, trace.
Eddy-L. 0. Fullen--Good rains Mon
day, very beneficial to crops, and es-
pecially the beet crop as it permitted
growers to plant without a preparatory
irrigation. Also beneficial to the range
which was very dry. Alfalfa is in
bloom; first cutting will be made
shortly.
Gallinas Sprlngs-James E. Whitmore
Very favorable week for crops and
grapes, but we need more rain to make |
feed fine. Fruit, such as apples, pears,
and cherries, have fine prospects of
more than an average crop. Rainfall,
0. O4.
Las Cruces--C. E. Mead-Crops con-
to grow nicely. Most all the al
falfa is in bloom, and some are begin
ming the first cut. Gardens and fruit
growing well. Some orchardists are
spraying for the %coddling moth. Plenty
water in irrigation bitches. Rainfall,
trace.
Ojo Calientc-A. Joseph-Windy and
Try. but plenty of water in the streams
Tor irrigating purposes. Fruit crop Is
promising, and all other crops look well.
Stock on the ranges in good condition,
Ind sheep arc Landing very satisfac-
jorily. No rain.
Old Albuquerque-A. Montoya, Jr.-
Light rain Monday and more favorable
Weather this week. Garden truck COM
ng along nicely; peas will be in the mar
set pretty soon. Beans were greatly
damaged by the frost of last week. Corn
is about half done. Good pros
,ects for a heavy grape crop.
San M~arcial--J. W. McCoach-Crops)
looking fine. River falling, but am
lie water for irrigating. Alfalfa in
,loom. Grapes look fine and are bud
ling. No rain.
Watrous-M. G. Needham-Killing
rost on the 9th, which did much dam
.ge to fruit, etc. Had but little rain,
'et there is sufficient water in the
and bitches for all purposes.
trass on the range is good and stock of
il kinds in good condition. Rainfall,
race.
r. M. HARDINGE,